Antitrust Action Against Google May Transform the Internet
A global court and regulatory battle could have ramifications far beyond the news
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My latest features, investigations, and deep dives
Everything's Fine*
The ultimate guide to surviving every terrestrial threat imaginable (Cover story, April 2024)
How the News Disappeared in Canada
A very digital kind of censorship has made itself known in Canada.
Then and Now
Workers in revolt, unpaid wages, revolving-door management: inside five years at Now magazine
Culture Writing
Highlights from my writing in Toronto Life's monthly culture section
"Christianity was a radical, socialist, queer idea from the get-go": A Q&A with Anthony Oliveira on his biblical new novel, Dayspring
The comic book writer and author talks growing up queer under Catholicism, finding humour in the Bible and learning self-acceptance from X-Men
"You have to become Alice—the audience knows if you're faking it"
A Q&A with Tirion Law, lead ballerina in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
"I don't think novels have messages": A Q&A with Sheila Heti
Heti’s new novel, The Alphabetical Diaries, is an experiment in imposing spreadsheet rigour on the messiness of a daily journal.
“At home, our theatre doubles as our bomb shelter”
Award-winning dancer Nikita Sukhorukov talks about performing in wartime, representing Ukraine abroad and raising money for refugees
"I'd like to move back to Toronto—if the city stops pricing out its artists": A Q&A with musical polymath Jeremy Dutcher
Ahead of his December 9 show at Massey Hall, Dutcher talks about his latest album, being two-spirit and writing music in both English and Wolastoqey
A nonfiction debut about the human cost of war
Growing up, R. H. Thomson found a cache of letters written by his ancestors in England who fought in the First World War. Initially, the young actor dismissed them as irrelevant old family heirlooms.
An exhibition of powerful portraits
On its face, a photo portrait may seem like a straightforward affair: there’s the person, the pose, the flash. For Arnold Newman, it was an art.
As-Told-To's
Stories written in the first person, putting you in their shoes
“I’ve been a family doctor for more than 20 years. Now, I have no choice but to close my practice”
Rising costs, new administrative duties and subsequent burnout have made it impossible for physician Fan-Wah Mang to keep her Mississauga clinic open.
Kiss and Tell: “My date realized I’d forgotten his name”
Mackenzie, a 21-year-old student, couldn’t tell who was more embarrassed: her, her date or their server
"I was a successful marketing exec in Toronto. I gave it all up to farm hops and open a brewery"
Graydon Lau had a decades-long career in the marketing industry, working for big-name alcohol brands. When his best friend approached him with a wild idea, he left his job and dove in. Then, just as everything was coming together, tragedy struck
“My online tax account was hacked, turning my life upside down. Now, I’m suing the CRA”
Stephen Real is one of thousands of Canadians affected by a massive security breach in 2020. Three years later, he can’t pay his taxes, fraudsters are attempting to buy cars in his name and he fields more than 20 spam calls a day
Interviews
Straight question-and-answer style stories
“The voices of refugee claimants will be critical”: Meet Toronto’s new deputy ombudsman for housing
Reema Patel is taking up the brand-new mantle of housing watchdog. Her first task: investigating the city’s decision to turn asylum seekers away from shelters
"Some of my skate friends are 10 and some are 50": Meet 13-year-old skateboarding phenom Fay DeFazio Ebert
Fresh off her gold medal win at the Pan Am Games, Ebert talks good luck charms, the best bowls in Toronto and setting her sights on Paris 2024
Four commercial real estate execs on getting employees back to the office
“The really good offices actually have low vacancy rates—it’s the less good ones that are empty”
"It can be a struggle to get health care": Filmmaker M. H. Murray on bringing the realities of HIV treatment to TIFF
Murray’s debut feature film, I Don’t Know Who You Are, follows a Toronto artist scraping together money for preventative treatment after being sexually assaulted
"Being budget chief is an honour—but there's also a sense of dread": A Q&A with Councillor Shelley Carroll
Toronto’s newly appointed fiscal czar dishes on why the city needs new taxes, playing hardball with Queen’s Park and Ottawa, and how her grandkids keep her grounded in a chaotic time
Inside the Illuminarium, Toronto’s new immersive art exhibit
Is it VR without the goggles? A walk-through video game? The coolest bar ever?
