ART: Nuit Blanche is only a few weeks away, so what better way to get into the spirit of street art than with the Queen Street Art Crawl? Now in its ninth year, the much-anticipated festival features the work of 250 jury-selected artists and a lengthy to-see list including outdoor shows and an adventurous art [...]

TIFF does not give up. In fact, TIFF keeps on going. You know who else keeps on going? Madonna, who is still doing new things. In this case, writing and producing a movie about British royalty. W.E. had its festival opening last night, followed by a very different kind of film, one about pro-democracy activist [...]

We find it very fitting that during the spookiest week of the year the film studios have gotten together and made sure to release their scariest films, the ones sure to bring fear and revulsion to all who dare to pay for a ticket and take a chance in a dark theatre. By far the [...]

When NOW featured Crystal Castles as their cover story two months ago, implicit in the whole article were three little words that get tossed around again and again when people talk about the band: next big thing. The details of the buzz band’s rise are astonishing and fascinating—the mic check discovered by a label in [...]

Gas prices in Toronto are at $1.09 or more a litre today, reflecting all-time record oil prices of over US$108 per barrel. For all our driving readers, it might cheer you up to consider that it’s still cheaper to fill up your car with gas than say, orange juice or Diet Pepsi. By the way, [...]

On September 4, the The Misshapes released their style book, and the trio of trend-setting, New Wave rock-producing New Yorkers are hitting Toronto on Thursday, September 6 in celebration of its release. Who are The Misshapes? Known for their weekly Saturday night parties—the “best in hipster Manhattan” since February 2004—these musicians (and cutting-edge fashion influences) [...]

A pair of anorexic nuns cross a neon pink crucifix to air their laundry—so begins The Ecstatics. Sisters Marguerite and Abegail are the last standing pair of nuns from a convent bent on self-perfection through eating disorders. The premise has promise, to be sure, but an inconsistent, overlong script keeps The Ecstatics from being as [...]

Happy Holidays from the Ist-A-Verse! Austinist is in good holiday spirits, and so is their interview, Andy Roddick. They know what CDs they want in their stockings, but more than that, they know that the greatest gift you can give them is making fun of a famous Austinite on national television. Torontoist isn’t really feeling [...]

Tonight, in All Hallow’s Eve tradition, Church Street will be blocked off from 5pm to 11pm, Alexander to Wellesley so that aspiring and professional Drag Queens can drag. The blocked traffic usually runs later because the tourists that come to view the aforementioned drag queens inevitably keep it closed until the bars let out. Church [...]

When comedian Richard Ryder (“Dick!” he loudly tells his audience) gets on stage to do a set, he does so with a commanding presence: tall, bald, goatee, eyes like lasers. He’s looks like a biker ready to take down the bar. Until he opens his mouth. When he speaks, Richard speeds through whatever comes out [...]

If the dining options across from University of Toronto on College Street were a representation of the student body, U of T would be the most generic school in the country world universe. From Beverly to McCaul, the blandness ranges from Subway sandwichs to Pita Pit – which essentially tastes, costs and digests the same. [...]