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Justin Bieber’s swagger coach resigns, star’s swag runs wild

Last year Justin Bieber revealed the existence of Ryan Good, his personal road manager or “swagger coach” (presumably his moxy...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can we reclaim our soccer pitch without looking like jerks?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can we reclaim our soccer pitch without looking like jerks?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I play a casual game of pickup soccer with a bunch of other late-30s dads on weekends at Bickford Park. For...

Dear Urban Diplomat: I spotted my under-aged son spotting me at a strip club

Dear Urban Diplomat: I spotted my under-aged son spotting me at a strip club

Dear Urban Diplomat, Last weekend, my buddies and I were at a strip club when my 17-year-old son and two of his friends walked...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How important is dinner party reciprocity?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How important is dinner party reciprocity?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My husband and I throw top-notch dinner parties: rib-eyes, good wine, fancy cheeses. We have two...

Hurricane Hazel McCallion: crazy like a fox?

The latest reporting on Hazel McCallion ’ s now painfully obvious conflict of interest in a Mississauga real estate deal makes...

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.

Giorgio Mammoliti says it’s about time Toronto became its own province

City councillor and perpetual distraction from real issues Giorgio Mammoliti thinks the City of Toronto should consider separating...

Rob Ford distracts masses from real issues by making more bad life choices

Yesterday, news broke that police chief Bill Blair could be risking his career—oh, never mind. Rob Ford ’ s been caught using...

Best of Fall #5: How the National Ballet’s Elena Lobsanova is preparing for her big debut in Romeo and Juliet

Best of Fall #5: How the National Ballet’s Elena Lobsanova is preparing for her big debut in Romeo and Juliet

Elena Lobsanova knows disappointment. The Moscow-born dancer began training at the National Ballet School in 1996, when she was...

Can Transit City be revived? Apparently, Josh Matlow thinks so

Councillor Josh Matlow wondered aloud this weekend if Transit City might be resurrected, citing Mayor Rob Ford ’ s recent...

Look out, greedy corporate types—New York’s Occupy Wall Street movement is coming to the Big Smoke to protest you

Word is protesters are planning to camp out on Bay Street in the coming weeks. But because Occupy Toronto organizers didn’t...

The Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 2 (wherein Black drops a lot of names)

The Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 2 (wherein Black drops a lot of names)

We already knew Conrad Black was well connected, but we didn’t know just how well until we read this week’s chapter. Black is...

Greenbuild Conference and Expo makes its Canadian debut this week with Thomas Friedman, Maroon 5 and (for some reason) Kim Campbell

The International Greenbuild Conference and Expo is Toronto from October 4 to 7, marking the Canadian debut of the world’s...

Hudak delivers an electoral gift to McGuinty in the form of controversial flyer

Hudak delivers an electoral gift to McGuinty in the form of controversial flyer

Tim Hudak gave the Liberal and NDP campaigns some free advertising yesterday, when he defended a campaign flyer that deploys scare...

Best of Fall #4: Grace Kelly gets the royal treatment at a TIFF Lightbox exhibit

Best of Fall #4: Grace Kelly gets the royal treatment at a TIFF Lightbox exhibit

What you notice first is the skin, often described as pearlescent. Then, perhaps, the sapphire eyes. Then the hair, a perfect...

Standoff between Bill Blair and Rob Ford now officially more exciting than the provincial election

According to reports in the Toronto Star, Bill Blair seems to be gambling his job on the hopes that Rob Ford will publicly...

Can a 386-page report on Hazel McCallion’s misbehaviour stop the Hurricane? Probably not

Can a 386-page report on Hazel McCallion’s misbehaviour stop the Hurricane? Probably not

Things aren’t looking great for the Hurricane. As every paper in the city is reporting, a judicial inquiry has found that...

Best of Fall #3: Rising director Brendan Healy makes theatre exciting again with Jean Genet’s psychosexual thriller The Maids

Best of Fall #3: Rising director Brendan Healy makes theatre exciting again with Jean Genet’s psychosexual thriller The Maids

Last year, Brendan Healy tossed a dead baby into Toronto’s sedate theatre world. The 36-year-old, a graduate of the National...

Rob Ford’s ideological commitments to pinching pennies and supporting police meet head-on

Rob Ford’s ideological commitments to pinching pennies and supporting police meet head-on

Toronto media was buzzing this weekend after Michael Thompson, one of Rob Ford ’ s closest allies on council, suggested Bill...

Best of Fall #2: Jazz legend Herbie Hancock at Massey Hall

Best of Fall #2: Jazz legend Herbie Hancock at Massey Hall

Herbie Hancock’s jazz experiments—fusion, folk, hip hop, disco—earned him as many detractors as fans. Backed by an orchestra...

Alexander Grant, former artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada, passes away at 86

Alexander Grant, former artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada, passes away at 86

Former dancer and artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada Alexander Grant passed away in London on Friday at the age of...

Best of Fall #1: Renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham as an anguished princess in Iphigenia in Tauris

Best of Fall #1: Renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham as an anguished princess in Iphigenia in Tauris

Once upon a time we didn’t get international stars at the Canadian Opera Company. We settled for good singers. We didn’t get...

Ryan Gosling proves wet willies can be sexy at a screening of the Ides of March

Ryan Gosling proves wet willies can be sexy at a screening of the Ides of March

Ryan Gosling ’ s stock is rising fast, and his acting chops are certainly a big reason his star burns so bright—he has leading...

Major daily newspapers offer totally predictable political endorsements for the provincial election

Major daily newspapers offer totally predictable political endorsements for the provincial election

Toronto’s various daily newspapers have announced their endorsements for Ontario premier, and most of the recommendations are...

Old-timey photo of Joseph Bloor provokes terror (and a history lesson)

Someone on Reddit dredged up a chilling photograph of Joseph Bloor , the 1800s innkeeper, brewer and entrepreneur who lends his...

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