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Joanne Kates to leave the Globe after 38 years (UPDATED)
If the Twitterverse is to be believed (and no less a figure than Shinan Govani has confirmed it, so it must be...
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Food & Drink
Foodie film alert: Trattoria, a gentle satire of the restaurant biz
Here in Toronto, Chef Grant Soto has been gleefully skewering the pretensions of the restaurant scene for some time now. In San...
City News
Why three prominent Chinese-Canadian writers launched a $10-million plagiarism suit against Ling Zhang
A tale of death threats, tarnished reputations and literary jealousy The streets near Scarborough’s Confederation Park curve and...
City News
Rob Ford’s mysterious meeting schedule released only to reveal something everybody already knew anyway
The recent release of a copy of Mayor Rob Ford’ s meeting schedule confirmed something we—and everybody else—already...
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How the G20—with its burning cars, broken storefronts, violent beatings and mass arrests—ruined Bill Blair’s popularity
On June 26, 2010, Bill Blair was in the middle of the most complicated week of his career. The G20 summit had transformed the...
City News
Conrad Black preparing for “war” against the U.S. justice system—also, working out
We had to admit we were a touch disappointed when Conrad Black’s re-sentencing hearing last week didn’t provoke the usual...
City News
Council votes to start the trash privatization process—but is the mayor already losing his magic touch?
Yesterday’s council debate started, fittingly, with a little trash talk. Rob Ford unleashed his inner loudmouth (which is...
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Critics cry foul after Ford spams supporters
In anticipation of the cuts to be made by the Rob Ford administration, the city is undertaking a review of its services. Because...
Culture
Reaction Roundup: what the city is saying about last night’s Billy Elliot premiere
Movies don’t always make the best stage productions (see: 2004’s musical production of When Harry Met Sally , starring Alyson...
Culture
The Toronto Film Critics Association really likes The Social Network
If Mark Zuckerberg was at all peeved by the huge commercial success of the less-than-flattering biographical film The Social...
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Culture
Reaction roundup: The Nutcracker in 3-D is probably the worst Christmas movie ever
There’s little in the world as simultaneously cringe-worthy and satisfying as a truly venomous film review. And while it may be...
Culture
Another use for old people: art criticism
Our politically correct friends over at Vice asked a few elderly women to critique several artworks because "old people have...
Culture
Q&A with Xavier Dolan: “My film is not homework that a critic should correct”
Xavier Dolan doesn’t want to lie, but he also doesn’t want to tell the truth. The 21-year-old director with the Eraserhead...
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Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Woody Allen, Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin at the premiere of You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Yonge Street was abuzz Sunday evening as veteran director Woody Allen arrived for the premiere of his latest film, You Will Meet a...
Food & Drink
Just Opened: we review three of the city’s new restaurants
Religious burgers, heavenly house-made bread and a world-class oenophile THE BURGER’S PRIEST 1636 Queen St. E., 647-346-0617 The...
Culture
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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Full Throttle: Chris Nuttall-Smith takes on Parts and Labour
The Parkdale it spot is a raucous hybrid of fine dining and indie cheek. It’s loud, stylish and double-dares you to eat fried...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Scarpetta, the Thompson Hotel’s New York restaurant import
Chef Scott Conant had never thought of opening a restaurant in Toronto, but when he was approached by the Thompson Hotel group and...
Culture
Americans dig Toronto cop shows—well, not The Bridge
Toronto cops haven't exactly been in people's good books since that whole G20 debacle, but TV viewers can't get enough of...
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Tickled pink: seven reasons rosés are gaining popularity this summer
Despite a recent surge in popularity known as “the pink tide,” rosé wines can’t seem to shake the stigma that they’re an...
Culture
Media blamed for Lilith Fair’s dismal ticket sales and cancellations
Terry McBride, co-founder of the girl power rock festival Lilith Fair, has cried foul against the media for bad publicity...
Real Estate News
North York’s Regent Park: Lawrence Heights revitalization, opposed by Rob Ford, passes committee unanimously
Last weekend, Rob Ford took some time to relax the way he likes best: by shouting into a bullhorn about the fat cats at city...
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City News
G2OMG: Toronto momentarily not hated by rest of Canada, fabric of reality at risk
If there's one thing Canadians outside of the GTA know, it’s that Toronto sucks. Critics say that this city is...
Culture
Toronto critics call Drake album shallow, want to punch him in the face
While Drake’ s Thank Me Later has garnered generally positive reviews south of the 49th (its MetaCritic score currently sits at...
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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
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
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
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
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
Food & Drink
These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions
Food & Drink
“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
Food & Drink
Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand