I’m excited about seeing this documentary this year, the only Canadian feature to make it to the Sundance Film Festival, which opened this past week. ‘My Prairie Home’ follows a…
Filmmakers (including myself on occasion) struggle greatly for years to get their stories on the big screen, from writing dozens of screenplay drafts, to finding money, to shooting, to post-production,…
The Niagara Falls result in the 2011 Ontario provincial election was one of the narrowest wins by a Liberal incumbent in that election. Former MPP Kim Craitor, the incumbent since…
It was startling late last night hearing the news that Christopher Peloso, husband of George Smitherman, was missing again, just a few short months after a similar incident that ended…
As an avid cinema lover, it was a great year in film viewing. I haven’t shared a list of my favourites in a few years, so I thought I’d do…
U.K. diving star and Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley has confirmed what many gay men around the world had hoped. In a frank, five-minute YouTube video he posted today to…
After many years of support from the federal Department of Canadian Heritage for the annual Rhubarb Festival, which will celebrate its 35th year in February, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre…
Monday’s by-election day in Toronto Centre, and three other federal ridings in Canada. I’ll be out pulling the vote all day in Toronto Centre, where I live. If you’re a…
It sucks when lefties so desperately want to win that they toss out their basic principles or judgment in order to try to do it. Such is the case with…
In January 2013, Xtra Toronto had hoped to get more videographers accredited to attend the Ontario Liberal leadership convention, but unfortunately the party wasn’t able to accommodate them and many…
All political parties have checkered histories when it comes to supporting LGBTTQ rights. Some individuals in all parties have shown great leadership in promoting equality. Yes there has been some…
With less than two weeks to go until by-election day on November 25th in Toronto Centre, federal New Democrats supporting candidate Linda McQuaig are ramping up their nasty sides, shamefully…
Dear Friends & Readers — Please allow me to put aside politics for today and instead write about a new short film project being undertaken by my friend, director Leon…
What a day! I was supposed to get some creative writing work done, but instead the circus that is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford overwhelmed me. Ford’s lunch hour confession that…
The Toronto Star and Gawker were right. The video does exist. The police have it and it will be used as evidence in an extortion trial against Alexander Lisi, a…
When you reward a thug psychopath who likes to hang out with criminals by electing him mayor, low and behold said thug recruits his thug friends and their destructive, impulsive,…
Federal byelections will be held in four vacant ridings on November 25th, 2013: my own riding of Toronto Centre (my very first byelection as a voter!), as well as Bourassa…
Okay, let’s put aside all seriousness and celebrate the release of a new, rated-R movie trailer for Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron’s upcoming raunchy comedy called ‘That Awkward Moment.’ The film…
Today, October 11th, is National Coming Out Day. That fact made this article today by J. Lester Feder on Buzzfeed all the poignant. Entitled, “How A Gay Canadian Filmmaker Jailed…
I got very angry reading this investigative journalist piece today in the Toronto Star by undercover reporter Graham Slaughter. It’s part one of two stories the Star is publishing this…
