By Erin Neilly
Basement Revue The 12th edition of Jason Collett’s Basement Revue is back, mashing up the city’s finest musicians and writers in a brand new venue. Described as a “half-music, half-literary variety show with a rock ’n’ roll sensibility and unique Canadian voice,” the Basement Revue will run four nights at the newly revamped Paradise Theatre … Continued
By lindsaylow
The Fairmont Royal York is getting into the festive spirit with a pop-up bar called The Thirsty Elf. Featuring holiday-themed cocktails curated by the hotel’s director of mixology, Rus Yessenov, the bar is taking over the former York Station space on the hotel’s MM level. Get ready to don your yuletide best (the hotel recommends … Continued
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The comedian Lilly Singh rose to fame as a YouTuber and is now the host of ‘A Little Late with Lilly Singh’ BY DAN RODO, YOUTUBER & MUCH CREATOR Lilly Singh is an anomaly. To this day, there are very few creators who are like her. She’s still pulling in a million views per video … Continued
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The filmmaker Ellen Page’s documentary ‘There’s Something in the Water‘ explores environmental racism and was released at TIFF in September BY MARK RENDALL, ACTOR For as long as I’ve known her, Ellen Page has always been a very caring and courageous person. To take on difficult issues and to try to effect positive change in … Continued
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The athlete Bianca Andreescu is the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam BY PATRICIA HY-BOULAIS, FORMER TENNIS CHAMPION What Bianca Andreescu is doing — at 19 winning the Rogers Cup, winning the US Open — is absolutely mind-boggling because she just blew everything up. I know Bianca quite well because she and my daughter … Continued
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The designer Aurora James received the International Designer of the Year award at the 2019 Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards BY JEANNE BEKER, FASHION COLUMNIST As legend has it, I “discovered” the lovely Aurora James about 12 years ago, when she was working at the front desk of the Toronto gym I frequented. All I … Continued
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The author Margaret Atwood won the Man Booker Prize for ‘The Testaments’ BY ADRIENNE CLARKSON, FORMER GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA Margaret Atwood and I were 18 together and now we’re 80 together. Her birthday was yesterday and mine was in February. The same year, but not the same Chinese astrological sign. She’s a rabbit. I’m … Continued
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The musician Throat singer Tanya Tagaq is an advocate for representation BY JASMYN BURKE, VOCALIST, WEAVES, THE BAND I met Tanya Tagaq while waiting in line for the washroom on a plane heading for Iceland. She just sort of tapped me on the shoulder and said, “Hello, who are you?” I said, “I’m Jasmyn,” and … Continued
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The techpreneur Huda Idrees is the founder and CEO of Dot Health BY MICHELE ROMANOW, DRAGON & CLEARBANC CO-FOUNDER Technology is disrupting every industry in the world, and few are as daunting to tackle as health care. But Huda Idrees, founder and CEO of Dot Health, isn’t deterred by the challenge. Huda recognized there was no … Continued
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The photographer Caitlin Cronenberg’s photography book ‘The Endings’ was optioned for TV BY JESSICA ENNIS, ART DIRECTOR, THE ENDINGS Caitlin and I met through mutual friends because I wanted to do a photo shoot at my grandparents’ amazing time capsule of a place in Toronto. We had this awesome first day, had a ton in … Continued
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The activist Anita Krajnc is a vegan activist and the founder of Toronto Pig Save BY GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS, CBC MUSIC HOST Anybody who puts themselves at risk for the health and welfare and protection of something or somebody other than themselves, that’s a really big statement. I didn’t really know anything about Anita Krajnc until … Continued
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The runner Gabriela DeBues-Stafford broke the Canadian 1,500 metres record twice BY LUCIA STAFFORD, TRACK ATHLETE When my sister Gabriela was 10, she crossed the finish line at a school track meet and cried to our mother, revealingly, “I just want to be the best in the world at something.” Now, 14 years later, Gabriela … Continued
