Is this a thing? I’ve noticed random arrows popping up. White arrows on an orange background. They don’t really point at anything. Or maybe they do. I don’t know. Maybe I’m supposed to follow them.
Category: Elbow
The category, Elbow, is for posts that make us laugh.
Who Is Fario?
The name, Fario, keeps popping up on walls in downtown Toronto. But who is Fario?
Canada Malting Silos
Here’s an image of the Canada Malting Silos at the foot of Bathurst Street in Toronto. They’re abandoned and, I expect, will be dismantled. I’ve often wondered how much beer you could get from those silos if they were full of hops.
Playing With “Toy”
I am a toy: I like to play with Toy: I am a dead Toy:
Men’s Clothing Store Poster On Bloor
This poster came down last week. It was on the south-facing wall of the new Holt Renfrew Men’s clothing store on Bloor Street. (In case you need to know, like for some trivia game, Holt Renfrew is ultimately owned by the Weston family.)
Shop Window – Holy Merchandise
4 June about 3 o’clock someone came to store and stolen holy merchandise. He run away very fast but he put the bicycle on the road I have experience 3 time this year (same man) I forgive again I want to return bicycle but he did not come back I report police station / Police…
Graveyard Kitsch
After writing a piece about Barthes’ principles of studium and punctum and how I read them in light of Milan Kundera’s meditation on kitsch, I went for a bit of a photowalk through Toronto’s St. James Cemetery. I like walking through cemeteries.
It’s Nae to Scottish Independence
The ballots have been counted and it’s confirmed: Scotland won’t be leaving the UK any time soon. With that in mind, I thought I’d conclude my Scottish-themed series of posts with photos from London.
Charles Tennant
This is an obscure visual joke. It’s a photo of the monument to Charles Tennant that stands in the necropolis behind Glasgow Cathedral.
Photos of People Taking Photos
Paris is a great place to take photos of people taking photos. The place is teeming with tourists most of whom spend a lot of their time documenting their time.
Canon Coffin
In the British Museum, there is a coffin that I’d like to be buried in (when I die). It’s in the Wellcome Trust Gallery (Room 24), a themed gallery on Living And Dying. The coffin is in the shape of a camera, an imaginary Canon EOS 300.
Box Canyon, Abiquiu, NM
Last week I took part in a photography workshop at the Ghost Ranch near Abiquiu, New Mexico. Led by our hardy pro, Richard Choe, three of us hiked along the riverbed to Box Canyon.
The Malak Karsh Garden
I have a thing for visual jokes, ironies, unfortunate circumstances, so I couldn’t resist this scene looking across the Ottawa River from the Gatineau side.
10 Toronto Limericks
While browsing used titles in Cambridge, / I found an old volume, The Limerick. / Tho not illustrated, / ”Twas unexpurgated / The famous Paris Edition and you get the idea. It’s a consolidation of various sources dating from 1870 to 1952 and even includes one questionable mention of Toronto from 1941
When the shit hits
At the foot of the stairs, I did an about face and ran my hand along the wall until I found the door knob. I pulled open the door. Something smelled off, but I couldn’t say what. I felt inside for the light switch. I flicked the switch and leapt backwards. Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw.