Toronto Life articles from October 2005

Toronto Life archives from October 2005

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... I have always delighted in walking through the city's neighbourhoods, where I can feel like a tourist in a far-off land. While I know I'm not in Jamaica, China, India, Portugal, Italy, Pakistan, Greece or Korea, I do know that I am in the...

Private matters.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... The quote by Minister of Education Gerard Kennedy ("We think we can make private schools a waste of money") used as part of the Toronto Poll [September] might dismay his alma mater, St. John's-Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg--a very elite...

Picking favourites.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... Emily Haines, who has been in the music industry for eight years, gets a glowing profile ["Metric Mile," September] with a soft-focus photograph for selling out the Mod Club four nights in a row and having a second album? But Kalan Porter, who...

Life's a beach.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... I was appalled at the comments regarding Georgian Bay and Wasaga Beach, or as you called it, "the armpit of the bay" ["Cottage Industries," August]. We are on "the bay" at Wasaga Beach, and contrary to the stereotype in your article, my...

East of Eden.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... I was disappointed in your article on cheap eats ["Eat Cheap," July], since all the restaurants recommended were located west of Yonge (with only two exceptions). Are there really no good cheap places to eat east of Yonge? I don't understand...

Her kind of town.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... To say that your feature "The Other Muskoka" [July] is a gross misrepresentation of a lovely district and the welcoming town of Huntsville is an understatement. I reside in Huntsville and guess what? I'm not a redneck, I don't live in a shack...

Where's the beef?(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2005... What a wonderful article on Cumbrae Meats ["Top Cuts," August]. As an Australian who lived in Toronto for years, I was always so disappointed at the meat offered by butcher shops and supermarkets alike. To my great delight, I discovered Just an...

Oops!(Letters)(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2005... We didn't credit the photographer who shot Sonja Smits, Eric Peterson, Cynthia Dale and Annie Kidder at the People for Education fundraiser [Telling Tales, August]. His name is Scott Douglas.

I'm sometimes asked why I've never started my own magazine.(This Issue)
October 1, 2005... The answer is that I've never had the right idea. Well, maybe once. In the 1980s, as computers began tiptoeing into our homes, I conceived of a magazine called Personal Technology, which would inform consumers--mainly men--about the latest...

Mr. Prez: U of T's newest big man on campus.(PROFILE)(David Naylor)(University of Toronto's new president)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... ROLE REVERSAL, RIGHT OFF THE TOP. University of Toronto president-designate David Naylor has only to hear that I am a U of T alumnus to render him quite unable to resist taking the interviewer's chair himself: "What year did you graduate? What...

Another courtside attraction: the Vegas-themed Aces Are Wild Gala gives a suitably glitzy start to tennis' Rogers Cup.(CAMERA)(Canadian Junior Tennis fund raising event)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... In support of Canadian Junior Tennis, the frighteningly well-toned and tanned players of the women's tennis circuit descended on the Toronto Hilton. Suitably dazzled guests essayed their hand at blackjack or bid for such tempting prizes as a...

Bullet train: following a cross-border gun run.(REALITY CHECK)
October 1, 2005... There's more to cross-border shopping than cheap gas and designer kettles from Target. America is now a major source for the rising number of illegal guns in Toronto. Here, how Yankee guns make a run for the border. THE PIECE Commonly...

Green party.(TELLING TALES)
October 1, 2005... In early July, writer and director Darien O'Donnell held a rather unique dinner party that he called Salads and Salvia. The herb salvia divinorum, a member of the sage family, is a powerful hallucinogen whose effects are comparable to those of...

I, bomb disposal robot: it doesn't slice. Or dice. But it does disable explosives.(HERE'S THE THING)
October 1, 2005... Meet ANDROS, the Emergency Task Force's remote-controlled hazardous duty robot. Built in Tennessee, the $100,000-plus machine was originally designed for radiation-heavy repair work in nuclear facilities. For the past 10 years, it's stepped in...

The highs and lows of city life.(BEST & WORST)(Rachel McAdams)(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation lockout)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... BEST BREAKOUT We're a pretty reserved town, and it's definitely not in our nature to gush. But it's hard to ignore Toronto-dwelling Rachel McAdams, who starred in two of the summer's (rare) hits, Wedding Crashers and Red Eye; next month,...

Maki Mile: how raw fish took over the Annex.(ROUNDUP)(sushi bars)(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2005... Unless tuna and salmon swim wild in the sewers, there's no explanation for why Bloor between Bathurst and Spadina is sprouting sushi restaurants. The five short blocks are home to eight different seaweed palaces, a density of competition bound...

Dude ranch.(TELLING TALES)(Wakestock)(wakeboarding event)(Toronto Island)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The run-up to this year's Wakestock was marked by a spittle-flying fracas between NIMBY Toronto Islanders and Gen X sports enthusiasts; joining the fray most notably--and weirdly--were Globe and Mail fixtures Alison Gzowski (con) and Margaret...

Suite dreams: why condo king Brad Lamb is leaving his opulent penthouse.(HOT PROPERTY)(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2005... Where: 32 Stewart Street (near King and Bathurst) Bedrooms: Two bedrooms, both with ensuites Bathrooms: Two full baths, plus a powder room Asking Price: $1,499,000 Drive-By: Just two years old, this modern, glass, nine-storey...

Talking trash.(TASTE POLICE)(new sidewalk garbage bins)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... SUSPECT: City of Toronto Solid Waste Management SCENE OF CRIME: 82 locations across the city CHARGE: Abuse of public space EVIDENCE: This summer, the City began installing new sidewalk garbage bins as part of a test period ending...

Going topless and blotto biking.(URBAN DECODER)(Rogers Centre roof opening)(cycling when drunk)
October 1, 2005... Dear Urban Decoder: How much does it cost the owners of the Rogers Centre (nee SkyDome) to open and close the roof? I assume it must take a lot of juice. RUPERT SINGH, EAST YORK The retractable roof of the Rogers Centre weighs more...

Sticky wicket.(TELLING TALES)(cricket tournament)(Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... On a sweltering summer Saturday, an unlikely group of athletes--mostly portly, middle aged men--assembled for a genteel spot of cricket in Sunnybrook Park. Clad in white pants and long-sleeved shirts, they battled dehydration, perspiration and...

The new Dominion Club: Toronto's best club value.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Although visually more upscale and lavish than any private club in Canada, Toronto's new Dominion Club offers surprising value. Admittedly, the concept of a private club generally inspires the following reactions: (i) It's probably...

Blog's age: available to anyone who has something to say, blogs have become politically powerful and culturally influential. But getting to the good stuff often means sifting through virtual reams of moronic musings.(Media)
October 1, 2005... ANDREW COYNE'S PATIENCE was exhausted. E-mails coming in from readers were, putting it mildly, unsatisfactory. So one day last spring, he did what many would consider unthinkable. He banned public comments from his blog. At one stroke, he...

House secrets: how a law school dropout harnessed her design fetish to become one of the city's top builders.(Business)
October 1, 2005... ACROSS PALE WOOD FLOORS, Katherine Newman enters a small panelled room in her design firm on Davenport Road, one hand outstretched in formal greeting. Diminutive and fit, her body has the perfect architecture for decoration. Her face, too, is...

Best of fall: it was a long, hot, smoggy summer, but the forecast for arts, entertainment, fashion and dining looks pretty damn cool. Here's our sneak preview.(Cover Story)
October 1, 2005... Torontonians constantly kvetch, comparing ourselves unfavourably to whatever big city we've just returned from. But the self-chastising is getting hard to take seriously. We have a music scene that's the envy of iPod addicts everywhere, daring...

