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Life
Six photos of everyday Toronto life in the Roaring Twenties
From Hanlan's Point to the CNE
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Culture
A closer look at the massive moon replica under the Gardiner Expressway
It was designed using high-res NASA imagery
Culture
Six photos that illustrate life in the Caribbean 100 years ago
The AGO hopes to put the entire collection on display in 2021
Culture
8 devastating breakup mementos from the Museum of Broken Relationships
Including a treasure map, a demonic bunny and a mysterious wig
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Culture
This Indigenous artist turned a houseboat into a floating work of art
The 40-foot pontoon was painted over the course of several days in June
Things To Do
The summer’s most spectacular cultural road trips
Including a theatrical cult classic, a massive music festival and a circus on ice
Things To Do
A Pride extravaganza, a boy band throwback and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of June 17
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Things To Do
A night with Billie Eilish, a spicy taco fest and six other things to see, hear, do and read in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of June 10
Things To Do
A new season of
The Handmaid’s Tale
, the return of Luminato and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of June 3
Things To Do
A night with Anderson .Paak, a massive burger festival and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of May 27
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Culture
Four clown-inspired portraits from
I’m Afraid of Men
author Vivek Shraya
Shraya drew inspiration from clowns and trauma for her latest series
Culture
Six gorgeous photos that show why Robert Mapplethorpe was a modern Michelangelo
Robert Mapplethorpe was photography's biggest rebel
Things To Do
A Tchaikovsky ballet, a massive flower market and five other things to see, hear, do and read in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of May 6
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Culture
A Michelle Obama book tour, a city-wide photography spectacular and seven other things to see, hear, read and do in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of April 29
Things To Do
A Cher extravaganza, a
Harry Potter
brunch and seven other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of April 22
Culture
Seven stunning vintage shots from a Victorian-era mother-daughter photography duo
They're two of the most famous Toronto photographers you've never heard of
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Things To Do
A Mariah Carey concert, a Percy Jackson–inspired musical and six other things to see, do and hear in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of March 18
Things To Do
A night with Robyn, a hypnotic juggling mash-up and six other things to see, hear, read and do in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of March 11
Culture
An
Alice in Wonderland
ballet, a
Mean Girls
revamp and nine other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of March 4
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A dazzling Ai Weiwei exhibit, a Leonard Cohen ballet and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of February 25
Things To Do
An amped-up Arkells show, an avant-garde film exhibit and five other things to see, do and hear in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of February 11
Things To Do
A soulful night with Emily King, a hotel-inspired circus spectacle and five other things to see and do in Toronto this week
Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of February 4
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Culture
Donté Colley’s emoji dance videos are exactly what the Internet needs right now
We round up some of Colley’s most uplifting posts to get you through your week
Culture
Eight fierce portraits of Toronto’s top drag queens
Photographer Quinton Cruickshanks discusses some of his favourite drag portraits
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Big Stories
Deep Dives
Turf War: Old money versus new money at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
For 148 years, the country’s oldest tennis club was an ivy-covered bastion of civility with a roster of like-minded, blue-blooded members. Then chaos erupted
Deep Dives
The Cult of Wellness: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect life
A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Here’s what it takes (and costs) to foster the ideal body and mind
Deep Dives
Michelin Men: Inside the making of LSL, Toronto’s wildly ambitious new fine-dining powerhouse
The $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about has three giant egos in the kitchen and one very rich benefactor calling the shots. If they don’t self-destruct, they may well produce something spectacular
Deep Dives
Inside Toronto’s explosion of bad dogs and worse owners
Boisterous, barky, humpy, mean: they’re everywhere and no one’s happy. Dispatches from the canine wars
Deep Dives
The Battle for Leslieville: Gentrification, opioids and murder in the city’s most divided neighbourhood
Last summer, when a stray bullet killed a young mother near the South Riverdale supervised consumption site, it sparked a vicious fight between area residents. One year later, tensions are high, neither side will back down and the overdose crisis rages on
Deep Dives
Scatterbrain: Inside the explosion of adult ADHD
Five years ago, hardly anyone was talking about adult ADHD. Now it’s all over social media, and self-diagnosis is rampant. How a complex neurological condition became the new superpower
Deep Dives
Who Earns What: The stories behind Toronto’s top salaries
From Olivia Chow to Galen Weston Jr. to Drake, here’s everything we could find on what the city’s biggest names are bringing home
Deep Dives
How the abuses of a small-town family doctor tore his community apart
Wameed Ateyah was the answer to Schomberg’s prayers: a family physician who took walk-ins, made house calls, gave to local charities. Then his dark secret was revealed
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024
This year’s winners include a tiny perfect snack bar, a Japanese listening lounge and a high-flying steakhouse. What they all have in common is a fanatical commitment to excellence
Deep Dives
How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel
In just two years, she’s published two runaway bestsellers, sold film rights to Prince Harry and Meghan, finished a third book—which hits shelves this month—and is well into her fourth. Here, she talks anti-romance snobbery, what makes a good sex scene and how sudden fame has changed her life
Deep Dives
The professor, the caregiver and the missing $30 million
Before he died, William Waters transferred his fortune to his wife’s caregiver. His lawyers say she coerced him. She says they were having an affair. The untold story of a scandalous estate battle
Deep Dives
The perilous lives of Canada’s international students
They come here for the promise of a good education and a better future. Then they discover the target on their backs
Deep Dives
My Psychotic Break: The postpartum nightmare no one talks about
After the birth of my first child, I split with reality. I had terrifying hallucinations, received messages from the spirit world and spent so much on New Age paraphernalia that I had to sell my house. A memoir on finding my way back to reality
Deep Dives
The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception
Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her
Cost of Living
City
This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?
“Ontario was too expensive, so we’re having our wedding in Mexico”
City
This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?
“I like fancy brunch and he likes dives—but all of it is expensive”
City
This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“I spent more than $4,000 on my cats last year”
City
This insurance analyst makes $62,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“Groceries are so expensive that I rely more on takeout”
House of the Week
Real Estate
House of the Week: $3.1 million for an Edwardian duplex in Little Portugal sitting on a massive commercial lot
The 3,800-square-foot property comes with Moroccan tiles, a meditation room, a backyard workshop and a tire swing
Real Estate
House of the Week: $3.7 million for a whimsical custom-built home backing onto an Etobicoke ravine
The 3,800-square-foot property comes with a sauna, a hot tub, cave-like walls and nature all over
Real Estate
House of the Week: $4.2 million for a new build by the Humber with a fireplace in a closet
The 3,900-square-foot property also comes with an elevator, a powder room with a swoosh sink and a playful blue laundry room
Real Estate
Surreal Estate: $6 million for a Rosedale Victorian with a bath fit for a temple
What property off Sherbourne would be complete without a floating fireplace, a 14-foot butcher block, smart-home tech and a deck built around a tree?
Real Estate
House of the Week: $5.5 million for a Lytton Park home with a cocktail lounge
The 5,200-square-foot property also comes with six bathrooms, automated everything, a ribbon staircase and a display for purses