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Jesse Brown: Why smart phones in the classroom equals smarter kids

Jesse Brown: Why smart phones in the classroom equals smarter kids

Fears of cyber-cheating and sexting in school are so last year When Dalton McGuinty suggested in September 2010 that cellphones...

Episode 2 of Shit Girls Say has arrived—without Juliette Lewis

Episode one of Shit Girls Say exploded and has already hit over four million views, and today was the launch of the follow-up. A...

Reaction roundup: analysts on RIM and Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis’s $1 salaries

Reaction roundup: analysts on RIM and Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis’s $1 salaries

Despite its frequent and public thrashings, Research in Motion still had to stand before investors to dish on its dismal third...

Ryan Gosling hates McDonald’s and asks the company to “stop clowning around”

Ryan Gosling hates McDonald’s and asks the company to “stop clowning around”

An undercover video was released in November that documented the cruelty hens face at Sparboe Egg Farms, who, until recently, were...

Rob Ford isn’t asked tough questions, but doesn’t really tell the truth anyway

Rob Ford isn’t asked tough questions, but doesn’t really tell the truth anyway

The Toronto Sun recently sat down for an interview with Rob Ford, which presented a good opportunity for the paper to ask some...

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.

Justin Bieber’s Massey Hall Christmas concert sells out in 30 minutes (prepare to be gouged by scalpers)

Justin Bieber’s Massey Hall Christmas concert sells out in 30 minutes (prepare to be gouged by scalpers)

Do you have $1,999 to spare? That’s the highest price we’ve seen for a single front-row ticket on eBay for Justin Bieber’ s...

Zac Efron gets a Drake tattoo because, let’s face it, he’s an idiot (just kidding, it’s fine)

Zac Efron gets a Drake tattoo because, let’s face it, he’s an idiot (just kidding, it’s fine)

By now, most people are familiar with the Los Angeles woman who stupidly got “DRAKE” tattooed on her forehead (if not, check...

Rob Ford sticks to his anti-labour strategy, quoting, well, himself (twice)

Union president Mark Ferguson is tossing the political hot potato back to Mayor Rob Ford, promising he won’t call for a strike...

Public transit users will officially pay a premium to be stuffed into TTC vehicles like sardines

The TTC has approved a fare hike for 2012, meaning commuters will have to shell out an extra dime for the privilege of being...

See, hear, read: our local experts share the books, music and movies they’re craving this month

See, hear, read: our local experts share the books, music and movies they’re craving this month

They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “Ever since the late 1980s, somebody has been embedding tiles displaying...

How bullying became the crisis of a generation

How bullying became the crisis of a generation

Kids are committing suicide, parents are in a panic, and schools that neglect to protect students are lawsuit targets Mitchell...

Reason to Love Toronto: because the city ombudsman fights city hall—and wins

Reason to Love Toronto: because the city ombudsman fights city hall—and wins

Fiona Crean skis double black diamonds. She paraglides off cliffs in Peru. And as Toronto’s ombudsman—our Judge Judy on all...

Ryan Gosling faces some handsome competition for two Golden Globes

Ryan Gosling faces some handsome competition for two Golden Globes

We do hate to admit it, but we don’t actually have a monopoly on Ryan Gosling gushing here at The Hype. This morning, Gerard...

Rob Granatstein: why the city should sell off its assets—slowly but surely

Rob Granatstein: why the city should sell off its assets—slowly but surely

To close the budget gap, Rob Ford wants to sell city assets. Good idea, bad timing. Even a novice real estate investor knows to...

Mike Del Grande says libraries will suffer a 10 per cent budget cut whether they like it or not

Though the Toronto library board may have rebuffed the mayor’s demand for a 10 per cent spending cut, budget chief Mike Del...

Camera: Toronto’s peerage class gets dolled up for a royal visit at the TIFF Lightbox

Camera: Toronto’s peerage class gets dolled up for a royal visit at the TIFF Lightbox

November 2, TIFF Lightbox. It’s not often that royalty comes to town (not that we’re bitter, Will and Kate). So when Prince...

Q&A: Julian Marchese, 15-year-old day-trading savant

Q&A: Julian Marchese, 15-year-old day-trading savant

He created a computer program that can earn money while he’s at school. Who says today’s kids can’t manage their finances?...

Mississauga is set to embark on a municipal experiment: introducing a vehicle registration tax

Recognizing the financial realities of a city that needs improved public transit and smooth roads, Mississauga is hoping to...

Gordon Chong can’t deliver his Sheppard subway report on time (he’s also unsure about his future with the project)

Poor Gordon Chong. The man who Rob Ford shouldered with the impossible task of making his Sheppard dream a reality is behind on...

TTC is set to save busy bus routes by assuming a sweet, sweet budget surplus

Having discovered a magical budget surplus, the TTC could save service on some busy bus routes and delay cuts to others all the...

Doug Ford thinks city hall plays favourites with the downtown core (it has more wading pools than the suburbs, after all)

Apparently, there’s a “suburbs/downtown rift” affecting Toronto—or at least Doug Ford says there is. What’s more, Dougie...

Library board embarrasses Rob Ford, rejecting his call for a 10 per cent cut

Library board embarrasses Rob Ford, rejecting his call for a 10 per cent cut

After much speculation and stalling, the library board voted to reject reductions aimed at meeting Rob Ford’ s city-wide demand...

Woman gets “DRAKE” tattooed on her forehead because, let’s face it, she’s an idiot

Woman gets “DRAKE” tattooed on her forehead because, let’s face it, she’s an idiot

In one of those “so sad you have to laugh” stories, a Los Angeles woman has had the name of Toronto rapper Drake inked across...

Brothers Ford make a hasty retreat on school nutrition programs after realizing they look like jerks

Mayor Rob Ford and brother Doug appear to have learned that literally (well, almost literally) taking food out of needy...

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