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Dynamic Duo

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How the thrill from Yorkville, Robert Gage, teamed up with local salon sensation Marc Anthony for this season’s most hair raising new reality show

Brian Gluckstein

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Canada’s daring designer reveals his top tips for decorating and why he loves his Forest Hill digs

Arisa Cox

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“RECENTLY I WAS backstage at a Victoria’s Secret event, and Martha Stewart was there. She came up to me and was like, ‘Great hair. Can I take a picture?’ I was like, ‘Mmm-hmm,’” says Arisa Cox with a sassy neck bob.

Crack the Vault

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It was an image, solitary and haunting, that started Toronto writer Anne Michaels down the path that would lead her to writing her long-awaited second novel, The Winter Vault.

Of strikes, streetcars and plunging polls

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IN 2003, I did not support David Miller’s bid for mayor. I was concerned about two things: He was a great talker but never actually accomplished objectives, and his focus and understanding would be targeted at the old city of Toronto, instead of the amalgamated city.

Promise kept

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The most often used word to describe the work of Emily Schultz has been “promising.” But with the publication of her third book, the time has come to lose the promise and accept that Schultz is a talented writer, plain, simple and staying that way.

One-man Aussie band searches for the perfect tone

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Honed over the last decade, Xavier Rudd coaxes more sound out of an acoustic slide guitar than one would think possible. His pursuit of the ultimate fuzzy, thick wall of sound reaches its apex on Rudd’s latest recording, Darker Shades of Blue.

Old classic still relevant today

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I think it was the Greek philosopher Heraclitus who famously wrote that “One cannot step into the same river twice.” It’s a profound thought, since moving rivers are always changing and so are our ages, tastes, experiences.