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Spotlight: John Irving’s new novel In One Person is an epic tale of bisexual bawdiness
John Irving writes big, blustery novels full of larger-than-life characters and sex in all its acrobatic and often scandalous...
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See, Hear, Read: our experts pick the movie, music and book release of the month
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “Ed Burns has two careers going on. He’s an actor in big Hollywood movies...
Today in Toronto: Hot Docs, You Can’t Take It With You and more
A Florentine Tragedy and Gianni Schicchi A death-in-opera double bill. Composer Alexander Zemlinsky based his one-act tragedy on a...
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Dear Urban Diplomat: Do you need to give a standing ovation in Toronto even when one isn’t deserved?
Dear Urban Diplomat, I just moved to Toronto from London, England, and I’ve noticed that nearly every theatre production here...
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Celebrity Watch: Margaret Atwood is officially everywhere, from Twitter to Rob Ford: The Opera and more
The recent release of Payback , a new feature documentary based on Margaret Atwood’s book of the same name, confirms it
City News
See, Hear, Read: our experts pick the movie, music and book release of the month
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “This was a dark horse for the Best Picture Oscar this year. It’s a 9/11...
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Reason to Love Toronto: because Regent Park’s The Citadel dance theatre is now a reality
At Dundas and Parliament is a gleaming 60-seat dance theatre called The Citadel. It’s the best thing to happen to Regent Park...
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Spotlight: theatrical virtuoso Daniel MacIvor exposes a bitterly funny slice of life in Was Spring
In Toronto’s occasionally precious theatre scene, Daniel MacIvor is like a pit bull in a Japanese paper shop, joyfully shredding...
Today in Toronto: Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and The Seagull
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings Canada’s folk-rock supergroup—consisting of Tom Wilson, Stephen Fearing and Colin...
Today in Toronto: A Celebration of Canadian Art Song
A Celebration of Canadian Art Song Tenor Lawrence Wiliford and pianist Steven Philcox, the directors of this new Toronto...
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Current Obsession: the Malcolmson Collection of historical photographs gets its first hometown public exhibition
Most of the time, the more than 200 rare photographs owned by husband-and-wife collectors Harry and Ann Malcolmson are kept out of...
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The Weekender: Potted Potter, Rhubarb Festival and six other items on our to-do list
1. HAMLET LIVE Part post-apocalyptic dystopia (it’s set in 2080, and the set-up name-checks everything from violent solar flares...
Today in Toronto: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and more
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Formed in 1958, this company changed the face of American dance, revelling in modernism and...
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Linda Lundström and other Toronto entrepreneurs will bring art supplies (and a yurt!) to Attawapiskat
Toronto fashion designer Linda Lundström (famous for her LaParka coats in the late ’80s) has been gathering sewing...
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The mayor is the son of hippies and tried by a jury of librarians (in Rob Ford: The Opera)
Yesterday’s first and only performance of Rob Ford: The Opera was as packed as an all-night executive committee meeting, with...
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The Conversation: Arsinée Khanjian and Megan Follows on collaborating with loved ones
The place: Caffe Doria at Yonge and Roxborough. The people: actors Arsinée Khanjian and Megan Follows. The subject: collaborating...
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The Weekender: All-Girl Pillow Fight League, a Spice Girls tribute band and five other items on our to-do list
1. THE PENELOPIAD A “mix of tragedy, burlesque and Victorian melodrama,” this much-anticipated theatrical adaptation of...
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Where to Buy Now: St. Lawrence, because everything an urbanite needs is within a five-minute walk
Established in 1803, St. Lawrence isn’t exactly a scrappy young upstart. But what it’s done exceptionally well on the...
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Watch Rob Ford make his ballet debut in The Nutcracker and totally nails his part
Mayor Rob Ford , by now a veteran of the theatre, made his hotly anticipated debut in the National Ballet’s production of The...
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The Toronto Star versus Rob Ford: the paper returns fire with a call to the commish
The Toronto Star is going to the city’s integrity commissioner to settle its long-standing grudge match with Mayor Rob...
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Toronto art collector Ash Prakash triumphs in a bidding war at a Sotheby’s art auction
Ash Prakash expanded his art collection at Sotheby’s Canada’s live auction at the ROM Monday evening, scooping up a...
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Rob Ford’s city budget includes a 2.5 per cent tax increase—but that’s really not a big surprise
Yesterday, the city began the lengthy and rather unpleasant process of pushing next year’s budget through the budget committee...
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Do you have your ticket for Ride the Cyclone? If not, you’re out of luck
It looks like we’ve got a hit on our hands. Ride the Cyclone, the low-budget, high-energy musical comedy currently playing at...
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The Weekender: Prince, Romeo and Juliet and six other items on our to-do list
1. PRINCE He’s a rock star, an icon and, um, something of an odd duck. (Remember his “Internet’s completely over” moment?)...
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Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
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Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
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Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
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The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
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Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
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?
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Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
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Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
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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
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“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative