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Light-up sneakers are back—and this time, they’re for grown-ups
POP Shoes' new collection of light-up sneakers—which both Justin Bieber and pop supergroup DNCE are currently wearing on tour—are now yours for the buying
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The Find: Beautiful baubles from far-flung locales—no globe-trotting required
Dannijo creates ornate bib necklaces in partnership with Indego Africa, a non-profit supporting the financial independence of...
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Toronto designer Laura Siegel shows us that ethical fashion doesn’t mean ugly hemp hippie clothes
Most people hear “ethical fashion” and think fair-trade Birkenstocks. How do you combat that crunchy granola image? I focus on...
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Three food-free cleanses you may or may not be ready for
In the neverending quest for wellness, guzzling murky green concoctions—and nothing else—for days on end is standard...
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Swallow Your Bliss: five fortifying teas, soups and sippable supplements
In a city suddenly obsessed with wellness, age-old pick-me-ups are making a stylish comeback. Ancient remedies in pretty new...
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Magic Dust: an annotated guide to the ultimate powdered exfoliator
Julie Clark is Toronto’s high priestess of organic beauty: her line, Province Apothecary, is carried by retail heavyweights...
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Creams of the Crop: our favourite all-natural lotions, potions and goops
In Toronto, we want our meat house-cured and our coffee micro-roasted seconds before we drink it. It was only a matter of time...
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The Bespoke Club
Torontonians are suddenly clamouring for personalized shoes, hand-sewn jackets and one-of-a-kind accessories. A primer on the...
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The Find: a tiny, perfect, Toronto-made clutch
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when big bags ruled the runways, but few things feel more chic—or liberating—than...
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The Thing: striped socks that will make you want to cuff your pants
Stripes are the pattern of the season, and one reason—maybe the only one—to be happy about the end of summer. Here, a dozen of...
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The Thing: a gorgeous bouquet that won’t give you environmental guilt
When everything from computers to pickup trucks is getting the eco treatment, it’s startling to think that the fresh-cuts at...
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The Thing: a speaker that looks even better than it sounds
The Bang and Olufsen BeoPlay A9 plays music wirelessly from iTunes or any music streaming service, and it plays it loudly—a...
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The Thing: an old suitcase gets new life as a swanky chair
In the past few years, upcycling has taken a high-end turn, with a spate of designers transforming trash-bound castoffs into...
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The Thing: the least prissy scented candles ever
Who actually likes the smell of lavender, anyway? Scented candles, once the exclusive domain of frilly spas and tacky...
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The Thing: the Tesla Model S Performance, a car for tree huggers with $100K to spare
In November, the California-based electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors opened its first Canadian store at Yorkdale, finally...
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The Thing: a thermostat that’s just plain cool
The new Nest thermostat is brilliant, in a HAL from 2001 kind of way. Not only does it adhere to commands sent from your smart...
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The Thing: a throw cushion that takes lounging up a notch
Bev Hisey has a mission. The Toronto-based textile designer, who recently converted her Dundas West studio into a gleaming white...
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The Thing: a Japanese ice-maker that ensures your next drink will have some serious balls
In ice, as in everything, there is an ideal form. Contrary to what cheap plastic ice trays and automated ice machines would have...
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The Thing: Lago bookshelves from Suite 22 that get kinetic
Bookcases are not supposed to be fun. The good people at IKEA have been reinforcing that idea for years, mass-producing...
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Happy Glamping: an indoorsy person’s guide to the great outdoors
The woods are supposed to be romantic. Our collective national identity depends on it. Remember those youthful summers at...
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The Thing: the Olloclip, a super-cool iPhone attachment
Why buy a camera? It’s just another gadget that only does one thing—a fatal flaw in the age of multi-tasking, especially when...
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The Thing: a fast bike in summer—the purest form of cool
The Triumph Thruxton is a screaming mass of curves and chrome and undeniable retro cool—the amped-up automotive equivalent of a...
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The Thing: this spring fashion is all about colour, colour, colour
It’s loud and fearless and showy. We like it 2012 is shaping up to be a preposterously fun year. Spring showed up early. Bryan...
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The Thing: a solid brolly for even the wettest of days
Trying to combat the rain —or the cold half-snow that passes for April rain—with a flimsy corner store umbrella is a futile...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
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?
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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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