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Issue 64

A/City
photo: KAYLA CHOBOTIUK/The Grid

_Sexuality

Natural booty

One of the advantages of being a sex writer is that...

PHOTOS: JAIME HOGGE/THE GRID

_People

Levi and Kai Bent-Lee: Sons of Susur

After growing up in the restaurant biz, legendary...

Dogs

_Opinion

Steal This Idea: Dogs for the down and out

› The idea: Call it benign bribery. The city of...

Gun

_Local News

Fact Sheet: Border-control crossing

Gun crime has politicians clamouring for handgun bans...

PHOTO: Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star

_Politics

How ranked balloting could transform Toronto politics

There are few things so fundamental to our democracy...

Graphic Content

_Local News

Graphic Content: Hot enough for ya?

You might’ve noticed that July was hot. Now, we...

PHOTOS: ARTHUR MOLA/THE GRID

_Local News

Saturday morning, booked

Life on the Toronto Islands consists of carefully...

PHOTO: ERIN SEAMAN/THE GRID

_Local News

Multicultural—for real this time

Tucked behind an empanada shop in Kensington Market...

PHOTO: ERIN SEAMAN/THE GRID

_Local News

Art-school animal house

When University of Waterloo architecture grad Talayeh...

PHOTO: JONATHAN GOLDSBIE/THE GRID

_Opinion

We the Tweeple: Gated community

On Friday, swinging metal barriers were unveiled to...

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_Local News

Crying for help

Toronto’s recent spate of gun violence is being...

B/Life
photos: geoff fitzgerald/The Grid

_Food and Drink

The Wiff of success

Growing up in Mogadishu, Somalia, Asha Ahmed frequently...

PHOTO: GEOFF FITZGERALD/THE GRID

_Advice

The Ultimate Backyard Camping Vacation!

You want to rough it (within reason), so we asked...

photos: Erin Seaman/The Grid

_Fashion

Hot dudes in the city

Click on the gallery above to see some of our participants...

photos: jay shuster/The Grid

_Food and Drink

Pickled pink

Tracing the roots of Aravind Kozhikott’s unorthodox...

ponce

_Food and Drink

The Wine Ponce: Cellar selections

Solar de Castro Vendimia Seleccionada 2009, $14.95...

Suburb to City

_Real Estate

Suburb to City: King City to Toronto

There was no sense of community or neighbourhood where...

Photo: Keith Beaty/Toronto Star

_Fashion

In Defence Of: The man tank

Whenever I’m at my friends’ apartment in Little...

C/Culture
Ruby Sparks

_Film

Ruby Sparks

Starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan. Written by Zoe Kazan...

Celeste and Jesse Forever

_Film

Celeste and Jesse Forever

Starring Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg. Written by Rashida...

miracles

_Arts

Until the world ends

Karen Thompson Walker’s debut novel, The Age of...

Kumare

_Film

Kumaré

Directed by Vikram Gandhi. PG. 84 min. Aug. 3–9...

360

_Film

360

Starring Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins. Written by Peter...

paul dano

_Film

What do you say, Paul Dano?

1. He’s not quite sure why he’s become the go-...

photos: CHRISTOPHER LUNA/The Grid

_Arts

How are the Caribana parade costumes made?

Blues Carnival Fusion is one of the many mas bands...

summer reading

_Arts

Location-based guide to required summer reading

There’s only one reason to read in public, and that...

PHOTO: ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE/TORONTO STAR

_Theatre

The Sunshine Boys

Starring Eric Peterson, Kenneth Welsh. Written by...

Photo: Lauren Greenfield/Magnolia Pictures

_Film

Money changes everything

As an all-purpose symbol of America’s descent into...

photo: courtesy of JONATHAN KROP

_Music

Redd Kross: Researching the Blues

When they first emerged in Hawthorne, California some...

nas

_Music

Nas: Life is Good

Any discussion of Nas’ Life is Good really should...

temper

_Music

The Temper Trap: The Temper Trap

Chart-conquering Aussie quintet The Temper Trap is...

young guv

_Music

Young Guv & The Scuzz: A Love Too Strong EP

“Queen of Hearts,” the lead single from Fucked...