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Toronto GIF Showdown: Rob Ford puking versus a crazed Blue Jays fan

Toronto GIF Showdown: Rob Ford puking versus a crazed Blue Jays fan

Yesterday saw the birth of two new GIFs that are sure to take their places in the Toronto GIF Hall of Fame next to classics like...

Spotlight: former teen heartthrob Jason Priestley stars in David Mamet’s theatrical scorcher Race

Spotlight: former teen heartthrob Jason Priestley stars in David Mamet’s theatrical scorcher Race

Jason Priestley spent the ’90s playing the unimpeachably noble high schooler Brandon Walsh on the ur–teen drama Beverly...

The List: 10 things singer-songwriter Sarah Slean can’t live without

The List: 10 things singer-songwriter Sarah Slean can’t live without

1 | My mini paints I got these when I was on tour in Stockholm in 2004. They’re the perfect size for travelling. I like to do a...

The Blue Jays—along with the rest of Toronto—are pumped for the season ahead

The Blue Jays—along with the rest of Toronto—are pumped for the season ahead

Toronto’s baseball fans and sportswriters engage in a ritual burst of optimism about the Blue Jays’ chances every April...

See, Hear, Read: April’s best movie, music and book release

See, Hear, Read: April’s best movie, music and book release

In Chile’s first-ever Oscar nominee for best foreign language film, Mexican hunk Gael García Bernal stars as a hotshot...

Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features the monster cottages of Muskoka versus the resistance. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Great Offices: a digital design agency’s ultra-playful King West digs

Great Offices: a digital design agency’s ultra-playful King West digs

What: OneMethod, a digital design agency whose portfolio includes Wrigley, Moosehead, Nokia, Quiznos and Nestlé Where: The early...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour roots through my recycling bin. Can I ask her to stop?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour roots through my recycling bin. Can I ask her to stop?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My neighbour is a total eco-Nazi. She leads an enviro group and hosts a regular Skype chat on carbon...

Great Offices: Torys’ gallery-like headquarters at Wellington and York

Great Offices: Torys’ gallery-like headquarters at Wellington and York

What: Famed corporate law firm Torys’ Toronto headquarters Where: The soaring steel and glass Toronto-Dominion Centre at...

Sunshine List: how much Rob Ford, Paul Godfrey and Chris Spence earned in 2012

Sunshine List: how much Rob Ford, Paul Godfrey and Chris Spence earned in 2012

Each year, Queen’s Park releases the sunshine list, a catalogue of all the Ontario public servants who made $100,000 or...

Jesse Brown: How to get a university education without paying tuition—or changing out of your PJs

Jesse Brown: How to get a university education without paying tuition—or changing out of your PJs

The proliferation of online courses means anyone can get a world-class education for free. It’s all about upending the fusty old...

Reaction Roundup: city hall insiders respond to allegations that Rob Ford has a drinking problem

Reaction Roundup: city hall insiders respond to allegations that Rob Ford has a drinking problem

The Toronto Star created a city-wide firestorm when its story about Rob Ford’ s alleged drinking problem hit newsstands...

The Amazing Adventures of Michael Snow: an uncensored history of Toronto’s most notorious art star

The Amazing Adventures of Michael Snow: an uncensored history of Toronto’s most notorious art star

One afternoon last summer, Michael Snow stood on an upper floor of the Sheraton hotel examining his latest creation from a...

The Toronto Star asks: does Rob Ford have a drinking problem?

The Toronto Star asks: does Rob Ford have a drinking problem?

The Toronto Star took aim at Rob Ford once again this morning with a lengthy story alleging that the mayor struggles to control...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do we tell our otherwise perfect babysitter that drinking on the job isn’t cool?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do we tell our otherwise perfect babysitter that drinking on the job isn’t cool?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My wife and I discovered the parenting Holy Grail: a babysitter who’s punctual, affordable and amazing with...

