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Re: Turn to Re: Reading
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Bookstore By Venetia Bodanis “There’s a large portion of the community that still wants to hold a book,” says Re: Reading owner Christopher Sheedy. “I don’t think people will ever get sick of having a book.” Boasting cheap secondhand books and movies that are still in good condition, Re: Reading is considered a staple store on the Danforth despite being open only four years. “It’s one of the few places in Toronto everyone else comes to; they do the Danforth and they go to the beach,” says Sheedy about the location. “This is just one of those neighbourhoods.”
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The Literary Scene
Your Favourite Novels, Now in Theatres By Natasha Tsakiris This winter season, many literary classics will be released as film adaptations. While some of these novels have been deemed “unfilmable,” directors have taken these well-known stories and transformed them into onscreen gems. This award season, it’s a battle of the books on screen. They may all be big players in the literary world, but will these adapted versions become box-office gold? Read the books before you see the movie and see if they live up to the expectations! Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi We begin with the science fiction puzzle Cloud Atlas, based on a novel by David Mitchell, and directed by Lana…
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Re:Reading and Circus Books & Music in a technological society
Is your local independent bookstore coping with the digital age?
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OTD raffle: Win great prizes!
As On The Danforth 2011-2012 slowly comes to an end, we wanted to provide a fun farewell and raffle off some pretty amazing prizes. Support OTD and you could win!
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Let the Sun Shine In
Movies, music, and books to help you kick those tired, winter blues.
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That’s Too Mainstream
How independent bookstores save us from our reliance on technology.
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Tempting Displays
Many shops on the Danforth have welcoming displays of fruits, produce, clothes, books and plants on the street. But just how much of a risk is it for shops to showcase their wares on a daily basis?