After an extended hiatus, we've been pondering a return to literary form, though little of import has been happening in the Duchy of late.

But, what better opportunity to throw our metaphorical hat in the ring once again, than to comment on the current state of affairs (so to speak) with Toronto mayoral candidate/beleaguered TTC Chair, Adam Giambrone, who seems (so to speak) to have been getting off at more than one stop recently? (continued...) »

 Of late, things have been pretty exciting in The Nation's Capital, what with the prospect of the final, and in our opinion, long overdue parliamentary defenestration of Steven Harper and his band of thugs. Now somewhat delayed, but form where we sit, inevitable nonetheless.

Who woulda thunk it?  Finally, rather than rolling over like a wimpy puppy, the Liberals and their new friends have stuck it to the minority that rules like a majority. Unfortunately and largely due to M. Dion's inept performance, the coalition is unravelling more quickly than a cheap sock.

Here's what we've seen so far: (continued...) »

The One was pleased to see that the City has deep-sixed - at least for the moment - a plan to purchase 35 food carts at a total cost of $700,000 to lease to city food vendors. This is good news to our ears for a number of reasons, including:

• The predictable probability that the City has seriously underestimated the purchase cost - shades of MFP, Skydome, Union Station and who knows what else?
• The fiscal fact that we can't afford to spend the money.
• The engaging eventuality that the free market might actually be allowed to prevail, and that merchants who want to sell their product will have to be able to afford to set up their own place of business.
• The scintillating supposition that we might end up with a diversity of carts that actually matches the diversity of food products the City seems so enamoured of. Think of it, carts that look like the ROM's Lee Chin Crystal, OCAD, or a giant goat roti!

Of course if that's the case, why is Councillor Filion so hot about a uniform "look" and "branding for the city as a food destination?" Has he somehow missed the phenomenal success of the last branding effort - Toronto Unlimited? (continued...) »

With the impending provincial election looming over us like a rotting tree, we were pleasantly surprised to note that spacing.ca has revived their previously popular Spacing.ca Votes blog.

As part of our continuing commitment to you, our valued readers, we've added this to our News From the Otherworld, which you can access via our menu selection at right, or via our summary of the lateste from Spacing Votes, also at the lower right of this page.