Gorilla tactics: King Kong falls for Naomi Watts in Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic.(Movie Review)
October 1, 2005... If anyone can make us feel for a mutant primate on a rampage, it's Peter Jackson, the man who turned The Lord of the Rings' gruesome Gollum into a sympathetic study of the duality of human nature. Here, in his first post-LOTR film, the Kiwi...

Elizabethtown.(MOVIES & TELEVISION)
October 1, 2005... Director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe attempts a return to Almost Famous form after the uneven, annoyingly existential Vanilla Sky. On the same day that Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is fired for losing $972 million for his employer, a...

North Country.(Movie Review)
October 1, 2005... Think Erin Brockovich meets Norma Rae. Inspired by a landmark U.S. sexual harassment trial, North Country stars Charlize Theron as Josey Ames, a single morn who rallies female co-workers in Minnesota's iron mines against their employer...

Stay.(Movie Review)
October 1, 2005... Fresh from the whimsical dreamscapes of Finding Neverland, director Marc Forster takes a dark turn with this cerebral thriller. When disturbed student Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling) reveals plans to commit suicide, psychologist and professor Sam...

The New World.(Movie Review)
October 1, 2005... Cryptic auteur Terrence Malick released only three feature films in three decades, each a master stroke. Cineastes had to wait 20 years after 1978's sensuous Days of Heaven for The Thin Red Line, Malick's haunting take on World War II. The New...

Walk the Line.(Movie Review)
October 1, 2005... There's already Oscar buzz around this biopic about Nashville superstar Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix)--perhaps because of its resemblance to last year's blockbuster, Ray. Phoenix spent months mimicking mannerisms while learning how to sing and...

Syriana.(Movie Review)
October 1, 2005... Screenwriter Stephen Gaghan won an Oscar for Traffic, his nail-biting study of illegal drugs in America. The thriller Syriana--written and directed by Gaghan--looks at the equally fraught terrain of terrorism and CIA involvement in the Middle...

The producers: the movie musical.(The Producers)(Movie Review)
October 1, 2005... Tony winners Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reprise their roles as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, the conniving producer and his nebbish accountant, in this movie turned Broadway sensation turned movie... again. This time around, the reins...

Passage to India: filmmaker Deepa Mehta on the magic of movies.(MOVIES & TELEVISION)
October 1, 2005... In the three decades since its inauguration, only one woman has ever opened the Toronto International Film Festival. Until this year, that is. Water, the final instalment in director Deepa Mehta's elemental trilogy--which also includes Fire and...

Munich.(Movie Review)
October 1, 2005... After tackling intergalactic warfare earlier this year (War of the Worlds), Steven Spielberg zeroes in on the Arab-Israeli conflict. It's the director's most controversial film to date. Munich trails the men of a secret Israeli assassination...

Mrs. Henderson Presents.(Movie Review)
October 1, 2005... Bringing together Stephen Frears, the hipster-pleasing director of High Fidelity, and Dame Judi Dench, the elder-pleasing actress, this may be the answer to holiday family movie-going. The U.K. is about to be drawn into WWII, but wilful theatre...

Flick lit: Six new movies that have sprung from the best-seller list.(MOVIES & TELEVISION)
October 1, 2005... If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then this fall's film lineup is one giant love-in. A surprising number of upcoming movies have been adapted-quite faithfully, in most cases-from novels, novellas and memoirs. Here, a Coles...

Fresh immersion: in 30 Days, Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me fame hits the small screen.(MOVIES & TELEVISION)
October 1, 2005... For Super Size Me--a gonzo documentary look at the health risks of fast food--Spurlock, an otherwise healthy New Yorker, limited his diet for a month to the menu at McDonald's. In the process, he gained 25 pounds, saw his cholesterol levels...

Invasion.(Television Program Review)
October 1, 2005... After a hurricane hits Dade County, Florida, missing citizens reappear unharmed but subtly changed, while corpses surface in swamps. Could it be aliens? While the premise of this show isn't new (it's one of several alien-invasion shows debuting...

