The Queen B

“Her brand is Cylon couture, all frosty beauty and androgynous angles: structured vinyls, dramatic cut-outs, shoulders and hips as sharp as steak knives. ‘Brooke Lynn is inspired by Linda Evangelista, Brigitte Nielsen, Grace Jones,’ Hayhoe says. ‘I think of her as an otherworldly Amazon: tall, powerful, wealthy.’ Other queens have parlayed their drag into acting, music, comedy, burlesque. Brooke Lynn Hytes is going to be a supermodel.”

 

Emily Landau – Toronto Life – September 2019

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Troublemaker

“It was Keesmaat’s ‘I am Spartacus’ moment: in supporting the demolition of the Gardiner East, she was facing off against John Tory. The mayor had already championed a hybrid plan that would involve rebuilding the elevated deck, adding new on-off ramps and streamlining Lake Shore Boulevard east of the Don River, at a cost of $919 million. Removing that eastern portion, on the other hand, would only cost $416 million, leaving a half-billion in change to underwrite public transit and infrastructure, and generating an estimated $150 million in potential land sale profits. The moment the words left Keesmaat’s mouth, Twitter’s wonkish #topoli squadron erupted in ebullient praise. Urbanist demigods Richard Florida and Ken Greenberg also tweeted their support, lauding Keesmaat’s conviction.”

 

Emily Landau – Toronto Life – August 2015