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TIFF 2015’s biggest photo trend: celebrities pointing at each other, for some reason
What does it mean when a famous person points at another famous person (or a non-famous person) while posing for a photo? Let's ponder
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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
Six in the Six: half a dozen burning questions for Jay Stoney, TIFF celebrity selfie fanatic
"I waited for ten hours for Jake Gyllenhaal"
Culture
Spotted: Kristen Stewart at Hooters, Sarah Silverman at Woofstock, and a lot of Johnny Depp
As TIFF goes on, Toronto's relationship with its A-list guests starts to change. We've reached the uncanny valley of...
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Style
Preview: 12 shots of Johnny Depp, Kate Moss and other celebs at Roxanne Lowit’s first Canadian exhibit
Fashion photographer Roxanne Lowit, known for her sassy backstage snaps at designer runway shows, has finally brought a selection...
Culture
TIFF RED CARPET: Johnny Depp gets mobbed at the premiere of documentary West of Memphis
The red carpet for West Of Memphis lacked the glitz and gowns of some of the week’s other events, which is somewhat...
Culture
TIFF BUZZ POLL: Which mega-star is the most hotly anticipated?
Sure, TIFF is about more than just VIP sightings—rumour has it there are actual movie screenings involved—but it’s hard not...
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Culture
CONFIRMED: Johnny Depp will be at TIFF 2012 (playing Johnny Depp)
Rarely would you find Johnny Depp lumped into a category with Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard, the Toronto duo behind Shit...
City News
Why generations of artists insist on attempting the impossible—adapting Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Back in the 1990s, I starred as the Red Queen in Alice: The Rock Opera , a student production at the Claude Watson School for the...
Culture
The secret life of Barry Pepper
If you don’t recognize Barry Pepper ’s name, you’ll likely know his face. He’s the striking fellow with the angular...
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City News
The Justin Bieber of Hong Kong is hiding out in Toronto
Justin Bieber would have to make like Johnny Depp and buy himself an island in order to go outside without being bombarded by...
Culture
The top-secret formula for decoding Toronto Star movie reviews, revealed
Everyone's a critic, right? Well, at the Toronto Star, even its film critics don't seem to be too, well, critical these...
Culture
Johnny Depp a no-show at Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus premiere; crowd boos Christopher Plummer
Even though it probably had the most star-packed cast of any movie at TIFF ( Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, etc.), was...
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Why Jack White has no film career in his future
Jack White only looks like a man just waiting to be immortalized by Johnny Depp. In the press conference for Emmett Malloy' s tour...
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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
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
Food & Drink
“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