In the movies, pizza is most often portrayed as fuel for teenaged stoners, but this new supercut proves its range is quite a bit wider. Some favourites: the immortal “turbo Ginsu” scene from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1:58); an affronted restaurateur exclaiming “This is not a pizzeria!” in the Italian neorealist classic The Bicycle Thief (3:38); and Sandra Bullock dreamily ordering a pie online way back in 1995 in The Net (3:54). Warning: this video may make you go out and pick up a slice after work. [h/t Buzzfeed]
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Reaction Roundup: Rob Ford befriends an owl and reporters get excited
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Rob Ford visited the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show yesterday, where he showed off his well-honed fishing skills, fired a gun and got spooked by a possum (we don’t blame him: those things are creepy). The mayor was in a jovial mood, clearly enjoying being the centre of attention for something that doesn’t involve a court appearance. Judging by the onslaught of articles, photos, tweets and videos from city hall watchers, they liked it too. Or, at the very least, they worked out that Ford + animals = funny, and decided to capitalize on the opportunity (naturally, so did we).
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VIDEO: Watch Jennifer McLagan peel lamb’s testicles with Matty Mattheson
The last time the words “sizzle reel” were deployed on TorontoLife.com, they were in reference to Lake Shore, the ill-advised GTA-based Jersey Shore takeoff that thankfully never got off the ground. This time, we’re happy to say the promotional video is for Odd Bits, a spin-off of Jennifer McLagan’s hit offal cookbook from last year. In the clip, McLagan is shown preparing testicles—yes, testicles—with Parts and Labour’s Matty Matheson (after demonstrating to the tattooed chef the proper peeling technique, she actually drops the groaner, “Takes a girl to know how to handle testicles”). McLagan tells us that she shot a pilot for the show this summer, which also features segments at Beast with Scott Vivian (water buffalo tongue, heart and marrow) and Buca with Rob Gentile (blood). Here’s hoping it gets picked up—while we doubt home cooks would actually make too many of the recipes, the demonstrations should make for good, squirm-inducing TV.
VIDEO: Watch this naked man show off Gotstyle’s new Skype shopping service
Toronto men’s retailer Gotstyle has launched a video shopping service for the very busy (or the very lazy). Here’s how it works: customers call in using Skype or FaceTime and tell in-store consultants what they’re looking for; the staff then pull pieces and hold them up to the camera for approval. If you make your purchase before 2 p.m., Gotstyle will bike-courier your loot anywhere in Toronto by the end of the workday (the shopping service is free, but the courier costs $10). Though it all sounds a little look-at-me-I’m-too-important-to-actually-go-to-the-store, the service could be handy if post-work plans suddenly change. Or, as the commercial above shows, in a few other sticky situations.
VIDEO: Rob Ford gets Gangnam Styled
Sure, this video is pure Internet silliness, but we couldn’t help but laugh at the awkwardness of Rob Ford trying to pretend not to notice a Psy copycat doing the horse-riding “Gangnam Style” dance two feet in front of him. Enjoy. [h/t Toronto Star]
VIDEO: A wonderfully bizarre Yelp review of Schnitzel Queen read by a real actor
The Real Actors Read Yelp series, which has been making the rounds of the food blogopshere for a couple months, hit Toronto 12 hours ago with this hilarious reading by Darren Goldstein of a review of Schnitzel Queen. It starts: “I heard there was a dead guy found in a crawlspace on Parliament Street. But two or three blocks away from that dead guy is a delightful lil place called the schnitzel queen.” It only gets better from there.
VIDEO: Watch Toronto Life’s online editor talk star-spotting and celebrity gossip at TIFF 2012
Our online editor Andrew Wallace appeared on Global’s The Morning Show bright and early yesterday morning to talk all things TIFF, offering intel on the latest celebrity sightings and dishing on all the news from the ultra-exclusive, star-studded social club Soho House. Check out the clip for more!
VIDEO: watch a hot dog fly into space and then land and then get eaten
These are wondrous times to be alive. Behold: the proprietors of San Francisco’s Zog’s Dogs launched a humble hot dog, bun and all, into near orbit recently, and watched as it came crashing down to earth. They then ate it. Wondrous times indeed. [h/t Eater]
Watch a naked Jose Bautista swing his baseball bat (almost NSFW)
Don’t worry about Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista getting ribbed in the clubhouse for his second-place finish at the home run derby. His teammates will be too busy mocking him for this behind-the-scenes video of his nude photo shoot with ESPN. The video, a teaser for ESPN Magazine’s annual Body Issue, shows Joey Bats getting made up and slathered with lotion before swinging a bat in the buff for the cameras. He says that, though he’s proud of his body, the experience was unnerving: “It’s always a little bit awkward when you haven’t done something before, especially when you have to do it with no clothes on.” Even more so when the entire Internet can watch you do it. [ESPN]
VIDEO: Steve Jobs as a drug-dealing murderer (in this news cartoon about RIM)
This animated slap in Research In Motion’s face comes courtesy of Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese studio also responsible for that legendary Elin Nordegren versus Tiger Woods cartoon. The minute-long animation gives a very loose interpretation of RIM’s rise and fall. For instance, Steve Jobs is cast as a crack dealer and gangland assassin. And he takes out an anthropomorphized BlackBerry in a drive-by shooting. Despite the jerky animation and kooky soundtrack, we found ourselves feeling sorry for Canada’s poor, fallen smart phone. [h/t Toronto Star]
Video: TD Bank jumps on the “It Gets Better” train—as a business decision
TD Bank has made a video for Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better Project” in support of LGBT youth, and they’re the first of Canada’s big banks to do so (a mere 20 months after the project launched). In TD’s contribution, LGBT employees describe the horrific bullying they endured in high school and introduce the friends and family members who helped them through. At the end, CEO Ed Clark appeals to viewers to “make it better” for gay men and women who find themselves in hostile social environments. While it’s great to hear one of Canada’s biggest financial powerhouses speaking up for LGBT rights, even TD has admitted the decision to make the video was not solely a moral one: spokesperson Scott Mullin told the Globe and Mail, “We see it not just as a nice thing to do, but a critical thing to do for us as a company positioning ourselves for the future,” adding that TD hopes to be the bank of choice for an increasingly diverse population. With comments like “Best bank in the world hands down!!!”and “Wow! I’m changing banks,” pouring in from the YouTube community, the marketing strategy already appears to be working.
Andy Byford writes an icy memo to TTC employees
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The TTC has had a few customer service embarrassments over the last few years (workers texting on the road, leaving their routes to pick up snacks and so on) but two within a few days is pretty bad. Last week, a TTC driver was videoed using a cellphone while piloting a subway, then days later, another was caught reading a newspaper while driving a streetcar. TTC chief exec and tough-talking clean freak Andy Byford is not happy about the blunders and released a scathing memo to staff this morning, voicing his displeasure.
Justin Bieber would really, really like to be your boyfriend
Judging by the lyrics to Justin Bieber’s freshly launched single “Boyfriend,” he would like to be your boyfriend, and he’ll never let you go. Also, if he “was your boy,” he’d be calling you his girlfriend (well, obviously). Toss in a presumably insincere plea for women to “give him a chance,” and somehow this is a skyrocketing hit (somehow). Dear crazy fans, the Biebz is pandering to you as eager, aggressive Biebaholics who would likely cry at his touch—he even says in this song that he has money to blow, and that is your doing (we certainly aren’t preventing him from earning money by writing this either).
