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Issue 82

A/City
PHOTO: NATHAN DENETTE/THE CANADIAN PRESS

_Politics

The punishment fits the crime for conflict of interest

Now that the decision to remove Rob Ford from office...

Viagra

_Sexuality

Bedroom chemistry

“Sniff this for better sex” may sound like something...

PHOTO: WENDY GILLIS/TORONTO STAR

_Opinion

We the Tweeple: Ticket master

On Tuesday, Toronto Star reporter Wendy Gillis outed...

PHOTO: BERNARD WEIL/TORONTO STAR

_Local News

City Hall’s very weird week

Last Monday morning, Rob Ford’s mayoral seat was...

Photo: Ron Albertson/The Hamilton Spectator

_Local News

Giving a hoot-out for owls

Curious birdwatchers of all ages were packed into...

PHOTO: RICHARD LAUTENS/TORONTO STAR

_Local News

Five things we learned about the Toronto Public Library system

Released last week, the Canadian Centre for Policy...

Sliding scale

_Politics

Sliding Scale: Seeing the mayor through other cities’ eyes

Mayor Rob Ford’s conflict-of-interest case isn’...

B/Life
PHOTO: MAYA VISNYEI/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Three slides of the story

Rich Lee, who opened his restaurant in October, makes...

Illustration: Xenia Bystrova/The Grid

_Design

148 excuses to shop now!

When the sun disappears mid-afternoon and the stores...

PHOTO: JIM ROSS/TORONTO STAR

_Fashion

This week in style: Dec. 6-12

■ Elsa Reia’s definitive designer sample sale...

PHOTOS: KAREN ROZE/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Amateur’s hour

Jason Fuller, the bar-man at Cabbagetown Italian joint...

ponce

_Food and Drink

The Wine Ponce: Chenin Blanc

This verdant bottle is from South Africa, where Chenin...

PHOTOS: IGOR YU/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Slam-dunk sushi

In Toronto’s Japanese restaurants, rice doesn’...

PHOTOS: LEANNE SKINNER/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Breakfast, lunch & dinner: Robert Deluce

Breakfast sandwich at To Go Foodbar (pictured above...

PHOTOS: VANESSA HEINS/THE GRID

_Fashion

Notoriously BIG clothes

Say no to standard peacoats and puffas and hell yes...

C/Culture
The Last Days of Disco

_Film

Whit Stillman Live in Toronto

Introspective, erudite, and often vain New Yorkers...

PHOTO: AARON MCKENZIE FRASER

_Music

What do you say, Joel Plaskett?

In the past year, Plaskett’s stage setup has included...

Photo: AP Photo/The Weinstein Company

_Film

All eyes on the prize

For all the glamour of the Academy Awards, there’...

horseshoe

_Music

A legend in its own time

Long live the legendary Horseshoe Tavern, where a...

The End of Time

_Film

The End of Time

Directed by Peter Mettler. STC. 114 min. Opens Dec...

Raymond Biesinger

_Arts

Black and white and read all over

1. “This image is from a six-page visual essay I...

st aubyn

_Arts

Darkly twisted Brit novelist Edward St. Aubyn is the best lit discovery of 2012

Reading a gifted first-time novelist can be a heady...

The Last Push

_Film

The Monsters and Martians International Film Festival

Dec. 6–9, at the Projection Booth East. (1035 Gerrard...

Bestiaire

_Film

Bestiaire

Directed by Denis Côté. STC. 72 min. Opens Dec....

Deadfall

_Film

Deadfall

Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde. Written by Zach...

Entre Les Bras

_Film

Entre les Bras

Directed by Paul Lacoste. G. 86 min. Opens Dec. 7...

Playing for Keeps

_Film

Playing for Keeps

Starring Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel. Written by Robbie...

Jason Becker

_Film

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

An audience favourite at Hot Docs, Jesse Vile’s...

Solange

_Music

Solange: True

Though True is technically Solange Knowles’ third...

Ignorance

_Theatre

Ignorance

Performed by Nicolas Di Gaetano, Trevor Leigh, Viktor...

wu-block

_Music

Wu-Block: Wu-Block

If there were an Olympic event for Wu-Tang Clan side...

Snow White

_Theatre

Snow White

Starring Graham Abbey, Melissa O’Neil, Ross Petty...

Photo: Aaron Harris/Toronto Star

_Theatre

This Is What Happens Next

Starring Daniel MacIvor. Written by Daniel MacIvor...

Brimful of Asha

_Theatre

A Brimful of Asha

Written and performed by Asha and Ravi Jain. Directed...

danny michel

_Music

Danny Michel: Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me

A Canadian songwriter and a Central American musical...

el perro del mar

_Music

El Perro Del Mar: Pale Fire

As El Perro Del Mar, Sweden’s Sarah Assbring has...

Kesha

_Music

What We’re Listening To: Holiday office party edition

“Squalor Victoria” The National’s ode to co...