Andrea goes to the Phoenix to see Three Days Grace. Weird, eh? Not only that but shouldn't there be an apostrophe in their name? Or is just plural, not possessive?

What the @#$&* is that…

Who knew that the corporate art world crushed hamsters? Apparently that's the case, according to an anonymous bottle artist.

June 22 - August 26 Bruce Davidson, Selections From New York : 1959-1992. “Bruce Davidson began photography at the age of ten in Oak Park , Illinois . As a youth, Davidson was given the freedom to explore the streets of the city alone with his camera and in 1949, at the age of 16, he won first prize in the Kodak National High School Competition.” Stephen Bulger Gallery 1026 Queen Street West.

Thursday, August 10, Toronto WordStage presents Paul Dutton, Kate Marshall Flaherty and Sky Gilbert, plus emerging writer/performer Louis Calabro. Cervejaria, 842 College Street (just west of Ossington), doors 7pm, readings 7:30pm, free.

Music4Change Rocks on Saturday, August 12 at the Kathedral, 651 Queen Street West. Doors open at 8pm. “Music4Change, which is officially affiliated with the AIDS conference, will help welcome the world and Torontonians to experience great music for a great cause. Lend your ears and minds to Music 4 Change!” Starring MC Friendly Rich, The Diableros, Kelly and the Kelly Girls, The Coast. These Electric Lives, In Support of Living.

The full title of the painting which inspired our magazine title is Homo sapiens, Lepidium sativum and Calliphora vomitoria - a wise man, some cress, and a bluebottle. It is the work of British artist Stuart Pearson Wright.

"At the end of the first sitting, the Prince inspected the work and exclaimed 'godzooks' or 'godzounds', the artist was too alarmed to remember which."