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1. Men’s rights shame After receiving complaints about the Canadian Association for Equality, Pride Toronto boots them from Sunday’s parade.

2. Big fat gay wedding Couples from all over the world tie the knot in North America’s largest LGBTQ ceremony.

3. Dear johns Editor/CEO Alice Klein argues that Bill-36 is state-sponsored prejudice against people who pay for sex — not unlike past targets, such as the queer community.

4. CAFE gaffe Aforementioned men’s rights org lists feminist groups on their application for charitable status — .unbeknownst to said groups.

5. Bursting with Pride From a “pansexual party palace” dance party to the biggest-ever Trans March in Canada, WorldPride’s list of events was longer than ever.

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Re Foreigner Resentment, by Desmond Cole (NOW, June 26-July 2). The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a tricky issue. Race may not be pushing federal government reforms, though discrimination most certainly is.

My sister-in-law belongs to a visible minority group, and I was amazed during the last municipal election how many of her family were saying “Toronto is full.” There are people with technical degrees unable to find work. They see an apparently Marxist clique of social science types arguing for non-Canadian residents to get paid and treated better and ask themselves “What has gone wrong?”

Every time they raise the point, they are mocked and sooner or later hear a guy like Rob Ford or an advocate from fringe groups like Immigra-

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Surprise! They’ve found a group that better addresses their issues.

Lukas Fernier From nowtoronto.com

Stephen Harper’s war on labour

The primary purpose of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is and always has been to discipline workers in Canada, particularly unionized workers, into lowering expectations and demands for improvements in wages, benefits and working conditions.

The Stephen Harper/Jason Kenney corporate government is not interested in or concerned about the well-being of workers of any description.

Their only concern now is “damage control” of a program that is causing a political headache.

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If you’re going to embrace all possibilities of equality in gay parades or whatever, that must include equally embracing Canadian laws.

Susan G. Cole reports that while “hanging out with my daughter at Pride, we happened upon a leather-clad guy with his ass hanging out.” And “our little girl was not, trust me, scarred for life” (NOW, June 26-July 2).

How the hell would she know? Does she have a crystal ball that looks into the future? If, as she says, her “five-year-old can move on” and so should we all, it’s only because Cole is used to hanging around with a-holes.

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I wouldn’t do that in public.

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Men’s issues group on hook with taxman

Props to NOW and writer Ben Spurr for the excellent investigative coverage of the Canadian Association for Equality (CAFE) in particular and the wretched “men’s rights” movement in general (NOW, June 24).

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Defending pedophiles? I guess they are the next “oppressed” group needing the defence of liberals who are able to rationalize all deviance.

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NDP candidate Joe Cressy took at the Liberal record on housing under Paul Martin. Cressy needs a history lesson.

Following Mayor Mel Lastman’s Action Task Force On Homelessness, the Chretien government, with Martin as finance minister, was responsible for creating the national Affordable Housing Program and the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative. Over a decade later, these federal housing and homeless programs continue, albeit under different names.

Perhaps most important to voters in Trinity-Spadina, it was Liberal candidate Adam Vaughan’s pioneering journalism that helped put the need for affordable housing on the agenda.

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Sarandon stays fearless and ageless Ask anyone in Hollywood what’s the biggest mistake female actors make and the answer comes in a flash: they age. Staying alive is a sure-fire career killer for women onscreen.

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When NOW talked to her in 1996, she was set to open Dead Man Walking, in which she portrayed a nun supporting a male prisoner on death row.

She was taking two fundamental

Re Queer Archives Make History (NOW, June 26-July 2). Are we going to have a straight section at the Canadian Museum of History now that there are plans for a gay exhibit? This is another joke, right?

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risks. First, she was working with director Tim Robbins, her husband at the time (they separated in 2009).

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shoot for the relationship to survive.

And second, though she’s one of Hollywood’s most glamorous women, she played the role entirely without makeup, an experience she described as appalling (page 29 of the issue). She won the best-actress Oscar for her performance, so it was worth the anxiety.

Her nun characterization aside, Sarandon’s image is as one smokin’-hot mature woman. She was well into her 40s when she made Bull Durham, White Palace and Thelma & Louise, defying Tinseltown’s “age and you dry up” ethos.

In Tammy, she and Melissa McCarthy head out on a road trip.

(See review, page 46). She plays the grandmother, sure, but this is Sarandon we’re talking about, so she drinks and sleeps around.

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Five things about the Toronto election that are just as annoying as Rob Ford getting back into the mayor’s race

MAYORAL RACE

1. Those who think Rob Ford can still win.

An actual discussion of the issues isn’t good enough. Seems some media desperate to inject excitement into the mayoral race continue to spread the false news that Ford can win again. Maybe it’s fear that he can win that’s keeping that myth alive, but it’s a dangerous idea to keep kicking around. Ford won in 2010 partly because folks started taking him seriously instead of treating him like the racist nutjob he is.

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2. The #TOpoli Twitterati.

ROB FORD’S LOST COMEBACK IN THREE ACTS Two months in rehab and the mayor is still playing

victim – and already setting us up for his big fall Act 1 Contrition and conversion

When we heard he wouldn’t be taking questions at the Monday, June 30, press conference marking his return from rehab, we should have known the mayor-in-name-only would deliver something short of a full mea culpa. No act of self-immolation (figuratively speaking) or 30 lashes in Nathan Phillips Square for his sins.

Instead, we got a big production wrapped around another Ford apology that was billed as a can’tmiss show but failed to live up to the hype. The entire scene was oddly anticlimactic. Now can we please go back to ignoring Rob Ford?

The mayor has never been good at coming clean, and Monday was no different.

One reporter dared to interrupt the carefully choreographed proceedings to ask about the “kikes,” “wops” and “niggers” slurs caught on tape, which was the real reason for his unceremonious departure for rehab. The mayor ignored him.

He talked about the suffering he’s caused his family, but there was no mention of the wife or kids he’s used as a political shield in the past. They were absent from the press conference.

The one person Ford did single out for a special apology was... Karen Stintz. That’s right, the woman he’s said he’d like to “jam” in one of those drunken stupors, but more importantly the candidate whose votes he might need to push him closer to front-runner in the race for mayor.

Rob’s gotta plan. Stintz said she’d make her mark on the race before it’s over. And Ford knows the last thing Stintz wants to see is John Tory become mayor.

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Act 2 The inevitable fall from grace

For a second, a decidedly brief one, it looked like Ford’s apologia just might fly. “We all know someone who has suffered from this terrible disease,” he said.

But then he jumped back on the gravy train rhetoric, and you could feel the air leave the room even if you were watching on TV. Asking for forgiveness would seem a good place to start to make a clean break from the past. But Ford said it’s not forgiveness he wants. It was hard to figure out exactly what the mayor does want, save for your vote, because he went into Ford-speak at that point in his speech. What is clearer is that if he’s going to do this healing thing, it’s going to be on his terms. Meet the new and improved Rob Ford, same as the old Rob Ford.

Aside from a few generalities, Ford disclosed very little about the nature of his treatment except to emphasize that it was “intensive.” How intensive?

There were numerous sightings of Ford outside of rehab during his treatment. He said he learned about triggers and cravings, and that hearing the stories of others gave him “strength and helped me deal with my own mistakes.” But is that any more believable than Ford’s claim that he was “blind to the dangers of some of the company I kept”?

And then there was this: “I used poor judgment, and I take full responsibility for my actions.” Of course, he has done nothing of the sort. Dereliction of duty is a firing offence. Ford has not been held accountable for his actions.

What can be gleaned from Monday’s performance is that hubris, more than shame, is driving Ford.

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He still feels hard done by and thinks he’s being held to a higher standard. It’s right there in line 33 of his speech: “At GreenStone [rehab] I accepted that in my position, I am held to a higher standard.” The problem is Ford has set a very low standard for himself. Two months of rehab later Ford’s still playing the victim.

Act 3 Doug Ford runs for mayor

It’s bound to happen; Rob Ford is setting us up for it. He warned in his speech that he’s only “begun the process of taking control of my life.” Don’t hold it against him next time he crashes and burns.

In the meantime, his top priority is “rebuilding trust with the public and my fellow members of council.” It’s way too late for that. The public overwhelmingly thinks he should resign. Most members of council agree.

And big brother Doug has gone on record: no more catching Rob next time. It’ll fall to Doug to pick up the pieces of what’s left of the family’s political legacy. Rob’s been put on notice. Hard to miss the mayor’s absence from an opening ceremony for a playground in the park dedicated to the old man, Doug Sr., over the Canada Day long weekend.

Or, for that matter, Doug’s conspicuous absence from little bro’s presser.

Ford doesn’t want to dwell too much on the possibility of failure. He’s resolved “to work harder than ever for the taxpayers of this city.” He’s going in circles, of course. That’s what he promised the night he was elected in 2010. But we don’t have to go there with him.

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Yeah, we get it. Social media are the new political frontier. But outside of their like-minded followers on Twitter and friends on Facebook, what voters do the minions in the John Tory and Olivia Chow camps think they’re winning over with their nasty little jabs at one another?

3. Doug Ford’s tooobvious mayoral aspirations.

Now that those dreams of leading the PCs have been dashed once and for all, DoFo is lying in the weeds ready to strike when the inevitable happens and little bro falls off the wagon. He’s turned Rob into the crash test dummy for his own political ambitions. Only word is, the Ford family label business isn’t doing so great, which may signal a return to the private sector for Doug.

