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Best of Fall 2012: Michael Healey on mounting his controversial play Proud

Best of Fall 2012: Michael Healey on mounting his controversial play Proud

Playwright Michael Healey mounts his own production of Proud, the savage political satire that sparked a storm in the city’s...

The List: 10 things Brad Smith, current serial dater on The Bachelor Canada, can’t live without

The List: 10 things Brad Smith, current serial dater on The Bachelor Canada, can’t live without

1 | My university jersey I had a tumultuous football career at Queen’s. I tore my hamstring in second year, and it took me a...

Editor’s Letter (October 2012): Toronto’s daycare dilemma

Editor’s Letter (October 2012): Toronto’s daycare dilemma

The daycare my son used to attend, in the west end, was located in a building that was falling apart. His caregivers were the...

Q&A: Brydie Bethell, the latest lawyer to represent Omar Khadr, reveals her client’s post-Guantanamo plans

Q&A: Brydie Bethell, the latest lawyer to represent Omar Khadr, reveals her client’s post-Guantanamo plans

Omar Khadr has been detained at Guantanamo Bay since 2002 for killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. He hired you last year. Did...

Five things we learned about Kevin O’Leary from Report on Business’s scathing feature

Five things we learned about Kevin O’Leary from Report on Business’s scathing feature

Although Kevin O’Leary undoubtedly enjoys the spotlight, there are things the businessman and professional pot-stirrer would...

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.

One mom’s maddening search for childcare in a city where the daycare shortage is beyond critical

One mom’s maddening search for childcare in a city where the daycare shortage is beyond critical

When I moved back to Toronto from Berlin, a newly single mom, my first order of business was finding good, affordable childcare for my two boys. What I discovered was a daycare system on the verge of collapse

Where does Margaret Wente fall on the continuum of misbehaving journalists?

Where does Margaret Wente fall on the continuum of misbehaving journalists?

Since prominent Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente was accused of being more than a little sloppy in attributing sources last...

Philip Preville: Shark fins, pet store puppies, plastic bags—why Toronto city councillors like to ban things

Philip Preville: Shark fins, pet store puppies, plastic bags—why Toronto city councillors like to ban things

Rob Ford’s victories rarely last. In fact they only become more stunted as his mayoralty lurches along. For his opening salvo in...

Best of Fall 2012: the surprisingly funny appeal of Louis CK’s middle-aged libido

Best of Fall 2012: the surprisingly funny appeal of Louis CK’s middle-aged libido

Louis CK may be the most wanted man in comedy, with a rule-breaking sitcom that’s hailed as the best thing on television and a...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I let my negligent neighbour supervise my son?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I let my negligent neighbour supervise my son?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My six-year-old went to Cherry Beach with his best friend and his best friend’s mom. She let the boys go...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Who gets dibs on the Moss Park diamond—ball or cricket players?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Who gets dibs on the Moss Park diamond—ball or cricket players?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My friends and I went to play pickup baseball at Moss Park recently, and we encountered a crew of cricket...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I stop my bridesmaids from organizing a flash mob at my wedding?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I stop my bridesmaids from organizing a flash mob at my wedding?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I got word that my bridesmaids are organizing a surprise 50-person aisle dance for my wedding. Flash mobs...

Jan Wong: Why it’s time to talk about the elephant in the classroom—the Catholic school system

Jan Wong: Why it’s time to talk about the elephant in the classroom—the Catholic school system

Most Torontonians think the Catholic school system is antiquated, expensive and unfair. So why don’t politicians want to talk...

QUOTED: Doug Ford unleashes his best playground insults on reporters

QUOTED: Doug Ford unleashes his best playground insults on reporters

—Councillor Doug Ford, bringing a schoolyard flavour yesterday to the ongoing war between the Fords and the media during the...

Uber’s new weapon in the taxi-app battles: free cab rides

Of the several car-hailing apps that have launched in Toronto in the past year, Uber, an app that summons limos, town cars and now...

Rob Ford’s trip to Chicago, by the headlines

Rob Ford’s trip to Chicago, by the headlines

If anyone in Toronto was unaware that Rob Ford and a contingent of councillors and business types headed down to Chicago this...

A BlackBerry outage strikes during iPhone launch week—for the second year in a row

Earlier today, Research in Motion’ s U.K. branch acknowledged that users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa were having...

Five reactions to Rob Ford’s football scandal: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Five reactions to Rob Ford’s football scandal: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

The explosive allegations that Rob Ford has been using city resources and staff for the youth football team he coaches have kept...

12 evening gowns made of toilet paper at the 2012 Cashmere fashion show

12 evening gowns made of toilet paper at the 2012 Cashmere fashion show

Every year, Cashmere teams up with Canadian designers to produce a collection of extravagant garments made out of what everyone...

QUOTED: Is David Miller deliberately mocking Rob Ford?

QUOTED: Is David Miller deliberately mocking Rob Ford?

—Former mayor David Miller, in response to a question from the Toronto Standard about whether he is enjoying life as a private...

Spotlight: Jamie Travis, the director of the new R-rated comedy For A Good Time, Call...

Spotlight: Jamie Travis, the director of the new R-rated comedy For A Good Time, Call...

Travis’s film about phone sex and friendship has people talking (dirty) Jamie Travis made his name with a handful of...

Kudos to the Toronto Sun for its latest Photoshopping job on Rob and Doug Ford

Kudos to the Toronto Sun for its latest Photoshopping job on Rob and Doug Ford

We often give the Toronto Sun a tough time, so fairness dictates that we also give them credit where credit is due. And credit is...

The three biggest corporate cash hoarders in Toronto (and what we imagine they’re doing with the dough)

The three biggest corporate cash hoarders in Toronto (and what we imagine they’re doing with the dough)

Last month, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney accused corporate Canada of hoarding hundreds of billions of dollars of “dead...

Q&A: we ask TDSB director Chris Spence if specialized schools are becoming too specialized

Q&A: we ask TDSB director Chris Spence if specialized schools are becoming too specialized

TDSB director Chris Spence is launching a series of public elementary academies, each focused on singing, wellness or leadership...

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