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| In today’s edition of This City: a Q&A with U of T’s new adviser on civil discourse, Randy Boyagoda. Plus, what living above the shop is like for the owners of a Danforth vintage furniture store; a conversation with Tirion Law, the lead ballerina in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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| In January, the University of Toronto appointed Randy Boyagoda—a novelist, professor, former president of PEN Canada and current vice-dean at U of T—its first-ever special adviser on civil discourse. His goal is to help people on campus engage in better, more productive conversations. The first step, though, is figuring out what civil discourse even means. |
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| | In 2009, interior designer Shauntelle LeBlanc purchased Ethel 20th Century Living, a vintage furniture shop in Leslieville. When she relocated the business to Coxwell and Danforth, in 2018, she and her husband, Dave, left their downtown condo and moved into the unit above the store. Here, a peek inside their retro, tiki-inspired home. |
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| | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, which shattered box office records when it first premiered in 2011, may be the National Ballet of Canada’s most popular show. This month, a new production choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon stars soloist Tirion Law in the role of Alice. We spoke to her about warm-up routines, chugging potions onstage and what a ballerina’s cheat meal looks like. |
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What to see, do and read this month |
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| | UK singer-songwriter Arlo Parks found massive success with her 2021 debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, which won the year’s Mercury Prize for best album. Now, following the release of her second studio album, My Soft Machine, Parks is touring the world, joined onstage by artist Chloe George. Danforth Music Hall, March 25 |
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| | Toronto Life’s iconic Best Restaurants event, presented by Uber Eats, is back on May 13 at Evergreen Brick Works. Save the date and prepare your appetite for an immersive culinary experience featuring talented chefs and the restaurants that make up the June Where to Eat Now issue, which celebrates the very best places to eat in Toronto. Get tickets here. |
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| | In the latest issue: how two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception. Plus, the city’s best cheap eats, a suburban holy war between religion and real estate, a bittersweet memoir about ditching Toronto, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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