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“We’re not trained actors—it was a big adjustment”: A Q&A with the charming family starring in the new docuseries
Bollywed
Their back-to-back episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m. on CBC TV and stream for free on CBC Gem
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Culture
TIFF RED CARPET: Deepa Mehta, Salman Rushdie and shrieking lovers of Bollywood at Midnight’s Children
Screaming Hollywood fans have nothing on screaming Bollywood fans. Absolutely bupkis. Case in point: members of Toronto’s Indian...
Culture
Lisa Ray named new host for season two of Top Chef Canada
Top Chef Canada returns for a second season this spring, and a new Torontonian has been pegged to host the show: actress and model...
Style
The IIFA Look: 100 bobby pins and half a can of hairspray are just some of the trade secrets
Bollywood would be nothing without its opulent dance sequences featuring lithe performers, sumptuous costumes, immaculate hair and...
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A collection of Toronto’s top cricket talent announced: cue corpo-political schmoozefest
Amid all the Bollywood hoopla leading up to Saturday’s International Indian Film Academy Awards , another celebration of another...
Culture
We take a quick look at some of the top Bollywood flicks up for hardware at the International Indian Film Academy Awards
There’s been no shortage of Bollywood -related events taking place around the GTA this week, but even amidst all the hype and...
Culture
Only at the Bollywood Oscars: Jermaine Jackson and Sonu Nigam team up for IIFA Rocks duet
Billed as a showcase of Indian and Canadian music and fashion and hosted by Bollywood stars Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar , this...
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Food & Drink
The Weekender: Samsara, TD Toronto Jazz Festival and six other events on our to do list
1. TD TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL Somehow, the organizers of this annual music fest always manage to book musicians that even non-jazz...
Culture
Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan will, in fact, be in town for the IIFA Awards
Although the rumour mill is still rapidly churning, we’re happy to confirm that Shah Rukh Khan —the man who drew a bigger...
City News
Six reasons the International India Film Academy Awards are in Toronto
If you encounter more than the usual number of bhangra dancers on the streets this month, that’s because the International...
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Culture
Get ready: the IIFA Awards, also known as the “Bollywood Oscars,” descend on Toronto this week
The stars and starlets of Bollywood will face a screaming, thronging, packed house at the Rogers Centre this week for the 2011...
Food & Drink
Toronto Taste 2011: We get the latest news from top chefs and restaurateurs from Woodlot, Buca, Nota Bene, O&B and many more
Two thousand of Toronto’s food lovers and makers gathered at the ROM on Sunday for the 21st edition of Toronto Taste . The...
Tuesday’s Luminato picks: Andromache, Raj Kapoor and David Ben’s Natural Magick
The fifth edition of Luminato, the city’s annual everything-culture fest, kicked off last Friday and goes all through the...
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50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 8, The Indian Oscars are here
If you encounter more than the usual number of bhangra dancers on the streets this month, that’s because the International...
Culture
Watch the trailers for three new movies in which Toronto is actually front and centre
When it comes to cinema, Torontonians have heard it all before: their city can double for pretty much anywhere in the world, and...
Culture
ROM announces exhibit of Bollywood advertising timed to Indian film awards
The Royal Ontario Museum announced yesterday that it will host a new exhibit on the history of Bollywood advertising starting June...
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Culture
Watch the trailer for the upcoming Brian Mulroney opera
A few months ago, we told you about an upcoming satirical opera based on the life of Brian Mulroney. Well, now the trailer for...
Culture
K’naan the movie star? The musician sets down at the Sundance Film Festival
K’naan is the latest local talent hoping to join the ranks of the multi-disciplined celebrity. The Toronto singer has been...
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Gerrard Street East Guide: our nine favourite places along Little India’s main drag
The shop lights on Gerrard Street East stay on till nine—a late-night tradition that started out with the old Bollywood movie...
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Today in Toronto: 300 Tapes, Ra Ra Riot, Toronto Italian Film Festival and more
300 Tapes As any one of this decade’s disgraced memoir writers can tell you, memory is a fickle mistress. Three Toronto actors...
Today in Toronto: Whales/Tohora, The Merchants of Bollywood, Strings Attached
Whales/Tohora At once magnificent and terrifying, whales have long been a favourite topic of both mythology and science. On loan...
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Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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?
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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?
Deep Dives
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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
Deep Dives
“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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Food & Drink
“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