Till now, the mayor’s office has proved a powerful perch from which to drum up business for the famiglia. See RR Donnelley & Sons.

4. The Chow campaign’s monstertruck-inspired attack ads on Ford.

Whatever happened to the vision thing? Hope over fear? Seems the Chow campaign strategy is being unduly influenced by the gutter tactics of former Liberals in her camp.

The tack is no longer why Chow is the best candidate, but something less lofty – namely, that she’s the only one who can beat Ford.

5. Sarah Thomson’s dancing.

Only slightly less irritating than her new YouTube video is Thomson’s attempt to convince anyone who’ll listen that she’s done her own internal polling and – surprise! – it shows her in third place.

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BOYCOTTING FORD

Time for T.O.’s media to stop its NASCAR approach to covering the mayor By ANDREW MITROVICA The media’s servile response to the Rob Ford-imposed conditions for getting into Monday’s unveiling of the same old Robbie after his perfunctory stint in rehab is instructive.

The Fords not only barred several news organizations, including NOW Magazine, from attending an event held on publicly owned property.

They also banned questions. In other words, the Fords engineered an invite-only infomercial.

And what was the reaction of many of the same Toronto media ti-

tans who applaud their colleagues in distant lands who’ve paid dearly – sometimes with their lives – for having taken a principled stand against censorship? They capitulated, just as the Fords knew they would.

Oh, they may wrung their hands briefly and had reporters pen stories about how the dastardly Ford brothers had once again shown their contempt. Meanwhile, they were ordering their charges to secure a good spot to photograph, broadcast or tweet Ford’s infomercial.

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MAYOR’S SPEECH IN NUMBERS 5 How many times Rob Ford used the word “taxpayer” in his speech Monday 4 The word “disease” 3 The word “family” 3 The word “mistakes” 2 The word “apology” 1 The word “regret”

The predictable rationale: “We have to go because he’s the mayor and we’re your eyes and ears.”

First, the media didn’t have to go to Ford’s presser. Indeed, news organizations should boycott events where politicians impose unacceptable conditions, especially the banning of questions. This effectively renders journalists stenographers who dutifully note and repeat what the politician says, giving their ventriloquism the imprimatur of “news.”

The decision of news organizations to acquiesce to his humiliating, soul-draining conditions isn’t motivated by any impulse to inform the public, but by the prospect that this unpredictable stain on Toronto’s reputation might say or do something wonderfully/terribly bad. And so they can sell more papers because lots of people are still interested in Ford’s lies..

This is what I call the NASCAR approach to covering Ford: watch him do the same thing over and over again, hoping he obliges your thirst for a crash.

Why didn’t news media do the honourable thing and say loud and clear, “If you ban our colleagues and take no questions, we’re not interested in attending your infomercial, Mayor Ford.” Why would that have been so difficult?

The principles that prompt news organizations to celebrate the courage of their colleagues in the face of censorship abroad are, in fact, rather malleable here at home. In the Ford context, banned colleagues are just the price media organizations are prepared to pay to listen to the Fords.

It’s time for T.O.’s media to take a stand against two thuggish politicians. It’s time to say no to blatant acts of censorship. news@nowtoronto.com | @nowtoronto

SILENT TREATMENT PART 2 The mayor’s press secretary, it turns out, is no better at responding to questions from media regarding his own conduct By JONATHAN GOLDSBIE

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“Questions Rob Ford still hasn’t answered” is a bit of a theme of late. The Globe ran 10 of them. The Star published 75.

But those collections tend toward the hypothetical – questions for which Ford would surely fail to offer satisfactory answers if we were able to put them to him at all. The mayor, as expected, took no questions following Monday’s speech.

Ford’s press secretary, it turns out, is no better at responding to questions regarding his own conduct, but at least we sometimes get to ask them. On Monday, reporters challenged Amin Massoudi to continue ignoring us while we stood in his immediate presence and inquired about matters that directly relate to his job and ours.

It was quite a scene as the mayor’s special assistant for communications and media relations refused to communicate or relate to members of the media while we advanced roughly two dozen queries concerning the mayor’s communications and media relations.

As you may have heard, only pre-approved outlets were allowed into the mayor’s office to cover his speech, and even those were limited to one reporter and photographer/ camera-person each.

Among those blocked from attending the thoroughly newsworthy event were a handful of accredited members of the City Hall press gallery, including president David Nickle, who reports for Torstar’s Metroland group

of community papers. Also us. We, too, have an official bureau at Toronto City Hall.

And of course many worthy outlets that aren’t members of the press gallery, from Torontoist to CHCH, were kept out as well.

Sneaking in was not an option. Ford’s driver/bodyguard, Jerry Agyemang, called out each of the approved journalists by name, as the person presented him or herself to gain entry.

This, however, took a few minutes. And in that time, press gallery prez Nickle, Star columnist Royson James, my colleague Ben Spurr and I took the opportunity to push Massoudi on the reasons for this arrangement.

Our questions included:

• Why should you be letting only certain media in?

• Amin, why won’t you acknowledge our questions?

• Why won’t you respond to the president of the press gallery?

• Amin, why won’t you do us the courtesy of talking to us?

• Amin, will you acknowledge our presence?

• Is censorship one of your jobs? Amin?

• Is this among the more awkward situations in your life or not?

• You’re not at capacity.

You’re not even at capacity. One person didn’t show up. You’re not gonna let someone in in their place?

To all these questions there was no answer. jonathang@nowtoronto.com @goldsbie

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MEDIA

Notorious Toronto graffiti writer SPUD1 discussed his views on art ahead of his Pride-inspired show, Lust, which runs to July 26 at Studio Bar (824 Dundas West).

By PETER JERMYN

Why have you switched to writing SPUD1 instead of SPUD? Because I’m the original. There’s a couple of other people who write SPUD around the world now, but I’m the first one, so people need to know that.

What’s the origin of the name SPUD? It’s a nickname I got years ago when I

was skateboarding. But did I tell you I’m an urban gardener as well? You should see the little gardens I’ve grown. I love farming, taking potatoes out of the ground.

Tell me about the first time you ever painted graffiti.

Oh, wow. I dropped a pressurized aerosol can on a rock and it helicoptered, spraying paint over everyone, cars, everything. I went home that day fucking covered in paint. That’s when I knew graffiti was for me.

When you paint a name on a bridge or a rooftop, what does that add to the space?

In Canada, you look around and all you see is grey concrete. It’s depressing. I’d rather see a colourful fucking wall with yellows and oranges and pistachio greens.

Is Toronto behind the curve on graffiti and street art?

PETER JERMYN

Q&A SPUD 1

I’ve been to other cities where they might not have the development this city has – maybe they’ve been left behind a bit. But these cities are flourishing with art and embracing their artists. They’re putting their

artists on the map on the world stage. Whereas here in Toronto up until now they’ve been putting down the artist, putting down the people like me who create free street art for people.

What kind of sacrifices have you had to make?

People don’t realize you put a lot of money into this game. I don’t ask anyone who walks by to put a penny in the hat next to the art. Do they ever sit down and think that it takes people money to do art? No. They have their opinions. They might like it or they might hate it. But at the end of the day I’m putting it out there for all you people to look at.

What’s your favourite among the pieces you’ve painted?

Probably at 5 Pointz [an abandoned factory in Long Island City]. 5 Pointz is basically a get-together for like-minded artists, people who choose to use the aerosol can as their medium. They gave me the opportunity to paint one of the biggest blockbusters on their building.

What do you want Torontonians to know about your art?

That I don’t just do graff. Also, I’m not gonna stop. news@nowtoronto.com | @nowtoronto

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Adam Vaughan with sister Annnabel on election night.

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TRINITY-SPADINA BY-ELECTION

ADAM VAUGHAN TRAP Even NDPers like Trinity-Spadina’s new Grit MP — they just think he’s with the wrong party “In politics, people talk about ‘game-changing’ moments,” says the NDP’s Joe Cressy, sitting at the edge of the stage in a Bathurst-and-College nightclub shortly after conceding defeat in the Monday, June 30, Trinity-Spadina by-election.

“Rarely are they real game-changing moments; too often it’s just a term that’s tossed around. Adam’s entry into the race was a game-changing moment.”

Few are surprised by the result. Adam Vaughan, running for the Liberals, has taken Trinity-Spadina with 54 per cent to Cressy’s 34.

Even to those at Cressy’s election-night party at Ryze, the outcome is a disappointment but not an unexpected one.

“Literally overnight, 15 points turned,” Cressy says of the polls following Vaughan’s mid-April entry into the race. “When you stacked me up against any Liberal candidate, we were looking very strong, and Adam turned it.”

As recently as two and a half months ago, when Cressy strode into the auditorium of the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre to accept his party’s uncontested nomination, it appeared he’d have the easiest route to Parliament of any NDPer in recent memory. Olivia Chow had held the Commons seat from 2006 until she stepped down to run for mayor in midMarch, and Cressy – who’d managed her very successful 2011 campaign – was understood to be the designated successor in the by-election she triggered.

