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We Spoke to a Former Crack Addict About Rob Ford

"Usually people don’t move right to crack cocaine. People like the mayor don’t decide to have a glass of wine with dinner and then go buy a bag of crack. It doesn’t usually go that way. You aren’t just trying it with your friends out of nowhere when you’ve never touched another drug." Full story

Noel Rodo-Vankeulen's Photography Is from Another Dimension

It really seems like some of these photos were taken in an art commune on the moon where everyone is made of gold and silver toilet paper. Interpret that how you will, and take a look at these selects we put together from Noel's fantastic body of work. Full story

Some Photographs from the All About Pets Show

After 20 years, the All About Pets Show remains Canada's largest pet convention. Our pal Nathan Cyprys went out to take photos of all the cute animals and their weird owners. He spent his time being surrounded by howling kids and animals and he loved it. Full story

Rob Ford, the World's Greatest Mayor, Smokes Crack

Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, has been caught smoking crack on video. Allegedly. The tape is for sale, but hasn't been sold yet, which leaves us wondering: What kind of incompetent blackmail-video salesman is behind this controversy? How can you mess up on monetizing such a gol… Full story

Pigeon Racing Is a Dying Sport in Canada

We hung out with one of Toronto's finest pigeon racers to find out why anyone would want to pigeon race. If the sport's death rattle is anything to go by, it seems like a lot of other people have the same question. Full story

Garbage Girls

Photos by Maya Fuhr and styling by Chloe Wise. Full story

Munchies

Bar Isabel

Grant van Gameren doesn't necessarily want to hear that Bar Isabel, his new restaurant in Toronto's Little Italy, is Spanish or Mediterranean, even though that's basically what it is. So what we can say without offending anyone is that it serves an amazing whole grilled octopus, Full story

Trampoline Parties and Burning Cars: The Photography of Carl Heindl

Carl has the unique ability to strain the best parts of life through his camera and pull out dark and gritty images that make everything seem much more interesting than it actually is. He also manages to be very lucky when it comes to being at the right place at the right time, a… Full story

We Went to a Men's Rights Lecture in Toronto

And Discovered That They're a Bunch of Losers

What began as a somewhat open-minded look at men's rights ended with the realization that their ideas are very, very dumb. Full story

A City Doesn't Suck Just Because You're Stupid

Hey everyone, there’s a new viral blog post to get mad about! This particular rage-freakout du jour is wildly misogynistic and narrow-minded, and it makes a poor attempt to shit on all the women in Toronto. One complaint is that there are “too many Asian and Indian girls.” Sounds… Full story