Eye Weekly
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Eye Weekly is an alternative newsweekly newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
It is owned by Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star, and is currently part of their Metroland division. It has been published since October 10, 1991. The content was first posted online via Usenet in March, 1994, and its website launched in October, 1994. As of 2005 it claims an audited circulation of 306,000 people.
The founding managing editor was offbeat Toronto Star writer William Burrill. Burrill was replaced in 1993 by Bill Reynolds, previously the music editor, while Burrill stayed on as a columnist until returning to the Toronto Star in 1998. Reynolds was fired in 2002, replaced by Catharine Tunnacliffe, who was previously the film editor. Tunnacliffe took leave in late 2005, with her duties assumed by editorial director Alan A. Vernon and senior editor Stuart Berman.
Prominent columnists at various points through the newspaper's life have included Gregory Boyd Bell, Denise Benson, Andrew Clark, Gemma Files, Sky Gilbert, Bob Hunter, Bruce LaBruce, Donna Lypchuk, Chris "C.J." O'Connor, Gord Perks, Sasha, John Sewell and Marc Weisblott.
Jason Anderson, currently a film reviewer and columnist, is the only contributor who has regularly appeared in the publication since its first few weeks of existence.
Gareth Lind's comic strip Weltschmerz and Matthew Blackett's comic strip m@b appear in the paper each week.
The publication has boasted three distinct logos, amidst a sometimes awkward transition from a mostly irreverent alternative newsweekly focused on acerbic commentary and rock and roll, to an emphasis on youthful gay and nightlife subcultures, then a renewed focus on cinema and municipal issues. The latest incarnation, unveiled on October 27, 2005, features a fashion-conscious design, more graphics and less emphasis on news. John Sewell, who had written a column on local city issues since 1999 was dropped from the newspaper.
While originally known as eYe WEEKLY, and later identified as just plain eye, the publication's name is now formally spelled Eye Weekly.
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