September 2010 Contents
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This City
Reason to Love Toronto Because cinephilia is alive and well at the Carlton
Q&A Journalist and author Doug Saunders on the upside of ethnic enclaves
Urban Diplomat Advice on how to be a civilized Torontonian
From the Archives TIFF’s most scandalous moments
Ego Meter What’s making and shaking the city’s self-image this month
Columns
Jan Wong The city will close roads for some 500 events this year. We have become suckers for every ethnic group, running group and splinter group that asks. The case for raining on everyone’s parade
Chris Selley David Miller’s tenure wasn’t an epic calamity, but it wasn’t pretty, either. We’ll remember him as a largely ineffective do-gooder when Toronto needed a revolutionary
Features
The Comeback
A 28-second fight resulted in the death of a cyclist and almost ended the career of the cocky, ambitious Michael Bryant. Instead, his name has been cleared, and he’s set to return to public life. He swears he’s
a changed man By Leah McLaren
Wild Thing
The bucolic eco-paradise between Rosedale and the DVP almost never was. How big money and one ambitious entrepreneur remade the Brick Works
By Sasha Chapman
Kid Power
Richmond Hill’s 13-year-old best-selling author and motivational speaker has raised millions for his pet causes—Haiti, HIV/AIDS and child poverty. Why no one says no to Bilaal Rajan By Robert Hough
Navigator
The Thing The explosion of Canadiana cool
On the Block St. Clair West’s reluctant yuppification
Super Shopper The city’s best stuff
The List Ten things Amanda Lang can’t live without
Great Spaces An uphill battle to build in High Park
Real Estate A downsizing couple’s $50,000 touch-up
Food & Drink
Introducing Newmarket’s 50,000-square-foot ode to organics
The Critic Chris Nuttall-Smith on the summer’s it spot, Parts and Labour
Flavour of the Month All ears: corn for breakfast, corn for dinner, corn for dessert
Booze The season’s best ciders, meads and fruit wines
The Dish Cava’s macho surf and turf paella
Culture
Spotlight Isabel Bayrakdarian’s universal appeal
The Argument The risky reinvention of TV’s favourite bad boy, Nicholas Campbell
See, Hear, Read Know-it-alls pick the movie, music and book release of the month
The Conversation Kurt Browning and Noah Reid face off about drama on the ice
Going Out
Restaurants, Theatre, Music, Art, Dance, Family, Etc. Our recommendations for making the most of the month
Memoir
How I gained and lost 100 pounds before high school graduation
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