Da Vinci's City Hall.(Television Program Review)
October 1, 2005... The gruff chief coroner Nicholas Campbell played on the popular Da Vinci's Inquest is elected mayor of Vancouver (echoing the life of soon-to-be former Van city mayor Larry Campbell, who originally inspired the character). Da Vinci takes on the...

My Name is Earl.(Television Program Review)
October 1, 2005... Jason Lee (Almost Famous) plays Earl, a small-time crook who nearly dies when he wins the lottery, then decides to correct his karma by making up for all his past wrongs--it's a long list. The show is funnier than you'd expect: Earl and his...

Strung out.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... The vogue for Wilma Flintstone-scale jewellery continues unabated, including this jet and cut-glass necklace from Rita D. Holt Renfrew. $300. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Pleat freak.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... With only a few yards of fabric, Club Monaco distills two fall trends: the ever-popular pleated skirt and metallic accents. $109. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Off the cuff.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... Traditional tailoring gains steam: add a touch of class to off-the-rack with cuffiinks in a high-voltage hue. Holt Renfrew. $95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Doctor's orders.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... Long known for inspiring credit card debt, Sigerson Morrison offers up a long 'n' lean downtown take on the season's hardware-heavy bag. Corbo Boutique. $1,075. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The thin man.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... The new, skinnier tie--a nod to natty rockers Franz Ferdinand--is a quick fix for ho-hum business wear. Zegna, available at Holt Renfrew. $135. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Pump up the volume.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... Designers have been toying with proportion of late. This season, they've put skirts on steroids, resulting in a surprisingly wearable take on Lacroix's '80s pouf. Pair it with a super-skinny top. H&M. $39.90. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Wing man.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... Men's fashion moves at a glacial pace, meaning small changes pack a big style wallop. By Rocco P, these brogues sport a subtle burgundy hue and slightly distressed detailing--a slyly subversive take on the typical halls-of-power wing tips....

Buttoned up.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... Tapping into the revival of all things preppy, cardigans get major play for fall. But these aren't Mr. Rogers' staid button-downs: look for V-necks, non-traditional colours and lean shapes. Club Monaco. $99. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Short cuts.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... Cocktail length is an unstuffy new option for formalwear. Look for a dress with an empire waist--the silhouette of the moment--in an unexpected colour for maximum impact. A.B.S., available at Holt Renfrew. $375. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

From Russia, with love.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... It's pretty hard to make a fashion mistake when you're channelling Julie Christie. Relive Doctor Zhivago fantasies (sadly, without Omar Sharif) in a winter coat that would suit even the pickiest czarina. Fur hat and/or muff optional. H&M. $179....

Easy rider.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... Duccio del Duca's mockcroc boots are the embodiment of equestrian chic, with their flat heel and exotic flair. All that, and they'll look killer over another fall must have: pencil-thin jeans. Browns. $950. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Dress reversal: Holt's fashion guru, Barbara Atkin, on going back in time.(Fashion)
October 1, 2005... As fashion director of Holt Renfrew, Barbara Atkin determines the store's evolving trends, instructing its buyers on colours and fabrics. "I'm the company's radar," she says, and she means it, talking about clothes with the passion of a...

Rock-a-bye baby: the artistic offspring of Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp, Movin' Out takes boomers back.(THEATRE)
October 1, 2005... Inevitably, counterculture one day becomes the culture. And so formerly born-to-be-wild rock 'n' roll trades raucous crowds and wafting pot for gilded theatres with assigned seating and chardonnay served at intermission. This fall's...

Family Stories: Belgrade.(Theater Review)
October 1, 2005... Controversial Serbian playwright Biljana Srbljanovic was acclaimed across Europe for this "slapstick tragedy," in which four adult actors play children playing house in a Belgrade suburb. Srbljanovic, a Fulbright scholar and occasional war...

