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Inside the Junction Triangle's new Museum of Contemporary Art

Inside the Junction Triangle’s new Museum of Contemporary Art

After three years of delays, the Museum of Contemporary Art is finally scheduled to open its doors in a newly renovated 55,000 square foot space.

Nine intimate photos from Caitlin Cronenberg and Jessica Ennis' new book about love, loss and heartbreak

Nine intimate photos from Caitlin Cronenberg and Jessica Ennis’ new book about love, loss and heartbreak

Caitlin Cronenberg and Jessica Ennis discuss photos from their new book about the art of breaking up

Q&A: Baroness von Sketch star Carolyn Taylor on hilarity, temerity and the pressures of comedy fame

Q&A: Baroness von Sketch star Carolyn Taylor on hilarity, temerity and the pressures of comedy fame

A peek at Season 3, which drops this week

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell hold hands at Pearson and Melissa McCarthy tries on a Mountie hat

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell hold hands at Pearson and Melissa McCarthy tries on a Mountie hat

Everywhere celebs were spotted over TIFF's final weekend

A new season of Anne with an E, MOCA's grand opening and seven other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

A new season of Anne with an E, MOCA’s grand opening and seven other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of September 17

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Timothée Chalamet meets Ryan Gosling at the airport and KJ Apa makes an appearance

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Timothée Chalamet meets Ryan Gosling at the airport and KJ Apa makes an appearance

Everywhere celebs were spotted in the last 24 hours

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.

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Ryan Gosling visits a Leslieville coffee shop and Dave Chappelle sings "Oh Canada"

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Ryan Gosling visits a Leslieville coffee shop and Dave Chappelle sings “Oh Canada”

Everywhere celebs were spotted in the last 24 hours

Inside one of Canada’s largest public porn archives

Inside one of Canada’s largest public porn archives

U of T's Sexual Representation Collection unpacks sexual freedom, queer visibility and the evolution of porn

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Ryan Gosling arrives and Salma Hayek poses with a Frida Kahlo mural at Baro

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Ryan Gosling arrives and Salma Hayek poses with a Frida Kahlo mural at Baro

Everywhere stars were spotted over the past 24 hours

Here's what TIFF looked like in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s

Here’s what TIFF looked like in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s

Featuring photos of young John Cusack, Robert Downey Jr. and Julie Walters

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Matthew McConaughey and Timothée Chalamet hug it out and Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson hit the party circuit

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Matthew McConaughey and Timothée Chalamet hug it out and Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson hit the party circuit

Everywhere stars were spotted over the weekend

A night with Childish Gambino, an immersive theatre cult performance and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

A night with Childish Gambino, an immersive theatre cult performance and five other things to see, hear and do in Toronto this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of September 10

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Chris Pine cuddles a puppy and Julia Roberts strikes a pose

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Chris Pine cuddles a puppy and Julia Roberts strikes a pose

Everywhere celebs have been spotted in the last 24 hours

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Timothée Chalamet and Olivia Munn arrive at the airport and Michael Moore poses with handmaids

Spotted at TIFF 2018: Timothée Chalamet and Olivia Munn arrive at the airport and Michael Moore poses with handmaids

Everywhere celebs have been spotted over the last 24 hours

Is Shawn Mendes bigger than Bieber? A Toronto Life investigation

Is Shawn Mendes bigger than Bieber? A Toronto Life investigation

A Canadian pop star rivalry in the making

Another year of TIFF, a night with RuPaul’s Drag Race queens and six other things to see, do and read in Toronto this week

Another year of TIFF, a night with RuPaul’s Drag Race queens and six other things to see, do and read in Toronto this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of September 4

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in September

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in September

Including a mind-bending Emma Stone and Jonah Hill drama, another season of Atypical and a new comedy cop series

The oral history of Drake's I'm Upset music video, featuring the cast of Degrassi

The oral history of Drake’s I’m Upset music video, featuring the cast of Degrassi

It was a nostalgia-fuelled Toronto reunion with booze, DJs and a lot of confetti

Canada’s biggest geekfest, a mac and cheese festival and six other things to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this week

Canada’s biggest geekfest, a mac and cheese festival and six other things to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of August 27

Seven things you missed at Drake’s explosive homecoming tour

Seven things you missed at Drake’s explosive homecoming tour

Including a surprise appearance from Travis Scott, a Michael Jackson cover and a floating Ferrari

Here are the A-list celebrities we can expect to see at TIFF next month

Here are the A-list celebrities we can expect to see at TIFF next month

Expect to see Bradley Cooper, Julia Roberts, Timothée Chalamet and other favourites

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin visited Stratford this weekend

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin visited Stratford this weekend

The newly engaged couple visited Justin's hometown this weekend to meet his new baby sister

Two nights of Drake, a topless afternoon in High Park and six other things to see, do and read in Toronto this week

Two nights of Drake, a topless afternoon in High Park and six other things to see, do and read in Toronto this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of August 20

Here's what the CNE looked like 100 years ago

Here’s what the CNE looked like 100 years ago

The quirkiest and most nostalgic photos from Canada's buzziest fair

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