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23D AGO

Toronto is watching its most iconic neon signs flicker out, from Zanzibar to the Rosedale Diner

A three-alarm fire damaged the Zanzibar's legendary sign this week. It's the latest chapter in a slow death of the neon culture that...

23D AGO

Green Day-inspired Nimrods is a chaotic road trip comedy that lands the band's cameo perfectly

The film, which premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, follows three teenage bandmates on a cross-country journey...

29D AGO

Aurora Matrix watched herself perform as Mayor Olivia Chow on Canada's Drag Race All Stars

Drag queen channelled the mayor's joyful energy for a Snatch Game episode that aired Aug. 6, with Chow attending the viewing party.

29D AGO

Live Nation lays off nearly all staff at four influential music publications

BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine lose their editorial teams in cuts affecting underground music coverage.

30D AGO

G Flip brings queer joy and inclusivity to sold-out Mod Club show with Beaches surprise

The Australian artist performed a 70-minute set Saturday featuring collaborators Jordan Miller and Leandra Earl of The Beaches, with G...

30D AGO

Toronto couple turns 400 Post-it notes into a giant heart, launches love-note app

Andrei Bondarenco and Maria Gruppuso collected daily notes from their five-year relationship and transformed them into an art installation.

34D AGO

Matt Johnson's biopic Tony arrives as the Toronto director's second theatrical release this year

The filmmaker behind the cult indie Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie has now completed a polished A24 drama about Anthony Bourdain's...

35D AGO

Leslie Feist on her Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction: 'I'm uncomfortable with idolatry'

The Toronto songwriter sat down to discuss her first hall-of-fame honour, her breakout album Let It Die, and why lost concert venues...

36D AGO

Mila Aung-Thwin's The Ultra Runner Premieres at TIFF This September

The Emmy-winning Canadian filmmaker's new documentary follows a Romanian ultramarathoner's unlikely path from a decade in prison to...

36D AGO

Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Montreal actor, lands breakout role as smouldering pilot in Sterling Point

The Montreal-born actor got a week to land his biggest role yet—a chemistry read with Ella Rubin and a call from showrunner Megan Park...

36D AGO

Capy Castaway, Toronto game inspired by escaped High Park Zoo capybaras, launches August 6

Cozy exploration game from Kitten Cup Studio launches on Steam with nods to Bonnie and Clyde, the TTC, Honest Ed's, and Canadian culture.

39D AGO

New book on Louis Kahn's drawings reveals the architect's creative process

A 512-page collection of Kahn's sketches and travel drawings shows how drawing shaped one of the 20th century's most influential...