May 2012 Contents
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Editor’s Letter
This City
Reason to Love Toronto Because we’re finally getting the street food we deserve
Q&A How digital entrepreneur Daniel Debow hit the multi-million-dollar jackpot—twice
Urban Diplomat Advice on how to be a civilized Torontonian
Camera Movie night at the Budmans’
Ego Meter What’s making and shaking the city’s self-image this month
Columns
Jan Wong Now that we know the LCBO is deliberately gouging us, there isn’t a single argument left in its defence. The antiquated, paternalistic monopoly has got to go
Features
The Incredible Shrinking Mayor
Loyal councillors betrayed him. His approval rate plummeted. And his powerful Conservative backers are nervous. How did it all go so wrong? The strange story of Rob Ford’s city hall By Marci McDonald
Queen Ceeb
Kirstine Stewart finally figured out how to get Canadians to watch Canadian TV, and the CBC’s ratings have never been higher. Her next trick: convincing the network’s critics—all 34 million of us—that her mass-appeal reality shows and sitcoms are worth our $800 million a year By Jason McBride
Lazaridis and Balsillie Meet Their Waterloo
RIM’s co-CEOs were a match made in corporate heaven: the brilliant engineer and the brash, ambitious sales whiz. They shared a vision that would change the way the world communicates. But as their relationship fell apart, so did the $77-billion company they built By Andrea Mandel-Campbell
Navigator
The Thing: Spring Fashion Edition This season is loud, fearless and showy. We like it
The List Ten things the doomsday economist Jeff Rubin can’t live without
Great Spaces A repair- shop-turned-killer-bachelor-pad in Roncesvalles
Real Estate Entertaining options in the west end
Food & Drink
Must-try The Black Hoof’s Nutella and foie gras dessert–no, really!
The Way We Eat Now Everything you need to know about pop-up dining
Just Opened The hottest new restaurants reviewed
Flavour of the Month Boozeless and bubbly: the city’s best bartender-made soda pops
Wine California dreamy
Culture
Spotlight John Irving’s big, blustery, bawdy new novel
The Argument Picasso’s boorishness, immortalized
See, Hear, Read Know-it-alls pick the movie, music and book release of the month
The Backstory Scott Speedman takes on the notorious Edwin Boyd, history’s most charismatic bank robber
The Conversation Director Bruce McDonald and horror writer Kelley Armstrong confab over sequels and the supernatural
Current Obsession Illustrator Michael Cho’s ode to Toronto’s unloved parts
Going Out
Restaurants, Theatre, Music, Art, Dance, Family, Etc.
Memoir
In the Name of Honour By Aruna Papp
