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Everything that went down at the
Jersey Shore Family Vacation
party at Pick 6ix last night
Guests were reassured that the cast hasn't lost their debaucherous side
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Culture
A brief history of Drake’s immense and very public love for Rihanna
He just really, really likes her, okay?
City News
Rachel McAdams competing for MTV’s Best Kiss award against Ryan Gosling
Attention: Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling are both nominated for Best Kiss at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on June 3. McAdams will...
City News
Reason to love Toronto: Hollywood movie money is back
Next month, a colossal $150-million remake of the ’90s alien flick Total Recall is set to start filming at the new Pinewood...
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Culture
Skins recap, episode 9: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
This week’s episode finally fills us in on the illicit (never mind totally illegal) relationship between Chris and teacher...
Culture
Skins recap, episode 8: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
In this week’s fairly heavy-handed opening sequence of Skins , we learn that Daisy is the member of the gang “who fixes...
Culture
Skins recap, episode 7: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
We’ve been waiting a while for the Michelle episode. Who is this girl that hosts hot tub parties and lets Tony treat her like...
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Skins recap, episode 6: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
This week, the Skins kids engage in some northern exposure during an Outward Bound–style wilderness excursion to Canada (the...
City News
Skins teens showing too much skin? Scantily clad 17-year-old actors arouse controversy in new Elle photo shoot
What to do when ratings are slipping? If you’re a member of the Skins cast, the answer is easy: strip down to your skivvies and...
Culture
Skins recap, episode 5: the show that gets high school right--except when it doesn’t
This week’s Skins was all about Stanley. We’re not sure why. Doesn’t it feel like we already know Stanley? He’s...
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Skins recap, episode 4: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
We declared last week ’s episode of Skins the most depressing to date. Well, this week’s topped it. Episode four was dedicated...
Culture
Skins recap, episode 3: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
In the most depressing episode of Skins yet, we get the story on Chris , the skin-headed, pill-popping party boy who’s been...
Culture
Skins recap, episode 2: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
In only its second week, Skins —the Toronto-shot remake of a hit series—is already the biggest tempest on a television since...
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MTV’s Skins gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
The first instalment of Skins aired last night on MTV Canada, and though it entertained us, it underwhelmed in the OMFG...
Culture
So long and farewell: Dan Levy leaving MTV Canada
MTV's über-popular After Show wrapped up back in July after Jessi Cruickshank left Toronto for a new gig in sunny L.A . Now...
Culture
Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham to host revived version of The Wedge as MuchMusic goes back to the future
Damian Abraham (a.k.a. Pink Eyes) is many things: dramatic , topless , a dad, talented and, as of January 26, the host of...
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After the After Show: Dan Levy hosts Christmas special solo, Jessi Cruickshank’s new project
Now that his partner in crime has decamped to L.A., MTV's Dan Levy is hosting a holiday special solo (it airs tonight). Holido's...
Culture
War on fun: CRTC wants stations to stop showing Jersey Shore, The Office, Project Runway Canada
The CRTC has a problem with Jersey Shore— namely that it's being aired on MTV Canada, which is supposed to stick to original...
City News
Justin Bieber’s total screen time on CSI: 3 minutes, 25 seconds
Remember those teaser clips of Justin Bieber’s appearance on the season premiere of CSI ? Well, those are pretty much all the...
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After The After Show: we catch up with Jessi and Dan
When The Hills wrapped in July, the on-air finale proved less dramatic than the fairy-tale ending for MTV’s After Show co-host...
Culture
Gemini Award nominations announced: Flashpoint, chef Lynn Crawford, Top Model host Jay Manuel among nominees
The nominations for the 25th Gemini Awards were announced this morning, with CTV scoring major points for its Olympics coverage...
City News
Dan Levy: Hot or Not, part two
Last week’s post on the ambiguous hot-or-not-ness of MTV golden boy Dan Levy came close to causing an on-line riot. Clearly, one...
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MTV Canada casting for Canadian reality show
MTV Canada has teamed up with MSN Messenger to create a Web series, calling on the young people of Canada to come up with a...
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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