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A Pearl Jam concert, a conversation with Tony Kushner and 10 other things to do this week

A Pearl Jam concert, a conversation with Tony Kushner and 10 other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of May 9

Eight amazing Toronto Instagram artists—and the best of their dazzling works

Eight amazing Toronto Instagram artists—and the best of their dazzling works

Vibrant paintings, illustrations and photographs from our favourite Toronto Insta-artists

Canadian Music Week, a gender-bending ROM show and eight other things to do this week

Canadian Music Week, a gender-bending ROM show and eight other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of May 1, 2016

Drake hugged Justin Bieber at the official Views launch party

Drake hugged Justin Bieber at the official Views launch party

Shots from inside Drake's semi-secret bash on Richmond Street

Here's every reference to Toronto (that we could find) on Drake's new album

Here’s every reference to Toronto (that we could find) on Drake’s new album

Thirty-four shout-outs to the 6, explained

Here's how an artist built a 2,000-gallon lake inside a Toronto art gallery

Here’s how an artist built a 2,000-gallon lake inside a Toronto art gallery

Inside the Dupont gallery that Steve Driscoll turned into a slice of Algonquin Park

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.

Drake’s 20 best music videos

Drake’s 20 best music videos

An exhaustive ranking of Drizzy's videography, from bar mitzvahs to drunk-uncle dance moves

The Drake album formerly known as Views From the 6 now has a shorter and more baffling name

The Drake album formerly known as Views From the 6 now has a shorter and more baffling name

Drake, you are a 6 God of lies

Ten must-see shows at the Contact Photography Festival

Ten must-see shows at the Contact Photography Festival

A sneak peek at the month-long fest's most dazzling shots

A Carly Rae Jepsen gig, a Noma-inspired dinner and nine other things to do this week

A Carly Rae Jepsen gig, a Noma-inspired dinner and nine other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of April 25

Thirty people who think Drake's coat makes him look kinda like the Ikea monkey

Thirty people who think Drake’s coat makes him look kinda like the Ikea monkey

Twitter agrees: Drake's coat looks like that other coat

The wacky, wondrous plants taking over the Gladstone

The wacky, wondrous plants taking over the Gladstone

The most beautiful floral installations from Grow Op, the Gladstone's annual landscape-art exhibition

The 10 films you need to see at Hot Docs 2016

The 10 films you need to see at Hot Docs 2016

Including compelling flicks about guns in America, Madonna's backup dancers and the best restaurant in the world

Here's what Toronto musicians look like as cartoon characters

Here’s what Toronto musicians look like as cartoon characters

The 10 best tracks and quirky band illustrations from Loud on Planet X

Lights answers our incredibly personal questionnaire

Lights answers our incredibly personal questionnaire

The musician, whose new album came out on April 8, dishes on video games and motherhood

A Father John Misty gig, a swanky AGO art party and six other things to do this week

A Father John Misty gig, a swanky AGO art party and six other things to do this week

What to in Toronto during the week of April 18

Orphan Black ’s Ari Millen answers our incredibly personal questionnaire

Orphan Black’s Ari Millen answers our incredibly personal questionnaire

Twenty three questions for the Toronto actor

A look inside Long Winter's blanket fort for grown-ups

A look inside Long Winter’s blanket fort for grown-ups

Thirteen Toronto bands will turn this 6,000-square-foot fabric labyrinth into the city's strangest concert venue

A Rihanna concert, a trio of mini-musicals at the AGO and eight other things to do this week

A Rihanna concert, a trio of mini-musicals at the AGO and eight other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of April 11

Here's what the professional artwork of six local indie musicians looks like

Here’s what the professional artwork of six local indie musicians looks like

Sketches by Kevin Drew, paintings by Serena Ryder, pencil drawings by Petra Glynt and more

These photographs peer into the weird, psychedelic world of music festivals

These photographs peer into the weird, psychedelic world of music festivals

Eight of our favourite shots from Sarah Anne Johnson's new exhibition, Field Trip

Toronto's catchiest cover songs

Toronto’s catchiest cover songs

"Hotline Bling" performed with phones, the return of "Teenage Dirtbag" and more

Majid Jordan’s homecoming, a water-fight dinner and 10 other things to do this week

Majid Jordan’s homecoming, a water-fight dinner and 10 other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of April 4

Toronto’s weirdest trivia nights

Toronto’s weirdest trivia nights

Toronto is booming with super-niche quiz contests for folks who know more about Duffman than the Cuban Missile Crisis

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