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The Nonsense Art of Suda51

With provocative games like No More Heroes and Lollipop Chainsaw, Goichi Suda has been likened to a punk and an exploitation artist. But Michael Thomsen argues that his surreal oeuvre resists easy characterizations and must be likened to nonsense.

Ball Locked

Toronto’s new silver ball hideout, The Pinball Café, hints at a nicer, hipper future of city arcades in a home-console world.

The Quizmaster

It takes a lot of smarts to win at pub trivia, but what about the host? Filipe Salgado follows Toronto’s most beloved Quizmaster, and gains insight into how this descendant of television quiz shows is built to be lost gracefully.

Folded Into Ourselves

One of the iPhone’s simplest ideas makes a difficult proposition on architecture. Kyle Chayka explains why Rem Koolhaas might love Tiny Tower.

Poisonous Paragraphs

The transgender community has found an unlikely folk hero in Poison, a sexed-up Street Fighter character. Jason Johnson traces her murky evolution from concept sketch to rallying point.