February 15, 2009

What can I say about February? It's one of those contentious months with staggered reading weeks so university students don't throw throw themselves off of the Bloor street viaduct, Valentine's Day meets love-holiday-haters everywhere (does anyone actually buy those cheesy Hallmark bears?) and Family Day touts its obvious holiday mandate of helping those stragglers beat the last residues of seasonal depression. February just seems to anticipate its own end in a sunnier Spring, and is always trying to make up for itself, for its own impossiblity:

Luckily for us in Toronto, there are great cures for the Februaries all over the place. Whether it's walls of Garry Taxali, Monstrous Affections, Winterlicious, launches for hand-made books, or blockbuster cinema to cure the breakup blues, there's some sort of art-crutch for all of us. February may be drabber than its weather, but it challenges us to get our rocks off in more vibrant and interesting ways.

This issue features new faces, a couple of really funny interviews, delicious food, and beautiful artwork:

We hope you enjoy it!

Karen Correia Da Silva
Editor-in-Chief
Steel Bananas