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Issue 81

A/City
Rob Ford

_Politics

Exit, stage right

This is the way the Rob Ford movie ends: On a Monday...

French Lessons

_Places

Pinning the old-fashioned way

Thanks to Facebook and, well, the internet in general...

Photo: Jamie Hogge/The Grid

_People

Allan Peterkin: Moustache aficionado

In his latest book, One Thousand Mustaches: A Cultural...

Fact Sheet

_People

Fact Sheet: What can you get for $52.1 billion

Last week’s release of the annual list of the richest...

Charge Cycle

_Places

Steal This Idea: Public power-ups

› The idea: Create a network of publicly accessible...

PHOTO: Vince Talotta/Toronto Star

_Opinion

We the Tweeple: The meme and the mayor

On Monday morning, right after judge Charles Hackland...

Photo: Leanne Skinner/The Grid

_Local News

King of the LEGO castle

“My son’s entry from the last round is the toaster...

Computer chips

_Local News

We’re number…8

Last week’s release of the “first data-driven...

PHOTO: RANDY RISLING/TORONTO STAR

_Local News

Marty: horse in the city

The Grey Cup’s history is rich with zany rituals...

B/Life
PHOTOS: GEOFF FITZGERALD/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Jamaican me crazy for patties

Every city has its iconic handheld snack, wrapped...

PHOTOS: LIAM MOGAN/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Mighty fine duck

1. Lau Kwok Wing, a barbecue chef with more than...

credit score

_Finance

The Money Rookie: Setting the score

What if you knew that a mysterious three-digit number...

PHOTO: MICHAEL STUPARYK/TORONTO STAR

_Real Estate

Condo amenities that aren’t worth the money

If a condominium had a rooftop bungee-jumping platform...

PHOTOS: LIAM MOGAN/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

The Grid Guide to Holiday Cocktails

Whether you’re tackling the Eaton Centre crowds...

kootenay_03

_Food and Drink

Cheese your own adventure

Armed with a fistful of crackers, cheese, and sundry...

PHOTO: LIAM MOGAN/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Now that’s using your noggin!

Good ol’ eggnog: It just wouldn’t be the holiday...

PHOTO: AARON HARRIS/TORONTO STAR

_Fashion

This week in style: Nov. 29 – Dec. 5

■ The newly-opened Gravitypope store (1010 Queen...

scrooge

_Parenting

Mini Trend: The “Scrooge” movement

Between Thanksgiving, Halloween, Hanukkah, Christmas...

gnfeckz3

_Parenting

The best of December

1. Casa Loma is set for a classical takeover, with...

wine ponce party wines

_Food and Drink

The Wine Ponce: Party wines

From Portugal’s oldest brand of table wine, this...

PHOTO: DANIEL EHRENWORTH/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

School of hops

It’s a common conundrum: You’re in a bar, staring...

Elderly care

_Advice

Helping your folks as they age isn’t easy, but it’s doable

My parents are getting older and more annoying. They...

PHOTOS: REYNARD LI/THE GRID

_Design

La Merceria rising

Husband-and-wife team Sandra Rojas-Chinni and Marcelo...

C/Culture
jem

_Film

Jem Cohen’s truly outrageous nexus

N.Y.C.-based filmmaker Jem Cohen asked some very cool...

Photo: AP Photo/The Hartman Group, Greg Williams

_Film

Movie etiquette 101

Imagine James Bond and Wolverine ganging up on you...

Brian Poeshn

_Film

What do you say, Brian Posehn?

A bear-sized 46-year-old from Los Angeles, Posehn...

App

_Media

There’s an App for That: Bar+ Karaoke

When it comes to any karaoke outing, your decision...

memorytapes

_Music

Memory Tapes: Grace/Confusion

In the last few years, the supposed “death” of...

scottwalker

_Music

Scott Walker: Bish Bosch

Unless Justin Bieber decides to dedicate the rest...

alicia

_Music

Alicia Keys: Girl On Fire

In an age of R&B-inflected pop behemoths whose...

king cobb steelie

_Music

King Cobb Steelie: Project Twinkle

King Cobb Steelie had the distinct honour of being...

Ke$ha

_Music

Ke$ha: Warrior

Like a pop-starlet Tucker Max, Ke$ha’s partying-...

Anna Karenina

_Film

Anna Karenina

Starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law. Written by Tom...

Sick

_Film

The Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival

Herds of rabid caribou, the near-constant threat of...

Killing Them Softly

_Film

Killing Them Softly

Starring Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta. Written by Andrew...

The House I Live In

_Film

The House I Live In

Written and directed by Eugene Jarecki. STC. 108 min...

Lloyd the Conqueror

_Film

Lloyd the Conqueror

Starring Evan Williams, Brian Posehn. Written by...

The Suicide Shop

_Film

The Suicide Shop

Starring Bernard Alane, Isabelle Spade. Written and...

A Late Quartet

_Film

A Late Quartet

Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener,...

Bones Brigade

_Film

Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

Directed by Stacy Peralta. PG. 110 min. Opens Nov....

Terminus

_Theatre

Terminus

Starring Maev Beaty, Ava Jane Markus, Adam Kenneth...

Photo: Aaron Harris/Toronto Star

_Theatre

Boblo

Featuring Anna Atkinson, Gordon Bolan. Written by...

Fare Game.JPG

_Theatre

Fare Game: Life in Toronto’s Taxis

Starring and created by Ruth Madoc-Jones, Alex Williams...

Lord of the Flies

_Theatre

Lord of the Flies

Starring Jeff Dingle, Lindsay Robinson. Adapted by...