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Don McKellar
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“Being from Toronto gave me a global perspective”: A Q&A with Don McKellar, co-creator of Crave’s
The Sympathizer
The Canadian screen star talks making the leap from theatre to TV, adapting Viet Thanh Nguyen's famous novel and getting Robert Downey Jr. to play multiple characters
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Inside an exclusive fundraiser at David Daniels’ Casa Loma mansion
With Conrad Black, Suzanne Boyd, Don McKellar and more
City News
The List: director Don McKellar tells us the 10 things he can’t live without
The multi-tasking director’s latest film is The Grand Seduction, an English-language remake of a beloved Quebec comedy. 1 | My...
City News
Behind the Scenes: The Art of Time Ensemble returns with Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds
The ultra-eclectic chamber orchestra known as The Art of Time Ensemble is always looking for ways to break through the stuffiness...
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How actor and director Don McKellar would spend a perfect Saturday on Dundas West
I live close to Little Italy , but I like to think of my neighbourhood as Dundas West . Most of my favourite places are within...
City News
Best of Fall 2011: Ten recommendations for an absolutely satisfying, perfectly proportioned autumn
The problem with this season is there’s simply too much to do. Too many tortured opera divas. Too many ballerinas with toe...
City News
THE SCENE: Kate Alexander and David Daniels hosted a night of drinks and entertainment to celebrate Acting Up Stage Company
Earlier this week, Kate Alexander and David Daniels opened the doors of their contemporary Casa Loma residence to an intimate...
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Best of Fall #10: Don McKellar and Bob Martin find the funny in depression in their new TV series
The impish comedy men Don McKellar and Bob Martin can’t get enough of the crazy—or of each other. Twitch City , the cult...
Culture
SPOTTED: Don McKellar at the red carpet—but not on the red carpet—at The Eye of the Storm
We saw Canadian actor, writer and director Don McKellar waiting outside the Winter Garden Theatre yesterday for the premiere of...
Culture
Oh, Canada: TIFF reveals the Canadian contingent at this year’s festival
At first, the Canadian offerings at TIFF 2011 seemed meagre, what with Sarah Polley ’ s Take This Waltz and David Cronenberg ’...
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The Weekender: LG Fashion Week, Jane Goodall and six other events on our to-do list
1. INUIT MODERN This brand new exhibit draws from a huge collection of Inuit art acquired by real estate developer Samuel Sarick...
Culture
See “sleeper hit” Scott Pilgrim vs. the World for free tonight
This August, comic book nerds across the city flocked to opening-night screenings of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , eager to catch...
City News
A tribute to Jackie Burroughs: the most memorable moments from her career
To anyone who grew up watching Road to Avonlea or had children during the show's seven-season run, the death of beloved actor...
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From the Archives: a look back on TIFF’s most memorable moments
Oh, Snap 1978 Festival judge Robbie Robertson orders the Plaza II Hotel’s entire stash of Dom Perignon within an hour of...
Culture
David Suzuki, Jay Baruchel and Fubar II: TIFF’s CanCon lineup
TIFF co-directors Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey announced this year’s Canadian lineup yesterday to a room of film industry...
Culture
This Movie Is Broken: the drinking game
Concert movies are great, but they often lack a narrative; so in their cinematic ode to Toronto and Broken Social Scene, This...
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Culture
Toronto garbage strike at centre of Broken Social Scene movie
In a thrilling bit of method acting, Broken Social Scene stars as Broken Social Scene in Bruce McDonald’ s latest flick. This...
Culture
Don McKellar named Canada’s George Clooney
Don't get us wrong. We're fans of Don McKellar, but it's hard to see him as Canada's version of Clooney, as the Montreal Gazette...
Culture
Don McKellar talks about lovelorn phone calls, TIFF’s good ol’ days, and inviting strange women to his hotel room
Don McKellar is out to find romance on a modern day cellphone—and if that means being shady in a hotel room, so be it. This is...
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Rickshaws and Lisa Ray at Cooking with Stella premiere
Yesterday's Cooking with Stella red carpet was much like the Chloe premiere: most of the fans lining up were actually waiting for...
Culture
Today at TIFF: September 16, 2009
Our daily roundup of the most buzz-worthy opening galas, parties and screenings. • The Last Waltz free public...
Culture
Me and you and nobody else we know: How to score 96 hours alone with Danny Boyle
What’s a film freak gotta do to get locked in a room with Danny Boyle for four days? Win a spot in TIFF’s Talent Lab, that’s...
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Skyy’s the limit: three celeb-inspired cocktails for TIFF
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Thank you, recession: this year’s free TIFF events are surprisingly wonderful
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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
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