But Chow’s succession plans failed once before: when she resigned from city council ahead of her 2006 federal run, she wanted her Ward 20 seat to go to Helen Kennedy, her NDP-backed former assistant. Yet the orange machine seemed caught off guard by the strength and popularity of then Citytv reporter Vaughan, who in November that year easily won easily with 52 per cent of the vote to Kennedy’s 35.

Vaughan’s name recognition, public profile and popularity in the area have only grown since, and were obviously the largest factors in his victory. But among those at Ryze, another theme emerges: that Vaughan could just as easily or should have run for the NDP instead.

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In a brief address preceding his introduction of Cressy, leader Thomas Mulcair mocks what he perceives as a dissonance between Vaughan’s values and those of his chosen party. “Mr. Vaughan ran a very good campaign,” he says. “One of the interesting things was he had a lot of progressive ideas, but they were NDP ideas, not Liberal ideas!”

Mulcair continues the backhanded praise: “We’ll see how that goes for him when he finds out that Justin Trudeau actually is in favour of Line 9 and Justin Trudeau does want the Keystone pipelines– things that the NDP is standing up against.”

In his concession speech, Cressy praises Vaughan for having “earned his standing in our community” despite the Liberals’ not having done so.

And speaking to NOW a few minutes later, Cressy puts it even more bluntly: “I think he shoulda run for the NDP, but he didn’t. And so we move forward.”

The nightclub, its windows open to the street, is unduly hot and sweaty, the air filled with complaints about just a single bartender on duty.

Gord Perks is smoking outside. He was elected to council at the same time as Vaughan and often worked closely with him. Their relationship was brotherly, with the affection and frustration that entails. Perks is also a fiercely loyal NDP member who ran for the party in Davenport in the 2006 federal election.

He says both Cressy and Vaughan have weaknesses to overcome (“Joe is new; Adam tends to get into controversies he doesn’t need to get into”), but what settled it for him was that “Joe took the harder road.

Joe decided to fight for his values and work for a party and a leader who stands up for people who need help. And Adam didn’t take that path.”

Perks blames the Liberals for “most of the problems we have here in the city of Toronto” – housing, transit, lack of real action climate change – and is skeptical that Vaughan can bring his party in line with his own principles. “I don’t understand why you would run for a party whose values you need to change when you could run for a party whose values you already share.”

MR. VAUGHAN RAN A VERY GOOD CAMPAIGN. HE HAD A LOT OF PROGRESSIVE IDEAS BUT THEY WERE NDP IDEAS, NOT LIBERAL IDEAS. NDP LEADER THOMAS MULCAIR OFFERS BACK-HANDED PRAISE ON ADAM VAUGHAN’S TRINITY WIN

By JONATHAN GOLDSBIE

As the NDPers try desperately to rustle up a beer, the Liberals bask in their victory at Steam Whistle brewery. Across the street, the CN Tower glows red and white for Canada Day but might be read as joining the celebration for Adam Vaughan’s win. So many are.

Vaughan’s event has more suits and cigars than Cressy’s (as tends to be the case at their respective parties’ parties), but also a significant contingent of grassroots activists who might not normally associate themselves with any given partisan affiliation.

Reporting from Vaughan’s election-night shindig in 2006, NOW’s Glenn Wheeler wrote that you had to “pinch yourself to recall that this isn’t an NDP bash.”

This time, wall-to-wall Liberal signs and the presence of Justin Trudeau don’t allow for such ambiguity, but many of Vaughan’s supporters are the same.

Yvonne Bambrick, a prominent cycling advocate and coordinator for a midtown BIA, says, “Of all the people to replace Olivia, he’s got the most experience, and I trust him to bring that [urban] agenda to the table in Ottawa.”

Giving the Liberals a knowledgable voice on housing and transit (and other city issues Perks says they’ve historically harmed) is Vaughan’s stated reason for taking the red train to Ottawa. He likes that the party is open to him and his ideas.

“The Liberal party is the party that always finds a way to open the door a little wider, bring an extra chair to the table. It’s that kind of a party,” he says.

And the contention that his values are more consistent with where the NDP already is than where he would like the Liberals to go?

“I guess that’s changed,” he says, apparently considering his election some kind of alchemical event that itself alters the party.

“The Liberal party is the party that you’re gonna wanna vote for. You watch us.”

It’s not clear if he intends to echo Trudeau the elder, but it does suggest that alchemy could go both ways.

3 jonathang@nowtoronto.com | @goldsbie

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THE SKINNY ON BAD TASTE The Bay pulls provocative tees, proving Canada isn’t ready for fashionforward thinking

By SABRINA MADDEAUX I was thrilled when I heard Hudson’s Bay would stock Canadian-born, New York-based designer Christopher Lee Sauvé’s satirical T-shirts that poke and prod the fashion industry in all the right places. No target is too big for him to skewer with his signature pop art portrayals: American Apparel; Anna Wintour; Terry Richardson; waifish model Kate Moss’s infamous “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” remark quoted in a 2009 Women’s Wear Daily interview and since adopted by the thinspiration community.

It’s that last one that got Sauvé in trouble.

While its been wildly successful in New York, Sauvé’s “skinny” T, which resembles a nutrition label bearing Moss’s words, was apparently too much for Canadian shoppers to handle. It became the outrage du jour on Twitter last week, where some claimed it promotes eating disorders.

The Bay backed down almost immediately, releasing a statement via Twitter that the store “respects the designer’s art” but the shirt would be removed from its online catalogue and stores “due to the overwhelming response and the sensitivity of the matter.”

“Hudson’s Bay is committed to providing an enjoyable shopping experience for our customers,” read the statement. “We always take into consideration what our customers want and need in our offerings and constantly evaluate the products we provide.”

It’s this sort of move that sends a powerful message to designers here: Don’t take risks, because one of the biggest players in Canadian fashion won’t have your back. Creativity is bad for business.

Sauvé responded with his own statement saying the T-shirt is in no way “celebrating the severity of eating and body disorders.

“As an artist, I got my start by making a mockery of the fashion industry as a whole…. Like all of my designs, it’s a glorified warning, an ode to the farcicality of the fashion industry and the obsessives that surround it.”

“Like aLL of my designs, it’s a gLorified warning, an ode to the farcicaLity of the fashion industry.”

Christopher Lee sauvé

Rather than support Sauvé as an artist, Hudson’s Bay chose to cater to the lowest common denominator and protect its very fat bottom line.

But Sauvé’s isn’t the only Canadian line Hudson’s Bay has backed off on in recent months.

Lazypants, a local brand known for its comfy sweats, got an unpleasant surprise when it decided to move its production back to Toronto from Istanbul.

The move was an ethically responsible choice that created numerous local jobs, but it also caused a small delay in deliveries. Nevertheless, all of Lazypants’s retailers stuck by the company – except one. The Bay

stopped carrying Lazypants, presumably because the inconvenience of the delay outweighed its desire to support a thriving local business just trying to do the right thing. At least that’s the version offered by a PR rep for Lazypants before she parted ways with the company.

Lazypants owner Adam Bledin tells NOW that Hudson’s Bay held off on its order for different reasons. The Bay, meanwhile, asserts there was never an order to begin with.

The Lazypants and Sauvé cases are indicative of the hurdles Canadian designers face. Without retailers and shoppers who appreciate risk and crave the avant-garde, our designers have little hope of joining the ranks of the fashion elite. And

we wonder why our most promising fashion talents feel they have to leave the country to “make it.”

In the absence of a thriving Canadian fashion community, we are losing more than just pretty apparel; we also give up the chance to grow our culture and a vehicle for free expression.

More and more of them are taking refuge online. Says local shoe designer George Sully: “The internet is our tool; there you can pioneer your own path, turn your Facebook friends into focus

groups, post new products at a moment’s notice and test your campaigns freely at no cost.”

Also announced last week was a new Toronto Men’s Fashion Week. A nice initiative, but without the support of industry players like Hudson’s Bay, what good is another runway leading nowhere?

I spoke to Canadian designer and Project Runway Canada winner Evan Biddell earlier this year for a piece about the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards, whose organizers hope to help design talent stay in Canada. Biddell’s take: “I did the whole ‘I believe’ thing in Toronto for a long time; I tried to push new ideas and I tried to give people something else to look at in terms of what fashion could be, but it was never met with any sort of ‘Can I buy that from you?’ So I had to leave,” said Biddell. He now works in New York City, which is great for him and a shame for Canada.

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Thursday, July 3

Benefits

greening tHe future (SHAMBA Fdn) Fund-

raiser for youth programs in Toronto and Arcatao-El Salvador, with live music, a silent auction, refreshments and more. 6:30 pm. $50. SHAMBA Fdn, 48 Yonge. shamba.ca.

Events

5Ago first tHursdAYs: worldPride After-

PArtY Art conversations, pop-up performances, music, host Keith Cole and more.

7-11:30 pm. $15, adv $12. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. ago.net/firstthursdays.

CHinAtown: tHen And now Heritage Toronto boutique walking tour. 6:30 pm. $20. Location provided on registration. heritagetoronto. org. envisioning toronto: An indePendent CitY

Urban Nation author Alan Broadbent talks about the need for Canada’s largest cities to have greater control over their destinies. 6-8 pm. Baha’i Centre, 288 Bloor W. Pre-register 416-642-6374, couchichingconversations.ca. rlive MusiC lAbs Musicians in interactive workshops explore the dynamic relationship between science and music. Today and Jul 8 noon & 2 pm. Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000.