Bigger than Jesus.(Theater Review)
October 1, 2005... Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks' hit multimedia mass returns for three weeks, one for each Dora awarded to its sold-out production last fall. Armed with a live video camera and Star Wars figurines, the charming, sincere Miller turns himself into...

The goat or, who is Sylvia?(Goat)(Theater Review)
October 1, 2005... After Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton and Winnipeg productions, Toronto finally gets Edward Albee's Goat, the 2002 Tony-winning Broadway sensation about a perfect family: Martin (R. H. Thomson), a highly accomplished architect; Stevie (Gina...

Tideline.(Theater Review)
October 1, 2005... Acclaimed across the Francophonie, Wajdi Mouawad's Tideline (Littoral in French) receives its English-language world premiere. Wilfred takes his estranged father's corpse back to his homeland, Lebanon, for burial, only to find that the last...

The dishwashers.(THEATRE)
October 1, 2005... Morris Panych's first play since garnering his second GG Award (for Girl in the Goldfish Bowl) is an unexpected step away from the absurd toward gritty realism. In the cellar of an upscale restaurant, three dish jockeys wash, dry and...

Author, author: playwright Morwyn Brebner on life's brighter side.(THEATRE)(Brief Article)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... Morwyn Brebner's play The Optimists, produced last winter in Calgary and opening the Tarragon's fall season, trails a group of friends on a weekend in Vegas. Comedic and philosophical, the play explores the vicissitudes of love and the...

Expert panels: Seth's Wimbledon Green explores the nutty realm of the comic obsessed.(BOOKS)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... You can still catch the AGO's tribute to famed Guelph-based cartoonist and illustrator Seth, but for those who prefer to enjoy their comics in private, there's Wimbledon Green. Like the graphic artist's earlier work, Wimbledon Green chronicles...

A Map of Glass.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... Jane Urquhart's sixth novel sticks to well-charted territory-moody love affairs amid rugged boreal landscapes. Rendered in the author's clean yet poetic prose style, it links two plots: the present-day tale of an emotionally withdrawn woman who...

The Penelopiad.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... Dissertations galore have been written on Margaret Atwood's use of classic myths in her books--from Persephone to Bluebeard to Little Red Riding Hood. She's a natural choice, then, for The Myths, a new series (co-published by 25 international...

On Beauty.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... Set in dense, multicultural London, White Teeth, Zadie Smith's debut, was a runaway hit for the winsome then-25-year-old British author. But her sophomore effort, The Autograph Man, garnered mixed reviews. This, her third novel, revisits White...

Arthur and George.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... In the 10th novel from Julian Barnes, the author of A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters, the past once again takes centre stage. Arthur & George is set during the "Great Wyrley Outrages," a series of horse maimings that rocked England in...

Shalimar the Clown.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... No surprise that fatwa survivor Salman Rushdie has a few thoughts to offer on the conflict between Islam and the West. Max Ophuls, a retired American counter-terrorism czar, is assassinated by his Kashmiri driver, Shalimar, thus kicking off a...

Out of Africa: Stephen Lewis on his work, a million miles away.(BOOKS)(Race Against Time)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... The man is almost 70, but he still has the warm, slightly formal but confiding voice that launched his career as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party in 1970. More importantly, the ideals that fired him up as a young socialist tiger...

