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Issue 68

A/City
PHOTO: ANGELA LEWIS/THE GRID

_People

Cameron Bailey: Film-fest mastermind

The Toronto International Film Festival’s artistic...

Photo: Kyle Mastalinski

_Places

Steal This Idea: Buffalo’s buzz

At the foot of Bathurst Street, the Canada Malting...

PHOTO: Aaron Vincent Elkaim/THE CANADIAN PRESS

_Opinion

We the Tweeple: Not for teacher

Thousands of Ontario teachers flooded Queen’s Park...

Photo: Stephanie Law

_Local News

Smoked out

When an outburst of coughs broke the already-thick...

PHOTO: LEANNE SKINNER/THE GRID

_Local News

Being the boss

“People just can’t get enough Bruce Springsteen...

PHOTO: TORONTO ZOO

_Local News

Escape from the planet of the apps

After a few months of training, Puppe is getting the...

PHOTO: TARA WALTON/TORONTO STAR

_Local News

War stories

Last weekend at the Metro Convention Centre, geeks...

B/Life
Apple picking

_Parenting

The best of September

1. Kid-music icons Sharon and Bram are still at it...

183 Earlscourt

_Real Estate

Starter Home: A semi in Corso Italia

The draw: This newly renovated two-bedroom semi makes...

kids ago

_Parenting

Mini Trend: Co-learning

Back to school isn’t just for the kidlets—the...

PHOTO: RICK EGLINTON/TORONT STAR

_Advice

The end of the affair?

My husband of one year cheated on me. We’re in our...

PHOTO: VINCE TALOTTA/TORONTO STAR

_Fashion

This week in style: Aug. 30 – Sept. 5

■ You know there’s big love for Toronto from...

ponce

_Food and Drink

The Wine Ponce: Big reds

Sampietrana Vigna delle Monache Riserva Salice Salentino...

PHOTOS: JAY SHUSTER/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Dangerous drinking

Don’t try this drink at home. That’s what Salt...

PHOTO: HELEN YOUSIF/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Before the hangover

During a night of debauchery, fancy bar snacks don...

PHOTOS: PORTIA COLBERT/THE GRID

_Real Estate

In the market for… A 1,000-square-foot pad

The draw: Backing onto Colonel Samuel Smith park,...

PHOTO: JIM WILKES/TORONTO STAR

_Parenting

Toronto’s kids’ stores could learn a thing or two from Steve Jobs

Recently, I had to take my kids to the Apple Store...

C/Culture
PHOTO: KARON LIU/THE GRID

_Film

City eaten by festival!

From the moment the first flashbulb pops at Roy Thomson...

stars

_Music

Stars: The North

The North, the latest release from Canadian indie-...

dan

_Music

Dan Deacon: America

Baltimore-bred electro provocateur Dan Deacon is best...

slim

_Music

Slim Twig: Sof’ Sike

Slim Twig first emerged in 2007 as a fully realized...

animal

_Music

Animal Collective: Centipede Hz

Around the time that experimental indie crew Animal...

cat power

_Music

Cat Power: Sun

“I want to die,” said the Sibyl at Cumae, the...

music

_Music

Musical pairs power ranking

When Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne announced their...

For a Good Time

_Film

For a Good Time, Call…

Starring Lauren Miller, Ari Graynor. Written by Lauren...

The Possession

_Film

The Possession

Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha...

Sushi

_Film

Sushi: The Global Catch

Directed by Mark S. Hall. STC. 75 min. Opens Aug....

Britt Daniel

_Music

What do you say, Britt Daniel?

When word got out in late May that Spoon bandleader...

In my Mother's Arms

_Film

In My Mother’s Arms

Directed by Mohamed Al Daradji, Atia Al Daradji. PG...

PHOTO: COURTESY OF MICHAEL DESMOND

_Television

The Lifetime network: where every night is ladies’ night

Ladies, who’s ready for a good cry? Last month,...