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The List: 10 things CFL commissioner Mark Cohon can’t live without
1 | My indestructible watch In 1990 I went on an expedition to the Arctic with 30 Soviet and Canadian students. While I was...
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Children as accessories and wearing Canadian are top trends on MMVA red carpet
Sunday's MuchMusic Video Awards saw a host of celebrities decked out in Canadian designs; clothing by Toronto-based designers was...
City News
Perez Hilton makes suckers of Carly Rae Jepsen fans at his MMVA after-party
Fans hoping to have an intimate moment with Carly Rae Jepsen at Perez Hilton' s MMVA after-party last night were made fools of, as...
Style
The best- and worst-dressed of the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards
The red carpet and ceremony at the MuchMusic Video Awards are full of beauties and eyesores, and we’ve decided to break it all...
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Remember when Perez Hilton was assaulted in Toronto? He’s coming back to visit!
Some people consider Perez Hilton to be obnoxious, but he made waves recently when he decided to wear a blazer with no shirt in an...
City News
The List: 10 things Power Plant director Gaëtane Verna can’t live without
1| My hat In the ’90s, I worked with a man from a family of avid sailors in Brittany on the coast of France. I bought my toque...
City News
QUOTED: Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham wants Katy Perry to die
- Fucked Up ’s Damian Abraham reacting to the way Katy Perry glamorizes war in her current video “Part of Me.” He later...
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Alec Baldwin lets it slip that Justin Bieber will host SNL this year, children seek later bedtimes
Justin Bieber seems to adhere to the Justin Timberlake school of publicity: date cutesy pop stars, and if all else fails, change...
Culture
Being Erica recap, episode 4: wherein Brent’s stock plummets, and Erica gets stuck in the ’90s
Episode four begins with a heavily produced version of Katy Perry’ s ”Firework” sung by Julianne—Goblins is having a...
Culture
2011 MuchMusic Video Awards to feature Lady Gaga. But can she top her 2009 performance?
Sure, Katy Perry showed the world she’s capable of shooting whipped cream out of her cans in the video for “ California Gurls...
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Yorkdale’s Thomas Sabo flagship may not be so charming
Yorkdale continues its pursuit to become the luxury haven no one asked for. To recap: over the last year, the mall brought in big...
Culture
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...
Culture
Dispatches from the Brit Awards: Twitter reveals little animosity between Justin Bieber and Brit winners Arcade Fire
The Grammys have come and gone, but the animosity Justin Bieber fans have unleashed at poor Esperanza Spalding —the musician who...
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King State of Mind: When did the once-cool King West strip descend into a mess of stretch Hummers, drunken bachelorettes and last-call brawls?
Scenes from a never-ending party “Let’s get drunk and fuck! Let’s get drunk and fuck!” I’m at Cobra, a King West club in...
Culture
CRTC vs. CBSC: regulator battles standards council over Dire Straits “Money For Nothing”
Remember the kerfuffle from a couple weeks ago over the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council 's decision to issue a ban on radio...
Culture
Arcade Fire, Drake, Justin Bieber all up for Grammys
• Justin Bieber and Drake win Grammy nods [Toronto Star]
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Justin Bieber beats out Lady Gaga for artist of the year award
It would appear our rosy-cheeked boy from Stratford can do no wrong. Teenage heartthrob Justin Bieber went four for four last...
City News
Proactiv finds the most perfect spokesperson: Justin Bieber
To have Justin Bieber as the face of a product is to hit the marketing jackpot, but to have that product targeted primarily...
Culture
Party in the GTA: most memorable fashion moments at the MMVAs
Last night at the MuchMusic Video Awards, Justin Bieber and Hedley both scored three awards; Drake missed the cue for his...
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Be a celebrity tour guide: Katy Perry looking for advice on Toronto trip
Katy Perry’ s in Toronto and appealing for local intel via Twitter. Beaver Tails and Canada’s Wonderland are on her list, but...
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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
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?
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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
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?
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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
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