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The Scandal at TFS
Parents send their kids to Toronto French School so they can be groomed to join the ranks of the international elite. But the school’s sterling reputation was tarnished after a dispute between students erupted into accusations of drug dealing, racism and sexual favours. Then the headmaster opened his mouth and made everything worse By Leah McLaren

The Power of Frank
He’s the most connected man in the country, a confidante of Bill Clinton and Matt Damon, and the expert hobnobber who made TD a major player in the U.S. Why Frank McKenna doesn’t need to be prime minister By Gerald Hannon

Where to Get Good Stuff Cheap
From discount laptops and PWYC Pilates to bargain burgers and crazy-cheap wine: 105 ways to live the good life for less

COLUMNS

The Age of Spectacle
Toronto needs affordable housing, better transit, new athletic facilities and more green space, but why did we have to land the Pan Am Games to get them? That’s just politics, 21st century style By David Macfarlane

THIS CITY

Giller winner Linden MacIntyre on his 10-year trek from newsman to novelist • Tracking Ossington’s inevitable slide, from unregulated hipster playground to over-regulated 905-athon • How fashion blogger Tommy Ton parlayed a shoe fetish into one of the industry’s most coveted gigs

CITY SURVIVOR

The List
Ten things comedian Scott Thompson can’t live without

Travel
The best beach holidays for heat-seeking Torontonians

Great Spaces
A Rosedale gut job serves as a blank canvas for art collectors By Ariel Brewster

Real Estate
An Annex couple upsizes all the way out of town By Bert Archer

Dining
Ame and the advent of recession-proof glamour By James Chatto

Drink
Affordable bordeaux is no longer an oxymoron By David Lawrason

Restaurants
Buca injects some dolce vita into King West • How bitters became the must-have ingredient for boozehounds • The secret khao soi recipe from Sukhothai

This Month
Eric Peterson soars in Billy Bishop Goes to War • Heavy metal underdogs Anvil show their teeth at the Phoenix • Plus, our arts and entertainment listings

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