Real Estate News
Food & Drink
City News
Deep Dives
Culture
Style
Neighbourhoods
Newsletters
Membership
Subscribe
Sign in
Jessica Chastain
Culture
The Toronto locations that show up in Aaron Sorkin’s
Molly’s Game
Including the Royal York, Blowfish and much more
Advertisement
Culture
The stories behind nine stunning celebrity portraits from TIFF’s official photo studio
TIFF's official studio photographer Kourosh Keshiri on shooting the stars
Culture
Inside the best parties from night three of TIFF, with Nicole Kidman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Thompson
There were a lot of celebrations
Culture
Inside the best parties from night two of TIFF, with Idris Elba, Jessica Chastain and Jason Sudeikis
There were parties for
Stronger, Molly's Game, Kodachrome
and
The Upside
Advertisement
Culture
Robert De Niro, Jessica Chastain and 30 other stars filming in Toronto this fall
Films by Aaron Sorkin, Guillermo Del Toro and many more
Food & Drink
What the stars ate during TIFF: 26 celeb-approved meals from Toronto restaurants
Find out what Kristen Stewart ordered at Hooters, where Sarah Silverman had pizza and what George Clooney did with the second patty of his double-patty burger at Bosk
Culture
Spotted: Jessica Chastain at brunch, Martin Landau kissing hands, and Kate Mara at Holt’s
Last night marked the official opening of TIFF 2015, but today was when the magic really started to happen: the day celebrities...
Advertisement
Culture
Your star-spotting guide for Friday, September 11
As TIFF ramps up, so do the number of celebs at parties all over the city—and this year's festival is drawing some serious star...
Culture
TIFF 2014 cheers and jeers: the best and worst of this year’s festival
Because everything related to film culture, even tangentially, can and should be evaluated using a Siskel-and-Ebertian binary...
Culture
Jessica Chastain hugs fans, talks corsets at the world premiere of period piece
Miss Julie
At Sunday afternoon’s world premiere of Miss Julie , the 1890-set drama by Norwegian writer and director Liv Ullmann, no one...
Advertisement
Culture
Jessica Chastain, Denzel Washington and Chloë Grace Moretz zoom up the CN Tower to mingle on high
Last night’s Armani party pulled out all the stops: a black carpet studded with male models (like a sexy gauntlet), an array of...
Shopping
Browse the glam gowns for sale at Holt Renfrew’s Balenciaga trunk show
Toronto sophisticates with black-tie events on the horizon should check out the Balenciaga trunk show at Holt Renfew. Running...
Culture
TIFF 2013 Trend: Stars getting friendly with fans
It felt like the celebs at this year’s festival were engaged in a no-holds-barred competition to be the sweetest star at...
Advertisement
Culture
TIFF Party: Jessica Chastain is the girl everyone wants to meet at the InStyle/HFPA bash
Penguin suit? Fuggedaboutit. Mark Wahlberg attended the hyper exclusive InStyle/HFPA party at the Windsor Arms last night, and...
Culture
TIFF Party: The post-premiere bash for Night Moves morphs into a celebrity spotter’s wet dream
Dakota Fanning was the only Night Moves star to show—and stay—at the official post-film shindig at Grey Goose Soho...
Culture
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...
Advertisement
Culture
Year in Review: TIFF 2011, where we saw celebrities everywhere (and even shared a bathroom with one)
TIFF this year was a a non-stop gauntlet of activity, from press conferences to movie screenings (actually), swag lounges and some...
City News
Ryan Gosling portrays the Invisible Man for the New York Times
Any and every publication can (and does) make a “best of” list, but the New York Times magazine has taken it a step further by...
Culture
Interview magazine and Joe Fresh host a rooftop party for Like Crazy’s Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin
Interview magazine, Joe Fresh and Paramount Productions hosted an invite-only soiree last night at the Spoke Club rooftop, where...
Advertisement
Culture
Venice vs. TIFF fashion showdown, Jessica Chastain edition
Jessica Chastain is about to be everywhere—she recently starred in The Debt , Terrence Malick ’ s visual masterpiece Tree of...
Culture
A brief conversation with Gerard Butler in the washroom at Grey Goose Soho House
Before Harvey Weinstein ’ s crazy shindig sent Grey Goose Soho House guests into full-on serious party mode, the Coriolanus...
Culture
Kate Spade and Bryce Dallas Howard celebrate women in cinema at the Harbord Room
A very pregnant Bryce Dallas Howard co-hosted a cocktail in honour of women in the film industry last night with Kate Spade...
Advertisement
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington and Jessica Chastain at The Debt premiere
Helen Mirren' s second film at TIFF, The Debt (the other is Brighton Rock ), premiered yesterday at Roy Thomson...
Advertisement
Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
Big Stories
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
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
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
Buy Canadian
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