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Here's what it's like to DJ a Raptors game

Here’s what it’s like to DJ a Raptors game

A behind-the-scenes look at how Raps DJ 4Korners keeps the ACC amped up

The 10 most exciting artists to check out at Art Toronto

The 10 most exciting artists to check out at Art Toronto

Butterflies made from money, CGI-assisted Indigenous art and much more

Between the Pages: Up Close and Personal with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists

Between the Pages: Up Close and Personal with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists

Between the Pages is set to kick off the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize in celebration of the best in Canadian literature in...

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A chat with Bryan Cranston, a Tegan and Sara show and six more things to do this week

A chat with Bryan Cranston, a Tegan and Sara show and six more things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of October 24

Five frightening attractions you need to see this Halloween

Five frightening attractions you need to see this Halloween

Casa Loma's $1.5 million fright fest, ghost tours and more

This Toronto classical ensemble performs pop-up concerts in living rooms, office buildings and hair salons

This Toronto classical ensemble performs pop-up concerts in living rooms, office buildings and hair salons

“The musicians are so close you can see them twitching"

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.

A Broken Social Scene show, a pair of Margaret Atwood appearances and six other things to do this week

A Broken Social Scene show, a pair of Margaret Atwood appearances and six other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of October 17

This 12-foot-tall Syrian mural travelled 10,000 kilometres to get to the Aga Khan Museum

This 12-foot-tall Syrian mural travelled 10,000 kilometres to get to the Aga Khan Museum

“No matter what, we had to have it. Raise the ceiling if we must, I don’t care.”

Q&A: Dillon Hillier, the rogue Canadian soldier who fought ISIS

Q&A: Dillon Hillier, the rogue Canadian soldier who fought ISIS

Why a veteran quit his job, sold his car and flew to Iraq to fight the Islamic State

Q&A: Ins Choi, the playwright whose new CBC comedy, Kim's Convenience, premieres tonight

Q&A: Ins Choi, the playwright whose new CBC comedy, Kim’s Convenience, premieres tonight

On the pressure of pioneering, the future of Asian–North American entertainment and burying Long Duk Dong once and for all

A weekend-long horror convention, a pair of film fests and seven other things to do this week

A weekend-long horror convention, a pair of film fests and seven other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of October 11

This Toronto artist built a swimming pool inside Artscape Youngplace during Nuit Blanche

This Toronto artist built a swimming pool inside Artscape Youngplace during Nuit Blanche

Why architect Novka Cosovic spent $8,000 to recreate a Sarajevo swimming pool that became a makeshift morgue during WWII

The return of Drake, a Westeros-ian opera and seven other things to do this week

The return of Drake, a Westeros-ian opera and seven other things to do this week

What to do during the week of October 3

Four moments you missed from The Weeknd's stellar Saturday Night Live performance

Four moments you missed from The Weeknd’s stellar Saturday Night Live performance

Haircut jokes and the return of the The Weeknd Update

This artist creates one-of-a-kind celebrity portraits on maps, news clippings and sheet music

This artist creates one-of-a-kind celebrity portraits on maps, news clippings and sheet music

The stories behind André Monet's unique takes on Beyoncé, David Bowie and Cate Blanchett

"The dogs found their Zen:" We asked 10 people what it's like to do yoga with a dog

“The dogs found their Zen:" We asked 10 people what it’s like to do yoga with a dog

At least one four-legged class attendee brought his own tiny yoga mat

These gorgeous photos peek inside Canadian teens' super-cool bedrooms

These gorgeous photos peek inside Canadian teens’ super-cool bedrooms

We asked the actors on Jordan Tannahill's play to give us a tour of their bedrooms

A Stranger Things party, a river of books and three other must-see spectacles at Nuit Blanche 2016

A Stranger Things party, a river of books and three other must-see spectacles at Nuit Blanche 2016

Plus: a massive glowing tapeworm

The wacky get-ups inside Toronto's black-tie video game party

The wacky get-ups inside Toronto’s black-tie video game party

The densest concentration of cloaks the city's ever seen

Here's what it's like to zipline at (but not over) Niagara Falls

Here’s what it’s like to zipline at (but not over) Niagara Falls

The view is terrific and the height, while modest, is a bit dizzying

The city’s best new play, an Edward Burtynsky photo show and six other things to do this week

The city’s best new play, an Edward Burtynsky photo show and six other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of September 26

Eight hilarious stand-up acts you need to see at JFL42

Eight hilarious stand-up acts you need to see at JFL42

Trevor Noah, Dan Harmon, Roseanne Barr and more

The Weeknd cut off his hair, and Twitter is losing it

The Weeknd cut off his hair, and Twitter is losing it

"Legend has it his hair was planted in soil to blossom into a beautiful tree"

The story behind Justin Trudeau's Marvel Comics cameo

The story behind Justin Trudeau’s Marvel Comics cameo

“The PMO said they wouldn’t stand in our way, but they couldn’t technically endorse it”

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