Seen in January 

Sleeping Giant, image via TIFF

I seemingly made up for not seeing much of anything in December by seeing a bunch of things in January - and not even the big releases and Oscar contenders. There were odd films, eccentric films, big films, little films, classic movies and maybe some duds.
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Half Way to Springtime 

At the ironically named "Coldest Day of the Year Ride", Saturday January 30, when it was about 5°C. Photo via Mary Jo Pollak

This has been an exceptional winter so far in Toronto. As I write this the current temperature is 10°C. There isn’t a speck of snow to be seen and a few of my morning bike commutes have felt more like Spring than the dead of winter. There have been a few very cold days (like -25 cold) but not many. It has mostly been “Seasonal” (read: normal) or unseasonably warm (read: abnormal). One unexpected result has been my health.
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