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TIFF 2013 Trend: Stars getting friendly with fans
It felt like the celebs at this year’s festival were engaged in a no-holds-barred competition to be the sweetest star at...
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TIFF 2013 Roundup: the best, worst and weirdest from this year’s festival
After eleven hectic days, 288 feature films and enough glitzy red carpets and parties to leave us verging on celebrity...
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TIFF GIF: Emma Thompson gives one lucky fan some skin-to-skin contact
At the gala for The Love Punch, the delightfully goofy Emma Thompson leaped out of her limo with jazz hands, screamed “TIFF!!...
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TIFF GIF: Jay Baruchel’s awkwardly cute red carpet poses
Montreal-based funnyman Jay Baruchel has voiced his unease with the trappings of fame, so it’s no surprise that he hasn’t...
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TIFF GIF: Taylor Swift barely moves; fans go wild
Taylor Swift put her shocked awards-show face to good use on the One Chance red carpet earlier this week. The songstress got a...
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TIFF GIF: Mike Myers and Shep Gordon point fingers
Literally. The Canadian funny man and his documentary subject goofed around at the pre-screening gala for Supermensch: The Legend...
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TIFF 2013 Trend: Mega-hunks with lustrous locks
Two years ago, the men at TIFF were all wearing beards; then last year, it was sexy scruff. At this year’s fest, we saw an...
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Quoted: Rob Ford on Smurfs 2, American Gangster and what he looks for in a quality film
– Rob Ford, dishing on his cinematic preferences after sashaying down the red carpet outside the TIFF Bell Lightbox...
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More record-setting wheeling and dealing at TIFF 2013
Welcome to one of the most lucrative TIFFs yet. After a record-setting opening weekend, the deals keep coming: Harvey...
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TIFF GIF: Joseph Gordon-Levitt does an epic fan run-by
Joseph Gordon-Levitt seems like a really sweet guy. Even in last night’s sweltering heat, the 500 Days of Summer star attempted...
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Quoted: Jordan Catalano on lipstick, fuzzy pink sweaters and auditioning for Dallas Buyers Club
– Dallas Buyers Club star Jared Leto describes his long-distance audition with director Jean-Marc Vallée for the role of...
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Quoted: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on his new celebrity crush
– Chris Hadfield, the now-retired Canadian astronaut and social media phenom who spent 144 days being awesome aboard the...
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Quoted: Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner on Zach Galifianakis’s new parental status
– Mad Men creator Matt Weiner, who directed Zach Galifianakis in buddy comedy You Are Here, had only positive things to say...
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Quoted: Hugh Jackman gets sentimental about the Oscars, his dad and Sophia Loren
–Former Oscar host Hugh Jackman, who’s been seen palling around town with Prisoners co-star and new bestie Jake Gyllenhaal, on...
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TIFF GIF: Jennifer Garner gets tripped up by Toronto’s streetcar tracks
Habitual TIFF attendee Jennifer Garner nearly ate pavement outside the Dallas Buyers Club gala last night when one of her Brian...
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Quoted: Brad Pitt on early retirement at the 12 Years a Slave premiere
—Brad Pitt gets hyperbolic about 12 Years a Slave, director Steve McQueen’s emotionally crushing account of a free black man...
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TIFF Pose-Off! Which Star Worked It Best on Opening Night?
An observation from TIFF’s opening night: some celebrities have mastered the art of mugging for the paps; others have not. The...
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TIFF Buzz Poll: Who’s the Most Hilarious SNL Alum Coming to Toronto?
Hunks and glamazons are thrilling, but after awhile we just want to laugh. Luckily, this year’s film fest is rife with comedic...
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TIFF Buzz Poll: Which TIFF Movie Tickets Did You Try Hardest to Score?
Last week, we whittled the 288 features screening at this year’s festival down to the 50 buzziest films. Now we want to know...
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TIFF Buzz Poll: Who’s Your Favourite Toronto-Bound Harry Potter Star?
Attention Potterheads: along with the usual cadre of glam and hunky muggles, this year’s film festival brings together a dream...
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TIFF Buzz Poll: Who’s the Sexiest Man Coming to TIFF?
In modern Hollywood, sexy comes in all kinds. No longer are the brawny hunks—à la Hugh Jackman, Matthew McConaughey and Michael...
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TIFF Buzz Poll: Which Hollywood Star Are You Most Excited To See This Year?
TIFF is only two weeks away, and we’re damn excited about it. There’s nothing else like the hoopla of the film festival in...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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“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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“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
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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
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“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