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Rachel McAdams charms everyone at the Spotlight after-party
Soho House was packed for last night's Spotlight afterparty. There was barely room to move as guests crammed into the...
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Culture
What happens when you put Helen Mirren, Moby, Paul Haggis and the Arcade Fire together in a castle?
As the sunset loomed over Casa Loma last night, partygoers arrived at the Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser and posed for...
Culture
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Garner fête the debut of
Men, Women & Children
at Montecito on Adelaide West
The after-party for Men, Women and Children, sponsored by Las Vegas (yes, the city itself), proved an interesting one—not only...
Culture
Jon Stewart and Ben Stiller help cap off an epic night of celebrity drop-ins at Grey Goose Soho House
Grey Goose Soho House had some stiff party competition on Saturday night, but the busy venue's last event of the evening, a fête...
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TIFF Party: A throng of homegrown talent at the Maison Birks Women in Film party
At a packed bash at Maison Birks’s Bloor Street store yesterday, the jeweller and Telefilm Canada paid tribute to 10 Canadian...
Culture
TIFF Red Carpet: Mila Kunis’s plunging neckline and Liam Neeson’s dramatic exit at the Third Person premiere
Last night’s premiere of Paul Haggis ’s Third Person was a master class in good genetics. Consider this lineup: Mila Kunis...
Culture
TIFF Party: Toronto’s powerbrokers turn out en masse for the final George Christy Luncheon
Every year since 1983, former Hollywood Reporter society columnist George Christy has hosted a chicken pot pie luncheon that’s...
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TIFF PARTY: The annual George Christy luncheon attracted an impeccably turned-out crowd of stars and power brokers
It must be a precondition of being wealthy, famous or otherwise fabulous to look perfectly fresh the morning after a night on the...
Culture
TIFF WEEKEND ROUNDUP: The five hottest parties from the festival’s first few nights
Movie debuts and closed-door distribution deals may be the driving forces behind the Toronto International Film Festival, but...
Culture
TIFF PARTY: Jude Law and Alexander Skarsgård get hearts thumping at the Artists for Peace and Justice luncheon
There’s likely no better way to spend a late-summer Saturday afternoon than at a garden party at a lush Rosedale...
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Camera: rock stars vs. movie stars at Paul Haggis’ Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser
U of T President’s Lodge, September 8. Attendees shelled out $1,250 a head to hobnob with celebrities at the Artists for Peace...
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 2012 Insider’s Guide: top 10 places to eat
Amid the cocktail swilling and celebrity gawking, eating can be an afterthought during TIFF. Good news: there are plenty of...
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Culture
Another TIFF party announcement: Norman Jewison’s annual BBQ
Canadian Film Centre founder Norman Jewison ’ s annual private BBQ is a bit of a trek from TIFF central on King Street West, but...
Food & Drink
These Booths Were Made for Gawking: who sits where at La Société
The cuisine is supremely so-so, but the glitzy atmosphere and A-plus people-watching at La Société—the crown jewel of...
Culture
Some of the Your Sister’s Sister’s cast, and the Westons, were at Grey Goose Soho House
For the third night in a row, Grey Goose Soho House proved to be a celebrity pit stop during TIFF 2011. Last night at the fete for...
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SPOTTED: Paul Haggis kibitzing with fans at The Hazelton
We spotted three A-listers at George Stroumboulopoulos’ s Hazelton Takeover last night, two of whom kept strictly to...
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Paul Haggis speaks out against Scientology in massive New Yorker profile
Paul Haggis , the Ontarian writer-director of Million Dollar Baby and Crash (who we’ll always remember as the co-creator of...
Culture
The best and worst moments of TIFF 2010
That's all, folks—TIFF is toast for 2010, but we still have the memories. We asked our team to dish on the best and worst, the...
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Martin Sheen shows off his undies for $1,000 at the Artists for Peace and Justice party
Party hopping was the name of the game last night. The celebs' collective dance card was a busy one, with such major events as...
Culture
The swag series: IT Lounge is gifting stars with Kobo eReaders
What it is: NKPR is hosting a lounge in its Adelaide Street office with a make-over courtesy of star designer Yanic Simard . As...
Culture
Spotted: Josh Brolin, Paul Haggis and Javier Bardem at Av and Dav
On our way home last night, we decided, on a lark, to check out the Toro After Dark space at Pears on Avenue Road. No official...
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Inside Soho House: Javier Bardem celebrated, Paul Haggis denied entry and Josh Brolin’s new BFF
“Name?” “ Paul Haggis .” “I’m sorry, it’s not on the list.” Josh Brolin , standing nearby with a cigarette, breaks...
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Paul Haggis closes the bar at the Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser
The opportunity to walk on the set of an undisclosed major picture starring Russell Crowe was sold for $6,000, tea time with Diane...
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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
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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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
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