Suzuki: In the wake of Fukushima, are our West Coast fish safe to eat?
Are our west coast fish safe to eat?
Category: Culture
Theatre Review: Moss Park
Titling his new play Moss Park, George F. Walker isn’t setting us up to expect a lot of pizzazz. Call it a spoiler alert, but this melancholy comedy is a couple of poor people having a conversation on a park bench. How engaging could that be? As engaging as life, because that’s what their conversation is.
Oh Lord: Conrad Black sounds off on his new talk show and his post-incarceration life
Conrad Black turns to the talk show and tells us why he’s doing a lot better than you’d think
Rob Ford, Twitter king for a day: Experts and non-experts alike weigh in on the mayor's shocking announcements
To those who’ve been meditating in sensory deprivation chambers for the past six hours, it’s official: Our mayor did, indeed, smoke that crack. The now-infamous words have come from the man himself just hours ago as he confessed to doing the drug before an army of reporters at city hall. Naturally, Toronto has taken its opinions to the Twittersphere en masse, so we took the liberty of picking 10 of the funniest (and obviously most impassioned) of those tweets. Grab some popcorn and enjoy.
Wining and dining at the ACC: A dinner party for 18,000 people
While recent years have done much to lower our expectations when it comes to the athletes who call the Air Canada Centre home, there is a group of people who happen to work in the same building who put in a remarkable effort every single Leafs and Raptors game (not to mention Toronto Rock games and all the concerts).
Concert Review: Bon Jovi at the ACC
Jon Bon Jovi has spent the past 30 years honing and perfecting the ideal arena rock experience. He and his band play with energy, passion, audience engagement and stage spectacle, all the while delivering a fresh set list every night.
Weekend Warrior: Whisky Live, The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, David Cronenberg: Evolution, The National Women's Show
It’s Friday and the weekend is fast approaching. Need things to see or do? We’ve got you covered. In this edition: TIFF’s first major original exhibition, a winter fair at Exhibition Place, a celebration of the Day of the Dead and more.
The Rock 'n' Roll Revival Hour: RAA, Two Hours Traffic, Paul Langlois, The Last Pogo Jumps Again and Rob Ford tweets from T.O. rockers
Polaris Prize-nominated band Rural Alberta Advantage (www.theraa.com) have announced that they will head into the studio to being work on a new album scheduled for release in 2014. With said announcement, the trio will also be playing a few select concerts in the United States and Canada.
Post City Interview: Larry King in Toronto for stage show My Jewish Soul II
CNN news legend scheduled to make a rare live stage appearance on Nov. 3
Sewell: would Bay Street go for random police checks?
I’ve been trying to understand the challenges facing young men in Toronto, particularly young black men and others of colour being stopped by Toronto police in “carding” incidents or street checks. More than 350,000 of these incidents occur over a year, or almost 1,000 times a day.
Cover story: a profile of Kurt Browning
Looking back at his illustrious career, Kurt Browning is still amazed at the incredible opportunities that figure skating has afforded him over the years.
Cover story: a profile of Ross Petty
He’s the guy Toronto theatre-goers love to hate every holiday season. For more than a quarter of a century Canadian actor and producer Ross Petty has been the target of extreme heckling as the villain in his annual pantomime.