Introducing: the Toronto Zoo’s new panda couple

Introducing: the Toronto Zoo’s new panda couple

After twelve years of planning, a pair of giant pandas on long-term loan from China’s Chongqing Zoo finally touched down in...

The Argument: Bestselling novelist Claire Messud returns with The Woman Upstairs, a book that dares to make art out of middle age

The Argument: Bestselling novelist Claire Messud returns with The Woman Upstairs, a book that dares to make art out of middle age

I’m over 40, yet much of my pop culture consumption of late has concerned precocious young people. I am surrounded by...

See, Hear, Read: March’s best movie, music and book release

See, Hear, Read: March’s best movie, music and book release

Derek Cianfrance did the small and intimate thing in his acclaimed 2010 film, Blue Valentine, about a relationship going belly-up...

Is the Toronto casino dead? Politicos weigh in

Is the Toronto casino dead? Politicos weigh in

The chances of a splashy Toronto casino slimmed significantly yesterday when premier Kathleen Wynne nixed a plan to give the city...

Q&A: Toronto’s chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat on public transit, The Voice and taking a pay cut

Q&A: Toronto’s chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat on public transit, The Voice and taking a pay cut

You left a rather prosperous job as a partner at a private firm six months ago to become Toronto’s chief planner, and you took a...

Girlfriends for Hire: the rules of Toronto’s new sugar daddy economy

Girlfriends for Hire: the rules of Toronto’s new sugar daddy economy

Olivia dates rich older men in exchange for gifts and money. She doesn’t consider it prostitution. In her mind, and in the minds...

Editor's Letter (April 2013): why the digital age requires new and unorthodox office spaces

Editor’s Letter (April 2013): why the digital age requires new and unorthodox office spaces

Shayne Hughes, the CEO of a California-based business consultancy called Learning as Leadership, recently put a moratorium on...

Quoted: Rob Ford on a horrific consequence of councillor term limits

Quoted: Rob Ford on a horrific consequence of councillor term limits

–Mayor Rob Ford, who served three terms as councillor for Etobicoke’s Ward 2, on one of the reasons he thinks voters, rather...

Quoted: Clayton Ruby isn’t over the Rob Ford conflict-of-interest case

– Clayton Ruby, the high-profile lawyer who nearly got Rob Ford booted from office, on why he’s asking the Supreme Court of...

Already-pricey Maple Leafs tickets are getting more expensive

Already-pricey Maple Leafs tickets are getting more expensive

The Maple Leafs may already have the NHL’s most expensive tickets (by a whopping 50 per cent), but that isn’t stopping Maple...

Cost of Living

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We try to maximize our rewards by using various credit cards plus PC Optimum”

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

“I love a good bargain, so I shop at No Frills”

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“Groceries are our biggest monthly expense after rent”

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

Manpreet Badyal moved from Delhi to Vancouver to Toronto in search of success

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

Business analyst and budding TikTok investment guru Chaeeun Lee hopes to visit 50 countries before she turns 30

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Investing in mental health is important. I have an unlimited membership at Othership in Yorkville”

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

“It was hard to accept financial aid from my parents, but it actually brought us closer together”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

She gets flowers, gifts and breakfast in bed; I get a lousy grill brush. Am I wrong to feel slighted?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat , What’s the etiquette for EV charging? A few weeks ago, I finally found a spot in my neighbourhood to juice...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I'm a hoarder, but I'm a collector

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I’m a collector

He’s started quoting Marie Kondo and insisting that I get rid of my “emotional support tchotchkes.” How can I get him to back off?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

They’ve asked us not to shower after 11 p.m. because of “pipe whistling.” Is this normal?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

I can’t help being embarrassed every time I sheepishly walk past the eye rollers in the regular queue

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

He’s preaching the virtues of sobriety on TikTok but still crushing six-packs every weekend, and the hypocrisy is getting on my nerves. Should I call him out?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

I actually don’t mind the return-to-office mandate, but it seems like so much working from home has caused my fellow employees’ self-awareness to atrophy