entertainment Holiday gift guide
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FOR THE THEATREGOER
When it comes to buying a holiday gift for the theatre buff in
your life, I believe in going back to basics: give ‘em the real thing.A true fan doesn’t want a T-shirt or a poster or a book about the theatre. They want to go see a play.And
although Toronto isn’t as bad as [...]
Spice Girls relish the reunion hype
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VANCOUVER–They’re well-seasoned Spice Girls now, less sweet and more soured.Old Spice, rather, a decade removed from the bizarre phenomenon that was their cooked-up and dumbed-down celebrity – five women who couldn’t sing much, couldn’t dance much, but for a couple of years were pop-hot sizzling.This would have been the zeitgeist of the Zigazigah, a [...]
Subscriber Winter Vacation Restart Promotion
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(1) Agreement: These rules, (the %26quot;Contest Rules%26quot;), govern the Toronto Star Subscriber Winter Vacation Restart Promotion (the %26quot;Contest%26quot;). Before entering the Contest, each entrant must review and be subject to the Contest Rules. No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of the [...]
16-year-old gunned down in doorway of his home
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Keyon Campbell was playing video games with friends when his mom asked him to warm up the car for her.It was late, about –10C and she wanted to drive the boys home.
Seconds later, the 16-year-old was gunned down in his doorway, car keys in hand.
Campbell stumbled back inside and collapsed in the hallway around 1:20 [...]
Holiday Shopping | Five-star game choices
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CRYSIS (EA)Exclusively on: Windows PCEntertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating: Mature (17+); blood, strong language, violence.For the hardcore PC gamer, buy Crysis. Period. The game single-handedly proves three key points about the games industry:One, the world really does need another sci-fi, shooter extravaganza, but only if everything about it is top-shelf – graphically super-sumptuous, wickedly [...]
Rios trade talk is a sign of the baseball times
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A few years back, J.P. Ricciardi was yakking with some baseball writers and tossed out a hypothetical: Would you trade Vernon Wells for Mark Prior?Don’t misunderstand. Ricciardi wasn’t working on that mega-deal, or even considering it. His comment was off-hand, in a Ginger-or-Mary Anne kind of way, about the theory of such a star-for-starter trade.A [...]
On: Holiday Events
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This Week
Music The Andy Kim Christmas Show3 is a classic variety entertainment show with guests like Barenaked Ladies, Raine Maida, Ron Sexsmith, Sean Cullen, Gowan and others. Wed. 7 p.m., 19+ ($25 at 416-870-8000). Mod Club, 722 College St.Bishop Strachan School celebrates it 140th anniversary at its annual Festival of Carols concert Mon. 7:30 p.m. [...]
entertainment What& 39;s On: Clubs
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Alleycatz (2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865): Groove Matrix tonight; DLD Band Fri.; Prime Time Band Sat.; open stage jam with the Enzo Band every Sun.; Whitney Smith %26#38; C Berardinucci Quintet every Tues.; Jasmin Bailey %26#38; Co. every Wed.Artful Dodger (10 Isabella St. 416-964-9511): [...]
entertainment What Holiday Events
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This Week
Music The Canadian Tenors (Victor Micallef, Remigio Pereira, Fraser Walters and Jamie McKnight) perform their Christmas show with guests actor Yvan Pedneault and Italian soprano Giorgia Fumanti. Fri. 8 p.m. ($65-$125 at 416-872-1111). Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge St.Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir presents !ESPiRITU!, an evening of seasonal music and song in the Latin [...]
Sports Blue Jays mailbag
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Baseball columnist Richard Griffin answers your Blue Jays questions every Wednesday. This week: trading for pitching, catcher questions and, uh, trading for pitching. Q: Richard, Considering the Jays outstanding drafting of the past 4-5 years (yes this is sarcasm) why aren’t they thinking of taking some of the money they’re banking from the loonie’s rise [...]