MArket 707 fArMers MArket Local produce, veggies, meats, cheese and more. Thursdays 3-7 pm. Free. Scadding Court, 707 Dundas W. scaddingcourt.org/farmers_market.

Preserving CAnAdA’s YiddisH Culture: tHe

reMArkAble legACY of CHAiM leib fuks Talk

by Vivian Felsen and buffet lunch. Noon. $20.

Free Times Cafe, 320 College. yiddishvinkl.com. sCottisH CountrY dAnCing in tHe PArk Dancing to live music by Scotch Mist. 7 pm-dusk.

Free. Edwards Gardens, SW corner Lawrence and Leslie. rscdstoronto.org.

YogA Outdoor classes for all levels. 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com.

Friday, July 4 bikes before Horses – 1897 (no CArs) blACk And lAvender Creeks Urban heritage walk

and bike ride. 6:45 pm. Free. St Clair and Gunn’s. 416-593-2656. deeP fried fridAYs DJs spin every Fri and local chefs provide the food. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com. dr sketCHY’s CAbAret life drAwing Life drawing with Toronto Batman and Kensie

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Festivals this week

Afrofest Music Africa’s outdoor music and

culture festival features live music, dance, an African marketplace, food, artistic displays, music, workshops and activities for youth and children. Free. Woodbine Park, Lake Shore E at Coxwell. musicafrica.org.

Jul 5 and 6 CAribbeAn CArnivAl Annual summer celebration of all things Caribbean, featuring calypso and soca music, the King and Queen of the Bands competition, Junior Carnival, live music and the big parade along the lakeshore. Various prices, many events free. torontocaribbeancarnival.com.

Jul 8 to Aug 3 CulturA festivAl Live music, outdoor films, buskers and more every Fri in Jul 6-11 pm.

Free. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge. culturafestival.ca.

Jul 4 to 25 festivAl of House Culture Local music, theatre, film, poetry, art, food and conversations in people’s living rooms and backyards to mark the rising tide of people hosting cultural gatherings in their homes.

Pwyc. Roncesvalles Village/Junction Triangle areas. housecultureTO.blogspot.ca.

Jul 4 to 6 MAd Pride toronto Arts, culture and heritage festival created by psychiatric survivors, consumers, mad people and folks the world has labelled “mentally ill.” madprideto.com.

Jul 5 to 14 Vicious. 7-10 pm. $10. Round, 152A Augusta.

416-451-6346.

sCene on tHe PlAzA – true PAtriot soul

American Independence Day celebration with performances by the Soul Motivators and DJ John King. 6-10 pm. $20, adv $15. Gardiner Museum Plaza, 111 Queen’s Park. gardinermuseum.com/scene. toronto outdoor Art exHibition Painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass art, jewellery and more from more than 400 artists. Today and tomorrow 10:30 am7:30 pm, Jul 6, 10:30 am-6 pm. Free. Nathan Phillips Square, Queen and Bay. torontooutdoorart.org. toronto PoetrY ProjeCt Workshop facilitated by Buddy Wakefield. 7 pm. Pwyc. Supermarket, 268 Augusta. Pre-register info@ torontopoetryslam.com.

Saturday, July 5

Benefits

HAndstAnd MArAtHon (Because I Am a Girl/

Arrabon House) Local circus performers cross the city doing handstands and other acrobatic feats. Donations. See website for times and locations. facebook.com/HandstandMarathonInSupportOfGirlsRights. rworld’s lArgest sCulPting lesson (SickKids) Attempt to break the Guinness world record. Donation. Centreville, Toronto Island.

Pre-register greedygiver.com/campaigns/ KidsFestWorldRecord.

Events

ArgonAuts footbAll The Argos play the Saskatchewan Roughriders. 3 pm. Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way. argonauts.ca.

as you like it + titus andronicus as you: TUE, THU, SAT titus: WED, FRI, SUN

soutH AsiA CAlling Contemporary perform-

ances from Canada, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tibet and Nepal.

Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

Jul 4 to 6 suMMerliCious Restaurants across the city offer special 3-course prix-fixe menus. toronto.ca/summerlicious.

Jul 4 to 20 tAste of lAwrenCe International food and cultural festival with performances by Luanda Jones, Sultans of String and others, food tastings, crafts and more. Free. Lawrence from Warden to Birchmount. tasteoflawrence.com.

Jul 4 to 6 turf: toronto urbAn roots festivAl Outdoor festival with performances by more than 30 bands including Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Tweedy, Sam Roberts Band and Jenny Lewis. $60-$350. Fort York, 100 Garrison. 416392-6907, torontourbanrootsfest.com.

Jul 4 to 8

tre, 427 Bloor W. torontosalsapractice.com.

continuing

tHe town of York And tHe wAr of 1812

eCo-Art-fest Outdoor art, heritage and cul-

tural festival, with sustainable architecture and animal habitat workshops, watercolour painting, art tours, an exhibit and more.

Wed to Sun. Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery.

416-644-1019.

To Sep 21 tHe fringe Toronto’s indie theatre festival features plays, dance works, sketch comedy, solo shows and more by local and international companies. $10-$12, passes $45-$85.

Various venues. fringetoronto.com.

To Jul 13 oPen roof festivAl Live music by indie bands followed by a film screening at sundown every Thu. $15. 99 Sudbury. openrooffestival.com.

To Aug 14

Community Centre. info@moneyreform.ca.

CAtHedrAl bluffs PAddle tour 18K stand-up paddle board tour from Kew Balmy Beach to Bluffers Park. 10 am-4 pm. $79. Pre-register oshaosha.ca.

CreAtive business design worksHoP

Workshop for designers, filmmakers, artists, content producers, writers and musicians on getting a creative business off the ground.

9:30 am-5:30 pm. $75-$100. Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw, rm 106. Pre-register artscapeyoungplace.ca. druM CirCle 101 Four-week class on the fundamentals of freestyle drumming for adults and youth 12 and up. 2:30-4 pm. $60. Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria. Pre-register ripplerhythm.com. geek swAP And sAle Trade for new treasures or sell collectibles. Noon-7 pm. Free. Back Space Toronto, 587A College. backspaceto.ca. in tHe footstePs of CHArles diCkens Literary detective walk.

3-5:30 pm. $25, stu/srs $20, child $15.

Sunday, July 6

Benefits

PlAnt buY And bike fix benefit (Ste-Emilie

Skillshare) A pay-what-you-can bike repair and market. 10 am-6 pm. Free admission.

662 Gladstone. facebook.com/ events/1513782702178684. retHink At tHe rACes (Rethink Breast Cancer) Wine, dine and place your bets. 11 am-5 pm. $200 & $250. Woodbine Race Track, 555 Rexdale. bit.ly/1p2Wuji.

Events

tHe Annex Guided ROM walk. 2 pm. Free.

Ali​Hassan​joins​The​Maharajas​​ of​Comedy​at​​ South​Asia​Calling.

bAnking Seminar. 2-5 pm. Free. 519 Church

Heritage Toronto walk. 1:30 pm. Free/pwyc.

St James Park, King and Church. heritagetoronto.org. woMen’s flAt trACk rollerderbY Debs vs FRD Fergus Feima. 7 pm. $15, adv $12, kids free. Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main. gtarollergirls. ticketleap.com.

St Lawrence Market middle door, 93 Front E. Pre-register 416-923-6813. kAren MirAndA Augustine Artist talk. 2 pm.

Free. A Space 401 Richmond W, 416-979-9633.

MAke More MoneY tHAn Your HoneY

Financial seminar with Leslie Brown. 9 am.

Thompson Hotel, 550 Wellington W. Preregister talkfusiontoronto.com.

Murder At tHe roM Murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults in which you solve clues rather than find items. 1-3:30 pm. $30. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. Preregister urbancapers.com.

PHoenix PoetrY worksHoP Read your poem for feedback and provide feedback to others.

2:30-4:30 pm. Free. College/Shaw Library, 766 College. phoenixpoetryworkshop.ca. rPlAYtiMe Four-week program for toddlers and parents to bond while playing drums, games and singing. Noon-12:45 pm. $60.

Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria. Pre-register ripplerhythm.com. sAturdAY life drAwing session Live models every Saturday. All skill levels. 9:30 am-noon. $12. Rebellion Gallery , 914 Eastern. 416-469-1777.

seCond CHinAtown foodies wAlk

Tour of a Chinese bakery, grocery shops and more. 10 am-1 pm. $50, stu/srs $45, child $35 (includes food).

Red pole with black cat, 350 Spadina. Pre-register 416923-6813. toronto sAlsA PrACtiCe No lesson, beginners to pros, no partner required. 3:30 & 5:30 pm. $5. Trinity-St Paul’s Cen-

West corner of ROM on Bloor (just west of Avenue Rd). rom.on.ca. brAins, words & voiCes Poetry recitation contest with pre-1975 poems recited from memory before an audience for a cash prize.

6:30 pm. Turotino, 109 Niagara, buzzer #007. therotarydial.ca/brainswordsandvoices. rCigAr box instruMents Create guitars and percussion instruments out of cigar boxes in this 90-minute workshop. 12:30 and 3 pm.

Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000.