“The artists hope aliens will love their work”: Meet the Torontonian sending over 100,000 pieces of art into space
Engineer and sci-fi anthologist Samuel Peralta is the founder of the Lunar Codex, a project that’s sending paintings, poems, music and films to live on the moon for at least 10,000 years
“We call it the Tinder of real estate”: This app uses AI to help you house-hunt
Benjy Katchen is the founder of Wahi, an app that uses artificial intelligence to help buyers navigate the real estate market—and even earn part of their own commission
“We need to take a sober second look”: Councillor James Pasternak on his opposition to the Alcohol in Parks Pilot Program
The councillor for York Centre discusses his qualms with drinking in public parks, Toronto’s many nonsensical bylaws and his dream of tax-free booze for all
“I’m really into planetary defence”: Meet the 13-year-old whose science project could protect Earth from asteroids
Middle-schooler Arushi Nath created code that gathers crucial information about space rocks—it’s earned her six different awards. Next up, representing Canada at an international science competition
“This is not what Ontario wants”: These protesters are demanding that Doug Ford address the affordability and health care crises
Fed-up nurses, teachers and social workers say the Ontario government is mangling policy on health care, education, housing, public service wages and more
Fifteen nostalgic artifacts from beloved Canadian children’s TV shows, including Mr. Dressup and Today's Special
As a kid growing up in Weston, Nina Keogh thought it was normal to have 300 puppets lying around the house. It was the family trade: her father’s parents started building marionettes in the 1920s, and their eight-foot-high creations were featured in the Toronto Symphony Orches
“I can see a world where we end up with robot doctors”: Meet the researcher investigating the future of AI in medicine
U of T professor Rahul Krishnan on using AI to shorten wait times, the potential for deep fakes in health care and the dangers of teaching robots human biases
“When I’ve used ChatGPT to do math, it’s mostly been wrong”: This high school teacher is bringing AI into the classroom
Tech-savvy educator Jamie Mitchell talks about the chatbot’s algebra skills, using it to prank his colleagues and whether AI is coming for his job
The architects revitalizing Toronto's long-suffering waterfront
The lakefront is being redefined by world-class talent. Meet three of the visionaries leading the way
Three streaming VIPs on curating Canada's TV
Ever wonder how shows actually end up on TV? Meet the gatekeepers behind Canada’s top streaming services
Everything
"People will feed their pets while going hungry themselves": This organization helps pet owners with the rising cost of living
Mella Brown is the program coordinator for Through Ruff Times, a group that provides pet food and boarding for those who can’t afford it. She says the need for their services is skyrocketing
“I used to live for meat and cheese”: This nuclear analyst is trying to get the City of Toronto to go vegan
Bernie Fitzpatrick is petitioning the city to join Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Edinburgh in signing the Plant Based Treaty
“I’ve been a family doctor for more than 20 years. Now, I have no choice but to close my practice”
Rising costs, new administrative duties and subsequent burnout have made it impossible for physician Fan-Wah Mang to keep her Mississauga clinic open.
Antitrust Action Against Google May Transform the Internet
A global court and regulatory battle could have ramifications far beyond the news
What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this April
An evening of synth-driven indie rock, a Scottish fashion show, a multimedia exhibition of Indigenous art, and more
"Christianity was a radical, socialist, queer idea from the get-go": A Q&A with Anthony Oliveira on his biblical new novel, Dayspring
The comic book writer and author talks growing up queer under Catholicism, finding humour in the Bible and learning self-acceptance from X-Men
Everything's Fine*
The ultimate guide to surviving every terrestrial threat imaginable (Cover story, April 2024)
"You have to become Alice—the audience knows if you're faking it"
A Q&A with Tirion Law, lead ballerina in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this March
Including a festival of light-based artwork, pop princess Olivia Rodrigo and an exhibition on women artists throughout history
"I don't think novels have messages": A Q&A with Sheila Heti
Heti’s new novel, The Alphabetical Diaries, is an experiment in imposing spreadsheet rigour on the messiness of a daily journal.
“At home, our theatre doubles as our bomb shelter”
Award-winning dancer Nikita Sukhorukov talks about performing in wartime, representing Ukraine abroad and raising money for refugees
A seminal Toronto artist debuts two new exhibitions
After working as an artist for more than five decades, Harlem-born, Toronto- based photographer, sculptor and collage artist June Clark is being featured in exhibitions at the AGO this month and the Power Plant in May.
“The voices of refugee claimants will be critical”: Meet Toronto’s new deputy ombudsman for housing
Reema Patel is taking up the brand-new mantle of housing watchdog. Her first task: investigating the city’s decision to turn asylum seekers away from shelters
What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this December
Including a Broadway musical about Broadway musicals, an epic production by a Toronto cookie baron and a comedy duo’s playful joust
"I'd like to move back to Toronto—if the city stops pricing out its artists": A Q&A with musical polymath Jeremy Dutcher
Ahead of his December 9 show at Massey Hall, Dutcher talks about his latest album, being two-spirit and writing music in both English and Wolastoqey
How the News Disappeared in Canada
A very digital kind of censorship has made itself known in Canada.
“There’s a pack mentality at city hall”: Councillor Stephen Holyday on why Etobicoke should keep its coat of arms
Chief Stacey LaForme of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation has called the crest’s depiction of a shirtless Indigenous man offensive, and city staff have called for its removal
A nonfiction debut about the human cost of war
Growing up, R. H. Thomson found a cache of letters written by his ancestors in England who fought in the First World War. Initially, the young actor dismissed them as irrelevant old family heirlooms.
What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this November
Including a retrospective on pop art legend Keith Haring and Aaron Sorkin’s theatrical take on To Kill a Mockingbird
"Some of my skate friends are 10 and some are 50": Meet 13-year-old skateboarding phenom Fay DeFazio Ebert
Fresh off her gold medal win at the Pan Am Games, Ebert talks good luck charms, the best bowls in Toronto and setting her sights on Paris 2024
Kiss and Tell: “My date realized I’d forgotten his name”
Mackenzie, a 21-year-old student, couldn’t tell who was more embarrassed: her, her date or their server
"I was a successful marketing exec in Toronto. I gave it all up to farm hops and open a brewery"
Graydon Lau had a decades-long career in the marketing industry, working for big-name alcohol brands. When his best friend approached him with a wild idea, he left his job and dove in. Then, just as everything was coming together, tragedy struck
Cheltenham Badlands
The rocks that form the Cheltenham Badlands date back to the late Ordovician period (458.4–443.8 million years ago). At this time, the land of what is now Ontario was very different from today. The region’s climate was warm and dry, similar to the northwest coast of present-day Australia. To the west, the area bordered a sea along a shallow coast. To the east, near modern-day New York, the Taconic range of the Appalachian Mountains was rising steadily. Rivers flowed towards the sea’s shoreline,
An exhibition of powerful portraits
On its face, a photo portrait may seem like a straightforward affair: there’s the person, the pose, the flash. For Arnold Newman, it was an art.
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