The cult of Conan grows despite brutally honest documentary
Toronto concert a disappointment despite gangly redhead’s indisputable appeal
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Rosedale like you’ve never seen it before
Plus four great Shaw Festival productions
Rock from the Rock
Band’s latest album, Seeds, has landed on the Polaris Prize shortlist
Wind power sound backlash is overblown
Ontario turbines are still the safest energy generators
A little couch time
Tony Award-winner Bob martin embraces his anxiety as psychiatrist in new cbc-tv comedy
Made In Toronto
Kate Middleton’s recent endorsement of T.O. style got us thinking what other great stuff is made here: Meet 20 trendsetters selling our city to the world
New miniseries brings culinary gems from Spain to the Food Network, with love (and sheep's brains)
Toronto’s Annie Sibonney brings her love affair with Spain to the Food Network in a new 13-episode miniseries, From Spain With Love. Airing on Thursdays, the show profiles different traditions, recipes and restaurants from all across Spain. From brains to balls, Sibonney shares with us the details of her Spanish inquisition.
Chef & Me: cottage cookery 101
In these times of extreme heat and humidity, we all have our own coping methods. My survival strategy revolves around building a water work station with my newly purchased kiddie pool and lady bug sprinkler. Currently, I’m still in the process of figuring out how not to get electrocuted should my large and hyperactive dog accidentally knock the umbrella taped to the side of the pool into my computer, knocking it off the stool and into the water.
What’s minty, boozy and not a mojito? The mint julep, and Toronto’s digging it
Toronto’s mean midsummer heat wave bares sparse semblance to the first, sweet-breezed weekend in May that heralds the arrival of spring and, south of the border, gives way to the famous Kentucky Derby. But there’s no reason why we can’t inwardly escape to the Bluegrass State by wrapping our sweaty paws around a tall, frosty cup of minted bourbon.
Band of the Week: Rattlesnake Choir
Toronto’s Rattlesnake Choir looks like a band with more than a few stories to tell. Fortunately the band makes good on its anecdotal potential, backing it all up with a strong country music foundation that takes as much influence from Tom Waits as it does Hank Williams. Watching the group live is an experience in and of itself, with percussive slinkys and the musical saw making regular appearances throughout the band’s set.
Spent puts on a limited-run show before heading abroad
Spent, a comical play about the 2008 financial crisis, made its debut two years ago to a fair bit of critical acclaim (it won a Dora award). It’ll be appearing at the Edinburg Fringe Festival next month, but a “final” series of fundraiser shows are taking place in Toronto over the next few days to raise money for festival costs. We caught up with writer and actor Ravi Jain to talk about the play.
Q&A with Jann Arden: Juno Award winner, author and celebrity judge on Canada Sings
With a new live album, a new book and a weekend radio show, multiple Juno Award winner Jann Arden is having a busy year. Next month, she’ll appear on Global’s Canada Sings, a six-part series in which teams of ordinary Canadian co-workers form singing groups to compete for a $10,000 donation to their chosen charity. The judges are Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan, Rob “Vanilla Ice” Van Winkle and, of course, Jann Arden.