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“I’ve been preparing for this my whole life”:
Kim’s Convenience
creator Ins Choi on the show’s new theatrical production
Choi talks about stepping into the role of Appa, the importance of Asian representation and how corner stores foster a sense of community
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The Questionnaire: Three new performing arts heads on their pandemic pivots
After two tough years, the performing arts are live once more. Here, the leaders of Toronto’s top institutions explain how they plan to get things humming
Culture
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
Culture
A comprehensive guide to everything worth doing this holiday season
18 concerts, comedies, plays and art shows you need to see this December
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Culture
Back-to-back Alvvays shows,
The Phantom of the Opera
and seven other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of December 7
Culture
Ross Petty’s last hurrah, a Tanya Tagaq concert and nine other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of November 30
Culture
The Weeknd’s homecoming, a Warhol retrospective and eight other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of November 2
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Culture
Catch an Oscar contender at TIFF, see AC/DC live and six other things to do this week
Watch Jake Gyllenhaal’s film festival opener Montreal director Jean-Marc Vallée ( Dallas Buyers Club, Wild ) comes to TIFF for...
Culture
Go to a massive beach party, explore forbidden buildings and six other things to do this week
Get a sneak preview of the album of the summer It’s been almost three years since Aussie psychedelicists Tame Impala released...
Culture
Play pinball, drink beer for charity and eight other things to do this week
Dive into Iris Apfel’s closet Iris Apfel is a 94-year-old fashion starlet, with a flash of dove-white hair, scarlet lipstick and...
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Culture
Rock out with Metz, lose yourself in the Contact Photography Festival and eight other things to do this week
Gorge on a smorgasbord of photographic eye candy Pretty much every gallery in Toronto is surrendering to the swell of the...
Culture
Play with cool toys at TIFF, geek out at Toronto Comicon and seven more things to do this week
1. Let the kids loose at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Each March Break, the Lightbox hosts DigiPlaySpace, a wonderland of high-tech...
Culture
See the National Ballet’s biggest hit, catch Molly Parker onstage and eight more things to do this week
1. Revisit the National Ballet's exhilarating Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Karen Kain's supreme achievement in her tenure as...
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Head to the homecoming of Soulpepper’s
Kim’s Convenience
When Kim’s Convenience premiered at Soulpepper almost three years ago, it broke box office records in spectacular...
Culture
Kim’s Convenience
might be turned into a TV show
Before Kim's Convenience made the jump from Fringe Festival hit to Soulpepper Theatre Company mainstay, nobody knew that the...
City News
Soulpepper’s Albert Schultz on eating beetles and the one thing he thinks Conrad Black is lying about
Five things you didn’t know about the Soulpepper head honcho, who plays the title role in a marathon production of the comic...
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The Weekender: Sing-Along Messiah, Wildlife and five other events on our to-do list
1. SING-ALONG MESSIAH That only-used-in-the-shower voice deserves to be heard, so why not join your fellow shower-belters in some...
City News
Primer: how to choose between Toronto’s big holiday shows
It’s time to suspend your cynicism and surrender to one of the city’s big, gooey, hurt-your-teeth-sweet holiday...
The Weekender: A Christmas Carol, The Brothers Grimm and six other events on our to-do list
1. A CHRISTMAS CAROL For the sixth time in his Soulpepper career, founding member Joseph Ziegler steps into Scrooge’s shoes in...
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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
50 Most Influential 2012: a ranking of Toronto’s top tycoons, backroom operators and supersize egos
The people driving the agenda for the city are more likely to come from outside local government than inside. This was the year...
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Today in Toronto: Endgame, Il Trovatore and more
Endgame Soulpepper revisits its first theatrical triumph. Find out more » Il Trovatore With one iconic tune after another, this...
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Best of Fall 2012: the season’s must-see stage shows
(Images: from top: courtesy of Justin Rutledge; by Keith Beaty/Getstock; by Cylla Von Tiedemann; by Paul Kolnik; by Tim Matheson)
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The Weekender: TIFF, Lewis Black and five other events on our to-do list
1. LEWIS BLACK: RUNNING ON EMPTY If Lewis Black comes across as a shouting man more than a funny man, that’s because there just...
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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
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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“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