Toronto world class festival hype exposes urban bravado
A skeptical critique of Toronto's annual film festival mania, noting the city’s obsession with celebrity over substance. The piece mocks billionaire fundraising excess, media rivalries, and inflated claims of being world class, contrasting Toronto’s pageantry with Vancouver’s presumed style. It laments trivial coverage and calls for honest reporting.
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Toronto Sun
The Cheesy World of Smells and Sensations
A lively tour through cheeses, from Velveeta to Roquefort, Blue Stilton, and Camembert, contrasts strong odors with appealing flavors. It covers Casu marzu with live maggots, safety goggles for tasting, and a Wall Street Journal critic’s harsh verdict, ending with a quirky UK front-page tale of a paranoid cheese counter assistant.
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