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Here’s what went down at Eatertainment and The Stop’s six-course benefit dinner
Guests were treated to an outstanding meal for an even better cause
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Toronto Life’s Best New Restaurants 2017 event is on March 21, and tickets are on sale now
Grab them while they last
Culture
See the National Ballet’s biggest hit, catch Molly Parker onstage and eight more things to do this week
1. Revisit the National Ballet's exhilarating Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Karen Kain's supreme achievement in her tenure as...
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Discover the earth’s raw beauty through the lens of Sebastião Salgado
The Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado made his name with stunning images that document humanity’s devastating footprint...
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Worship at the altar of Father John Misty at the Danforth Music Hall
When the American folk musician Father John Misty (otherwise known as Josh Tillman ) released his debut album, Fear Fun , in...
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Listen to the sound of old meeting new, with pianists Emanuel Ax and Jan Lisiecki
Age difference aside, the international piano superstar Emanuel Ax and Calgary-born teen sensation Jan Lisiecki have a lot in...
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See solo stars come together at the New Pornographers gig
The New Pornographers are busy people. Dan Bejar is also the prolific front man of the indie-pop band Destroyer . Neko Case has...
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Rethink glamour at a pair of Ryerson photo exhibitions
In a pair of clever new exhibitions, the Ryerson Image Centre documents how photography has shaped Western conceptions of...
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Learn to distrust your eyes at an exhibition of Charles Bierk’s impeccably photorealistic paintings
The portraitist Charles Bierk is a professional trickster: what look like black-and-white photographic portraits are actually...
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Spend an afternoon with Margaret Atwood and William Gibson at Toronto’s new book fair
After a disastrous year for this city’s quickly vanishing bookstores , Toronto bibliophiles have at least one thing to be...
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Take your tyke to see Yo Gabba Gabba!—a kids’ show you’ll love too
Barney, Kermit the Frog and Big Bird were once gods to children, but it’s hard to say whether the parents of yesteryear shared...
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Head to the Horseshoe for Fucked Up, “the planet’s best band”
Metalhead or not, it’s not hard to understand why Harper’s recently described Fucked Up as “currently the planet’s best...
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See Arcade Fire and Constantines on the same stage
It’s been a good few years for Arcade Fire . When The Suburbs snagged Album of the Year at the Grammys in 2011, hardly anyone...
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Watch
Jaws
at Sail-In Cinema’s drive-in for boats
Let’s face it: drive-in movies have been on their way out since the 1950s. Luckily, movie lovers looking to fill the void can...
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Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of July 11–13
In this edition of The Weekender, a night market, outdoor theatre and three other things to do in Toronto this weekend. Night it...
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The World-Class Toronto Summer Guide: 14 things that are worth sticking around for
What’s one of the best things to do in Toronto this summer? If you can, get out of Toronto. See the world. Find another city’s...
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Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of July 4–6
In this edition of The Weekender, movies from Yonge Street's seedy past, the Toronto Fringe Festival and three other things to do...
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Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of June 27–29
In this edition of The Weekender, the WorldPride parade, a festival of ribs and three other things to do in Toronto this...
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Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of June 20–22
In this edition of The Weekender, free concerts in Yonge-Dundas Square, a Gatsby-themed garden party and three other things to do...
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Five gay things (other than the parade) worth checking out at WorldPride
We don’t choose to be gay, but we certainly choose where we’ll be from June 20 to 29, when the international WorldPride 2014...
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Toronto Life
celebrates the second edition of City of Parks
On June 11, Toronto Life launched the second edition of City of Parks , a special insert in the June issue celebrating innovative...
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Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of June 6–8
In this edition of The Weekender, an outdoor music festival, a rare chance to tour some modern homes and three other things to do...
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Where to watch movies outdoors this summer
This summer, there’s movie magic all over the city—in parks, on beaches and on train platforms galore The long winter of 2014...
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Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of May 30–June 1
In this edition of The Weekender, a festival of bikes, a chat with a movie star and three other things to do in Toronto this...
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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“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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“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
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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
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“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
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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