You can now get things (all things, really) whenever you want thanks to Amazon. Montreal media gave us love. And Ron Jeremy got roasted. If you don’t consider that a good week in your favourite city, you probably need to consider moving to Wawa, Ontario for the winter…
We Got Same-Day Delivery from Amazon
Desperate for laundry detergent, shaving cream, or a Lord of the Rings Blu-ray box set? Like, “I need to get my hands on that ish by 9pm tonight” kind of desperate? Well, Torontonians, you can put away the car keys and the reusable grocery bags (but don’t throw those out… that would be mega-bad); Amazon is coming in hot.
Just this week they announced that same-day delivery is now available seven days a week in Toronto and Vancouver. While you can’t get everything, and not every postal code is eligible, the coverage is pretty solid and it’s a step in a great direction. Why get off your couch when you can probably have an inflatable one delivered before dinner?
We Got Public Props from Our Favourite Neighbour
Not only is Montreal an amazing city, but the people who live there know great stuff when they see it.
This week, National Post Toronto-reporter Peter Kuitenbrouwer published a great perspective piece that was inspired by a conversation with Jean-Sebastien Cloutier, a television reporter for the Téléjournal on Radio-Canada. While Kuitenbrouwer often lamented our city council, eye-sore condo development and sluggish infrastructure improvements, the words of an honest, observant member of the Montreal media made him reconsider his stance and appreciate our achievements and our ambitions:
“…here in Toronto, you are moving forward: you are building the Eglinton Crosstown light-rail train, the subway to Vaughan, and the Union-Pearson rail link… I feel like the architecture is a lot more creative in Toronto… Just look at the AGO. And you are doing a great job with the West Don Lands.”
Monsieur Cloutier, to you, and to Toronto, we say merci.
We Roasted Ron Jeremy
Yup, that Ron Jeremy; the shaggy-haired, part-actor-mostly-walrus adult film star, Ron Jeremy. Wednesday night at The Royal Theater on College Street, the tables were turned on the most recognizable male porn star of the 80s and 90s as “The Hedgehog” was put on the spit by several celebs including Kids in the Hall’s Scott Thompson, Dustin Diamond (yes, “Screech” from Saved by the Bell), porn star Lisa Ann, and hilarious Jersey comedian Big Jay Oakerson. We don’t know what we did to earn the money shot, but we’re just glad to have two legs up on the competition. Totally out of left field? Yes. Totally awesome? Also yes.
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