The TTC’s shiny new rockets launched today at Downsview station. The long overdue subway cars, which were supposed to start running in December, don’t just look awesome. They boast a whack of new features that have us giddy for the commute home. Here are six of our favourite features.
Back in the day, Urban Outfitters was the go-to-store for alternative apparel. It helped usher in the vintage tee comeback, the rise of the skinny jean and the popularity of kitschy accessories like the hamburger phone. Now, analysts are wondering if the company is out of sync with current fashion trends as the brand, which once put the “hip” in “hipster,” struggles to maintain its identity amid declining sales and the recent exit of its president.
When it comes to my choice in television and films, there is nothing I enjoy more than period dramas. This has been true ever since PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre and ABC Family’s original movies (think a cast of 22-year-old CW stars playing 16-year-olds in a two-hour long dramedy, usually in a vacation/camp scenario) were neck in neck for my undivided attention.
Most recently, I’ve been getting my fix from a British series called Downton Abbey, a romantic romp through the end of Edwardian England led by the noble Crawley family. Aside from inspiring a yearning for a romance with an ideological Irish chauffeur named Branson, the show also has me pining for a time when gloves were as a much a beautiful extravagance as they now are practical.
According to Susur Lee, Madeline’s will reopen mid- August as Lee Lounge. The major change will be a massive hole in the wall connecting Lee Lounge to Lee.
The host of TVO’s The Agenda sounds off on life as the ringmaster of Toronto’s premier current affairs show
Camilla Scott talks about mummyhood and reveals plans for her son’s education