CrAfts At tHe bACk Market for crafters and artisans. Noon-6 pm. Free. Back Space Toronto, 587A College. backspacto.ca. distillerY sundAY MArket Juried art market.

Every Sun rain or shine. Free. Distillery District, 55 Mill. thedistillerydistrict.com. reArl bAle Arts And MusiC festivAl Live music, kids activities, art displays, vendors, buskers, prizes and more. 11 am to 6 pm. Free.

Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst. toronto.ca/ parks.

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Heritage Toronto walk. 11 am. Free/pwyc. Berczy Park, 35 Wellington E. heritagetoronto.org.

A leAgue of tHeir own Outdoor film screening and costume contest. 9 pm. Pwyc. Christie Pits Park, Bloor and Christie. christiepitsff.com. leslieville fArMers’ MArket Meats, dairy, baked goods, fruits and veg offered by local producers every Sun. 9 am-2 pm. Jonathan Ashbridge Park, 20 Woodward (btwn Queen and Eastern). leslievillemarket.com. rtHe leslieville fleA Outdoor flea market.

Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

MetAlworks institute oPen House Info on art classes and campus tours. 1-4 pm. Free.

Metalworks Institute, 3611 Mavis (Mississauga). 905-279-4000.

norwood to eAst lYnn PArk tree tour

Celebrate the launch of two Adopt-A-ParkTree Programs. 10 am-1:30 pm. Free. 16 Norwood, meet at east entrance of the park, yourleaf.org. sundAY serenAdes Dance to swing, jazz and big band music. To Aug 17. Free. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge. toronto.ca.

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Monday, July 7 The hubris Of eliTe ecOnOmics Occupy Eco-

nomics workshop. 6:30 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. occupyeconomics.ca.

Kaha:Wi Dance TheaTre summer PrOgram

Classes in contemporary indigenous dance and powwow styles. See website for schedule. $15 drop-in. Dancemakers Centre, 9 Trinity.

416-367-1800, kahawidance.org.

TramPOline hall Mini-lectures hosted by Misha Glouberman. 8 pm. $5-$6. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. trampolinehall.net.

YOuTh summer OPera inTensive Day camp for youth in grades 9 to 12. 9:30 am-5 pm. $350 one week, 2 weeks $625. Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, 227 Front E. Preregister 416-363-8231.

Tuesday, July 8

Benefits

hOgTOWn Trivia (Heritage Toronto) Evening

of Toronto-themed trivia. $5. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

Events

Ccaribbean carnival launch Official launch for the annual festival. Noon-2 pm and 4-8 pm. Free. Nathan Phillips Square, Queen and Bay. torontocaribbeancarnival.com. hOW TO TaKe memOrable PhOTOs Scarborough Garden & Horticultural Society talk by Theresa Forte. 7:30 pm. Free. Scarborough Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston. gardenontario.org. inTerneT TelevisiOn WiTh Xbmc Learn how to watch TV using open-source software. 12:1012:50 pm. Free (bring lunch). North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. 416-395-5653. meXicO culTural TOur Travel talk. 6:30 pm.

Free. Adventure Travel Co, 408 King W. arcadventure.com.

PlaY The ParKs lunchTime cOncerT

& fiTness class Zumba fitness classes with live music. Noon to 12:50 pm. Free.

Trinity Square Park, 10 Trinity Sq.

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downtownyonge.com/playtheparks.

The POWer Of Persuasive sPeaKing Learn the power of persuasive speaking in business and presentations. 6:30 pm. Free. Agincourt Library, 155 Bonis. Pre-register 416-396-8943. revenge Of The elecTric car Green 13 film screening and discussion with a speaker from Plug ‘n Drive, plus test rides. 6:15 pm. Free.

Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor W. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

Tai chi Outdoor class. 6-7 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com.

TrainsPOTTing Outdoor film screening. 9 pm.

Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. ydsquare.ca.

Wednesday, July 9

Benefits

samanTha michelle (The Remix Project) Talk by the actor/DJ. 7-11 pm. Windsor Arms Hotel, 18 St Thomas. Pre-register chrissy@vocabcommunications.com.

Events

cOsTumeD life DraWing Life drawing with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme. 7-10 pm. $10. Round, 152A Augusta. 416-451-6346.

DiY naTural sunscreen Workshop on making sunscreen using naturally SPF oils and zinc oxide. 7-9:30 pm. $10 sugg. Anarres Natural Health, 739 Palmerston. Pre-register manager@karmacoop.org. free flicKs: benD iT liKe becKham Celebration of funny femmes in film with an outdoor screening and host NOW Magazine’s film critic Norm Wilner. 9 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. fresh WeDnesDaYs Live music and a farmers’ market every Wed. 10 am-2 pm. Free. Nathan Phillips Square, Queen and Bay. toronto.ca/ special_events. granD PriX Of mOsPOrT racefesT 2014 Free.

Yonge-Dundas Square. ydsquare.ca.

PhanTOms, PlaYers anD PunDiTs WalK

Ghostly tour and tales of Financial and Enter-

tainment district buildings. 6:30-9 pm. $25, srs/stu $20, child $15. Old City Hall (front steps), 60 Queen W. Pre-register 416-9236813.

PlaY The ParKs lunch Time cOncerT & fiTness class Cardio dance from noon to 12:50 pm with live music. Free. College Park Courtyard, 444 Yonge. downtownyonge.com/ playtheparks.

rYersOn’s farmers marKeT Fresh local produce, foods trucks and music. Every Wed 11 am-3 pm. Free admission. Gould E of Yonge. food.ryerson.ca. a sense Of sPaDina: hisTOric JeWish TOrOnTO Heritage Toronto walk. 6:30 pm.

Free/pwyc. Cecil Street Community Centre,

58 Cecil. heritagetoronto.org. unDer The sTars Outdoor film screening at dusk. Free. Outside Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas E). regentparkfilmfestival.com.

YOrKville Guided ROM walk. 6 pm. Free. Yorkville Library, 22 Yorkville. rom.on.ca.

5zanele muhOli: faces anD Phases Tour of an exhibition of photos representing black lesbian and queer identity led by curator Gaëlle Morel. 6 pm. Free. Ryerson image Centre, 33 Gould. ryerson.ca/ric.

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Thursday, July 10 creaTing TOrOnTO: The sTOrY Of The ciTY

in Ten sTOPs Heritage Toronto boutique

walking tour. 6:30 pm. $20. Location provided on registration. heritagetoronto.org.

haunTeD KensingTOn, chinaTOWn & grange TOur Walk with multicultural ghost stories. 6:30-9 pm. $25, srs/stu $20, child $15. Meet at 350 Spadina (red pole w/ black cat). Pre-register 416-923-6813. resOurces in YOrK regiOn Learn more about community resources. 6-8 pm. Free.

Welcome Centre immigrant Svs, 8400 Woodbine (Markham). welcomecentre.ca.

TasTY ThursDaYs Live world music and food from the grill. Free. Nathan Phillips Square, Queen & Bay. toronto.ca/special_ events.

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Discuss elite economics at an Occupy Economics workshop on July 7.

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As the most populous multicultural city in the country, and Canada’s financial engine, Toronto is a powerhouse. But federal and provincial governments restrict our selfgovernance more than most other large urban centres. Urban Nation author Alan Broadbent talks about the need for our largest cities to have greater control over their destinies. Couchiching Conversations host Ahmer Khan leads the discussion on Envisioning Toronto: An Independent City, Thursday (July 3), 6 pm. Bahá’i Centre, 288 Bloor West. Pre-register at couchichingconversations.ca.

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How does Ontario’s economic future

look in a Liberal-run province? How has Stephen Harper’s conservatism affected your bank account? For answers to these questions and more, attend The Hubris Of Elite Economics, an Occupy Economics Toronto workshop Monday (July 7) at 6:30 pm. Whether you reject or accept our current paradigm, join the conversation for free at the Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. occupyeconomics.ca.

DefenD YOur sKin naTurallY Holistic practice Anarres Natural Health’s Tracey Tief shares some of her know-how in a workshop on making DIY natural sunscreen using naturally SPF oils and zinc oxide.

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Essie Sittin’ Pretty nail polish ($9.99, Shoppers Drug Mart, 388 King West, 416-597-6550, and others, essie.com)

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Toronto has a wealth of supremely talented accessories designers, but I have to admit to a new favourite: Mizdragonfly.

The lady behind the line, Karine Eyamie, likely couldn’t design a boring bauble if she tried. Every one of her pieces oozes originality and a funky sense of fun, mashing together the best parts of Hollywood glam and street style.

Like most creatively inclined Canadian designers, Eyamie has better luck getting her goods carried by retailers in the States. Only one store in Toronto stocks her line: Made You Look (1338 Queen West, 416-463-2123, madeyoulook.ca).

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So I’m glad she’s taken matters into her own hands with the launch of a revamped website and e-commerce store.

Her site alone boasts a better selection of cuffs, earrings, necklaces, rings and more than some of the city’s betterknown jewellery retailers.

Bonus: you get to shop from the comfort of your couch.

Mizdragonfly picks Ultra lightweight Diamond Filigree earrings funkified with electric lacquers ($65) and limited-edition Giza rings made with recycled vintage jewelry pieces ($95).

