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Emily Haines
Culture
A star-studded
Handmaid’s Tale
reading, a gorgeous archival photo exhibit and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of September 11
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Culture
Inside Broken Social Scene’s emotional Manchester concert last night
“It was emotional, it was brilliant”
Culture
Hot Stuff: cultural picks for August from five local luminaries
August is peak season for beach reads, Netflix binges and patio playlists. We asked five local luminaries to share their cultural...
Culture
R.I.P. Lou Reed (1942-2013): remembering his legendary show at the El Mocambo in 1979
Rock fans were saddened yesterday to learn of the death of rock master and Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed at the age of...
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City News
The insider dish on Soho House: who made the cut and who didn’t at the city’s new, exclusive private club
On Wednesday, July 25, a group of 30 people gathered for a secret meeting in the boardroom of a nondescript office building on...
City News
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...
Culture
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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Food & Drink
50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No.30, There’s a hidden watering hole called Goodnight in an alley at Richmond and Spadina
The first rule of Goodnight is: don’t talk about Goodnight. The hidden watering hole, located behind a buzzer-access metal door...
Culture
And the Juno for Worst Dressed goes to—oh God, where to begin?
Last night’s awards ceremony was hyped as the cool, hip, young Junos, but apparently many of the celebs in attendance didn’t...
City News
Eye Weekly renames Toronto for some reason, picking between two cow-themed monikers
Unsatisfied with Hogtown, T dot, the Big Smoke, Toronto the Good, Muddy York, the Queen City and Centre of the Universe, Eye...
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Culture
Broken Social Scene to live stream upcoming NYC show
After two packed shows this past December at the Sound Academy, Broken Social Scene is getting ready to embark on the second half...
Today in Toronto: Broken Social Scene, Steve Driscoll, Richard Whiteman
Broken Social Scene Regulars Brendan Canning, Kevin Drew and Andrew Whiteman take the lead, while Calgary’s Lisa Lobsinger steps...
Culture
Canada overload at the TIFF official opening party
Remember the Canadian content of the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Olympics? That was nothing compared to the scene at the...
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Food & Drink
The Weekender: Summerlicious begins, Metric performs and six other weekend must-dos
1. SUMMERLICIOUS Some of the 150 restaurants participating in this annual prix fixe festival have probably been fully booked since...
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...
Culture
Metric has written the new Twilight theme song
Along with acclaimed Canadian film composer Howard Shore ( The Lord of the Rings, A History of Violence , Philadelphia —the list...
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Culture
Broken Social Scene not breaking up, not taking guff from reporters
Despite self-propagated rumours that Forgiveness Rock Record will be Broken Social Scene’ s final release— Kevin Drew...
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Best New Restaurants
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
Deep Dives
Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
Deep Dives
Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
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
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Food & Drink
An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
Food & Drink
This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
City News
A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
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