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Here are the A-list celebrities we can expect to see at TIFF next month
Expect to see Bradley Cooper, Julia Roberts, Timothée Chalamet and other favourites
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Spotted at TIFF: Evan Rachel Wood celebrates her birthday, Javier Bardem sips wine at Byblos
Everywhere stars have been seen in the last 24 hours
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Spotted at TIFF: Mary J. Blige goes to Pablo, Charlie Hunnam tells off stalkers
Everywhere the stars have been spotted over the last 24 hours
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Red Carpet Style: 23 looks at TIFF’s leading men and women
Scrutinizing the glamorous gowns and sharp suits worn by film industry elite is one of the principal pleasures of TIFF (after all...
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SPOTTED: Penelope Cruz and the cast of Twice Born at the Spoke Club
This just in: Oscar winner, wife of Javier Bardem and noted looker Penelope Cruz is currently at the Spoke Club, hanging out with...
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TIFF RED CARPET: Rachel McAdams and Olga Kurylenko shine for To The Wonder (director Terrence Malick does not)
Time was, director Terrence Malick’ s films came once in a blue moon, each an organic outgrowth of the filmmaker’s elusive...
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TIFF 2012 Insider’s Guide: top 10 places to eat
Amid the cocktail swilling and celebrity gawking, eating can be an afterthought during TIFF. Good news: there are plenty of...
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We try to find five top Canadian Oscar moments from Sunday’s Academy Awards snoozefest
Well, there you have it. Awards season is over, but the hangover—or, in the case of The Social Network gang, the lingering...
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Oscar watch: 10 questions about the Academy Awards with Canada’s gossip girl Lainey
Elaine Lui is Canada’s gossipmonger extraordinaire, with a master's in Gaga and a black belt in Brangelina. This week, the...
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TIFF to Tinseltown: a tour of the 14 Oscar-nominated films that screened at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival may not have the glamour of Cannes, the street cred of Berlin or the skiing of...
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Shafted! (Or, our requisite article on how Canada fared in the 2011 Oscar nominations)
When the Oscar nominations came out this morning, we scrolled right past the laundry list of best picture nods (that 10-picture...
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Incendies one step closer to Oscar nod
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nine-movie short list for best foreign language film on...
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What you missed this weekend: the biggest stories at TIFF so far
Our dance card was full this weekend as we attended all the best TIFF parties and premieres. But we don't just brag about...
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Spotted: Josh Brolin, Paul Haggis and Javier Bardem at Av and Dav
On our way home last night, we decided, on a lark, to check out the Toro After Dark space at Pears on Avenue Road. No official...
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Inside Soho House: Javier Bardem celebrated, Paul Haggis denied entry and Josh Brolin’s new BFF
“Name?” “ Paul Haggis .” “I’m sorry, it’s not on the list.” Josh Brolin , standing nearby with a cigarette, breaks...
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It’s business time: TIFF outgrows relaxed vibe, prepares for major film deals
For most of us, TIFF is synonymous with glamorous parties and getting to see major films before the rest of the world, but for...
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50 Buzziest TIFF Films: what to see, what to skip and how to slice through the hype
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for all the screenings at TIFF 2010, but with over 300 titles, guessing at what film is worth the...
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Official TIFF guest list released: Jon Hamm, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard, Will Ferrell and more
Woot! Woot! The exhaustive official guest list for TIFF has been released (James Franco! Jon Hamm! Uma Thurman!), meaning we can...
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From Natalie Portman’s lesbian-ballet drama to Ben Affleck’s comeback, five TIFF films with major buzz
All right, now that we’re past the “OMG! Don Draper is coming to Toronto to find a new Betty!” stage after TIFF announced...
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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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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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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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Food & Drink
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