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| In today’s edition of This City: a Q&A with Don McKellar, co-creator of Crave’s The Sympathizer. Plus, how actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee spends a day off in Toronto, a reader seeks advice on how to deal with a rowdy Blue Jays fan, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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| Don McKellar has had a long career as an actor, writer and director, collaborating with Canadian filmmakers like Atom Egoyan, David Cronenberg and François Girard. Together with South Korean director and screenwriter Park Chan-wook, McKellar heads up the new HBO/Crave series The Sympathizer, adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name. We spoke to McKellar about adapting Nguyen’s acclaimed novel and having a successful film career without moving to Hollywood. |
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| | “After years of dithering, I splurged on Blue Jays season tickets for me and my son. We got great seats, but the problem is the guy behind us. He drinks too much, kicks our seats and sprays us with sunflower seeds. And he’s always bellowing nasty, inappropriate things at the opposing players. At this rate, he’s going to ruin the entire season for us. What’s the best course of action?” Here’s what our Urban Diplomat has to say. |
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| | Paul Sun-Hyung Lee’s breakout role in Kim’s Convenience may have been rooted in realism, but sci-fi and fantasy were always the end goal. After landing a role in The Mandalorian (and a few of its spin-off series), he broke out of the Star Wars universe to appear as Uncle Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Now that the show is out, he’s back in Toronto for some downtime. Here’s what he does on his days off. |
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| | In the latest issue: an optimist’s guide to surviving every doomsday scenario imaginable. Plus, obsessed with Barbie (and other weird collections), a harrowing memoir about postpartum psychosis, the best places to eat in the burbs, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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