Hot seats.(HOME)
October 1, 2005... In small spaces, adaptable furniture is a prerequisite for uncluttered style, These white leather ottomans can be wheeled in myriad formations around a dainty centre table. AT Design Group. Five-piece set, $2,859. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Light fantastic.(HOME)
October 1, 2005... Ornate fixtures like this 1940s Italian glass-and-crystal chandelier add instant drama to glamour-starved interiors. Era. $2,195. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Glass act.(HOME)
October 1, 2005... As minimalism gives way to a more eclectic aesthetic, art glass--with its sensual, organic shapes--eases the transition. Ma Zone. $375. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Massage in a bottle.(HOME)
October 1, 2005... Etched glass containers from Belgium lend a belle epoque elegance to that most utilitarian of spaces: the bathroom. Stacaro. $22-$25.90. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Heir to the throne.(HOME)
October 1, 2005... Abaroque Louis settee becomes surprisingly modern when it's dressed in a smart stripe. Trianon. $6,450. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Room service: II By IV's Dan Menchions on livening up interiors.(HOME)(interior designer)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... Local design firm II By IV has such a flair for radical chic, it's made the CN Tower feel intimate, Diesel Fitness look sophisticated and convinced Toronto to love lofts with its sleek model suites. When it came time to commission the interior...

Geometry 101.(HOME)(tableware)(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2005... Villeroy & Boch takes welcome liberties with the trend for square tableware. Its New Wave line throws dinner guests a curve with rounded triangular serving dishes, undulating platters and rippling plates. Restaurant white remains the hue of...

Child's play.(HOME)
October 1, 2005... After years of benign neglect--think cartooned linens and fibreboard furnishings--children's decor is finally attracting the attention of big-name designers. The result is goods that are charming and long-lasting, such as this homespun quilt,...

Time capsule.(HOME)(fondue pot)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The mania for all things retro has yet to ebb. Case in point: the fondue pot. Carted out to the curb with wood panelling decades ago, it has been enjoying a tongue-in-cheek resurgence. As the trend for communal dining continues to heat up,...

Natural resources.(HOME)
October 1, 2005... Glass, metal and lacquered wood are bringing a new sheen to home interiors. But just as in this fall's fashion, no one style reigns supreme: judicious eclecticism is key. Curvaceous accessories, such as this mango wood table lamp, offer a hit...

Going for baroque.(HOME)
October 1, 2005... The swirls and curlicues of centuries past are ubiquitous this season, adorning linens, throws, upholstery and wallpaper. Over-the-top ostentation, however, is best deployed in small doses. This pillow will add a touch of opulence to even the...

Dead cool: see what you're really made of in Body Worlds 2.(ART)(Ontario Science Centre)
October 1, 2005... If Dr. Gunther von Hagens' preserved human bodies appeared in med school auditoriums, there'd be no controversy. But by displaying his artfully posed cadavers in cultural institutions, he adds a degree of creepiness. Body Worlds 2 showcases...

Allyson Mitchell.(ART)(Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto)
October 1, 2005... For her latest solo exhibition, Allyson Mitchell unveils a new pin-up girl (of sorts). Lady Sasquatch is "your dream girl, only bigger and hairier." The wry and witty artist (she recently decorated one of the artists' rooms at the Gladstone...

Arnaud Maggs.(ART)(Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto)
October 1, 2005... Darwin didn't have a camera phone. And so, to describe the chameleon-like tints on a cuttlefish to a naturalist back home, he would have consulted Werner's Nomenclature of Colours--a definitive system of colour charts (the tints are 83 Hyacinth...

Jay Johnson.(ART)(Clint Roenisch Gallery, Toronto)
October 1, 2005... For his solo exhibition in Toronto, Vancouver artist Jay Johnson has rigged his delicate sculptures to twitter and whirl at the whim of gallery patrons. Fashioned from a discarded hamster wheel, rusty service bell or bronze cherub, his work is...

Graham Gillmore.(ART)(Monte Clark Gallery, Toronto)
October 1, 2005... Wordplay has long held painter Graham Gillmore's fascination; for the last decade, text has crawled and twisted and floated across his large-format canvases. But in the Vancouver artist's new series of paintings, phrases are charged with...

Susan Silas.(ART)(Koffler Gallery, Toronto)
October 1, 2005... Road signs, anonymous buildings and pine trees swaying in the wind at first seem to be the mundane subjects of Susan Silas's moody photography. But the back story reveals deeper meaning: the seasoned New York artist shot the images while...