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TIFF RED CARPET: Winona Ryder, Chris Evans and Ray Liotta at the premiere of mob movie The Iceman
Winona Ryder, where have you been? Apart from a supporting role in Black Swan a few years back, the actress hasn't made a...
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TIFF Teaser: Passion, Brian de Palma’s film about a really bad (but really sexy) boss
Brian de Palma’ s recent efforts (The Black Dahlia, Mission to Mars) may not have lived up to his earlier works, but we’re...
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Best of the City 2011: Seven ways to have a great time (bowling and bachelor parties included)
Ten-pin Queue Spot for a bachelor party Spot for a bridal party Yacht rental Saltwater dip Exercise craze Bathurst Bowlerama 2788...
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Holts nabs NYC exclusive: Opening Ceremony x Rodarte
In the recent Bay versus Holt Renfrew Scrabble match of big-time gets, the Bay nabbed Topshop (which, gauging by excitement...
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Oscar watch: 10 questions about the Academy Awards with Canada’s gossip girl Lainey
Elaine Lui is Canada’s gossipmonger extraordinaire, with a master's in Gaga and a black belt in Brangelina. This week, the...
Culture
TIFF to Tinseltown: a tour of the 14 Oscar-nominated films that screened at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival may not have the glamour of Cannes, the street cred of Berlin or the skiing of...
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Best Actress Oscar Curse: a U of T study shows there’s some truth to it, but can it predict this Sunday’s winner?
Our ears perked up last month when we heard about a study out of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management that...
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The glamorous tree-print scarf from Black Swan
Forget Santa flicks. The dramatic, sexy and unsettling Black Swan was our favourite film of the holiday season, thanks in no small...
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The best and worst moments of TIFF 2010
That's all, folks—TIFF is toast for 2010, but we still have the memories. We asked our team to dish on the best and worst, the...
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Looking back at TIFF 2010: Eight films to watch
As with any film festival, TIFF 2010 had its share of disappointments (Miral, Hereafter) and outright disasters (Passion...
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Coming soon to a theatre near you: 13 films that got distribution deals during TIFF
More than ever, TIFF is an event to which filmmakers come to get North American distribution for their films (and not just a...
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Black Swan director owns up to girl-on-girl action, apologizes to Natalie Portman for making her eat carrots
“How do you make an independent film that makes people curious and want to come to it? Just get a couple of girls kissing, and...
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Toronto the boring? Fashion at TIFF duller than at Venice film fest
It’s a tale of two festival cities: on the left, we have Natalie Portman attending the TIFF premiere of Black Swan last...
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TIFF Fashion Poll: Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder at the Black Swan premiere
We spotted these ladies at last night's premiere of Black Swan. Who do you think was best dressed? Natalie Portman: While she...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Natalie Portman and the cast of Black Swan at the premiere
Darren Aronofsky' s Black Swan was one of the most anticipated films at TIFF, being the director's follow-up to The Wrestler and...
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Today at TIFF: Black Swan, Miral, the Reel Canadian TIFF Party and more
Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings. • 6 p.m. Incendies North American premiere at Bell Lightbox • 6...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: James Franco, Hilary Swank and Marion Cotillard party at the Thompson Hotel
The TIFF celebrity brigade was out in full force at the Thompson Hotel on Saturday night to celebrate the films from Fox...
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TIFF Oscar buzz begins: Natalie Portman wins critics’ support in Black Swan
The Oscar baiting of TIFF films has officially begun, with acclaim for Darren Aronofsky' s Black Swan pouring in—with...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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