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Margaret Atwood on the future of books

Margaret Atwood on the future of books

Margaret Atwood has spoken on the future of books, and her predictions aren’t as grim as you might think. She is the creator of...

Canada struts its stuff in million-dollar purchase of every ad in the New Yorker

Canada struts its stuff in million-dollar purchase of every ad in the New Yorker

As the G8 and G20 summits loom, now is apparently the time to remind Americans that we’re not backward hicks who while away the...

Doth protest too much? Rating the threat levels of anarchists, anti-capitalists and other G20 haters

Doth protest too much? Rating the threat levels of anarchists, anti-capitalists and other G20 haters

The big dailies are issuing their warnings about the onslaught of G20 protesters, many of whom are already converging on our...

Karl Rove stops by Toronto for G20

Karl Rove stops by Toronto for G20

Protesters are going to have an embarrassment of riches this weekend when the G20 circus rolls into town. What's an...

Yet another mayoral debate: Mammoliti is sensible, Pantalone is lonely and Tory’s Hamlet act gets old

The latest debate featured Rob Ford and George Smitherman sniping at each other—what else is new? We're turning our gaze to 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.

"Cougars prowl in Ontario"

“Cougars prowl in Ontario”

This story on the Star 's site probably got more page views last night when the headline was "Cougars prowl in Ontario." That was...

Snap Happy: Caitlin Cronenberg breaks from the family film business

Snap Happy: Caitlin Cronenberg breaks from the family film business

Caitlin Cronenberg breaks from the family film business with her first book of photography, due out in July If there were a...

Latest debate sees Ford, Smitherman compete for irrelevance to black community

Latest debate sees Ford, Smitherman compete for irrelevance to black community

Given that they're signed up for literally dozens of debates, it's easy to believe that the mayoral candidates run out of things...

Harper lamer than Mulroney suggests Harper minister Peter Van Loan

Harper lamer than Mulroney suggests Harper minister Peter Van Loan

Peter Van Loan is now a minister in Stephen Harper 's cabinet, but back in 1988, he was a young volunteer helping out with what...

Torontonians looking to make a quick buck from the G20 are SOL

Downtown apartment dwellers trying to make a quick buck by renting out their space to G20 reporters are, apparently, wasting their...

Revisiting Aqsa Parvez: Q&A with Mary Rogan

Revisiting Aqsa Parvez: Q&A with Mary Rogan

The author of “Girl, Interrupted”— Toronto Life ’s cover story about the life and death of Aqsa Parvez—discusses honour...

Supreme Court slightly restricts scope of future government cover-ups

Reporters across the land are filled with ambiguous cheer as the Supreme Court of Canada has modestly, incrementally, fractionally...

Toronto hating gets an embossed stamp: U.S. State Department says stay away during the G20

Toronto hating gets an embossed stamp: U.S. State Department says stay away during the G20

Torontonians woke up this morning to find that the U.S. State Department had put our fair city on the same list as Jamaica and...

Bedbugs be gone: G20 preparations now extend to insect world

Bedbugs be gone: G20 preparations now extend to insect world

Since the feds certainly haven’t skimped on security spending for the G8 and G20 summits, we’re hoping that officials have the...

Thompson Hotel opening: pillow fights, pool parties and an hour wait for the rooftop

Thompson Hotel opening: pillow fights, pool parties and an hour wait for the rooftop

By 10 p.m. last night, the wait for the elevator was an hour long, and the rooftop patio was at capacity. We shouldn't have been...

New ROM director hired, Thorsell will leave in September

New ROM director hired, Thorsell will leave in September

In September, Janet Carding, who has been the assistant director of the Australian Museum in Sydney since 2004, will take over...

Fox News North FAIL: Rick Mercer turns down Sun TV, opts to stick with CBC

Fox News North FAIL: Rick Mercer turns down Sun TV, opts to stick with CBC

Earlier this week, the nascent Sun News started off with a bang, holding an inaugural press conference that informed the world how...

Be a celebrity tour guide: Katy Perry looking for advice on Toronto trip

Katy Perry’ s in Toronto and appealing for local intel via Twitter. Beaver Tails and Canada’s Wonderland are on her list, but...

Caught on tape: did Rob Ford just offer to buy OxyContin on the street for one of his constituents?

Remember when Rob Ford tried to put his insensitive comments about AIDS behind him by personally apologizing to an HIV-positive...

Rob Ford gets roughed up at the AGO, of all places

Rob Ford gets roughed up at the AGO, of all places

Don't mess with artsy folks: the Globe is reporting that at the latest of the city's never-ending series of mayoral debates, Rob...

Adulterous Rogers customers call public press conference, ask for privacy

Adulterous Rogers customers call public press conference, ask for privacy

Gabrielle Nagy, the woman who garnered publicity (and mockery) by suing Rogers for the breakup of her marriage , was on her 14th...

Tories spend $10M on North Bay airport for G8; no G8 planes actually landing there

Tories spend $10M on North Bay airport for G8; no G8 planes actually landing there

We’ve got to hand it to the Star , which is being utterly relentless in following the G8/G20 spending debacle. Today's front...

Rahim Jaffer’s letter of apology: six lessons from an unwise politician

Rahim Jaffer’s letter of apology: six lessons from an unwise politician

Yesterday, the Toronto Star released a letter from Rahim Jaffer to Mark-Olivier Girard, clerk of the Commons government operations...

Mayor Miller notably absent as Metrolinx announces its purchase of 182 LRT vehicles

Mayor Miller notably absent as Metrolinx announces its purchase of 182 LRT vehicles

If David Miller is the increasingly disinclined father of Transit City, he essentially missed his child’s first steps earlier...

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