The AGO has a new logo, and this ... is it. Done by Toronto design overlord Bruce Mau, the new logo is -- well, to be honest, looking at it on the computer monitor like this is kind of giving me a headache. Or making me feel like I'm wearing those red and blue 3D glasses. I'm curious to see how it'll look when it's 100x this size.

Other than the cross-eyed feeling though, I kind of like this -- I think it's simple, but still interesting. Plus, in a year it's going to be so ubiquitous that we won't even remember what the old logo looked like. (Though if you're interested, here's a kind of neat logo retrospective that the AGO put together. I'm really liking the classiness of the 70s. (There's a sentence I never thought I'd type.))

We've been talking a bit about zoos this week, and we always love a good plastic bag discussion, and now here's something that combines both: a new art show at the Toronto Zoo that uses plastic bags to bring attention to the environmental issues facing the moon jellyfish.

Toronto Noir, which launched last night at the Gladstone, is exactly what I've been waiting for. It's a book of short stories set in Toronto, but the stories are plot-based and non-boring, and the Toronto is dark and dangerous -- but familiar too.

These are stories of murder, passion, betrayal, (and a little necrophilia, just for good measure. What up, George Elliott Clarke?) and they're grounded very firmly and specifically in Toronto -- Dundas Square, The Beach, Dufferin Mall, Yorkville, etc.

I remember once Bert Archer, a Toronto journalist writing in uTOpia: Towards A New Toronto, described Toronto as "a city which exists in no one's imagination". To which I would like to say: Bullshit.

There's something so satisfying about having someone say to you, "I like your t-shirt/bag/earrings" and being able to respond with, "Thanks, I made it myself!"

And sure, you look like a huge keener but still.

The Do-It-Yourself mentality is wide-spread these days. The internet has been a big part of that (especially recently, with monster blogs like Craft: and Make:), but DIYers start (and grow) in real-life communities.

And Toronto has built a great DIY community. From hobbyists to those who subscribe to a whole DIY lifestyle, do-it-yourself-ers keep coming together to pool their resources, skills and ideas.

Keep reading to discover some of the best DIY spots in Toronto.

I admit, it was the name 'Domestic Science' that made me want to see this multimedia show, on now at the Pentimento Fine Art Gallery in Leslieville.

Although it takes inspiration from many things, it's partly a tribute to Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor responsible for incandescent lightbulbs, AC power, and wireless (radio) technology. Today, partly because of Tesla, electricity is everywhere -- animating, communicating, and radiating in every part of our lives. This neat little show aims to illustrate that, in the words of Tesla himself, ""Whoever wishes to get a true appreciation of the greatness of our age should study the history of electrical development."

"What? They're MOVING?"

In just the few minutes I spent outside This Ain't The Rosedale Library, snapping the above photo, more than a dozen people walked by and stopped to exclaim over the sign. Yes, after the 22 years they've spent on Church Street, in the heart of The Village, the bookstore will be closing its doors as of May 31.

Keep reading for a bit about the current location, why they're leaving, and the plans for a new home (and focus) in Kensington Market.