I wrote about the second Toronto Star Theatre Series, hosted by critic Joshua Chong, which saw subxcribers watch a performance of “Funny Girl” at the Shaw Festival and enjoy a stimulating conversation about the show afterwards over dinner at Zees Wine Bar & Grill in Niagara on the Lake.
“Joshua Chong kicked off the second Toronto Star Theatre Club event with an apt quote. ‘The show’s not over until the conversation about it ends,’ the Toronto Star’s senior arts critic said to club attendees at a matinee performance of the Shaw Festival’s ‘Funny Girl’ on June 27…”
I wrote about the first ever Toronto Star Theatre Series, hosted by critic Joshua Chong, which saw participants watch a performance of ‘Primary Trust’ before enjoying a delicious dinner at Piano Piano Leslieville.
“Playwright Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust,” a play about the importance of human connection, recently brought together 20 theatre lovers at the Guloien Theatre, located inside Toronto’s Crow’s Theatre, for the first ever Toronto Star Theatre Series…” Read the whole thing HERE!
I chose the Toronto International Film Festival movie I am most excited to see for Toronto Star film critic Peter Howell’s annual TIFF round-up.
“When I first heard Guillermo del Toro talking about wanting to make his version of Frankenstein, I was excited. That was twenty years ago. Now that the long wait is over, I’m still excited to see the classic story brought to life through del Toro’s unique lens.”
I write about bringing the holiday spirit to your driveway for the Toronto Star!
“For car lovers, Christmas decorating doesn’t have to stop with hanging ornaments on the tree or attaching stockings to the fireplace…” Read the whole thing HERE!
I chose the Toronto International Film Festival movie I am most excited to see for Toronto Star film critic Peter Howell’s annual TIFF round-up.
“‘The Shrouds’ revisits David Cronenberg’s go-to themes of body horror, invasive technology and paranoia in a film that promises to be a provocative and empathetic study of grief.” WILD CARD: “The Last Showgirl”
I write about Weird Al Yankovic and how his career began with a song about a car!
“Weird Al Yankovic, the curly haired, accordion-playing hit maker of songs like “Amish Paradise” has sold more comedy records than any other artist in history — and his success all began with a song about a car…” Read the whole thing HERE!
I wrote a short history of the car cupholder for the Toronto Star!
“What was the key element of safety when you were a child?” he said. “It was that your mother fed you, and there was warm liquid. That’s why cupholders are absolutely crucial.” Read the whole thing HERE!
I write about Transformers and the people who collect them for the Toronto Star!
“Brian Flinn and his fiancée are looking to buy a new house, and like most house hunters, they have some very specific wants and needs. Top of the list? A space for Brian’s collection of Tranformers toys. “We need a basement or a separate building something to house all these,” he said. “She doesn’t collect them, but she’s very supportive. When you find somebody like that you don’t want to let them go. I’m not getting any younger, and I don’t think I’ll find somebody that goes, ‘Oh, yes, I love Transformers. I love your passion…’” Read the whole thing HERE!
