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Power in the City
They decide what you read and what you watch. They tell the mayor what to do. They crown (or dethrone) the glitterati. They even control the destiny of the Leafs. These are the people who really run the city. The 25 most influential Torontonians
The Hedonists
Step into the St. Regis or Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany’s or The Hazelton and you
enter the world of Yabu Pushelberg. How two Toronto interior designers reinvented decadence By Olivia Stren
Who Killed Roslyn Knipe?
Seven weeks after his release from Humber Memorial’s psych ward, William Johannes killed his sister, stabbing her more than 50 times. Was his doctor to blame? A jury decided yes. The case that has psychiatrists running scared By Kirk Makin
This City
Move over, Measha: at home with Canadian opera darling ADRIANNE PIECZONKA • Charting religion’s BOOM IN THE BURBS • The breakneck trajectory of indie rockers TOKYO POLICE CLUB • KENNY AND SPENNY'S celebrity endorsement
Columns
Team Spirit
Are otherworldly entities tilting your paintings, pushing you down the stairs, sneaking into your bed? Call Michelle Desrochers and Patrick Cross, professional ghostbusters By Sylvia Fraser
The Naughty Professor
Meet Michael Gilbert, York philosophy prof, family man, committed cross-dresser By David Macfarlane
City Survivor
The List
Ten things Da Kink in My Hair's Trey Anthony can't live without By Amy Verner
Super Shopper
The city’s best loot By Jane Apor
Great Spaces
Sark raving mode: a reconditioned Cabbagetown livery
Real Estate
The latest boomer status symbol, and the tear-down that has all of Forest Hill gawking By Bert Archer
Food & Drink
Dining
Three restaurants, a catering company, a TV show and a gourmet grocery on the horizon. Mark McEwan in hyper-drive By James Chatto
Food
Blood Simple: the case for boudin By Jacob Richler
Drink
Vineyards of Oz
Restaurants
Two takes on the HUMBLE POGO • Quest for the best TANDOORI CHICKEN • Plus, our star-rated reviews
This Month
Dirty Dancing shimmies its way to the Royal Alex • Playwright Linda Griffiths on spinsters, cowards and Conrad Black • Dispatch from tequila-swigging west-end hot spot Reposado
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