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_Local News

The Bridge to Condobithia

On Oct. 26, the Puente de Luz—Bridge of Light—...

PHOTOS: TORONTO STAR ARCHIVES

_Sports

Yonge and victorious

Twenty years ago this week, June Rowlands—who had...

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_Sexuality

’Tis the season

For most people, getting into costume once a year...

PHOTO: STEVE HOANG

_Local News

Make your own Torontohenge

Torontohenge is the moment, two mornings and two evenings...

PHOTO: Rene Johnston/Toronto Star

_Politics

Why suburban commuters benefit most from our downtown subways

Under Mayor Rob Ford’s well-established transit...

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_People

Chloé and Parris Gordon: Sisters in style

This year, the design team behind the city’s super...

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_Opinion

We the Tweeple: Arresting arguments

On Saturday night, Toronto police arrested a 15-year...

Ray Kurzweil

_Local News

Five things we learned at Ray Kurzweil’s immortality lecture

Smug, nerdy, and in full I-told-ya-so form, inventor...

PHOTO: Aaron Harris/Toronto Star

_Local News

Mind-control over matter at Digifest

The future is now, at least as far as Ariel Garten...

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_Food and Drink

More than a meat market

Two months have passed since Peter Sanagan moved into...

PHOTOS: ANGELA LEWIS/THE GRID

_Fashion

Working it nine to five

“An up-to-date fitted suit with a pocket square...

Overworked

_Advice

Stuck in job limbo? Sell yourself

Over the last four years, I’ve worked more overtime...

Triluxe

_Fashion

This week in style: Oct. 25-31

■ Pssst… Wanna a buy a pair of flats? You can...

First time buyer

_Real Estate

First Time Buyer: Simon Yau, 29

Who: Simon Yau, a 29-year-old communications coordinator...

wine

_Food and Drink

The Wine Ponce: Cabernet Franc

Backing onto the Niagara Escarpment, Vineland is owned...

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_Food and Drink

Back-of-bar art star

Not that he’s superficial. It’s just that the...

PHOTOS: LEANNE SKINNER/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Breakfast, lunch & dinner: Kevin Brauch

Espresso and a croissant from Sam James Coffee Bar...

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_Food and Drink

What a flake

When Mabel’s Bakery opened a second location in...

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_Arts

Artistic expedition

Running an art gallery in Toronto can be a difficult...

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_Music

Diamond Rings’ many facets

For Diamond Rings (a.k.a. John O), style is as important...

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_Music

What We’re Listening To: (C’est l’Halloween edition)

“Frightened,” a shambling (and not too scary)...

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_Film

Being Bond: Why it never really matters who plays Agent 007

Among the many revelations of TIFF Bell Lightbox’...

Cloud Atlas

_Film

Cloud Atlas

Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry. Written and directed...

Thunderball

_Film

Shaken, Not Stirred: Bond on Film

During the course of a film franchise that has lasted...

Night of the Living Dead

_Film

Living Dread: The Cinema of George A. Romero

Few recent immigrants to Toronto have inspired as...

Val Kilmer

_Film

Ekran Toronto Polish Film Festival

The last thing you might expect to see in a film festival...

The Sessions

_Film

The Sessions

Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt. Written and directed...

V/H/S

_Film

V/H/S

Starring Kentucker Audley, Joe Swanberg. Written by...

In Their Skin

_Film

In Their Skin

Starring Joshua Close, Selma Blair. Written by Joshua...

You've Been Trumped

_Film

You’ve Been Trumped

Directed by Anthony Baxter. STC. 95 min. Opens Oct...

Unlucky

_Film

Unlucky

Starring Jim Annan, Pat Mastroianni. Written by Chris...

Smashed

_Film

Smashed

Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul. Written...

rah rah

_Music

Rah Rah: The Poet’s Dead

Prairie rockers Rah Rah kick off their latest album...

bat for lashes

_Music

Bat For Lashes: The Haunted Man

The attic of Natasha Khan’s imagination is filled...

lady

_Music

Ladyhawk: No Can Do

No Can Do is the fourth album from B.C. indie-rock...

tame impala

_Music

Tame Impala: Lonerism

Like Dan Snaith’s Caribou before it, Perth-raised...

neil young

_Music

Neil Young: Psychedelic Pill

The rating on this review should come with an asterisk...

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_Arts

What do you say, Junot Diaz?

Junot Diaz leaves very little of the human condition...

Matt Galloway and Ira Glass

_Media

We interrupt this broadcast…

It’s the closest I can get to whispering in your...

Photo: Paul Kolnik

_Theatre

La Cage Aux Folles

Starring George Hamilton, Christopher Sieber. Music...

PHOTO: MATTHEW SHERWOOD/TORONTO STAR

_Theatre

Honesty

Starring Virgilia Griffith. Written and directed...

PHOTOS: LEANNE SKINNER

_Media

There’s an App for That: Wondereur

The app Wondereur is a service launched this past...

Normal Heart

_Theatre

The Normal Heart

Starring Jonathan Wilson. Written by Larry Kramer....