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Q&A: doc filmmaker Rob Stewart, of
Sharkwater
fame, on his plan to save the world
In Revolution , the globe-trotting, shirt-doffing filmmaker behind the save-the-fish documentary Sharkwater, turns his attention...
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The insider dish on Soho House: who made the cut and who didn’t at the city’s new, exclusive private club
On Wednesday, July 25, a group of 30 people gathered for a secret meeting in the boardroom of a nondescript office building on...
Culture
TIFF PARTY: Keira Knightley, Kristen Wiig’s errant eyelashes and a hot Jude Law at Soho House
Last night Soho House, the hottest party spot in town, hosted events for three movies ( Imogene, The Master and Anna Karenina )...
Culture
TIFF Teasers: Argo, a Ben Affleck movie that finally leaves Boston
After a string of terrible films in the early aughts ( Gigli being the most egregious), Ben Affleck reinvented himself by...
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Culture
CONFIRMED: the ever-restless Julianne Moore will be back in Toronto for TIFF
Julianne Moore has a penchant for playing complicated, restless wives: take The Hours, The Kids Are All Right and Atom Egoyan’ s...
Culture
CONFIRMED: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper are all expected at TIFF 2012
Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper first worked together in last year’s thriller Limitless. This year they return in David...
Culture
CONFIRMED: Gwyneth Paltrow will be at TIFF 2012 for her film about sex addiction
The queen of goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, is expected at TIFF for the premiere of Thanks for Sharing, a dramatic comedy also starring...
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Culture
CONFIRMED: Greta Gerwig is coming to TIFF 2012
Greta Gerwig has been deemed “Mumblecore’s Meryl Streep,” though a recent appearance in Woody Allen’ s To Rome with Love...
Culture
CONFIRMED: James Franco returns for another TIFF (this time, to promote a film)
This year, James Franco appears on TIFF screens as a gangster who rescues (or ruins?) the spring break of four female...
Culture
CONFIRMED: Kate Hudson will walk the red carpet at TIFF 2012
A promising, Oscar-nominated start to Kate Hudson’ s career gave way to a series of rom-com cash cows, each more forgettable...
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Culture
TIFF 2012: secrets, celebrity viruses and a teenage badass in this year’s lineup of Canadian features
The Canadian films to earn spots at TIFF this year include a range of comedies, dramas and thrillers, but also some that aren’t...
City News
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
Spotlight: angsty synthpop band Metric has one foot on Ossington and one in Hollywood
Synthpop quartet Metric aims for the horizon with a new album and a high-profile gig writing music for David Cronenberg Ever since...
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City News
Spotted: Toronto City Hall makes an appearance in Max Payne 3
A sharp-eyed Redditer spotted a model of a very familiar-looking building in Max Payne 3, the third title in the game franchise...
City News
The Conversation: Bruce McDonald and Kelley Armstrong on spooky stories and making sequels
The place: Salvador Darling in Parkdale The people: film director Bruce McDonald and horror writer Kelley Armstrong The subject:...
City News
The Backstory: Scott Speedman stars in a new biopic about Edwin Boyd, Toronto’s most notorious stick-up artist
On September 9, 1949, Edwin Boyd—a war veteran and the son of a respected Toronto cop—got drunk and robbed a Bank of Montreal...
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See, Hear, Read: our experts pick the movie, music and book release of the month
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “Ed Burns has two careers going on. He’s an actor in big Hollywood movies...
City News
Celebrity Watch: Margaret Atwood is officially everywhere, from Twitter to Rob Ford: The Opera and more
The recent release of Payback , a new feature documentary based on Margaret Atwood’s book of the same name, confirms it
Today in Toronto: Beethoven and Shostakovich and Obeah Opera
Beethoven and Shostakovich The opening bars of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 have been described as the sound of fate knocking at...
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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
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
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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