Look for Add some attitude to any outfit with Wonder Woman cuffs handcrafted from original vintage Wonder Woman comics ($88-$120) or a one-of-a-kind Faith ring made from vintage religious brass jewellery ($95).

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When it comes to sunglasses, the only thing I love more than Thierry Lasry’s edgy retro lenses is supporting local retailers. So when I heard of an opportunity for both, I jumped at it.

In case you haven’t succumbed to the cult of Lasry, he’s the son of a designer and an optician who combines the best of both his parents’ worlds. The frames he designs are handmade in France from dead stock material and found on the faces of celebrity and fashion types everywhere.

Now, Lasry joins forces with Toronto eyewear retailer Spectacle on two designs: the Lively glasses ($485) and the Primary eyeglasses ($420). The exclusive shades are handmade using vintage acetate from the 80s for a classic but unique look.

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A little Laing goes a long way If you’re not familiar with Canadian designers Jeremy Laing and Calla, it’s time to get acquainted. Kick-start (or add to) your collection of their gorgeous garments at the designers’ sample sale Saturday and Sunday (July 5 and 6) from noon to 6 pm at Cooper Cole Gallery (1161 Dundas West). Current and past seasons are available in a range of sizes for both men and women. Cash and credit cards only.

Maps to the stars Toronto-based apparel and accessories showroom Stylist Box dresses the likes of Coco Rocha, Kim Catrall, Nelly Furtado and Carly Rae Jepsen. Learn their tricks of the trade when it comes to getting your designs on celebs at the Toronto Fashion Incubator (TFI) headquarters (285 Manitoba) on July 28 at 5:30 pm. Seminar tickets for non-members are $60 at fashionincubator.com/shop.

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When you’re addicted to the planet By ADRIA VASIL

COLOUR ME HAPPY: THE BRONZER GUIDE Looking for a sun-kissed glow without subjecting your face to skin-damaging UV? Enter the summer bronzer. Who’s genuinely natural and who’s just faking it?

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RIMMEL NATURAL BRONZER Prime example of a “natural” poser. Like a lot of cosmetics companies, these guys talk up their natural mineral contents.

Meanwhile, back at the makeup chair, their products are chockfull of unnecessary fillers. Some of those are mined, and therefore “natural,” like talc (which has an ecologically iffy record), but most others are petrochemicals (even more ecologically dodgy). Then they seal the deal with estrogenic paraben preservatives. No thanks. $8.99.

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LUSH SKIN TINT Lush surprised a lot of people when it announced it was pulling all sparkly mica out of its makeup, including its bronzers.

Mica is super-common in mineral makeup (amongst genuinely natural brands too), so why ditch it? Turns out 60 per cent of the world’s mica comes from Indian mines tainted by child labour scandals. Lush is now using a synthetic sparkler instead. It’s a shame this tint still contains propyl parabens, on Europe’s endocrine disruptor list. (If you want a liquid bronze tint to mix with your fave lotion or sunscreen, try Dr. Hauschka’s instead. It’s mica-free). $18.95.

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100% PURE Get a warm, cocoa-y glow from a pressed bronzer made of just that. Cali-based 100% Pure gets its pigment from food-based ingredients including cocoa from a partly fair trade artisanal chocolatier and shade-grown Kona coffee. All the ingredients in this particular product are natural, though not organic.

There’s a hint of mica in here, however, 100% Pure’s supplier has set up a verification system to avoid child labour. It comes in a stick ($21), as well as compact powder ($34) for those who’d rather not add more moisture to their skin come the sticky summer months.

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PURE ANADA, EARTHLAB These two Canadian beauty brands offer genuine pure mineral products, including loose powdered bronzers for a lovely colour boost that won’t add oil to your routine. No irritating or superfluous fillers here, just three simple ingredients, including mica. Earthlab says its mica doesn’t come from India. Pure Anada’s German supplier started a tracking/monitoring system a few years ago to avoid child labour in India and has helped set up schools and daycares there. Both brands have had their minerals screened for heavy metal contamination. FYI, Pure Anada’s loose bronzer is quite shimmery, but its pressed bronzer is matte. Anada $12, Earthlab $22.

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DEVASTATING DENIM Filmmakers behind the Canadian feature documentary RiverBlue followed a lifelong paddler on an around-theworld journey to witness the demise of the planet’s rivers, many of which are being destroyed by textile and tannery chemicals. Turns out the denim industry is among the worst polluters.

Ecoholic chatted with RiverBlue director David McIlvride.

Q. How dirty are our jeans exactly?

A. One day I came across a Google

[satellite] map of a river that flowed into a bay that supplies water to millions in Hong Kong. The river had a large streak of indigo blue you could

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see from outer space. The pollution was coming from an area that billed itself as the “blue jeans capital of the world.”

Nine billion pairs of jeans are made every year, in a very toxic way. We spoke with campaigners from Greenpeace who when testing the outflows near the denim towns found five heavy metals (cadmium, chromium, mercury, lead and copper) in 17 out of 21 water and sediment samples taken from throughout Xintang, a city we filmed in. Toxic campaigners in China have discovered heavy metals like manganese, which can be associated with brain damage.

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VAPOUR ORGANICS/ REVOLUTION ORGANICS Awesome for a quick stroke of colour, both sticks are rich in nourishing ingredients that give you a dewy “I’ve just been lounging by the sea” look. Ottawabased Revolution Organics’ Freedom Glow Beauty Balms are 85 per cent organic and offer a bronzed flush to cheeks, lips and eyes. Sticks are being repackaged so you won’t find ’em on the Revolution website – try louchelily.com or thegreenkiss.com. New Mexico-based Vapour’s stick (70 per cent organic) provides a healthy glow for face, neck and shoulders.

There’s a touch of mica in both products, but no details on their sources were available at press time. $37.

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also irrigating their fields with this water.

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You’d think if we had more reverence for nature, we’d take care of rivers better.

Yet the film notes that in India the Ganges is seen as a goddess and still it’s trashed.

Where does that leave us?

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What was the worst of the worst amongst the rivers you visited?

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Citarum River in Indonesia, just south of Jakarta. When we arrived, we saw the river was jammed with garbage and floating green masses of plants, and was running black. Chemicals from the textile industry, along with human sewage from bankside slums, had floated to the bottom of the river and were bubbling up like a witches caldron. The men who used to fish the river for their livelihood had resorted to going out in small dugout canoes and picking up plastic to take to recyclers. I couldn’t believe that people were not only bathing and washing clothes in it, but they were

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The Ganges, for me, was a conundrum.

I still don’t understand how the people of India can revere a river to the extent they do and yet dump chemicals, dead bodies, garbage and human waste into it. By 2010 more than half of India’s population had access to cellphones, while only a third had some form of toilet to use. The toxic chemicals running into the Ganges from India’s tannery district were also quite depressing.

Huge pipes were spewing what looked like streams of soapsuds – the by-product of chemicals used by the tannery industry.

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Given the explosion of disposable fast fashion, is there any hope for a less toxic fashion future?

A.

I don’t think we have much of a choice.

The next war will not be fought over oil, but over water. I think that’s a strong possibility as we keep growing in population while at the same time losing our integral water resources. The rivers are the capillaries of our planet, and we will die if we lose them to pollution. ecoholic@nowtoronto.com | @ecoholicnation

SCHOOL’S OUT, AND CITY COUNCIL’S GREEN GRADES ARE IN Toronto Environmental Alliance has been keeping track of just how the current council voted on 31 key enviro issues like bike lanes and transit service over the last four years.

The grades are in, and the class average is a pretty mediocre 66 per cent, but thankfully, the 17 F-rated councillors bent on gutting green programs (including mayoral candidate Karen Stintz and garbage privateer Denzil Minnan-Wong) were offset by 17 A+ earners.

The tight ratio of flunkies versus greens helps explain why this city’s done little more than tread water on enviro issues over the last four years – that and the fact that our mayor tied for worst score.

“Torontonians deserve more than this – we should have seen signs of building a greener city,” says the report. “Because of these last four years of inaction, the next council has lost precious time to deal with the mounting environmental problems facing Toronto.”

To get the complete scores, hop on torontoenvironment.org/vote2014.

Be sure to let eco laggards know it’s time to green up their act.

Get your copy of Adria Vasil’s latest book, Ecoholic Body: Your Ultimate Earth-Friendly Guide To Living Healthy And Looking Good – in bookstores everywhere!

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Hold those fart jokes Control diet and excessive flatulence is likely to abate By ELIZABETH BROMSTEIN This is probably too much information, but for the first year after I had my kid I didn’t really fart, and also had bloating and constipation issues.

It’s all sorted now; I can pass gas with the best of them, but it was kind of weird.

Passing too little gas isn’t much of an issue for most of the population.

Most complain about the opposite problem. We’ve all felt embarrassed when we fail to control it in public.

You know, you let one out in a crowded room. If it’s really smelly, you do your best to look innocent and pretend you’re wondering what beast fouled the room.

Is there a way to mitigate your

What the experts say “A foul odour is very rarely an indication of disease. No amount of gas is too little, except if there is bowel obstruction or dysmotility, which affects very few individuals and is associated with other symptoms like pain, nausea, vomiting, distension.

