November 2012 Contents
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Editor’s Letter
Toronto’s glossy new global appeal
This City
The Moment Rob Ford’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month
Q&A Milos Raonic’s plan for world domination
Urban Diplomat Advice on how to be a civilized Torontonian
Camera Rock stars trump movie stars at Paul Haggis’s annual fundraiser
Society Watch Party circuit debutante Jenna Bitove’s fashion statements
Ego Meter What’s making and shaking the city’s self-image this month
Columns
Philip Preville Cyclists who don’t wear helmets are stupid. We need to save them from themselves
Features
Becoming Torontonian
Affluent, hyper-educated professionals are flocking to Toronto from all over the world. A portrait of the new economic refugees By Carolyn Morris
Penthouse International
The rumours are true: buyers from Russia, China and the Middle East are fuelling the condo explosion By Denise Balkissoon
No Suits Allowed
The inside dish on Soho House, the private club of the jet set, and its new multi-million-dollar Simcoe Street outpost By Courtney Shea
The Celtic Invasion
The building boom is benefitting from the sudden arrival of hundreds of Irish workers. They’re young, skilled and hungry for jobs By Robert Hough
What Toronto Needs Now
The city’s global stature is at risk. A manifesto for
a new model of leadership By Richard Florida
Navigator
The Thing A throw cushion that kicks lounging up a notch
The List Ten things Rick Mercer can’t live without
The Look Brogues gallery: the sexiest footwear of the fall
Great Spaces How to live large in 500 square feet
Real Estate An aspiring baker seeks a condo with a perfect kitchen
Food & Drink
Must-try Buca gives panna cotta a luscious mozzarella makeover
Flavour of the Month Toronto’s suddenly mad about meatballs. We pick the top 10
Just Opened The city’s hottest new restaurants reviewed
Wine David Lawrason’s best cellar list
Culture
Spotlight Toronto’s techno-punk duo Crystal Castles comes home to trash the place
The Argument How Frida Khalo became the patron saint of millennial narcissists
See, Hear, Read Know-it-alls pick the movie, music and book release of the month
Behind the Scenes The Art of Time Ensemble’s adaptation of The War of the Worlds
Going Out
Restaurants, Theatre, Music, Art, Dance, Family, Etc.
Memoir
How my 15-year-old daughter became the unwitting subject of a school sexting scandal By Patricia Pearson
