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Best of Fall 2012: Deepa Mehta’s dream project, a movie version of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children

Best of Fall 2012: Deepa Mehta’s dream project, a movie version of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children

When Salman Rushdie visited Toronto on a 2008 book tour, he dropped in on his old friend Deepa Mehta, whom he’d met when she was...

Best of Fall 2012: After years of playing the reclusive literary genius, Alice Munro is back with a new collection of stories

Best of Fall 2012: After years of playing the reclusive literary genius, Alice Munro is back with a new collection of stories

The 81-year-old Alice Munro has been publishing short stories for nearly half a century, and she keeps getting better, sharpening...

Roberta Bondar, Jamie Kennedy and seven others discuss The Art of the City at the latest Walrus Talk

Roberta Bondar, Jamie Kennedy and seven others discuss The Art of the City at the latest Walrus Talk

Last week at the AGO, the Walrus Foundation convened nine prominent Torontonians— Midnight’s Children director Deepha...

Reaction Roundup: Oxford’s $3-billion development proposal for Front Street (which includes a casino)

Reaction Roundup: Oxford’s $3-billion development proposal for Front Street (which includes a casino)

The city’s councillors and columnists are now debating the benefits and drawbacks of the second downtown mega-plan to be...

Best of Fall 2012: graphic novelist Seth on illustrating the autobiography of Lemony Snicket

Best of Fall 2012: graphic novelist Seth on illustrating the autobiography of Lemony Snicket

The stylishly retro graphic novelist Seth illustrates the fictional autobiography of kid lit superstar Lemony Snicket...

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.

VIDEO: Rob Ford gets Gangnam Styled

Sure, this video is pure Internet silliness, but we couldn’t help but laugh at the awkwardness of Rob Ford trying to pretend not...

Best of Fall 2012: the season’s top five concerts, from Dan Deacon to Leonard Cohen

Best of Fall 2012: the season’s top five concerts, from Dan Deacon to Leonard Cohen

(Images: Bunnett by Getty Images; Deacon by Shawn Brackbill; Cohen courtesy of Leonard Cohen; Nagano by Felix Broede; Austra...

Cute dogs with mohawks, extensions and (temporary) tattoos at the third annual Paws for the Cause gala

Cute dogs with mohawks, extensions and (temporary) tattoos at the third annual Paws for the Cause gala

In an earlier, simpler time, puppies wearing cute outfits were enough to attract attention all by themselves. But with pet...

Best of Fall 2012: five of the season’s most anticipated blockbusters

Best of Fall 2012: five of the season’s most anticipated blockbusters

(Images: From top, courtesy of Alliance Films; Weinstein Co.; Warner Bros.; 20th Century Fox Film Corporation; and Newline)

Best of Fall 2012: opera-star-in-waiting Ambur Braid keeps audiences on their toes in Die Fledermaus

Best of Fall 2012: opera-star-in-waiting Ambur Braid keeps audiences on their toes in Die Fledermaus

Ambur Braid’s warm sheen of a voice, not to mention her sheer gorgeousness, have landed the young soprano a big, juicy part in...

Best of Fall 2012: Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral, a cold, hard and creepy look at celebrity worship

Best of Fall 2012: Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral, a cold, hard and creepy look at celebrity worship

Your movie is set in a futuristic society where people pay to have viruses implanted in them. Yeah, the main character, Syd...

Best of Fall 2012: Gordon Lightfoot makes a triumphant return to his favourite concert hall

Best of Fall 2012: Gordon Lightfoot makes a triumphant return to his favourite concert hall

You’ve played Massey Hall more than 150 times in your career, the most solo appearances of any performer. What is it about...

QUOTED: Mel Lastman rates Rob Ford’s intelligence

QUOTED: Mel Lastman rates Rob Ford’s intelligence

—former mayor Mel Lastman, with a jab at Rob Ford (and a simultaneous mini-dig at himself as well). Unlike Ford’s direct...

Best of Fall 2012: Evan Penny’s mind-bending body sculptures at the AGO

Best of Fall 2012: Evan Penny’s mind-bending body sculptures at the AGO

In his industrial warehouse studio near Dupont and Dufferin, Evan Penny uses silicone, paint, aluminum frames and real hair to...

Best of Fall 2012: the season’s must-see stage shows

Best of Fall 2012: the season’s must-see stage shows

(Images: from top: courtesy of Justin Rutledge; by Keith Beaty/Getstock; by Cylla Von Tiedemann; by Paul Kolnik; by Tim Matheson)

Best of Fall 2012: ten of the season’s top gallery shows

Best of Fall 2012: ten of the season’s top gallery shows

The art world’s most anticipated shows from upstarts and old masters See all ten shows »

Best of Fall 2012: five of this fall’s best books, from Zadie Smith to Rawi Hage

Best of Fall 2012: five of this fall’s best books, from Zadie Smith to Rawi Hage

Best of Fall 2012: the five best bets from fall’s deluge of TV premieres

Best of Fall 2012: the five best bets from fall’s deluge of TV premieres

(Images: 1 and 4 courtesy of CTV; 2 courtesy of CBC; 3 courtesy of Shaw Media; 5 by Thomas Langley)

Best of Fall 2012: Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt and R. Murray Schafer kick off Soundstreams’ 30th anniversary season

Best of Fall 2012: Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt and R. Murray Schafer kick off Soundstreams’ 30th anniversary season

The Soundstreams series kicks off its 30th year with a concert featuring new work by a trio of modern music gods. soundstreams.ca...

Reason to Love Toronto: because Maple Leaf Gardens’ return to glory is about more than just hockey

Reason to Love Toronto: because Maple Leaf Gardens’ return to glory is about more than just hockey

After the Maple Leafs pulled up stakes for the Air Canada Centre in 1999, the Grand Old Lady of Carlton Street sat vacant for 10...

GALLERY: Issy Sharp and Daniel Boulud cut the ribbon on the new Four Seasons Hotel

GALLERY: Issy Sharp and Daniel Boulud cut the ribbon on the new Four Seasons Hotel

Fittingly, the Four Seasons, Toronto’s homegrown hotel chain, capped the recent parade of luxury lodgings openings in the...

Party Pages: Artists, philanthropists and Margaret Atwood at the Art of Time Ensemble Salon

Party Pages: Artists, philanthropists and Margaret Atwood at the Art of Time Ensemble Salon

We’re fairly sure that having a piano quartet playing in the living room is a normal after-supper digestive for many Rosedale...

Party Pages: Martin Sheen, Jennifer Hudson and Steven Page hit Fort York for the 2012 Bliss Ball

Party Pages: Martin Sheen, Jennifer Hudson and Steven Page hit Fort York for the 2012 Bliss Ball

Guests at the Bliss Ball benefit for Sick Kids Hospital on Saturday at Fort York certainly got a bang for their 1,500 bucks per...

Money Talks: 10 Toronto celebrities who command five-figure speaking fees

Money Talks: 10 Toronto celebrities who command five-figure speaking fees

Earlier this week, Wayne Gretzky was in town talking, oddly enough, about investment strategy. Apparently, The Great One isn’t...

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