Cover Story
Cage Rage
BARRETT HOOPER
It’s been called human cockfighting, so why is the province making ultimate fighting even more dangerous by forcing it underground? NOW goes inside the world of mixed martial arts – from the UFC to …
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Consensus-builder Miller is brave enough to ride herd over rudderless bureaucracy.
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Power of one
Let mayor take clout he wants from province
Mike Smith
Councillor Adam Vaughan believes there's a simple answer to the question of whether Toronto's mayor should have more power. "If you want a strong mayor," he shrugs, "elect one." For the record, he …
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A battered and bloodied Randy MacDonald after a first-round loss.
Photo By Michael Watier
News
Fightin’ Words
Pankration The original mixed martial art, this ancient Olympic sport was a no-holds-barred combination of punching, kicking and grappling that often left a competitor dead. Vale tudo Meaning …
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The Spot is just one example of youthful dynamism in Jane-Finch.
Photo By Cheol Joon Baek
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Jane alive at Finch
'Hood most downtowners never visit would have pleased urban guru Jane Jacobs no end
Andrew Cash
Apart from sharing a first name, Jane Jacobs and Jane-Finch aren't usually associated with each other. The late urban guru championed high-density, mixed-use, walkable neighbourhoods, not …
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Scalping may be illegal, but don’t look to the feds to rein in Ticketmaster’s lucrative ticket reselling set-?up.
Photo By R. Jeanette Martin
News Feature
Ticketmaster tick-off
Blame "Internet robots" for hyper-inflated Radiohead tix
Paul Terefenko
It's small consolation for radiohead fans who find themselves without tickets for the Amphitheatre show – unless, that is, they want to drop $188 each for cheap seats (more on that later). But …
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Letters to the Editor
Letters
TTC sucks and drags mike smith, the writer of losing Service Was A Drag, But... (NOW, May 1-7), should realize that the people the TTC's strike hit the hardest are the ones who have to work …
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News
Why Did the (Zimbabwean) Chicken Cross the Road?
Gwynne Dyer
As the delay in announcing the results of Zimbabwe's presidential election stretched out endlessly, the political jokes proliferated across southern Africa. The best ones were based on the old "Why …
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News
Smoke signals
Despite the haze from burning forests, country's tortured past finally clear for all to see
Naomi Klein
Buenos Aires - We are circling over the airport. The airspace is crowded with other planes, all of them holding like ours. The pilot explains that it's the fault of the "humo," or smoke, a word I …
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Grassroots
Bring out your bikes
Toronto Bicycle Network kicks off the cycling season with an info session, activities, games and a free hearty breakfast. Bikeless inline skaters are encouraged to join up, too. Breakfast starts at 9 …
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SUNDAY | MAY | 11 | 2008
Event of the Day

Moms rock at this celebration with face painting, book readings and music. Noon-6 pm. Free. Nathan Phillips Square, Queen and Bay. www.momsrock.info.

what: Freedom Festival and Global Marijuana March where: Queen's Park North when: Saturday, May 3, 4:20 pm
Photo By R. Jeanette Martin
Up Front
UpFront
"The Department of National Defence doesn't make policy. Only the government does that." Peter MacKay squashes efforts by military higher-ups keen on starting talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan. …
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Q+A
Q&A : Ryan G. Hinds
Emcee, SOY’s 10th anniversary party
What can we expect from you at this event? Ten years is so huge – it deserves the full Ryan Hinds treatment. That means lots of high hair to God, sequins, leopard print. I’m excited about being …
SMITTEN WITH SOY (Supporting Our Youth) All-?ages event featuring performances by Ryan G. Hinds, Evalyn Parry, DJs and more. Today (Thursday, May 8), 7 pm. Free, pwyc after 10 pm (sugg $15). CIRCA, 126 John. www.soytoronto.org.
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WEB JAM
Point not taken
What's spreading around the Internet this week
Joshua Errett
Online debate can be a natural, zesty enterprise, but rarely is it a fair fight. Case in point: the brutal and ongoing takedown of the Ontario Human Rights Commission by just about anyone with an IP …
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Rock.Paper.Sistahz 7 festival continues through May 31.
Festivals
this week ALEILA FESTIVAL Writing workshops, dance, drumming, film, art and more. Various locations/ times. Free and ticketed events, $50 pass. www.AleilaFestival.com. May 10 to …
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