May 17, 2012

The Science of Neighbourhoods: College and Spadina, and Your Brain at Lunch

Urban | Erene Stergiopoulos: How Tim Hortons, 711, and fancy vegan restaurant food change the way you think…

What to Do: It's Not You, It's Me

Think, emote and then tell Kirk Heron all about it

Hey, TTC: This is How Our Subway Stations Should Look

Urban | We spoke to architect and urban designer, Eric Turcotte, about the importance of high quality architectural…

Six Lifetimes of Torrid Melodrama

Art and Design | Sholem Krishtalka exults in the trashiness of Revenge before this week's season finale

The Enormity Exhibition

Art and Design | Sholem Krishtalka enjoyed the Contact Festival show at Arsenal Toronto, but he likes the "cavernous white…

Essential Cinema: The Third Man

Film | Phil Brown: Over 60 years of rip offs, homage and unconscious influence have caused the masterpiece…

If Fashion Blogs Were Grunge Bands

Isabel Slone: "Tavi would be Nirvana, because she’s so fucking good and has mass appeal"

Saturday Styletter | May 12, 2012

Roger Vivier Shoe Porn, Ship Captains, and Fashion Funnies

Koodo Mobile Receives Consumer Top Rating

Brief | Survey results rated Koodo higher than any other stand-alone cell phone carrier.

Opt-Out Tool Will Help Fight Against Behavioural Advertising

Brief | Canadians will soon be able to say no to behavioural advertising

LCBO Has Record Sales and Dividend in 2011

Brief | 2011 reports say net sales exceed $4.7-bln

iPad Gets Etch A Sketch Makeover

Gadgets | 'Etcher' case turns your iPad into a functional Etch A Sketch

New Web App Connects Wedding Guests

Web App connects guests and provides wedding details

App of the Week: TED

Gadgets | Rob Kirsic: "I haven’t had the pleasure of attending a talk in the city, but with…

Quel Désastre!

Global Issues | Matthew Frisch: Hollande’s election symbolic of larger political problems in France

System Failure: The Transport Security Administration

Nicholas Robins-Early: It’s time for the TSA to know how it feels when the rubber glove…

Diamonds May Be Forever, But So Is a Guilty Verdict

Global Issues | Matthew Frisch: Charles Taylor decision brings justice, but also reminds us of the limits of diplomacy

Essentials

Consumption, edited

Dept of Want

We're suckers for buttery Italian leather

Food Drink

John Szabo: "Despite the beating that merlot took in the 2004 film Sideways, it remains extremely…

Play

Cool Tech: It’s almost summertime baby. We'll help you prepare for music festival season

Out of Towners

Max Mertens: "Our plan was to rent a car in Los Angeles and drive to the…

Produced by Toronto Standard; directed & edited by Alyssa Pankiw

Jon Roth: "When I see a good taper, I am excited." Produced by Toronto Standard; directed…

Produced by Toronto Standard; directed & edited by Alyssa Pankiw

"The thing people don't know about making a pair of jeans is all the finishing touches."…