September 2011 Contents
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Editor’s Letter
The Real Spadina Expressway Legacy
This City
Reason to Love Toronto Because the TDSB lets its rainbow flag fly
Q&A Dalton McGuinty goes on the defensive
Urban Diplomat Advice on how to be a civilized Torontonian
Neighbourhood Watch David Thomson’s monster Rosedale reno
Ego Meter What’s making and shaking the city’s self-image this month
Columns
Jan Wong Four of the six student deaths at Queen’s University last year were suicides. Is there a link between academic pressure and mental illness?
Features
The New Suburbanites
The reasons to abandon the overcrowded, overpriced, not-so-livable city are beginning to outnumber the reasons to stay. More and more of us are tempted by the 905 and beyond. Screw Jane Jacobs. We’re outta here By Philip Preville
I Hate the Night
The sleeping pills will inevitably cease to work and, like me, you’ll become a raving, belligerent Frankenstein. A story about the mysteries of sleep and a radically simple cure for insomnia By Denise Balkissoon
The Pink Indian
Kent Monkman’s paintings of a mischievous drag diva in a feather headdress and heels sell for six figures—to the likes of Elton John and Belinda Stronach. How a half-Cree illustrator from Winnipeg sexed up the exploitation of First Nations people and conquered Toronto’s art world By Gerald Hannon
Navigator
The Thing Fall Fashion Edition The season’s best shoes, bags and jackets
The List What celeb chef Laura Calder can’t live without
Great Spaces The infamous Riverdale raccoon house, ready for its close-up
Real Estate An expat Venezuelan couple searches for street life in Toronto
Food & Drink
Introducing Churros and chorizo at the new Mexi-Can Market on College Street
The Critic The food is good at La Société, Charles Khabouth’s latest clubby, sexy bistro-lounge. But that’s beside the point
Flavour of the Month How the city’s gourmet ice cream sandwiches stack up
Wine Best bets for indie-loving locavores
The Dish Splendido’s summer soup
Culture
Spotlight Soprano Simone Osborne gives Rigoletto’s heroine a backbone
The Argument Matthew Jocelyn’s killer cure for CanStage
See, Hear, Read Know-it-alls pick the movie, music and book release of the month
The Insider The ultimate user’s guide to celeb-spotting at the Lightbox
Going Out
Restaurants, Theatre, Music, Art, Dance, Family, Etc.
Memoir
The rat infestation that took over my life
