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This Toronto artist makes pop culture–inspired sculptures with everyday objects

This Toronto artist makes pop culture–inspired sculptures with everyday objects

Briony Douglas pays tribute to icons like Kanye West, Michael Jordan and Barbie

A pop-up neon gallery, a side-splitting pantomime and four other things to see, do and hear in Toronto this week

A pop-up neon gallery, a side-splitting pantomime and four other things to see, do and hear in Toronto this week

Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of April 8

Every new title coming to Amazon Prime Video in April

Every new title coming to Amazon Prime Video in April

Including season two of comic book parody The Tick and a new horror film by Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagni

An Ariana Grande concert, an Orange Is the New Black –esque prison drama and seven other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

An Ariana Grande concert, an Orange Is the New Black–esque prison drama and seven other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of April 1

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in April

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in April

Including season two of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a Noah Centineo rom-com and a new zombie apocalypse thriller

This Toronto painter creates moody hyper-realistic cityscapes

This Toronto painter creates moody hyper-realistic cityscapes

Peter Harris has created over 400 oil paintings inspired by the 6ix

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.

Seven stunning vintage shots from a Victorian-era mother-daughter photography duo

Seven stunning vintage shots from a Victorian-era mother-daughter photography duo

They're two of the most famous Toronto photographers you've never heard of

This street photographer thought his images were lost forever. Two decades later, they were discovered in an old barn

This street photographer thought his images were lost forever. Two decades later, they were discovered in an old barn

Christopher Porter's latest exhibit showcases the day-to-day lives of locals in cities around the world

A José González symphony, a nostalgic pop-up funhouse and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

A José González symphony, a nostalgic pop-up funhouse and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of March 25

Inside a trippy neon sign studio in Leslieville

Inside a trippy neon sign studio in Leslieville

Collector Jon Simo has over 40 neon signs

A Mariah Carey concert, a Percy Jackson–inspired musical and six other things to see, do and hear in Toronto this week

A Mariah Carey concert, a Percy Jackson–inspired musical and six other things to see, do and hear in Toronto this week

Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of March 18

This Toronto photographer makes ordinary pets look like superheroes

This Toronto photographer makes ordinary pets look like superheroes

Jess Bell uses colourful powder to create a majestic, otherworldly effect

Everything we learned from Harper’s Bazaar’s profile of Jessica Mulroney

Mulroney talked cocktails, sneakers and her passion for Canadian fashion labels

A night with Robyn, a hypnotic juggling mash-up and six other things to see, hear, read and do in Toronto this week

A night with Robyn, a hypnotic juggling mash-up and six other things to see, hear, read and do in Toronto this week

Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of March 11

Everyone's taking selfies with Sting in Toronto

Everyone’s taking selfies with Sting in Toronto

Keep an eye out for a massive parka and poorboy cap

An Alice in Wonderland ballet, a Mean Girls revamp and nine other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

An Alice in Wonderland ballet, a Mean Girls revamp and nine other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of March 4

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in March

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in March

Including another season of Queer Eye, a new Ben Affleck thriller and a Bonnie and Clyde detective film

Everything we know about Brooke Lynn Hytes, the first Canadian queen on RuPaul's Drag Race

Everything we know about Brooke Lynn Hytes, the first Canadian queen on RuPaul’s Drag Race

True North strong and fierce

A dazzling Ai Weiwei exhibit, a Leonard Cohen ballet and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

A dazzling Ai Weiwei exhibit, a Leonard Cohen ballet and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of February 25

The best Toronto-centric moments from last night's Academy Awards

The best Toronto-centric moments from last night’s Academy Awards

Including Stephan James's Oscar debut, a win for Toronto's Domee Shi and a Wayne's World reunion

Every Toronto location that shows up in the first season of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy

Every Toronto location that shows up in the first season of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy

Where better to raise a troupe of superheroes than Toronto?

A look at the massive art installations taking over Woodbine Beach right now

A look at the massive art installations taking over Woodbine Beach right now

Expect to see a maze of monarch butterflies, a colourful collection of human statues and more

My Favorite Murder live, a brass-filled Beirut show and six other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

My Favorite Murder live, a brass-filled Beirut show and six other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

Everything worth doing in Toronto during the week of February 19

A look inside Toronto's new miniatures museum, featuring eerily lifelike replicas of iconic buildings

A look inside Toronto’s new miniatures museum, featuring eerily lifelike replicas of iconic buildings

When complete, the exhibit will take up 50,000 square feet

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