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Young visionary

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Photographer Ajani Charles had an affinity for the arts from an early age.

Ricci’s on the rise

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If you want to land yourself a job in the world of acting, make sure you look good standing in the lunch queue. That, at least, is if the career of Richmond Hill actress Italia Ricci is anything to go by.

Weekend Warrior: Nuit Blanche, Soupalicious, Ben Harper at Massey Hall, the Harvest Fair, Canada’s Baking and Sweets Show

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It is an event that night owls and art connoisseurs circled on their calendars months in advance. Nuit Blanche (Sept. 29) will once again offer free art installations across downtown Toronto from Saturday night (starting at 7:03 p.m.) to sunrise on Sunday morning. You never really know the highlights of the event until you see them for yourself, but Geoffrey Pugen’s installation (100 Queen St. W.) and Yves Caizergues’ Green Invaders (150 King St. W.) look like standouts.

First Draught: a German wheat beer from the world’s oldest brewery

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The best way to win bar bets with non-Germans this week is probably by making a wager as to which month most of Oktoberfest takes place. The two-week Bavarian beer-fest has already started, having opened on Saturday to take advantage of sunnier days and milder nights. So, to celebrate Oktoberfest, we’re taking a look at the Kristall Weissbier from Weihenstephan, which bills itself as the world’s oldest brewery.

Toronto’s own Bond girl

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REPORT CARD STUDENT: Bronwyn Cosgrave GRADUATED: Leaside High School, 1984 BEST SUBJECTS: English, History WORST SUBJECT: Math CURRENT JOB: Writer, 007 exhibit curator       A flair for fashion has always been a forte of Bronwyn Cosgrave’s, the woman behind this month’s Designing 007: 50 Years of Bond Style exhibit at the TIFF Bell … Continued

Dollars and sense

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Enter Suzanne Kleinberg, who has just released her third book on smart saving strategies for adolescents, It’s All About the Elizabeths.

Striking liquid gold

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It was a hot day in Mexico, and tequila was her name. While on an exchange with the Richard Ivey School of Business in 2005, Eric Brass fell in love.

Grab of the Week: a pair of early fall booties from Sigerson Morrison

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Although we have officially entered fall, it’s still hard to completely give up on what’s left of warmer, sunnier days. It is a style trap set by the weather, filling the streets of Toronto with off-kilter combinations of winter boots and tank tops, socks and sandals, parkas and jean shorts. This time of year, the city is one big sartorial mess.

Chef Matthew Sullivan is heading up the menu at Skin and Bones, an upcoming Leslieville restaurant

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Since leaving his gig as executive chef at Maléna and L’Unità, chef Matthew Sullivan has been focusing his energy on Boxed, his pop-up concept. But we’ve now found out that he’s been appointed as chef at an upcoming Leslieville restaurant called Skin and Bones. Details are scarce, but we do know that it’s going to be a large, wine-focused restaurant set inside of a historic warehouse.

Woodpigeon delivers an awe-inspiring performance at Music Gallery

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Mark Andrew Hamilton chose to name his band Woodpigeon because, when written in cursive, it resembles a roller coaster. Rather fitting for the sweeping loops and orbital reverb of the Vienna-by-way-of-Calgary singer-songwriter’s brand of folk. Besides, anyone who can dedicate a song about gay pirates to Stephen Harper in a church is bound to deliver an awe-inspiring performance — and Tuesday night’s set at the Music Gallery was no exception.