Univerity of Toronto's various Speaker Series
University of Toronto's Centre for the Study of the United States: Speaker Series - this is mostly politics, economy and societal differences between Canada and the US.
UofT's Centre for Innovation Law and Policy is a great site for a look at global political issues. They also have a speaker series (that has nothing booked right now) with archives containing the PowerPoint presentations.
UofT's Bookstore Speaker Series - usually talks by an author who has just published a book. There are sometimes interesting speakers.
Of Movies
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut -- This is one hilarious movie -- but boy is it rude. It's rude beyond the point of being offensive. The movie takes the good taste filter off and amuses with humour that simulate the juvenile in us. Every now and again though, that little kid in us needs to be amused -- and this movie will certainly do that. If you're offended by the movie, it's because the adult in you is watching. The Brothers Grimm -- This was an OK fantasy movie, moving at a good pace, with the appropriate level of action and humour. The special effects were well done -- and so was the cinematography. If you missed it in the theatre, you didn't miss much however. You can catch it on DVD. The Aristocrats -- This is a movie about a joke. One joke. That's it. The delivery however -- now that was something else. The delivery was sick, sick, sick. This is an in-joke for comedians that have been numbed by jokes for us regular folk. The only thi...
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