It's Movember and our thoughts turn to men's health, suicide prevention, the prostate and, of course, the penis. So … if you've ever had burning questions here's your chance to delve into the meat and potatoes of this fascinating topic. The Penis Book: A Doctor's Complete Guide to the Penis–From Size to Function and Everything […]
My grandmother used to say there are two kinds of people in the world – those who eat Christmas cookies and those who make them. I will freely admit I'm the former, but we need both kinds of folks to really close the loop on Christmas cookies. I've just started working at the S. Walter Stewart […]
On Remembrance Day we respectfully pause to reflect on the sacrifice of the military, their families, the victims, casualties and society as a whole make during War. Many artists have responded to the horrors, injustice and violence of war through art. Picasso's famous La Guernica was his response to the Spanish Civil War and the […]
I was listening to Metro Morning recently and they were interviewing Sonia Rodriguez from the National Ballet of Canada. She is one of the lead dancers in their latest production of Giselle which is a classic of romantic ballet repertoire. Anna Pavlova as Giselle. Wikimedia Commons. It's also very popular with audiences so I thought folks […]
Fall is in the air, and one's mind turns to cool forest walks, wool sweaters and spooning. It is always advisable to put a time limit on spooning. 1911 vintage postcard. Did you know there is a huge vintage postcard collection at the Toronto Reference Library Arts and Special Collections Departments? Many of these are scanned, […]
Do you ever think about good luck? Good Luck vintage black cat silk postcard, WW1 era. I visited my Doctor this morning and spent a few minutes in the waiting room. After the visit, I left and got ready to bike to work and checked my bag and couldn't find my wallet. This isn't, alas, […]
It's the Labour Day long weekend and one's thoughts naturally turn to: Visiting The Canadian National Exhibition (Or, as we usually think of it, the CNE or The Ex). Going back to school (supplies and new corduroys!) Getting stuck in traffic jams to and from a cottage. Marching in or watching a parade. So here […]
Our lovely (and generous) cousins Betty and Peter have let us use their cottage up in the Kawarthas each summer for the last several years. We get a slice of paradise and they get two cases of wine – a win win if there ever was one. While it's the perfect cottage, on the perfect […]
My friend Tom was wearing blue polka dot socks the other day and I thought to myself … his hipster socks denote either the approach of the Apocalypse or the return of male dandy is upon us. The glimpse of a pale sliver of leg, somewhere between the color of raw veal and mushrooms, broke […]
Are you imagining feeling hot and bothered during July's sultry days to come? Why not join us for these free films during July at the Toronto Reference Library? We offer several different series as well as some individual films. They're generally shown in the 3rd floor Hinton Learning Centre. We also sometimes have other films […]