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Sep 20, 2021
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If nothing else, Annamie Paul leading the Greens meant an interview with Nardwuar, who also scored Jagmeet Singh but got no face time this time with Erin O’Toole or Justin Trudeau. The PM has a newly unearthed photo of past blackface circulating on Election Day, and a Toronto candidate not allowed to sit as a Liberal if he wins.


Met Gala aftermath goes on

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EXCLUSIVE: AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ dress designer Aurora James owes debt in multiple states trib.al/E1Nn9ks
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A link to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez meant Canadian designer Aurora James had more associations scrutinized, but she left an “Lol” on Kevin O’Leary sporting a “Tax the Rich” sweatshirt. And another slogan from the Met Gala, the “Peg the Patriarchy” sported by Cara Delevingne, has Toronto’s Luna Matatas claiming her phrase was appropriated.


Simu Liu’s alleged trail of Reddit posts seemed to be addressed by something he later put on Twitter. TMZ’s detective work surrounds how the Shang-Chi star evidently stated pedophilia is “no different than being gay” via an account attached to his name. (Last week, past comments on conditions in China drew attention that Liu didn’t seek.)


Silver Dollar vs. Neon Palms

The El Mocambo’s first open-to-the-public concerts in seven years are about to happen. But due to owner Michael Wekerle’s inability to get the Rolling Stones at this time, the Toronto club will feature Montreal band the Box. Meanwhile, on the neighbouring Spadina Avenue block, a new development’s promised restoration has manifested:

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The Silver Dollar Room is back and we have a first look at the rebuilt venue.
ow.lyA first look inside the rebuilt Silver Dollar RoomIt’s not open yet, but the historic Toronto music venue has been rebuilt to exact specifications at its original location. Here’s what it looks like
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Allan Slaight dead at 90. A child musician turned teenage broadcaster in Moose Jaw, he moved to Toronto to become 1050 CHUM’s program director soon after it started playing rock ’n’ roll. Slaight’s own radio empire expanded upon the 1977 launch of Q107 Toronto—then, from 1985 to 2017, Standard Broadcasting was his business.


Finally, after the notes to self

Norm Macdonald tributes included Bob Saget detailing how they met in 1978 in Ottawa only to reunite two decades later in Toronto, where Saget directed Dirty Work. That film’s co-star, Artie Lange, also resurfaced with memories of his own. And the years Macdonald spent on Weekend Update were discussed by Lorne Michaels:

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Norm Macdonald Honored by Lorne Michaels, John Oliver at Emmys: ‘One of the Best We Ever Had’
variety.comNorm Macdonald Honored by Lorne Michaels, John Oliver at Emmys: ‘One of the Best We Ever Had’John Oliver and Lorne Michaels both paid tribute to late comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum Norm Macdonald at the 2021 Emmy Awards on Sunday night. “I do want to say, this is an award for late night comedy, no one was funnier in the last 20 years than Norm Macdonald on late night comedy. […]
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