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Wherein we get the story behind the rogue autograph-seeker at the Madonna press conference
The rumour mill has been constantly churning regarding the Material Girl’s behavior at TIFF, ever since a rogue fan somehow...
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Culture
Nadine Labaki’s Where Do We Go Now? wins the Cadillac People’s Choice Award—but will it be Oscar bait?
And that’s a wrap. The official closing ceremony for the 36 annual Toronto International Film Festival took place at the Four...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Maggie Gyllenhaal talks about the female experience at the press conference for Hysteria
The press conference for Hysteria, which chronicles the invention of the vibrator, elicited giggles, guffaws, awkward pauses and...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: James Gandolfini, Saoirse Ronan and Alexis Bledel on the red carpet for the gala presentation of Violet and Daisy
When James Gandolfini walks the red carpet, he does so like Tony Soprano: he gets in, gets the job done and gets out (but he still...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy on the red carpet for the gala presentation of Hysteria
Considering Hysteria is a film about vibrators, the premiere’s red carpet last night at Roy Thompson Hall was a surprisingly...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Nicolas Cage has the assembled media eating out of his hand at the press conference for Joel Schumacher’s Trespass
When Nicolas Cage is in the room, it’s impossible to look anywhere else (really). From the moment he sat down, answering...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Jennifer Garner and Olivia Wilde walk the red carpet for Butter
The gala presentation of Butter at Roy Thomson Hall last night was all about the ladies. Little Yara Shahidi kicked off the...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Adam Brody, Greta Gerwig and Analeigh Tipton join Whit Stillman at the red carpet for Damsels in Distress
The wind whipping down Yonge Street yesterday afternoon wreaked havoc on the hemlines of the Damsels in Distress ladies, in the...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick at the 50/50 red carpet gala
He may have been conspicuously absent from the 50/50 press conference yesterday afternoon (apparently, he was stuck in traffic on...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: the Ten Year red carpet gala features a lot of pretty young things posing for the camera
We learned something last night at the gala presentation for Ten Year at the Ryerson Theatre: ensemble cast movies about high...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Seth Rogen, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anna Kendrick at the 50/50 press conference
The unmistakable and infectious chuckle of Seth Rogen could be heard from backstage a full 10 minutes before yesterday’s press...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Ethan Hawke—and, yes, Dave Matthews—at The Woman in the Fifth red carpet
The absence of Kristin Scott Thomas from the gala presentation of The Woman in the Fifth made for a pretty thin red carpet at the...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Rachel Weisz looks gorgeous on the red carpet for The Deep Blue Sea
The Brits took to the red carpet at the TIFF Bell Lightbox yesterday for the gala presentation of The Deep Blue Sea . Director...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Gerard Butler delights his fans with ridiculous antics at the Machine Gun Preacher red carpet gala
The premiere of Machine Gun Preacher yesterday at Roy Thomson Hall turned out to be a roisterous affair, as Gerard Butler pulled...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Francis Ford Coppola and Val Kilmer (and Val Kilmer’s hair) at the red carpet gala for Twixt
Sometimes it can be a touch awkward when a man used to being behind the camera gets out in front of it. Case in point: Francis...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: a coterie of pretty young things at the Martha Marcy May Marlene gala
A parade of churlish youth walked the red carpet yesterday at the premiere of Martha Marcy May Marlene. Brady Corbet refused to...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Geoffrey Rush and Alexandra Schepisi walk the red carpet at the gala presentation of The Eye of the Storm
The premiere of The Eye of the Storm at the Winter Garden Theatre yesterday afternoon was a relatively subdued affair compared...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman hold court at the press conference for Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz
The press conference for Sarah Polley’ s Take This Waltz was an uproarious mix of masturbation humour and Jewish...
Culture
QUOTED: Seth Rogen on how he approached his turn as a dramatic lead in Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz
— A clearly annoyed—and deeply sarcastic— Seth Rogen responding to reporters’ repeat questions on how he changed his...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: George Clooney continues to lay on the charm at The Descendants press conference
George Clooney , such a charmer. When dealing with the press, the actor, it seems, has one persona and one persona only: jovial...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Robert De Niro, Clive Owen and Jason Statham at the Killer Elite red carpet
Compared to Friday night’s Brangelina -induced hysteria, yesterday afternoon’s red carpet presentation of Killer Elite was...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt at the red carpet gala for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Hold on, did we see Ewan McGregor in MC Hammer pants and combat boots last night? Uh, yes, we did. Really, thank goodness for...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Ryan Gosling and Bryan Cranston at the red carpet presentation of Drive
The Gos is everywhere! Seriously, is this guy the new Hollywood "it" kid or what? At yesterday’s premiere for George Clooney’...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Kirsten Dunst, Alexander Skarsgård and Kiefer Sutherland at the red carpet gala for Melancholia
Kiefer Sutherland provided a little Can-Con at the Ryerson Theatre last night for the early evening premiere of Lars von Trier’...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Fall 2024
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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 actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“I’ve spent almost $5,000 on my dog this year”
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”
House of the Week
Real Estate
House of the Week: $4.3 million for a quirky detached near Yonge and Eglinton that was won in a lottery
The 4,000-square-foot property comes with an elevator, two laundry rooms, a three-tier backyard and four bedrooms
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?