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This photographer took a portrait of one Torontonian from every country in the world
Sixteen dazzling shots from Colin Boyd Shafer's
Cosmopolis
photo series
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The Dark Knight: David Cronenberg’s creepy obsessions say as much about us as they do about him
In a way, David Cronenberg put me in the hospital. Last January, I attended a screening of a documentary by the filmmaker Ric...
Culture
Cronenberg Filmography: how one Toronto director changed filmmaking and turned actors into megastars
Over a 40-year obsession with mutants, fetishists and freaks, David Cronenberg has transformed from avant-garde boy wonder into...
The Weekender: The Penelopiad, Canada’s Top Ten and five more events on our to-do list
1. THE PENELOPIAD Following last year’s acclaimed run, Nightwood Theatre’s production of The Penelopiad is back at Buddies in...
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TIFF 2012 Insider’s Guide: top 10 spots for boozing and schmoozing with stars
TIFF can be the most exhausting event of the year—10 days of near constant drinking, schmoozing and...
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QUOTED: David Cronenberg on what he really thinks about the Dark Knight movies
—D David Cronenberg in an interview with The Next Movie alongside Cosmopolis star Robert Pattinson. Later in the Q&A, the...
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Spotlight: angsty synthpop band Metric has one foot on Ossington and one in Hollywood
Synthpop quartet Metric aims for the horizon with a new album and a high-profile gig writing music for David Cronenberg Ever since...
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Robert Pattinson and Sarah Gadon will be on King St. W. this evening
Tonight’s premiere of Cosmopolis takes place at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, and Sarah Gadon, Robert Pattinson and David Cronenberg...
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Five things we learned from the Cannes premiere of Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis just premiered at Cannes, and Vulture was there to catch the first screening. David Cronenberg may have lost the Palme...
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Robert Pattinson, Sarah Gadon and David Cronenberg will be in town for the Cosmopolis premiere
Last summer, Robert Pattinson and Sarah Gadon were out and about shooting scenes for David Cronenberg’ s Cosmopolis , and it was...
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VIDEO: A longer, somewhat more informative Cosmopolis trailer (sex and guns included once again)
In this second trailer for David Cronenberg’ s summer blockbuster Cosmopolis, we see an incredible number of quick cuts that...
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VIDEO: Cosmopolis has sex, guns, Robert Pattinson, more sex and more guns
Here are our first observations after seeing the trailer for David Cronenberg’ s Cosmopolis: There’s nudity, guns, night...
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Spotlight: Sarah Gadon is a model of restraint in David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method
Cinderella stories are among Hollywood’s most clichéd and hollow myths. Yet they keep happening, both onscreen and off. Sarah...
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Metric announces it will score David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis, and Emily Haines is excited about rat currency
Emily Haines , frontwoman for the band Metric , announced that the group will be scoring David Cronenberg’ s new film Cosmopolis...
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Vampire Sighting: Robert Pattinson spotted filming at Ossington hot spot The Lakeview
Director David Cronenberg is making good use of Toronto hot spots while shooting Cosmopolis in our city for the next two...
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Vampire Sighting: Robert Pattinson at King Street East and Victoria Street
Toronto may not be known as Hollywood North —that’s our westerly counterpart, Vancouver—but we’ve got ourToronto Bike...
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Sarah Gadon to play Robert Pattinson’s wife in Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis
Move over, Kristen Stewart . Twilight ’s Team Edward fans now have a new actress to obsessively hate . Toronto’s Sarah Gadon...
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
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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