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I finally got to theaters to see Atom Egoyan's scandalous thriller Chloe — did you catch my Get the Look last week? As unsettling as the film is, the sets and scenery are absolutely stunning. Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson's characters, Catherine and David, live in an expansive modern ravine home in Toronto, which actually has a large role in the film. I kept thinking that the film seems Read more
Our neighbors to the north have plenty of fashion, and this week, the runway fun is happening in Toronto. This Fashion Week is a mix of pretty, low-key shows and big, avant-garde ones that amaze and astound. To see some of the best examples so far, just keep reading, eh? Read more
A popular, affordable modern home furnishings retailer is planning to open its first store in Toronto in this former concert hall, which was called Big Bop. Can you guess what shop it is? Read more
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Bad taste: Obama Waffle mix. — Slashfood Make your kitchen hazard-free. — Chow Does food really travel 1,500 miles from farm to table? — Slate Toast the last days of Summer with sparkling margarita floats. — Hostess with the Mostess How to cook with quinoa.— The Kitchn Can service at a restaurant ever be too good?— The Epi-Log The do's and don't's of sandwich bags. — Simply Read more
The promise is attractive: a sweat-free 4-minute workout that will give you the same results as a grueling 90-minute workout session. A Canadian company is making that silver-bullet pledge as it attempts to build a chain of store-front exercise havens for people who don't have the time to hit the local gym. The company called H.I.T. (which stands for High Intensity Training) has opened its first Read more
Jake Gyllenhaal kicked off the first day of filming on his new project, An Enemy, in Toronto today. He got into character in a disheveled suit and the grown-out facial hair that he's been sporting for the last few months. Over the weekend, Jake was in NYC, where he's been hanging out with friends and family. He shared a walk with his sister Maggie before she welcomed a baby girl in April and was Read more
Gwen Stefani paired her maroon Doc Martens with a bright yellow blazer from Zara yesterday to run around town with her sons Kingston Rossdale and Zuma Rossdale. The trio went to a friend's birthday party bearing gifts, with Kingston emerging afterward decorated with face paint. The family also fit a stop by an ice skating center into their itinerary. It was a fun weekend at home in LA for Gwen Read more
In Your Sister's Sister, Mark Duplass (of The League and our comedy dreams) stars as Jack, a guy coping with the recent loss of his brother. After making a scene at a memorial party, Jack goes up to his best friend Iris's (Emily Blunt) family cabin in Puget Sound. Instead of solitude, he finds Iris's sister Hannah (Rosemarie DeWitt), who is dealing with a severed relationship of her own. Their Read more
The Hunger Games stars Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Alexander Ludwig teamed up for an appearance on The Marilyn Denis Show in Toronto this morning. Josh and Liam are back in North America following a string of premieres in Europe. Jennifer Lawrence and Elizabeth Banks joined Josh and Liam in London, Paris, and Berlin, but for the latest stop, Canadian-born Alexander, who plays a tribute Read more
David Beckham explored Toronto with his teammates yesterday, and later hit the field at the city's Rogers Center last night as the Galaxy took on the Toronto Football Club at the end of a CONCACAF Champions League game. The crowd was quite rowdy, though, and David wasn't amused at one stunt that went down when he was lining up to take a corner kick. A fan threw a beer can at David, who picked up Read more
