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A free day at the ROM, a play in Christie Pits and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of December 11
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Culture
A Toronto photographer describes what it was like to shoot Donald Trump (and seven other big-name celebs)
Including Barack Obama, Leonard Cohen, Snoop Dogg and more
Culture
A look inside U of T’s massive archive of Leonard Cohen poems, letters and pictures
Thirteen thrilling pieces of Cohen memorabilia, including handwritten poetry and a fan letter from Ron Sexsmith
Culture
Ten must-hear Leonard Cohen covers by Toronto musicians
Feist, Rufus Wainwright, Ron Sexsmith and many more
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Culture
The 10 best Choir! Choir! Choir! videos
From Justin Bieber's "Sorry" to "Hallelujah" with Rufus Wainwright
Culture
Watch Rufus Wainwright and a 1,500-voice choir sing “Hallelujah” in an abandoned power plant
The choir that covered Prince is at it again
Culture
A pair of finger ballets, a Michelin-starred meal and eight other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of February 1
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Food & Drink
Today in Toronto: Leonard Cohen, A Christmas Carol and more
Leonard Cohen The rumbling 78-year-old baritone and the wry, melancholic lyrics continue to entrance. Cohen’s most recent...
City News
Behind the Scenes: The Art of Time Ensemble returns with Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds
The ultra-eclectic chamber orchestra known as The Art of Time Ensemble is always looking for ways to break through the stuffiness...
Food & Drink
The Weekender: The Junction Flea, Ellie Goulding and six other events on our to-do list
1. THE JUNCTION FLEA Presented by Smash and Russet and Empire, this eclectic outdoor market features vintage and kitschy items...
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The Argument: In Take This Waltz, Sarah Polley transforms Toronto into a brightly coloured urban fantasy
In the middle of directing Take This Waltz, recently released in theatres, Sarah Polley hit a snag. She desperately wanted to get...
City News
Camera: Leonard Cohen at the Glenn Gould Award Gala (and Fran’s Restaurant)
May 14, Fran’s Restaurant. By the time the VIP after-party rolled around, few attendees expected the man of the hour to...
Today in Toronto: Ron Sexsmith, Kim’s Convenience and more
Evgeny Kissin If anyone can breathe new life into Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, it’s the renowned Russian pianist with...
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The Weekender: West Side Story, Chuck Hughes and six other items on our to-do list
1. WEST SIDE STORY Sharks versus Jets, “I Feel Pretty” and extended dance breaks are just a few of the elements that add up to...
Culture
Leonard Cohen’s world tour hits Toronto in December
The legendary singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen is hitting the U.S. and Canada this year for a world tour that will land...
City News
The List: Ten things Blue Rodeo frontman and Canadian rock icon Jim Cuddy can’t live without
1| My skates I play a lot of hockey. It’s amazing that at my age I still get thrilled about skates, but I do. These ones are by...
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The List: 10 things former Governor General and author Adrienne Clarkson can’t live without
1| My Filofax I’ve had it for 26 years, and I’ve never mislaid it. I’ll always keep it, even though I’ve been told I need...
Culture
Roger Ebert is in the building: five reasons we’re happy to have the world’s best-known film critic in town
We’d feign resistance to making this terrible pun, but there’s really no way around it, so here it goes: Roger Ebert touched...
Today in Toronto: Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Toronto Jewish Film Festival Canada’s premier Jewish film fest features this year The Three Lennys , a series highlighting the...
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Lifestyle tips for the schoolboy sartorialist
Ride: Like all things beloved by the schoolboy, this Linus one-speed bike channels a bygone era. $550. Bikes on Wheels , 309...
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New book tries to prove that the Junos matter
If you, like most Canadians, don't watch the Juno Awards, a new book is trying to convince you to tune in. The new coffee table...
Today in Toronto: Leonard Cohen Tribute, The New Electric Ballroom, Elmer Ferrer
The New Electric Ballroom: Sisterhood, small towns and a slightly deranged lyricism mark this Mac-KenzieRo production of Enda...
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The best Canadian song of all time is, ironically, about Americans
The best-ever Canadian song is The Guess Who's "American Woman," says Bob Mersereau, the author of the new coffee-table book The...
City News
Kelly Cutrone dishes about her crush on “smoking hot” Leonard Cohen
In one of the scheduled interviews she actually went through with, fashion PR doyenne Kelly Cutrone sits down with the Globe and...
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Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
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
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A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
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