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Fall Preview
Let’s hope economists are right and this recession is on its last legs—the time has come for raunchy plays, scary films, hot shows and ritzy restaurant openings. Our picks of the season

The Land of the Rich and Infamous
Vaughan’s rampant expansion has been orchestrated by politically connected developers who know how to get what they want. When the new mayor vowed to break up the party, her enemies tried to take her down. The unravelling of Linda Jackson and the fight for the suburbs By Chris Nuttall-Smith

The Golden Oldies
The coming surge of retirees won’t settle for idle lives in institutional old folks’ homes. They want their independence, they want to party, they want to have sex into their 80s. The new age of retirement living By Patricia Pearson

COLUMNS

Lament for the iGener­ation
Many university profs are as attached to their cellphones and Facebook accounts as their students are. So why is teaching today’s kids such a nightmare? A report from Ryerson By Gregory Levey

THIS CITY

Tough new coach Jay Triano tries to wrench the Raptors out of the Mesozoic era • A suddenly slim David Miller offers diet tips • Tony Clement rolls out the pork barrels in cottage country

CITY SURVIVOR

The List
Ten things Peter Simon, the Royal Conservatory of Music president, can’t live without By Ariel Brewster

Real Estate
There goes the ’hood: two neglected houses (unmowed lawns! peeling paint!) have Lytton Park in a tizzy By Bert Archer

Food
The menu, the guest list, the cocktails—resourceful hosts and their near-perfect dinner parties By Kate Allen

The Sandwich Generation
How the recession helped the lowly lunch box staple conquer Toronto By Josh Dehaas

Drink
The best of carmenère By David Lawrason

Restaurants
Swirl injects some serious whimsy into Leslieville • The best sticky toffee pudding ever

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