MoviesDown on ’Get On Up’: How not to make a biopicThe new movie about James Brown’s life exemplifies five of the most common biopic mistakes
CanadaFive reasons we watched Rob Ford and deadmau5’s coffee runWe watched all 30 minutes of Ford’s coffee run—and got his thoughts on distracted driving and downtime habits
SocietyCanadian basketball players lack effort? Wrong.Jason Whitlock ignores history when he says Canadian NBA players like Andrew Wiggins lack drive. But Canadians are guilty of this kind of thinking, too
ArtsToronto the Good? More like Toronto the fickleAs the backlash against Drake’s new nickname for the city reminds us, Toronto can be capricious with its affection for its homegrown talents
SocietyMenswear gets casual—maybe too casual?Even the suit is being dressed down in the latest trend, the Frankensteinian shorts suit. But that might actually represent progress
BooksScott Pilgrim grows upIt’s been a four-year wait for new work by Bryan Lee O’Malley. But it’s also been four tough ones for the Canadian who blends art and life
SocietyVancouver runner struck by lightning, finishes in third place anywayColorado’s Hardrock 100 is already one of the most gruelling races in the world. We talk to Adam Campbell, who finished it–despite an act of God
LifeJohn Richard Stevenson, 1945-2014He marched to his own drum and was full of ambitious plans. He was obsessive about his beloved Blue Bombers.
PoliticsFive takeaways from Toronto’s mayoral debateTuesday’s surprisingly telling debate in the heart of Ford Nation provided clearer insight than ever before into the race’s five major candidates