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Jagdeep Raina on the influence and role of textile art in today's world

Jagdeep Raina on the influence and role of textile art in today’s world

"It has always been important for me to think about deconstructing the myth of something that might seem pure or homogenous, and look closer at the dirt behind the shine."

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All of the drive-in screenings you can catch at this year's slightly different TIFF

All of the drive-in screenings you can catch at this year’s slightly different TIFF

Twelve buzzed-about titles you can watch from the comfort (and safety) of your car

"We're using actors' partners and kids as co-stars and camera operators": This casting director has worked on more than 65 projects during Covid

“We’re using actors’ partners and kids as co-stars and camera operators”: This casting director has worked on more than 65 projects during Covid

"My cameraperson was looking at an audition tape someone filmed in front of their shower curtain, and said 'Man, that video looks like a Dexter kill room.'"

Ten striking new murals honouring front-line workers have popped up across the city

Ten striking new murals honouring front-line workers have popped up across the city

As part of StreetARToronto, local artists have turned bare stretches of walls and alleys into tributes to essential workers

The best new titles coming to Disney+, Crave, Amazon and more in September

The best new titles coming to Disney+, Crave, Amazon and more in September

Including the live-action Mulan, the second season of The Boys and a conspiracy drama from the author of Gone Girl

"Four cop cars arrived, but we kept going": How one Toronto comic started a secret outdoor comedy show in the park

“Four cop cars arrived, but we kept going”: How one Toronto comic started a secret outdoor comedy show in the park

"People set up their patio chairs at the top of the hill and bring their booze and their dogs and watch the show"

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features the best new restaurants of 2026. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

We tried a signature facial at Caudalie Hazelton House, the clean beauty brand’s new Yorkville flagship

After months of lockdown, Torontonians are finally emerging, troll-like, out of their houses to take care of grown-out...

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Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in September

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in September

Including Tom Holland's latest, a Millie Bobby Brown Sherlock Holmes spin-off and a new horror drama from Ryan Murphy

The great staycation neighbourhood

The great staycation neighbourhood

For anyone who’s missing travel this summer, here’s the next best thing: The Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood has everything that...

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What notable Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to this summer

What notable Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to this summer

Pop culture recommendations from Robbie Amell, Ginella Massa, Edward Burtynsky, Lesley Hampton, Daniel Faria, Grant van Gameren and more

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in August

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in August

Including a Jamie Foxx-led action thriller, a documentary about U.S. immigration and the second season of Dirty John

Every drive-in movie, concert and event happening over the long weekend

Every drive-in movie, concert and event happening over the long weekend

A weekly roundup of the best entertainment you can catch from your car

Welcome to the patio neighbourhood

Welcome to the patio neighbourhood

Outdoor seating is essential this summer for any of us eager to get back to socializing over brunch, dinner, an iced latte or...

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How to make the most of the weirdest summer ever

How to make the most of the weirdest summer ever

Neighbourhood drag shows, curbside concerts, retro drive-ins and a bunch of other ways to lap up the hot weather without triggering a second wave

Before the pandemic, I was about to graduate from Ryerson with no job prospects. Now, I'm signed to the same agency as Beyoncé

Before the pandemic, I was about to graduate from Ryerson with no job prospects. Now, I’m signed to the same agency as Beyoncé

How Boman Martinez-Reid, a.k.a. Bomanizer, got the internet laughing during a pandemic

I set up a projector, bought a popcorn machine and transformed my yard into a neighbourhood movie theatre

I set up a projector, bought a popcorn machine and transformed my yard into a neighbourhood movie theatre

"Not one person has complained so far—actually, someone did complain, but that was because they wanted to watch Predator instead of Alien”

Contact tracing, timed tickets and plexiglass galore: How five Toronto museums are revamping for Covid times

Contact tracing, timed tickets and plexiglass galore: How five Toronto museums are revamping for Covid times

Sadly, the Bat Cave remains closed for now

In conversation with Sage Paul, Artistic Director of Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto

In conversation with Sage Paul, Artistic Director of Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto

Sage Paul –Toronto-based Dene designer and member of English River First Nation, has become a name synonymous with Indigenous...

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Q&A: Gordon Lightfoot on staying fit, his favourite Drake album and some ambitious post-pandemic plans

Q&A: Gordon Lightfoot on staying fit, his favourite Drake album and some ambitious post-pandemic plans

"I’ve been watching Drake fix up that house from the beginning. I’ve heard he’s even got a gymnasium in there"

"It's like scuba diving in the most amazing clear water except you’re looking around at art": How Toronto's Immersive van Gogh exhibit came together

“It’s like scuba diving in the most amazing clear water except you’re looking around at art”: How Toronto’s Immersive van Gogh exhibit came together

"Everyone knows he cut his ear off, but he also created more than 2,000 original works before his death at 37"

Q&A: Brooke Lynn Hytes, host of Drag Race Canada

Q&A: Brooke Lynn Hytes, host of Drag Race Canada

Her new show, which premieres July 2, is a literal dream come true

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in July

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in July

Including a new season of The Umbrella Academy, a paranormal true-crime series and an immigration drama starring Cate Blanchett

Colm Feore in conversation with Toronto Life editor Sarah Fulford

Colm Feore in conversation with Toronto Life editor Sarah Fulford

"I've decided to continue the work, believing that someday we will be able to do the show"

Bloor-Yorkville is definitely open for summer

Bloor-Yorkville is definitely open for summer

There’s no other place like it: Bloor-Yorkville is a hub for great style, culture, art and wellness, with more that 700 designer...

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Deep Dives

Sex worker and Anora consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood

Sex worker and Anora consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood

Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

The Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world

Quality Trash: Meet director Ron Oliver, Hallmark’s king of schmaltz

Quality Trash: Meet director Ron Oliver, Hallmark’s king of schmaltz

Over two decades and dozens of made-for-TV Christmas films, Oliver has become the Hallmark Channel’s most prolific, flamboyant and unapologetically sappy director

Aural History: Backstage stories from the legendary Budweiser Stage

Aural History: Backstage stories from the legendary Budweiser Stage

Since its first show (Bryan Adams, May 1995, sell-out crowd), Budweiser Stage has been synonymous with summer and stars both celestial and musical. As the venue kicks off its 30th season, we asked performers and staff for their best, wildest, most indelible memories of the amphitheatre by the lake

How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel

How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel

In just two years, she’s published two runaway bestsellers, sold film rights to Prince Harry and Meghan, finished a third book—which hits shelves this month—and is well into her fourth. Here, she talks anti-romance snobbery, what makes a good sex scene and how sudden fame has changed her life

The wildest stories from the legendary 888 Dupont art squat

The wildest stories from the legendary 888 Dupont art squat

The rent was dirt cheap, the rules were nonexistent and the parties were legendary. Now, with demolition underway, former tenants share their favourite memories of the city’s most storied artists’ space

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok's reigning influencer

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer

TikTok turned Josh Richards from an ordinary small-town teen into a multimillionaire, CEO and venture capitalist. How to make a fortune via bedroom eyes, 10-second lip syncs and a signature ’do

"We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew": Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto

Before she became a global phenomenon, Shania Twain was flipping burgers, hawking jeans and fronting cover bands in Toronto. Today, the queen of country pop is touring the world with a new album, but she’s still nostalgic about the city that made her

What to Do

The Best of the Fests: What to see, do and hear in Toronto this festival season

The Best of the Fests: What to see, do and hear in Toronto this festival season

This July, the streets are brimming with music, art, theatre and other forms of summer revelry. Here, a roundup of the best bets of the month