Tag Archives: Toronto

There are trees standing in the water

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Rati Mehrotra

There are definite advantages to living in the urban jungle that is Toronto. For one thing, 13% of the city is park area. (Another is the city’s lovely name, but I’ll come to that later.) You find pockets of calm … Continue reading →

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Letting the geek out at SFContario

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Rati Mehrotra

I just spent a fantastic weekend at Toronto’s annual Science Fiction Convention, SFContario. The panels ranged from the technical (climate change, anyone?) to the delightfully absurd (Huggy snakes, anyone?). I’ve listed some highlights below of a few of the panels … Continue reading →

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Virtual Dreams: science or science fiction?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Rati Mehrotra

Nuit Blanche – Toronto’s annual sunset-to-sunrise art festival, gets crazier every year. I love it. This time, I allowed myself to be blindfolded by the Darkists, cycled on the Human Sweat Generator, pulled the legs of a giant spider balloon, … Continue reading →

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