College Years
How Little Italy lost its cool
Published: May 2008
Jason McBride
Articles on torontolife.com written by Jason McBride.
A Guy Thing
A novice’s guide to the cinematic offerings of Winnipeg’s native son
Published: February 2008
Copy Cat
Poet Kenneth Goldsmith encourages his students to plagiarize.
Maybe that’s because stealing is making him famous
Published: July 2008
End of the Line
Three Toronto playwrights take the words out of Tom Stoppard’s mouth
Published: March 2008
Eye Candy
Jag Dhillon, trend-spotter-in-chief of mini–eyewear empire Spectacle, weighs in on the future of frames
Published: March 2008
Gym Dandy
Finding the perfect club can be a workout in itself. Here, the top spots to shed pounds, find serenity and get lucky
Published: February 2008
Luminato Festival Preview
With more than 50 events, this city-spanning cultural extravaganza can seem a little overwhelming. Here, a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to getting the most out of Toronto’s Luminato festival
Published: May 2008
Passion Project
Paul Gross’s Passchendaele is opening TIFF. Are people finally ready to take the Mountie seriously?
Published: September 2008
Text and the City
Who says Toronto’s uninspiring? A literary rebuttal, in three parts
Published: April 2008
Brain Storm
Murder, He Wrote
Finished with the perennially unlucky Baudelaire orphans, Lemony Snicket tries his hand at a musical mystery
Published: March 2007
One Fine Day
Moms come in all shapes and sizes. Here, three unique itineraries that will impress, spoil and inspire
Published: May 2007
Book Club
The 27th edition of the International Festival of Authors brings more than 120 writers to Toronto. Even the most prodigious reader can’t see them all. We asked six notable book lovers who they’re most looking forward to
Published: October 2006
Choir Master
Joel Gibb, the man
behind the Hidden Cameras—Toronto’s
other indie rock
supergroup
Published: August 2006
Complaints Dept.
Damaged Goods
Power Ball 8 brings together the bold, the beautiful and the blemished
Published: May 2006
Dancing With the Stars
Filthy, But Funny
Comedian Jeff Garlin is already a hot commodity in TV land. Next, he tackles the big screen with John Waters
Published: September 2006
Jingle Bells (and Whistles)
The city’s best and brightest holiday concerts, from the traditional to the trendy
Published: November 2006
New Ways of Living
Contemporary art gallery Mercer Union shows us how art can make our lives stellar
Published: May 2006
Q & A: Marina Jiménez
Q & A with Anne Kingston
In "Club Single," Anne Kingston writes about how being single has dramatically changed—and how singles are dramatically changing the fabric of the city. Here, she talks about being happy alone, "rogue elephants," and how seeing a man with flowers on Valentine’s Day can still make her cry.
Published: May 2006
Q & A with David Hayes
In "The Prisoner," Andre Morrison talks about his "lost years"—a decade of gangs, crime and prison. David Hayes, who ghost-wrote the article, speaks here about meeting Morrison, the process of telling someone else's story and how to separate truth from fiction.
Published: April 2006
Q & A: Vincent Lam
In "The Best Medicine," Vincent Lam reveals how to make the medical system work for you. Here, he talks about juggling his two professions; what kinds of choices we make in our health care; his first book of fiction, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures; and the inevitability of an influenza pandemic
Published: March 2006
Reader's Choice
The best authors are always the best readers. Here, six of the writers reading at the 2006 International Festival of Authors pick their most beloved books
Published: October 2006
Running With Scissors
Artist Darren O’Donnell’s Haircuts by Children gives kids the opportunity to shape their destinies while giving you a new coif
Published: May 2006
Talking Books
'Tis the Season
An Advent calendar of exciting events to get you through the holiday season—with nary a Nutcracker in sight
Published: November 2006
Big Band Theory
They play swoony music, give concerts with a hippie-ish vibe and are so non-hierarchical they call themselves a
collective. How Broken Social Scene became the world’s coolest indie band
Published: November 2005
Q & A with Andrea Curtis
In “Small Mercies: 30 Days in Neonatal Care,” Andrea Curtis describes the harrowing experience of giving birth to a child too small to eat or breathe on his own, too fragile even to be held. Here, she talks about how she came to write the article, the moral consequences of keeping extremely premature babies alive, and her son’s reaction to having his birth story told.
Published: December 2005
Q & A with Carl Newman
