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Take a look at some of the items in the Stratford Perth Museum’s insanely popular Justin Bieber exhibition
Here’s what thousands of Beliebers will see on their pilgrimage to Stratford
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15 of the best restaurants outside the GTA
Get out of town—literally
Culture
Ten unmissable cultural road trips within two hours of Toronto
Including a starlit movie screening in a vineyard and a play in a barn
Culture
See The Roots play for free, watch Eugenie Bouchard hit the ball and eight other things to do this week
See a loopy surrealist interactive play in a church courtyard An Evening in July , produced for SummerWorks by the Toronto sketch...
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The Toronto Fringe, a Brian Wilson concert and six other things to do this week
See your childhood literary hero read from her new book for grown-ups Judy Blume’s kid-lit catalogue grapples with first periods...
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The List: 10 things Stratford’s new artistic director Antoni Cimolino can’t live without
1. My heroes In 1992 I played Romeo opposite Megan Follows. I love this photo from opening night. I really admire the other three...
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Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 30, because Christopher Plummer at 82 is sexy
Christopher Plummer is an impossibly jocular old rascal. He dances jigs in his one-man shows. He guzzles stiff martinis. And even...
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556 theatres in New York will play the same Christopher Plummer performance for one night only
In 2010, Christopher Plummer portrayed Prospero in a Stratford performance of The Tempest. Now New York cinemas have picked up a...
City News
The Conversation: Steven Page and Johannes Debus on making music—both popular and avant garde
The place: the Cameron House on Queen West | The people: singer-songwriter Steven Page and COC music director Johannes Debus | The...
Food & Drink
This is what happens when 12 culinary students get to cook with Paolo Lopriore, the world’s 39th best chef
During the second year of their apprenticeship at the Stratford Chefs School— considered one of the most prestigious in the...
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Justin Bieber: patron saint of Stratford and skater boys
If Stratford is looking for a patron saint, they could do worse than Justin Bieber. The city is already working the Bieber angle...
City News
Spotlight: Actress Blythe Wilson brings brassiness and a big voice to Mary Poppins at the Princess of Wales Theatre
In a world of instant stars and stunt casting, Blythe Wilson is a throwback to the brassy belters and hoofers of theatre’s...
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In a bid to stop the “mega-quarry,” Michael Stadtländer rallies (nearly) every chef we’ve ever heard of for Foodstock
Michael Stadtländer has rallied 100 of the best chefs from across Canada to participate in Foodstock, an epic, pay-what-you-can...
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Christopher Plummer receives the inaugural Stratford Shakespeare Festival lifetime achievement award—for a lifetime of being awesome
Earlier this year we learned that Christopher Plummer was to be the recipient of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s inaugural...
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North York’s Cara Ricketts’s inner strength ignites Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming this summer at Stratford
It took an old chestnut—a raisin, actually—for Toronto theatregoers to appreciate Cara Ricketts’ ability to breathe new life...
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Stratford star Seana McKenna is trading in her corsets to play Richard III. Can audiences handle a female portrayal of true evil?
At this point in our cultural history, cross-dressing is subversive only to the most sheltered among us. Drag now is the kind of...
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Monday’s Luminato picks: Beatniks, Broadway and Denis Gagnon’s take on Alice in Wonderland
The fifth edition of Luminato, the city’s annual everything-culture fest, kicked off last Friday and goes all through the...
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New summer food truck event fuels hopes for a Toronto street food revolution
Steeltown might have beaten us to the food truck race, but three special events starting this summer are laying the groundwork for...
Today in Toronto: An Evening with Al Pacino and Richard III
An Evening with Al Pacino With a career spanning over 40 years, Pacino is a true Hollywood great, best known for playing...
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Justin Bieber named one of Time’s 100 most influential people
Apparently purple high-tops, wind-swept mop tops and songs about babies are pretty influential these days—or at least that’s...
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Renaissance Man: Colm Feore channels a 15th-century zealot and a comic book baddy in two flashy new gigs
Colm Feore is a master of the double life. The country’s supreme leading man has tackled theatre’s most demanding roles at...
Today in Toronto: Bjoerling’s Larynx, Good Mourning Mrs. Brown and On Stage: Four Shakespeare Lectures
Bjoerling’s Larynx Don’t miss your last chance to see American photographer David Leventi’s exhibition of the impossibly...
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The eBay auction for Justin Bieber’s hair just closed. The sale price? $40,668
When Justin Bieber lopped off his magnificently bobbed mane, we worried he’d pull a Samson and lose his mighty power over...
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Sandra Shamas and Rod Beattie discuss the benefits of ditching Toronto to pursue small-town living
The place: Tango Palace Coffee Company on Queen East. The people: comedian Sandra Shamas and actor Rod Beattie. The subject:...
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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
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?
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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
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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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
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“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
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Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand