The greatest love of all
The Capulets and Montagues are at it again — this time en pointe
Blog
Love takes centre stage
Soulpepper co-founders go from playing star-crossed lovers to living real romance
Morticia vs. Mary
The Addams Family musical is based on the original Addams Family characters, created by Charles Addams’s cartoons that depict a ghoulish American family; it opened on Broadway in April 2010. History Mary Poppins: The Musical premiered in 2004 in the West End of London (natch) with the familiar story of a magical nanny, but … Continued
Checking out this year’s Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival? Don’t miss these five troupes
The seventh annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival kicked off last night. With over 40 troupes from across the country, there’s a whole lot of funny to be had in not a whole lot of time (six nights, to be exact). We asked performer, writer and Sketch Fest regular Norm Sousa for his top five troupes that are worth checking out.
Five reasons why fast food specialty coffee is not the worst thing to happen to the world since, well, fast food
The espresso market has traditionally been cornered by Starbucks and specialty shops, but coffee connoisseurs are now being courted by some unlikely competitors: McDonald’s and Tim Hortons. Is this venture into espresso-based coffee a sacrilege? Probably, but things could be worse. Here are five reasons why it’s not such a bad thing.
In defense of vodka
A funny thing happened to me this weekend: I was ridiculed for ordering vodka.
My usually passive strains of Polish blood erupted in indignation.
“What fresh, elitist hell has this city become?” they screamed.
The Breakfast Hub: Toronto is Canada’s least liked city, Edgewalk earns a world record, youth shelter may be forced to relocate
According to a recent study, Toronto is Canada’s least liked city. “It’s not necessarily that people like their city more than Toronto,” Jim Milway, executive director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management told the National Post. “It’s that people just don’t like Toronto, period.
[National Post]
Plus more Toronto headlines after the jump
Trending in Theatre: Love Lies Bleeding, Seussical, The Provok’d Wife, The Rez Sisters, Macbeth
Love Lies Bleeding is pretty much exactly what you’d expect from a ballet inspired by and featuring the music of Sir Elton John (and Bernie Taupin). Think colourful costumes, tall hats, sunglasses, plenty of pizzazz and men in tight clothes. It’s also an examination on superstardom.
Sony Centre For the Performing Arts, 1 Front Street East, 1-855-872-7669. Nov. 8 – Nov. 12.
Coming Soon: Full-Blooded Italian, a takeout and delivery pizza joint from the team behind Queen Margherita
Replicating an authentic Neapolitan pizzeria in Toronto isn’t easy. The focus is always on quality above quantity. It requires a massive, wood-burning oven, imported from Naples, with a highly trained pizzaiolo at the reins. Servers need to be meticulously educated. Which is why John Chetti and his partners, the owners of Queen Margherita Pizza, aren’t quite prepared to expand that brand just yet. What they are ready for is an attempt to change the face of delivery pizza in Toronto.
Embrace your inner little girl: new shop brings fairy tale charm to the Junction
After papered-over windows and a cheery turquoise paint job piqued the curiosity of many a Junction resident, The Beau & Bauble finally opened this past week. With her own experiences in girldom still fresh in her mind, owner Kate Elia’s shop is aimed towards those like her younger self, offering up romantic and fantastical items that run the gamut from classic novels to tiny skull beads.
The Breakfast Hub: unions prepare for prolonged strike, separating the zoo’s “gay” penguins, Toronto’s secret artifact warehouse
The city and two of its largest unions, Local 79 and Local 416, are preparing for a labour shutdown of up to six months if they cannot reach new contract agreements.
[Globe and Mail]
Plus more Toronto headlines after the jump
If repelling men is wrong, you don’t want to be right. Especially at Holt Renfrew tomorrow
Take a moment to look over your outfit today. Does it involve harem pants? What about boyfriend jeans or overalls? How about clogs or jewellery that resembles violent weaponry? If you answered yes to any of these things (we certainly did) than you have subjected yourself to “man repelling.”