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What holiday movies to see and skip this year
From Oscar hopefuls and costume dramas to family flicks, here’s the scoop on the season’s new movies, whether they're playing at a multiplex or streaming on your device more
The 25 most binge-worthy TV shows of 2018
Our picks for the top 10 series of the year. Plus: shows with stellar ensemble casts, very timely series and top-notch Canadian doc series more
A day in the life of Jessie Reyez, Toronto's next big pop star
Cover story: Jessie Reyez takes us on a tour of her favourite Toronto spots, from Kensington Market to the 905. With a breakthrough new EP and her biggest headlining tour yet, the self-assured singer/songwriter is staying hungry. more
Samuel Engelking
Nuit Blanche 2018: Ekow Nimako creates a monument to Scarborough – out of Lego
The Toronto sculptor is among the artists shifting the art scene's attention east as the all-night art event's first foray into the suburbs more
I got into a fight with M.I.A.
A documentary about the polarizing British-Tamil musician’s life is sparking difficult conversations about race and identity – and she isn’t afraid to get heated more
Tanya Tagaq steps out onto an unfamiliar stage
The Toronto-based Inuk musician is uncharacteristically nervous about her literary debut, but Split Tooth will get you in the gut, heart and mind as much as her music does more
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TIFF preview: Riz Ahmed goes for gold in The Sisters Brothers
Rising British actor and occasional rapper discusses his first Western, landing Hollywood's "Promised Land" roles and tribalism in the wake of Brexit more
Photos by Samuel Engelking
Toronto Caribbean Carnival costumes go high tech
As carnival culture spreads globally, local costume designers are using technology to rekindle interest in old traditions more
Samuel Engelking
Last call at Massey Hall: fans and musicians share their stories
Massey Hall is about to close for the last phase of a $142-million renovation and is scheduled to reopen in 2020. Before the Toronto concert hall darkens, we gathered memories from throughout the venue's 124 years from Buffy Sainte-Marie, Peaches and more
Pride 2018: The future of music is queer
With big pop stars letting their queer flags fly, music is basking in the LGBTQ+ rainbow like never before. Artists like Toronto's Witch Prophet are succeeding on their own terms, but the industry needs to realize queerness is more than a trend more
Samuel Engelking
Torontonians should take control of their data
As Google-affiliated Sidewalk Labs proposes building a high-tech neighbourhood on the waterfront, citizens should demand ownership of data collected in public spaces more
Alice Glass is finally telling her story
A decade after she appeared on the cover of NOW as a member of Crystal Castles, the electro-punk star opens up about going solo, #MeToo and growing up in Toronto more
Samuel Engelking
Women chefs step up to the plate in Hot Docs opener The Heat
Director Maya Gallus’s timely film shows how gifted women are transforming kitchen culture and grappling with its hierarchies and misogyny more
Photos by Samuel Engelking
U.S. Girls is untangling the misogynist mess of America
There's suddenly a lot of attention on U.S. Girls. Toronto’s Meg Remy is untangling America’s misogynist mess with lush disco grooves. The time is right for her subversive brand of political pop. Read our cover story interview here. more
Charlotte Day Wilson wants to break up the boys' club
Poised for stardom, the Toronto soul auteur wants to help other young women achieve their own self-made success more
Samuel Engelking
Eight classic Toronto diners serve up their secrets
What keeps them going? Tenacity, thriftiness and a whole lot of love more
Black Futures Month: Five Torontonians imagine a city without anti-Black racism
From cinema and visual art to city politics and education, Black Torontonians are taking the reins as agents of our own change more
10 pot-repreneurs disrupting marijuana's white male monopoly
Weeding out the dudes in suits: meet the new crop of players shaking up diversity in Canada’s cannabis industry more
Is there such thing as an ethical ride-hailing service?
Apps claiming to be more socially responsible than scandal-plagued Uber are popping up in Toronto. NOW's Ecoholic columnist asks whether we're being taken for a ride more
Year in Review 2017
A look back at the people and events that made headlines in Toronto in 2017 more