No amount of gas is too much from a medical standpoint, although it may be a problem socially. Excessive gas can be reduced through diet, specifically one low in fermentable carbohydrates [a long list of fruits, vegetables and grains including apples, pears, broccoli, wheat and rye]. The low FODMAP diet [limiting lactose, fructose, fructans, galactans

and sugar alcohols] reduces gas production, although these diets should still be balanced so they provide sufficient fibre and other nutrients.”

DAVID ARMSTRONG, professor, division of gastroenterology, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton “Farting in Chinese medicine is one of the ‘three jewels.’ The others are crying and sweating. If you fart, your digestive system is functioning properly, adapting to what’s in it and releasing the gas.

Crying means the emotional system is functioning well, as sweating does for the immune system. Farts shouldn’t smell very much. If they do, something

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stench or cut down on gas output?

It’s long been thought that beans cause excess gas-passing, but in a recent Arizona State University study, less than 50 per cent of subjects reported increased flatulence after eating pinto or baked beans, and only 19 per cent for black-eyed peas. Make of this what you will. is wrong. It generally means you’re not getting rid of enough poo. Most North Americans don’t eat enough fruit and veggies or move enough, so we get stinky farts. Poisons like alcohol and foods that are no good for you also make them smell. You can tell what people have eaten – cheese, broccoli, beer – because foods smell a certain way. Bloating and gas can also be associated with irritable bowl and celiac disease.”

KALEB MONTGOMERY, traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, Toronto “Digestive bitters enhance overall digestive function and power, so they’re a very good way to stimulate production of hydrochloric acid, digestive enzymes and the different hormones

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by Rob Brezsny

Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 Would you like your

savings account to grow? Then deposit money into in it on a consistent basis.

Would you like to feel good and have a lot of physical energy? Eat healthy food, sleep as much as you need to and exercise regularly. Do you want people to see the best in you and give you the benefit of the doubt? See the best in them and give them the benefit of the doubt. Would you love to accomplish your most important goal? Decide what you want more than anything else and focus on it with relaxed intensity. Yes, Aries, life really is that simple – or at least it is right now. If you want to attain interesting success, be a master of the obvious.

TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 Your urge to merge is heating up. Your curiosity about combinations is intensifying. I think it’s time to conduct jaunty experiments in mixing and blending. Here’s what I propose: let your imagination run half-wild.

Be unpredictable as you play around with medleys and hodgepodges and sweet unions. But don’t be attached to the outcomes. Some of your research may lead to permanent arrangements, and some won’t. Either result is fine. Your task is to enjoy the amusing bustle and learn all you can from it.

GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 The American

painter Ivan Albright (1897-1983) was a meticulous creator. He spent as much time as necessary to get every detail right.

An entire day might go by as he worked to perfect 1 square inch of a painting, and

some of his pieces took years to finish.

When the task at hand demanded intricate precision, he used a brush composed of a single hair. That’s the kind of attention to minutia I recommend for you – not forever, but for the next few weeks. Be careful and conscientious as you build the foundation that will allow you maximum freedom of movement later this year.

CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 The Venus de Milo

is a famous Greek statue that’s over 2,100 years old. Bigger than life size, it depicts the goddess of love, beauty and pleasure.

Its current home is the Louvre Museum in Paris, but for hundreds of years it was lost – buried underground on the Greek island of Milos. In 1820, a farmer found it while he was out digging on his land. I foresee a comparable discovery by you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. You will uncover a source of beauty, love or pleasure – or perhaps all three – that has been missing or forgotten for a long time.

Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 According to an an-

cient Greek myth, Sisyphus keeps pushing a boulder up a steep hill only to lose control of it just before he reaches the top, watching in dismay as it tumbles to the bottom. After each failure, he lumbers back down to where he started and makes another effort to roll it up again – only to fail again. The myth says he continues his futile attempts for all eternity. I’m happy to report, Leo, that there is an important difference between your story and that of Sisyphus.

Whereas you have tried and tried and

tried again to complete a certain uphill task, you will not be forever frustrated.

In fact, I believe a breakthrough will come soon, and success will finally be yours. Will it be due to your gutsy determination or your neurotic compulsion or both? It doesn’t matter.

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 Many of America’s

founding fathers believed slavery was immoral, but they owned slaves themselves and ordained the institution of slavery in the U.S. Constitution. They didn’t invent hypocrisy, of course, but theirs was an especially tragic version. In comparison, the hypocrisy that you express is mild.

Nevertheless, working to minimize it is a worthy task. And here’s the good news: you are now in a position to become the zodiac’s leader in minimizing your hypocrisy. Of all the signs, you can come closest to walking your talk and practising what you preach. So do it! Aim to be a master of translating your ideals into practical action.

LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 In the last two decades, seven Academy Award winners have given thanks to God while accepting their Oscars. By contrast, 30 winners have expressed their gratitude to film studio executive Harvey Weinstein. Who would you acknowledge as essential to your success, Libra? What generous souls, loving animals, departed helpers and spiritual beings have contributed to your ability to thrive? Now is an excellent time to make a big deal out of expressing your appreciation. For mysterious reasons, doing so will

important for breaking food down properly. The digestive bitters are gentian, wormwood, artichoke leaf and dandelion greens. These should be enjoyed as a tincture just prior to a meal. Also good for decreasing gas and bloating are what we call carminatives, aromatic herbs like dill, peppermint, ginger, anise and fennel. They can be taken as a simple tea after the meal. You could just do peppermint or ginger, but it’s nice to mix them up.”

CELINA AINSWORTH, herbalist, Toronto “It’s normal to pass gas, but anything more than 15 times per day could indicate an underlying digestive issue. Food intolerances often cause foul-smelling gas and bloating. Any food triggers should be identified with the IgG blood spot test and eliminated from the diet for a period of at least three months. Before meals, drink 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar diluted in water. This aids digestion and reduces gas and bloating. I also recommend taking a probiotic with 100 billion active cultures of healthy bacteria, along with 500 mg of powdered L-glutamine daily for two weeks. You can make your own soothing digestive tea by adding crushed fennel seeds to nearboiling water.”

SARA CELIK, naturopath, Toronto

enhance your luck and increase your chances for future success.

sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 You have per-

mission to compose an all-purpose excuse note for yourself. If you’d like, you may also forge my signature on it so you can tell everyone that your astrologer sanctified it. This document will be ironclad and inviolable. It will serve as a poetic licence that abolishes your guilt and remorse. It will authorize you to slough off senseless duties, evade deadening requirements, escape small-minded influences and expunge numbing habits. Even better, your extra-strength excuse note will free you to seek out adventures you have been denying yourself for no good reason.

sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 In the Inuk-

titut language spoken in northern Canada, the term “iminngernaveersaartunngortussaavunga” means “I should try not to become an alcoholic.” I encourage you to have fun saying that a lot in the coming days. Why? Now is an excellent time to be playful and lighthearted as you wage war against any addictive tendencies you might have. Whether it’s booze or gambling or abusive relationships or anything else that tempts you to act like an obsessive self-saboteur, you have more power than usual to break its hold on you – especially if you don’t take yourself too seriously.

CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 Percival Lowell (1855-1916) was an influential astronomer who launched the exploration that led to the discovery of Pluto. He also made some big mistakes. Here’s one: gazing at Venus through his telescope, he swore he saw spokes emanating from a central hub on the planet’s surface. But we now know that Venus is shrouded with such thick cloud cover that no surface features are visible. So what did

“For occasional gassiness, culprits are often legumes, oats and cruciferous veggies like cauliflower or Brussels sprouts. Soaking legumes overnight, rinsing and cooking in fresh water can reduce phytic acid, a compound in beans that contributes to gassiness. Other dietary measures like gluten-free, dairy-free and FODMAP diets are useful in specific conditions.

Meet with a naturopathic doctor or physician who has a practice focusing on digestive health and can provide a proper assessment.”

JENNIFER BAER, naturopath, registered holistic nutritionist, Toronto

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Send your Althealth queries to althealth@nowtoronto.com

Lowell see? Due to an anomaly in his apparatus, the telescope projected shadows from inside his eyes onto the image of Venus. The “spokes” were actually the blood vessels in his retinas. Let this example serve as a cautionary tale for you in the coming weeks, Capricorn. Don’t confuse what’s within you with what’s outside you. If you can clearly discern the difference, your closest relationships will experience healing breakthroughs.

AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 “I believe in

getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.” So said British writer G.K. Chesterton. Now I’m passing his advice on to you just in time for the Purge and Purify Phase of your astrological cycle. In the coming weeks, you will generate good fortune for yourself whenever you wash your own brain and absolve your own heart and flush the shame out of your healthy sexual feelings. As you proceed with this work, it may expedite matters if you make a conscious choice to undergo a trial by fire.

pisCes Feb 19 | Mar 20 “I awake in a land

where the lovers have seized power,” writes Danish poet Morten Sondergaard in his fanciful poem The Lovers. “They have introduced laws decreeing that orgasms need never come to an end.

Roses function as currency.... The words ‘you’ and ‘I’ are now synonymous.” A world like the one he describes is a fantasy, of course. It’s impossible. But I predict that in the coming weeks you could create conditions that have resemblances to that utopia. So be audacious in your quest for amorous bliss and convivial romance. Dare to put love at the top of your priority list. And be inventive!

Homework: Picasso said, “I am always doing that which I cannot do in order that I may learn how to do it.” Your comment? Write uaregod@comcast.net.

