I am the first person to admit that I was very wrong about the World Cup. I was unfortunately one of those people who brushed it off, as though this isn’t a once in a lifetime event for the city of Toronto, as though it isn’t amazing seeing so many different jerseys and hearing so … Continued
One spring evening last year, Tia Glista hosted a dinner party for a few friends; she has the very good habit of connecting people from disparate parts of her life together. Not long before the dinner party, Glista, Winnie Wang, Adrianna Michell and Emma Cohen had discussed their struggles writing freelance and had tossed around … Continued
Toronto-based filmmaker Sophy Romvari has had lots of conversations about the sounds of summer with people who have seen her directorial debut, Blue Heron. In it, she depicts a family in crisis: at the cusp of the twentieth century, eight year-old Sascha’s family moves to Vancouver Island and her oldest brother, Jeremy (Edik Beddoes), begins … Continued
Early in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, Creem magazine founder Lester Bangs — played by the ever-magnificent Philip Seymour Hoffman — warns Crowe’s stand-in, William, about the perks of music journalism as though they are temptations sent from the Devil himself: “The publicists! The bands! You got on an honest face, they’re gonna tell you everything. … Continued
Up until last year, there was a red brick warehouse on Dundas West called Expo Vintage that wore many hats: by-the-pound vintage outlet, concert venue, karaoke spot, house party. But, like all good things in Toronto, it had to come to an end: in 2025, the vintage warehouse was forced to close due to what … Continued
At age 37, and with two Olympics already under his belt, Toronto skier Kevin Drury is feeling “relaxed” heading into the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. As the veteran athlete put it when he announced he would be representing Canada at the Games this year, this marks his “one last kick at the can.” He’s … Continued
Toronto alpine skier Ali Nullmeyer is returning to the Olympics this year with plenty of experience under her belt — not just from debuting in the Olympics four years ago (where she finished 21st in slalom), but from battling injuries in the time between. Back pain took her out for half of the 2023/2024 skiing … Continued
In the days leading up to stepping onto the world’s biggest stage, most Olympians are training hard, getting focused and visualizing success at the Games. Figure skater Stephen Gogolev is doing all that — but he’s also attending class. Three weeks before travelling to Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics, he was still in the … Continued
