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Issue 89

A/City
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_Local News

How are City Hall’s plants doing?

Back when Rob Ford was running for mayor, one of his...

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_People

Ken Campbell: Hockey scribe

His new book, Selling the Dream, presents the darker...

PHOTO: VINCE TALOTTA/TORONTO STAR

_Politics

The mayor’s got a second chance to make good on his primary promise

There was lots of big news during the final weekend...

PHOTO: KEITH BEATY/TORONTO STAR

_Opinion

We the Tweeple: Hostile climate

On a warm, rainy Tuesday in January, Toronto’s Parks...

PHOTO: TANNIS TOOHEY/TORONTO STAR

_People

Mensch of the Week: Mystery SUV passenger, the patron saint of cold cyclists

Upon leaving Union Station last Friday night, Metro...

B/Life
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_Advice

Sir, it’s time to talk with your sex-loving exhibitionist girlfriend

My 31-year-old, Masters-degree-having, large-breasted...

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_Food and Drink

The Ultimate Winter Two-Four: 2013 edition

People, don’t let the dark days drag you down. Winter...

PHOTOS: SHANGHOON/THE GRID

_Food and Drink

Chips, we adore you. But what beer should we wash you down with?

Pair with: Dark, chocolatey ale, like Stone Hammer...

PHOTO: AARON HARRIS/TORONTO STAR

_Food and Drink

Top of the taps

If you closed your eyes and smelled this 10 per cent...

PHOTO: AARON HARRIS/TORONTO STAR

_Food and Drink

2013: The Year in Beer

Sure, imperial stout, double IPA, and triple bock...

Photo: DICK LOEK/TORONTO STAR

_Finance

Stock characters

If you’re anything like me, the stock market of...

Photo: Pawel Dwulit/Toronto Star

_Parenting

Mini Trend: Derby moms

Toronto’s T.O.R.D. (T.O. Roller Derby) is the largest...

Photograph: DAVID COOPER/TORONTO STAR

_Parenting

The best of February

1. Artist Amandine Rufin teaches crafty kids aged...

Photo: Keith Beaty/The Toronto Star

_Fashion

This week in style: Jan. 31–Feb. 6

■ Indulge without remorse at the ninth annual Guilty...

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_Food and Drink

The Wine Ponce: Super Bowl wines

Château de Pocé Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2011, $...

Photographs: Karen Roze/The Grid

_Food and Drink

Short and sweet

“I’ll tell anyone: I can only make about ten or...

Photograph: Angela Lewis/The Grid

_Fashion

Toronto’s raddest makeup

Smooth out your winter-ravaged skin with these sweet...

C/Culture
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_Film

A Royal Affair

An Academy Award nominee for best foreign-language...

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_Theatre

P-Dale: A Shot of Love to the Gut

Starring Brian Froud, Brendon Smith, Mike Tanchuk....

k-os

_Music

k-os: BLack on BLonde

After he released his critically acclaimed 2009 album...

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_Music

Dates with Destiny

With the release of a brand new track (on the compilation...

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_Music

Nick Fraser: Towns and Villages

If you’ve been to a gig at the Tranzac Club in the...

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_Film

Why boomer stars hog the spotlight

“I’m too old for this shit,” moaned Danny Glover...

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_Music

Foxygen: We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic

If California psych-rockers Foxygen are indeed ambassadors...

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_Film

The Ode: In praise of film, with all its flaws

Quentin Tarantino has said he’ll retire if the industry...

photo illustration: nicola Hamilton/the grid

_Music

Rebirth of the cool?

The next time you hear about a local jazz club going...

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_Music

What do you say, Miss Kittin?

Miss Kittin, née Caroline Hervé, has every right...

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_Film

Warm Bodies

Ah, zombies, the all-purpose metaphor. George A. Romero...

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_Film

West of Memphis

Back in 1994, Peter Jackson made his international...

stolenseas

_Film

Stolen Seas

Gregg Lehrman’s musical score for the piracy expos...

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_Film

The Last White Knight

The title of Paul Saltzman’s documentary could refer...

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_Film

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

It may seem strange to suggest that Los Angeles has...