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The Pick: Love Is a Poverty You Can Sell, a little bit of Weimar-era Kurt Weill at the Factory
Contrary to what his legacy might suggest, Kurt Weill only dabbled in cabaret. Sure, he wrote a few tunes for the darkened German...
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After Japan’s nuclear disaster, Ontario asks important question: what does it mean for us?
The news from Japan today (the most reliable source is from the IAEA ) is pretty alarming, causing many to ask what this all means...
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Today’s traffic problems not caused by LRT, but by beer
Toronto has brutal gridlock, which we generally attribute to a handful of reasons—bad roads, TTC woes and bad weather, to name a...
City News
Twitter gives Toronto its own “trending topics” section, unironically puts city on same list as New York and London
OMG, it’s #stuffYYZlikes! Twitter, rather than discover a way to let people share their feelings with more than 140 characters...
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Wanted: German cannibal restaurant seeks pound of (human) flesh
A soon-to-open restaurant in Berlin (home of all things weird and Hostel -ish) is taking recipe advice from Hannibal...
City News
Bleeding ink: a roundup of G20 reactions from home and around the world
It's been a pretty wild 74 hours for Toronto. We've had world leaders, riots and some questionable police tactics, all...
City News
Welcome, G20 leaders! Now, spend some money here
The long-anticipated G20 summit has arrived in Toronto and has not been an unblemished joy for the people who live here. Between...
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Safety in numbers: Are the world’s highest-scoring wines really that good?
A taste test of critics’ picks It has been three decades since a group of American critics introduced the 100-point scoring...
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Rivers Run Through It: Vintages’ June 21 Release
The trumped-up theme for Vintages’ June 21 release is Europe’s Wine Rivers: Great Finds From Legendary Riverside...
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Ontario wine’s prime time
June has become the month for grand wine events in Ontario, timed to kick off the summer touring season. And this is sure to be a...
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The Edge of Heaven (***)
The current cinematic trend towards exploring apparent truths of globalization shows no signs of stopping, and The Edge of Heaven...
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Blooming Whites
If you have never dedicated your wine budget to exploring the world’s aromatic whites, I suggest that now might be an opportune...
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Nova Scotia’s New Eden
Nova Scotia might soon be a remarkable source of high-quality, expensive sparkling wine—the Champagne of North America. I spent...
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Vintages’ April 12 Release: The Top 10
Vintages stores will be releasing dozens of new wines this Saturday. I have been able to taste most of them in advance along with...
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New Year’s bargain hunting
The flood of wine through Vintages stores doesn’t stop for an event as paltry as a New Year’s. With Monday’s Champagne fizz...
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My favourite wine moments of 2007
Hidden Bench 2005 Nuits Blanche, Niagara My head-spinning first tasting of a brilliant bordeaux-inspired white blend of sauvignon...
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Holiday Shopping at Vintages
As much as I personally like to drag my heels on the issue of Christmas shopping, it was clearly evident from the throngs in the...
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New Vintages Releases
Wine of the WeekPlantatree 2006 Chardonnay, California ($14.95, 87 points, 64824) A newsmaker on a couple of levels, not least of...
City News
Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories
This morning’s coverage features a relentlessly snide and obvious piece in the arts section of the Globe , taking as its hook...
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Ten Killer Values Under $25
Wine of the Week Farnese 2005 Sangiovese Daunia, Italy ($7.45, 87 points, 512327) A major winemaking achievement from the south of...
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Ten Picks from a Busy Week
Wine of the Week Norman Hardie 2006 County Pinot Noir, Prince Edward County ($35, 89 points) The rainy harvest of 2006 was...
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Alsace Weekend
Wine of the Week Paul Zinck 2005 Riesling (89 points, $19.95, www.liffordwineagency.com )Alsace, France This is a...
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The Burt and Kravis Show
The timing is rarely this good, so I might as well take advantage of it. In my last two pieces, I argued, among other things, that...
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Steamed muscles
It’s amazing how a casual remark can alter weather patterns across the planet. Last week, I pointed out to a friend that I had...
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Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
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
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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
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
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“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