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John Roberts

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IN HIS LAST year of high school, future CNN anchor John Roberts would sneak over to the local pub, the only place he could get a beer at his young age.

King of T.O.’s new deli is on the move

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ZANE CAPLANSKY HAS accidentally become the king of Toronto deli food. His smoked meat restaurant, Caplansky’s, which is holed up in the Monarch Tavern in Little Italy, is a throwback to the way Toronto used to be 50 years ago, with restaurants offering Jewish comfort food. And it is working.

Metric’s new sonic assault sure to measure up

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“Help, I’m Alive,” the opening track of Metric’s new album, Fantasies, reveals much: at once a killer track, an offbeat first single and perhaps a peek at the fragile makeup of the band that teetered on the brink of burnout a few short years ago.

Joy to the world

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Decked out in a black skull and crossbones cardigan sweater, Joy Fielding, a world-renowned Toronto author, settles into a café seat a block from her new home in Yorkville to talk about her latest novel, Still Life.

Kim Newport-Mimran

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How this hip mom turned a Forest Hill fashion house into one of the world’s premier design companies

Race fans, hold onto your hats!

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Toronto photographer Caitlin Cronenberg prepares for the 150th running of the Queen’s Plate by picking the perfect lid for race day

Sexed up Ayn Rand worth ticket

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Rick Miller is the latest in a long line of talented theatrical performers that elevate to a higher level — think Seanna McKenna at Stratford, Ben Carlson at Shaw and Ronnie Burkett’s puppetry.

The water’s edge

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When Alanna Mitchell was asked to stop writing stories about science and the environment, she knew she had her fill of life in daily newspapers.