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A waterfront sugar shack, The Sleeping Beauty and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

A waterfront sugar shack, The Sleeping Beauty and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of March 5

Here's Toronto's big moment at last night's Oscars

Here’s Toronto’s big moment at last night’s Oscars

The Shape of Water's win was a win for Toronto, sorta

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in March

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in March

Including Alias Grace, the return of Jessica Jones and the new British crime thriller, Collateral

Q&A: Hannah Alper on what it’s like to be a 14-year-old activist

Q&A: Hannah Alper on what it’s like to be a 14-year-old activist

She’s an author, eco-warrior and globe-trotting motivational speaker

Take a look inside the AGO's colossal Infinity Mirrors exhibition

Take a look inside the AGO’s colossal Infinity Mirrors exhibition

Yayoi Kusama's show is the hottest ticket in Toronto

Infinity Mirrors, a Lang Lang concert and 10 other things to see, do, hear and read this week

Infinity Mirrors, a Lang Lang concert and 10 other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of February 26

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.

This photographer takes moving portraits of his 95-year-old mother to help fight her dementia

This photographer takes moving portraits of his 95-year-old mother to help fight her dementia

Eight beautifully playful pictures from Mamma, photographer Tony Luciani’s series about his 95-year-old mother

A Beatles ballet, a Yoko Ono art show and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

A Beatles ballet, a Yoko Ono art show and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of February 20

These strange and stunning art installations just showed up on Toronto's beaches

These strange and stunning art installations just showed up on Toronto’s beaches

Including one giant pussy hat

Take a look at some of the items in the Stratford Perth Museum's insanely popular Justin Bieber exhibition

Take a look at some of the items in the Stratford Perth Museum’s insanely popular Justin Bieber exhibition

Here’s what thousands of Beliebers will see on their pilgrimage to Stratford

This artist paints Chinatown and Etobicoke in the style of the Old Masters

This artist paints Chinatown and Etobicoke in the style of the Old Masters

Our favourite works from Light Passage, Keita Morimoto's new show at Nicholas Metivier Gallery

Ten gorgeous Valentine's Day cards from the past 200 years

Ten gorgeous Valentine’s Day cards from the past 200 years

How we used to say "be mine"

The return of Come From Away, an art extravaganza on the beach and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

The return of Come From Away, an art extravaganza on the beach and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of February 12

Q&A: David Hein and Irene Sankoff, creators of Come From Away, on what it's like to be a global sensation

Q&A: David Hein and Irene Sankoff, creators of Come From Away, on what it’s like to be a global sensation

The duo behind the heartwarming Broadway musical hit bring the show home to Toronto

Which artwork subjects do your favourite Toronto celebs look like? We found out

Which artwork subjects do your favourite Toronto celebs look like? We found out

You’re welcome

A royal play for fans of The Crown, a chat with a Michelin-starred chef and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

A royal play for fans of The Crown, a chat with a Michelin-starred chef and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of February 5

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in February

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in February

Including Altered Carbon, Django Unchained and David Chang and Ali Wong's new food series, Ugly Delicious

An evening with Rose McGowan, a retro film fest and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

An evening with Rose McGowan, a retro film fest and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of January 29

Four great moments for Toronto at last night's Grammys

Four great moments for Toronto at last night’s Grammys

Including a big win for Alessia Cara and a trophy for The Weeknd

Ten hidden gems on Kanopy, the Toronto Public Library's new movie-streaming service

Ten hidden gems on Kanopy, the Toronto Public Library’s new movie-streaming service

Including The Look of Silence, Breathless, I Am Not Your Negro and many more

This photographer takes astonishing underwater portraits of athletes and dancers

This photographer takes astonishing underwater portraits of athletes and dancers

How Lucas Murnaghan shoots his one-of-a-kind aquatic images

Mikhail Baryshnikov's solo show, Winterlicious and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

Mikhail Baryshnikov’s solo show, Winterlicious and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of January 22

Take a look at the curiously beautiful art installations taking over the Gladstone Hotel right now

Take a look at the curiously beautiful art installations taking over the Gladstone Hotel right now

Including a zombie hallway, a VR version of Ferris Bueller's bedroom and much more

A laser spider, a pyramid made from 200,000 gummy bears and all the other gorgeous glowing attractions at the Toronto Light Festival

A laser spider, a pyramid made from 200,000 gummy bears and all the other gorgeous glowing attractions at the Toronto Light Festival

Peek inside the Distillery District's shimmering art exhibition

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