Life

Real Weddings: Inside a laid-back Mediterranean island ceremony

Featuring a fishing boat entrance by the bride, a Greek bouzouki band and a taverna-style meal

Dr. Ali Mazalek on founding TMU’s Synaesthetic Media Lab and bridging the gap between the physical and digital

Plus, how human-computer interaction design serves each and every one of us

Great Escapes: Five Torontonians on their most memorable, meaningful getaways since the before times

Including a honeymoon in the Italian Dolomites, a chef finding his roots in Jamaica and a filmmaker seeking serenity in Japan

“I was burnt out and needed time alone, so I headed to Kyoto for some serenity”: Views from filmmaker Chandler Levack’s Japanese retreat

Featuring a film-festival premiere, a traditional nude spa experience and a musical bamboo grove

“I spent hours admiring the light coming through the stained glass”: Views from Nobu Adilman’s Spanish flight

Featuring straight vermouth, Gothic architecture and a 15-metre human tower

“I’d always wanted to travel with my kids. After my cancer diagnosis, I couldn’t put it off”: Views from sportscaster Jamie Campbell’s European tour

Featuring Buckingham Palace, Vimy Ridge and WWE wrestler Chris Jericho

“I hope learning about our roots is something that stays with my sons”: Views from chef Craig Wong’s Jamaican reunion

Featuring a whole roast goat, fresh island produce and the world’s best KFC

“The sunrises over the Dolomites were breathtaking”: Views from actor Sarah Gadon’s Italian honeymoon

Featuring mountain hikes, a celebrity chef and vintage Italian home-reno supplies

Peter Herrndorf was a dream publisher, my boss and my friend

I worked with him at Toronto Life in the late 1980s and early 1990s and marvelled at his passion for arts and media in this country. In his 82 years on the planet, he did more for Canadian culture than probably anyone alive

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

Our struggle to start a family had become harrowing and expensive. Then the unthinkable happened—twice