Urban Planner is Torontoist’s guide to what’s on in Toronto, published every weekday morning, and in a weekend edition Friday afternoons. If you have an event you’d like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you’ve got any—to events@torontoist.com. Björk. Photo by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. FILM: There’s little doubt [...]

Torontoist is one of fourteen cities in the worldwide Gothamist network. Each Sunday, the editors of every site—from LAist to Londonist—choose their most interesting article, a list which is compiled into the network-wide feature Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse. Gothamist found that an explosive set off outside the Times Square army recruiting center may be similar [...]

The confirmed headliners were announced today for Toronto’s second Virgin Festival, happening September 9 and 10, on Olympic Island. The top spots this year go to the (sort of) newly reformed Smashing Pumpkins, who will headline the festival on Day 2, and Iceland’s most eccentric citizen, Bjork, who will close Day 1. Other bands announced [...]

Yes, celebrities must contend with images of themselves being stamped on publications across the globe. But they must also endure bizarre window dressings of the absurd variety that employ cutouts of their heads to strange effect. Behold these celebheads, with skirts made of tacky invitations. While Bjork might wear something like that, Chloe must be [...]