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I don't for a second believe any of the high level TPS/Cathy/Lisi conspiracy stuff. No way. I think Rob's been going off the rails since new years; Doug knew it; went to Chicago to make some plans for Rob to hide out for a month. That's it. As for the coincidence of all the stories yesterday...

I'm fairly certain newspapers are obligated to request comment from people they're writing about. This came up in that hearing thing-y at Ryerson about the Globe and Star stories. The one where Doug opined that the judges were all somehow wanting to work for the Star. Think about that: before...

Everyone's a critic, but...I hope it's co-authored with someone who can actually write. Donovan is an incredible investigative reporter, but man he really is a clunky writer. I find his pieces actually really unclear and awkward. Same goes for Doolittle. As someone with a very unhealthy...

Awful. The idiot running Ford's twitter account misspelled Christine Elliott's name. Mayor Rob Ford ‏@TOMayorFord 1m Devastated to hear news of my friend Jim Flaherty passing. My prayers go out to Christine Elliot & family. The Ford family is heart broken

Just chiming in here to really reinforce how totally crazy ALL OF THIS IS. Also, Kinsella's a blowhard. Remember he also very confidently proclaimed that the video was "gone baby gone." I enjoy his crustiness (and ex-punk pedigree) but I think he doesn't know any more or less than I do.

One can dream. Then one wakes up, comes to the realization that this will in all likelihood never happen, and that for the next 6-7 months our sense of hope and civic pride will continue to erode in a slow and grinding war of attrition. Hope I'm wrong but Robbie's too rich and...

the problem with MetroMan's posts (and now tweets) is that they give us the impression that Giroux is sliding over the hood of a squad car and peeling down Royal York Road, sirens blazing. I can only imagine that when and if (still a big, big if IMO) this happens, it will take longer than...

Re: Doug & Rob's...er....verisimilitude in the weight dept. a) I've noticed that since their stupid Cut the Waist thing ended, Doug's slowly filled out; he and Rob seem close to reaching parity. b) My flirtations with vegetarianism over the years never yielded any noticeable trimming down, and i...

Was cycling home along Dundas a few weeks ago around midnight and saw Ford on his way home (think there was a monster council meeting that day). Jerry was driving the escalade. Beatles' "a day in the life" was blasting and Robbie was bopping along. Then later on I wiped out on roncey.

DYING. pure gold.

Also I suspect that unless the film adaptation of Crazy Town faithfully recreates in tone and spirit the gritty glory of Da Vinci's Inquest it can only be destined for the dustbin of terrible Canadian cinema/TV. I'm thinking Rookie Blue.

Even Strobel's latest (barely readable or comprehensible, as usual) column in the Sun eviscerates the Fords' YouTube show. That can't be a good sign. Who's next, Warmington?

The YouTube show reminds me of Coach's Corner. Rob (Ron McLean) getting cut off by Doug (Don), shifting awkwardly, staring variously at the ceiling or the desk. The Ford Nation banner looks like it's been tarped over the lawnmower in Doug's garage since the fall. Kind of comical that they're...

If I recall, Star reporters got the tip on the Traveller raids from investigative work by Jamie Poisson. I might be wrong about that...

No, I believe Doolittle mentioned in her live chat last week on the Star website that they didn't go to police. She said something like "only if a person was in danger" would they have.

Ha! Waye Mason used to run the Halifax Pop Explosion. I played that festival several times between 2000-2010. Amazing to see he's a councillor and sounding off about RoFo. Good on him.

Errmm....I also never noticed babies or toddlers in the city until I became a dad, and now I see them everywhere. I seriously doubt there's any connection. Those stupid Canada Goose coats are everywhere, and not because of Sandro Lisi.

Ha ha....sorry to disappoint you. I ain't Jamie Strashin, or even a reporter. Just a dude on the internet. Carry on.

Good point Cooper...although reporting a story in a journalistic context and writing a book are two separate enterprises, in terms of methodology, outcome, narrative structure, etc. RD is absolutely trying to pull together a really compelling long-form narrative in the book, and there are...

Absolutely. The second half of it essentially recaps what's widely known and been reported in the press extensively, with a fairly cursory discussion about politics in the amalgamated city. It's still totally a fun read -- I guess my main beef is that Robyn, at the end, mentions the insane...