This week in NOW feature
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
Samuel Engelking
Masculinity detox: redefining what it means to be a man
The rise of Jordan Peterson, men's right activists and toxic masculinity has made the need to examine what it means to be a man all the more urgent. Canadian authors, activists and artists are finally taking a critical look at redefining masculinity. more
Michael Watier
Serial killer shame shines light on Toronto police's history of violence against the vulnerable
The inflexibility of the structures of the Toronto police and its civilian overseers on the Toronto Police Service Board, does not – cannot – allow for the democratic civic engagement and analysis necessary to realize constructive change more
Photos by Samuel Engelking
How millennials turned owning a rescue dog into a social cause
Purebred pups were once the norm, but socially aware millennials are driving rescue dog adoption. Unlike the baby boomers generation, millennials are adopting dogs through rescue groups in Toronto and Petfinder. more
Photo essay: Toronto's heritage lost, found and reframed
How the mysterious loss of the 13 earliest known photos of Toronto inspired the chronicling of the city's modern skyline more
Photos by Natalia Manzocco
Toronto's best new bars 2018
It's never been a better time to grab a drink in Toronto more
Samuel Engelking
Antonio Park rolls into Toronto with Pick 6ix
How the Montreal mega-chef became Drake’s pick for the sushi-forward new spot 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
Your juiciest love and sex questions answered
Threesomes, open relationships, polyamory...readers take a bite out of our burning questions on love and sex 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
Unsolved: Cracking Toronto police's colour-coded murder problem
The Tess Richey case reveals bias in police handling of murder investigations, but it’s cases involving Black men that expose the biggest disparities more
Love your body: introduction
What does it mean to “love your body” in 2018? Surely it’s more than just celebrating curves, stretch marks and body hair more
Year in Review 2017
A look back at the people and events that made headlines in Toronto in 2017 more
The Disaster Artist: An oral history
The making of the making of The Room, starring James and Dave Franco, Tommy Wiseau, Seth Rogen, Greg Sestero, Ari Graynor & others more
Why it may not be too late for marijuana dispensaries
After spending millions on enforcement, Ontario remains unable to stop the wave of social change – cannabis culture is blossoming in Toronto. And with elections in the offing, there’s still time to truly free the weed more
Samuel Engelking
How to make DaiLo's pumpkin dumplings with White Rabbit candy glaze
They'll squash any other holiday gourd dish more
Samuel Engelking
Does hashtag activism like #MeToo have the power to end rape culture?
Toronto activists sound off on what’s next in the fight against sexual violence – and why real change must involve men and happen offline more
