Culture
Toronto Life
Play It Forward
Three adorable playrooms built for maximum fun
4 min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
BATTLE of WILLS
The legendary filmmaker Norman Jewison had always planned to leave his $30-million estate to his three children. Then, in a will signed two months before his death, he bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to his second wife
10+ min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
Hustle and Flow
How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a juicy six-figure salary
1 min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
A stand-up performance from a Canadian legend
Tom Green: Stompin' Comedy Tour
3 min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
WHITE HAT, BLACK ART
My role in founding the hacktivist collective known as ANONYMOUS has gotten me fired and arrested. Right now, the Texas GOP is trying to put me in jail. But I don't regret starting the movement. Hacking is one of the most powerful weapons against corruption― and we need it more than ever
10+ min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
So Metal
When my son found out he had leukemia, he had one question \"Can we still see Metallica?\"
3 min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
THE DIY MAESTRO
How to respond to a millionaire who's willing to pay big money to conduct your orchestra? The TSO said yes. Its musicians said, Seriously? And Mandle Cheung got to raise his baton at Roy Thomson Hall
10+ min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
Road Trip
After getting priced out of Toronto, this couple found their dream home down the QEW
1 min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
Court Vision
New Raptors boss Bobby Webster must juggle the expectations of an impatient fan base, a new CEO and an oligopolistic owner. Oh, and the team has to win too
3 min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
THE CHATBOT WILL SEE YOU NOW
For four weeks this summer, I traded my human therapist for an AI equivalent. It did not go well
10+ min |
November 2025
Toronto Life
Poker Face
After a decade breaking into the world of professional poker, I just won my first $1-million score
4 min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
Medical Miracle
TMU's new school in Brampton is a beacon of hope in a health care crisis
1 min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
Where to Buy NEXT
It takes an absurd amount of money and mettle to purchase real estate in Toronto. Why not stack the deck? TWELVE NEIGHBOURHOODS DESTINED FOR BIG THINGS
9 min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
PATHOLOGICAL LAWYER
What happens when a real estate lawyer uses her firm's trust account to finance her family's lavish lifestyle? Inside the multimillion-dollar embezzlement case against Singa Bui
10+ min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
Prime Time
Toronto's steakhouse scene is sizzling with fresh new takes on an old-school indulgence
4 min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
A CO-OP LOVE STORY
Co-op housing is making a comeback. For all the potential friction of sharing a mortgage with your neighbours, it can be a beautiful thing. Jan Champagne and Miriam Zachariah met, fell in love and merged their families in a co-op. Now they're founding their own
10+ min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
Track Star
Mandeep Lali became CEO of the TTC without setting foot in Toronto. Hope, growing pains and gridlock with the city's new transit overlord
3 min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
Change Agent
How a math teacher turned climate warrior spends her money
1 min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
John Tavares's High Park
The Leafs' hometown hero shares his go-to spots in the west end
3 min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
URBAN DIPLOMAT
Dear Urban Diplomat, I am well into my 30s and still go clubbing to unwind. Lately, my friends only want to attend silent, sober, daytime raves—but these things are like dressed-up networking events: too commercial, too annoying and, frankly, kind of embarrassing. They’re making me feel like a degenerate for wanting to drink while I dance the night away. When did wellness become so boring? What is this, Vancouver?
2 min |
October 2025
Toronto Life
A Heart-to-Heart with a Pioneer in Cardiac Surgery
Exploring the prolific work of Dr. Tirone David— a down-to-earth, solution-driven cardiac surgeon
3 min |
September 2025
Toronto Life
The best things to see, do, read and hear this month in Toronto
A darkly funny novel about a cult of Ivy League witches
3 min |
September 2025
Toronto Life
FUNNY BUSINESS
What happens when one iconic comedic actor makes a movie about another? Reflections on life, death, fatherhood, nostalgia and Bill Murray's fax machine. A surprisingly serious conversation with Ryan Reynolds on the eve of the world premiere of John Candy: I Like Me
10+ min |
September 2025
Toronto Life
Nobu Adilman's Annex
The Choir! Choir! Choir! co-founder shares his go-to spots
2 min |
September 2025
Toronto Life
Critical Faculty
Melanie Woodin is a renowned neuroscientist, a diehard cyclist and now U of T's first woman president. What took so long?
3 min |
September 2025
Toronto Life
Win-Win Situation
This single mom managed to save money while landing a family-friendly home for her young kids
4 min |
September 2025
Toronto Life
Matt Johnson the Filmmaker the Profile
BlackBerry catapulted the rebel director into the mainstream. Now he's making the Bourdain biopic Tony. Can a pop culture-obsessed terminal adolescent learn to conquer the Hollywood movie machine?
10+ min |
September 2025
Toronto Life
Herd Mentality
I traded my career in finance to raise goats. Now I plan to have flocks across the country
4 min |
September 2025
Toronto Life
BIG TROUBLE IN COTTAGE COUNTRY
SHORT-TERM RENTERS HAVE TAKEN OVER, LOCALS ARE MAD AS HELL AND TOWN COUNCILS FROM MUSKOKA TO TINY TOWNSHIP ARE MAKING EVERYTHING WORSE
10+ min |
August 2025
Toronto Life
The High Life
Four condo rooftops built for resort-level relaxation
4 min |