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Issue 84

A/City
Photo: Sylvain Dumais/The Grid

_People

The 2nd Annual Menschies!

It’s the return of the Mensch Awards (a.k.a. “...

Teddy bears

_Local News

Fact Sheet: The truth about teddy bears

In 2010, Travelodge in the U.K. launched Bears United...

Photo: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star

_Opinion

We the Tweeple: Road weary

As the Gardiner Expressway continues to slowly fall...

B/Life
PHOTO: LIAM MOGAN/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

O come, all ye takeout

Eat these ultra-messy Moo Shu Pork pancake wraps ($...

money

_Finance

Giving nothing may be the greatest gift of all

Exploring the Eaton Centre on a weekend in early December...

PHOTOS: JENNA MARIE WAKANI/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Bosom butties

On a bright, chilly Saturday, a half-dozen people...

for sale

_Real Estate

Buyer, be aggressive

The real-estate market is always exceptionally slow...

PHOTO: AARON HARRIS/TORONTO STAR

_Fashion

This week in style: Dec. 20–26

With an off-kilter Hollywood-style marquee in the...

PHOTO: COLIN MCCONNELL/TORONTO STAR

_Real Estate

Steal This Idea: Democratically selected storefronts

The idea: Property developers with existing, vacant...

wine ponce

_Food and Drink

The Wine Ponce: Christmas dinner

Good Pinot under $20 is hard to find. An excellent...

C/Culture
QT

_Film

St. Quentin, patron of career redemption

Sunglasses, soul music, and swearing are common components...

PHOTO: ANDREW H. WALKER/GETTY

_Film

What do you say, Michael Apted?

He’s been messing around in other people’s business...

PHOTO: COURTESY OF MURRAY CLOSE/MCT

_Film

The year in film

That movies can still capture such a beefy share of...

This Is 40

_Film

This Is 40

Starring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann. Written and directed...

smashing pumpkins

_Music

The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

For more than a few fans of The Smashing Pumpkins—...

The Guilt Trip

_Film

The Guilt Trip

Starring Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand. Written by...

Django Unchained

_Film

Django Unchained

Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz. Written and...

Les Miserables

_Film

Les Misérables

Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe. Written by William...

The Central Park Five

_Film

The Central Park Five

Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon...

Franco Nero

_Film

Django

Starring Franco Nero, José Bodalo. Written by Sergio...

56 Up

_Film

56 Up

Directed by Michael Apted. PG. 144 min. Opens Dec...

Cirque du Soleil

_Film

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

Starring Erica Linz, Igor Zaripov. Written and directed...

Gregory Crewdson

_Film

Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters

Directed by Ben Shapiro. PG. 77 min. Opens Dec. 21...

The Impossible

_Film

The Impossible

Starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor. Written by Sergio...

Marion Cotillard

_Film

Rust and Bone

Starring Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts. Written...

Anthony Rapp

_Theatre

Without You

Written and performed by Anthony Rapp. Directed by...