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Cover Story
Born again trash
The Upcycling Issue
By Adria Vasil
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Photo By Michael Hollett
News Feature
A burning need to talk
Yes, it’s a propaganda frenzy, but I’m shocked by the frankness of locals; all this chatter could remake our world
By Michael Hollett

Beijing – The idea of the blood-soaked hands of the Chinese ruling class somehow befouling the principles of the Olympic movement is as silly as the barely clad dance pack girls who run out onto the basketball courts while athletes grab water for relief from Beijing’s sweltering heat.

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who: The Tibetan Joint Action Committee where: In front of the Chinese Consulate when: Friday, August 8, 1:30 pm what: Protest, coinciding with day one of the Beijing Olympics, of the killings in Tibet
Photo By Berge Arabian
Up Front
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Will Cox has helped upgrade­ over 100 cars to run on waste veggie oil.
Photo By Paul Terefenko
News
Driving deep-fried
The Upcycling Issue
By Paul Terefenko
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News
9 kind-of hard steps to making biodiesel
The Upcycling Issue
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News
Upping the ante
The Upcycling Issue
By Paul Terefenko
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News
South Ossetia: A Monumental Miscalculation
By Gwynne Dyer
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Photo By Cheol Joon Baek
News
Remaking an impression
The Upcycling Issue
By Robert Priest
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The city will soon be picking up your old couch for recycling – and hopefully passing the tab to industry.
News
No welfare for waste
The Upcycling Issue
By Adria Vasil
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News
Upcycling primer
The Upcycling Issue
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News
Leftover turnover
The Upcycling Issue
By Wayne Roberts
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Notes & Deals
The week’s news, views and deals
By Andrew Sardone
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Hot Tickets
This week’s must-see Toronto shows
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Laura Barrett got more than a little help from her friends to make Victory Garden.
Music Feature
Thumbing to Victory
Laura Barrett uses kalimba as a springboard
By Lucie Davies
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MC Eternia wants to go where the love is.
Photo By Helene Ehrlich
Music Feature
Rap skirt flap
MC Eternia reveals expansionist designs
By Addi Stewart
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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke (left), Phil Selway, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and Jonny Greenwood appear pleased with the way their In Rainbows experiment has worked out.
Music Feature
’Head game
Assessing Radiohead’s pwyc scheme
By Jason Keller
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Cleave Anderson (left), Ronnie Partridge, Vera Skye and Johnny Bubblegum celebrate Tyranna’s 30th anniversary with their debut 7-inch.
Music Feature
Punks MIA
T.O. crew Tyranna set the record straight
By Tim Perlich
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Back Issues

VOL.28 NO.17 2008: Year in review [12-25-2008]
VOL.28 NO.16 Holiday Movie Special [12-18-2008]
VOL.28 NO.15 [12-11-2008]
VOL.28 NO.14 [12-04-2008]
VOL.28 NO.13 Gift Guide [11-27-2008]
VOL.28 NO.12 Milk's man: James Franco [11-20-2008]
VOL.28 NO.11 Holiday Cheer Guide [11-13-2008]
VOL.28 NO.10 Hail to the thief [11-06-2008]
VOL.28 NO.9 Best of Toronto 2008 [10-30-2008]
VOL.28 NO.8 Authors Fest [10-23-2008]
VOL.28 NO.7 A song for Regent Park [10-16-2008]
VOL.28 NO.6 Playing Indian [10-09-2008]
VOL.28 NO.5 Nuit Blanche Festival … [10-02-2008]
VOL.28 NO.4 Fall Preview [09-25-2008]
VOL.28 NO.3 10 reasons we need a … [09-18-2008]
VOL.28 NO.2 Sweet Deals [09-11-2008]
VOL.28 NO.1 Anne Hathaway [09-04-2008]
VOL.27 NO.52 Candid camera [08-28-2008]
VOL.27 NO.51 Late Night Toronto [08-21-2008]
VOL.27 NO.50 Born again trash [08-14-2008]
VOL.27 NO.49 Brew ha ha [08-07-2008]
VOL.27 NO.48 Go Caribana crazy! [07-31-2008]
VOL.27 NO.47 Mulatu’s magic [07-24-2008]
VOL.27 NO.46 Wicked ‘wiches [07-17-2008]
VOL.27 NO.45 AKON [07-10-2008]
VOL.27 NO.44 20 reasons to Fringe … [07-03-2008]
VOL.27 NO.43 [06-26-2008]
VOL.27 NO.42 Metalocalypse now [06-19-2008]
VOL.27 NO.41 NXNE Festival Guide [06-12-2008]
VOL.27 NO.40 [06-05-2008]
VOL.27 NO.39 Hot Summer Events : June [05-29-2008]
VOL.27 NO.38 [05-22-2008]
VOL.27 NO.37 Patio Guide [05-15-2008]
VOL.27 NO.36 Cage Rage [05-08-2008]
VOL.27 NO.35 Is analog photography … [05-01-2008]
VOL.27 NO.34 Pietra Brettkelly [04-24-2008]
VOL.27 NO.33 Earth Day [04-17-2008]
VOL.27 NO.32 City cycling 101 [04-10-2008]
VOL.27 NO.31 Hero or Zero [04-03-2008]
VOL.27 NO.30 11th Annual Restaurant … [03-27-2008]
VOL.27 NO.29 Toronto hip-hop’s bad rap [03-20-2008]
VOL.27 NO.28 Bar & Club Guide [03-13-2008]
VOL.27 NO.27 Afro Samurai [03-06-2008]
VOL.27 NO.26 We won’t recognize … [02-28-2008]
VOL.27 NO.25 Crystal Castles [02-21-2008]
VOL.27 NO.24 Love & Sex Issue [02-14-2008]
VOL.27 NO.23 Cat Power [02-07-2008]
VOL.27 NO.22 Blues Brother [01-31-2008]
VOL.27 NO.21 Zaki Ibrahim [01-24-2008]
VOL.27 NO.20 Get your freak on [01-17-2008]
VOL.27 NO.19 HANDSOME NED [01-10-2008]
VOL.27 NO.18 Do It NOW! [01-03-2008]