Posts Tagged ‘video’
[MUSIC[ Kygo and Whitney Houston, “Higher Love”
I have recently found last year’s version of this Steve Winwood classic song, and I am caught by how suited this critical but hopeful song is for this year.
“Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair
We will walk the line
And try to see
Falling behind in what could be
[VIDEO] The streets of Toronto, as seen by drone
CBC Toronto shared the below video at their Instagram account.
[URBAN NOTE] Seven Toronto links
- Urban Toronto looked at indigenous uses being proposed for the West Don Lands, here.
- That Toronto has become a major hub for Shopify is a significant economic factor. Global News reports.
- There will be an emergency exercise held at Union Station. Global News reports.
- Transit Toronto notes the opening of a new York Regional Transit bus hub at the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.
- Transit Toronto shared video of a recent TTC public art project, “A Streetcar Called Toronto”, here.
- Venerable Toronto movie rental store Videoflicks will be closing. blogTO reports.
- The Evergreen Brickworks in the Don Valley will be hosting a winter village this season. blogTO reports.
[PHOTO] Leonard Cohen, “Happens to the Heart”
Pitchfork, among others, notes the release of a video for a new Leonard Cohen song, “Happens to the Heart” off of the posthumous album Thanks for the Dance. Both song and video are beautiful; recommended.
[VIDEO] Walking across the last crossing at Yonge and Eglinton in the pouring rain
Walking home from work an hour ago, I was drenched by the rain. Yonge and Eglinton saw the rain dancing off the pavement.
[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: Toronto Coach Terminal, food banks, dogs, TTC, parties
- Tanya Mok at blogTO shares a vintage short film from 1970 at the Toronto Coach Terminal, “Depot.”
- The shortages of food in Toronto food banks are terrible. CBC Toronto reports.
- Dogs will be free to swim in select City of Toronto swimming pools this weekend. CBC Toronto reports.
- I will have to look for these TTC floor stickers installed at St. George station. blogTO reports.
- Richard Trapunski leads a roundtable discussion at NOW Toronto about the challenges facing party promoters in a gentrifying Toronto.