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wandered around on my bicycle covered in plaster dust and spackle while our son was in school. I found, for the mornings, Rosie Robins (616 Gladstone, 416-533-7741), a Caribbean luncheonette that serves good egg and bacon sandwiches and coffee, and I still go there before hitting the Bloor/Glad-

A house reno makes a person hungry By MICHAEL WINTER “We need to buy a house,” I blurt one afternoon, my urgency surprising myself and the strangers I was biking past. I had a five-year-old and a partner who was a writer, too, and we were living above a health food store in the most expensive city in the country that doesn’t start with a V. Who was I kidding? We’d been trying to buy a house ever since we’d had the kid.

But then we lucked into a property where we were the only bidder: there were minor issues with roof shingles and an unstable foundation, the floor joists were rotted out, the windows

leaked. We had to install a load-bearing wall with a new cement footing.

Knock down every wall. To-do list: new wiring, plumbing, insulation, a kitchen, a bathroom. A slightly agonizing problem with asbestos.

Homeowners! No one tells you, though, that the things you need most when you are two writers buying a house in Toronto that needs resurrecting are time and calories.

You need a place that serves big portions fast – the rest of the day you’re filling a dumpster!

We bought in Wallace Emerson. I didn’t know the neighbourhood, so

Michael Winter tucks into an empanada at Caribbean joint Rosie Robin.

stone Library, where I work because our house is too small and we can hear each other’s laptop typing, which is the bane of two writers living together. I would pay good money for some hydraulic keypad function that would silence my partner’s industry. She is writing!

She has a scene! Things are going great guns! I hate you. I’m leaving you. I require lunch!

Every day I wore a pair of orange coveralls from Cape Breton with the slogan Safety Is No Accident and chuckled as I found myself catching a lowered circular saw by the electric cord or applied, delicately, the bar of a chainsaw to the exterior roofing around a chimney that had to come down. I mentioned that, didn’t I? The crumbling chimney?

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Indian Pukka 778 St Clair W, at Arlington, 416ñ 342-1906, pukka.ca, @pukkatoronto

Gastro-pub Beech Tree 924 Kingston Rd, at Lawlor, 416ñ 699-4444, thebeechtree.ca,

@TheBeechTreePub Taking his culinary cues from UK gastro-pub heavyweights Heston Blumenthal and Marco Pierre White, first-time restaurateur Robert Maxwell’s 34-seat upper Beach bistro isn’t out to reinvent the wheel. Those who value substance over surface flash are bound to be impressed. Best: to start, exOpus sous Jamie Newman’s Pringle-like fingerling potato crisps with buttermilk dip; sausage rolls made with artisanal pork shoulder from Sanagan’s in proper puff-pastry shells with fruity house-made HP sauce; creamed cauliflower and stinky Stilton on toast dressed with curly English parsley; grilled double-thick Mennonite pork chops with flageolet beans and roasted Brussels sprouts; halves of roasted Moroccan-style chicken with spicy du Puys lentils and red harissa; 8-ounce burgers of shredded brisket topped with aged cheddar and pickled onion on housebaked brioche; to finish, flourless chocolate cake with Maldon sea salt and unsweetened crème fraîche. Complete dinners for $45 per person, including tax, tip and a glass of wine. Average main $20/$13 brunch. Open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday 5:30 to 11 pm. Reservations accepted. Licensed. Access: barrier-free, washrooms in basement. Rating: NNNN

Dim Sum Luckee 328 Wellington W, at Peter, 416ñ 935-0400, luckeerestaurant.com,

@LuckeeTO Not content with Bent and Lee – not to mention his outpost in Singapore and the upcoming projects at the airport and One World Trade Center, New York City – superstar chef Susur Lee turns his visionary hand to dim sum with spectacular results. Best: cheung fun rice rolls stuffed with poached chicken, caramelized onion and crunchy deep-fried rice paper; dumplings of buttery lobster and asparagus, or spicy Swatow-style chicken with pickled celery; classic har gow

Contemporary hawThorNe Food & driNk 60 Richmond E, at Church, 647-930ñ 9517, hawthorneto.ca, @hawthorneto

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Harsh Chawla and Derek Valleau’s stylish uptown bistro goes where few local Indian restos ever venture – upscale. A creative kitchen, smooth service and noise levels that allow for conversation make full houses the norm rather than the exception. Reservations essential most nights. Best: tapas-style starters like papri chat with puffed rice, ripe mango and Granny Smith apple dressed with pomegranate seeds in sweet yogurt dressing; spicy south Indian fried Chicken 65 garnished with nasturtiums; shareable mains like nutty butter chicken with wilted fenugreek leaves; smoky lamb chop “lollipops” à la Vancouver’s Vikram Vij in minty cream sauce; sides of French green beans with caramelized onion and shredded coconut; baskets of buttery garlic naan and crisp whole wheat rotis; to finish, sundae-like Eton Mess in pomegranate syrup and sweet lassi cream topped with rosewater-soaked meringue. Complete dinners for $60 per person, including tax, tip and a glass of wine. Average main $22. Open nightly 5 to 10 pm; lunch Saturday and Sunday noon to 3 pm. Reservations accepted. Licensed. Access: barrierfree. Rating: NNNN

ervations. Unlicensed. Cash only. Access: barrier-free, counter seating, no washrooms. Rating: NNNN

Following the exit of Cowbell’s Mark Cutrara, ex-Starfish and Frank chef Martha Wright takes the reins of this under-appreciated bistro in the financial district. A locally sourced seasonal carte, rock-bottom prices and polished service deserve a larger audience. Those standing in line for tables at the very similar Richmond Station two blocks away, take note. Best: quinoa salad with roasted eggplant, Brussels sprouts and edamame in VQA Riesling vinaigrette; pan-seared Lake Erie perch with corn ’n’ Get a tremendous veal sammie crab chowder; chicken liver mousse “brûat Schnitzel Queen. lée” with caramel sauce and stewed blackberries on crostini; smoky Memphis-style pork ribs with red cabbage and daikon; to finish, chocolate bread pudding with stuffed with plump shrimp; minced chickfried-to-order pork cutlets the size of butterscotch ice cream and chocolate en ’n’ shrimp sui mai spiked with orange oven mitts; customize the basic model sauce. Complete dinners for $40 per person peel; deep-fried cubes of house-made with the likes of lemony potato salad and (lunches $28), including tax, tip and a glass tofu studded with fresh corn; braised beef caramelized onion (the Bernard) or diced of VQA wine. Average main $18/$12. Open and shiitake mushrooms bao; to finish, bacon, sauerkraut and processed cheddar for lunch Monday to Friday 11 am to 3 pm, bite-sized spirals of sponge cake in choco(the King); chicken schnitzel with sweet dinner Tuesday to Saturday 5 to 10 pm. late ganache. Complete dim sum meals for ’n’ sour Chinese chili sauce; for the vegeClosed Sunday, holidays. Reservations $35 per person, including tax, tip and tea. tarian, deep-fried Edam cheese or eggaccepted. Licensed. Access: barrier-free.

Open for dim sum Saturday and Sunday 11 plant schnitzel with all the fixin’s. ComRating: NNNN am to 2:30 pm; dinner Tuesday to Sunday plete meals for $15 per person, including 5:30 to 11 pm. Bar menu daily 4 pm to 1 tax, tip and a drink. Average main $10. B:3.833” Menu items and prices may have changed. am. Reservations accepted. Licensed.

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Japanese kiNgyo 51B Winchester, at Parliament, ñ 647-748-2121, kingyotoronto.ca,

@Kingyotoronto This laid-back Cabbagetown izakaya proves you don’t need the full-bore frat-boy party vibe of Guu and the like to have a good time. Where else can you enjoy shareable plates that are as much fun for the tongue as they are for the eye while a kitschy Japanese sci-fi movie unspools over the bar? Best: ricepaper-wrapped salad rolls stuffed with barbecued cha shu pork, cucumber and lettuce splashed with house-made teriyaki sauce and sweet kewpie mayo; tataki-style seared albacore tuna dressed with ponzu jelly and deep-fried garlic chips; cold al dente ramen noodles tossed with salty cod roe, barbecued pork, bitter radicchio and strips of both seaweed and scrambled egg; hamachi yellowtail carpaccio over organic mesclun, slivered red radish and daikon sprouts in a sesamewasabi vinaigrette. Complete dinners for $40 per person, including tax, tip and a cocktail. Average main $11. Open for lunch Tuesday to Sunday 11:30 pm to 3 pm; dinner Sunday to Thursday 5:30 pm to 11:30 pm, Friday to Saturday 5:30 pm to midnight. Reservations accepted.

Licensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement. Rating: NNNN

Find a dozen new words to pair with ‘tini’ at Toronto’s 295 bars.

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weeks did I use, solely, a shovel? The orange coveralls would broadcast to the world the work I was doing. And at Rosie’s (beef empanadas and fried chicken) inevitably a woman at a ta­ ble would call me over.

“You do work?”

“No,” I’d say.

“You work for me.”

“I have enough on my plate.”

“Tonight. You come tonight.”

As if I could take on anything else!

I just wanted to wolf down some food and get back to the asbestos!

Because of these solicitations, I had to abandon Rosie’s but discov­ ered Tierra Azteca (1115 Bloor West, 647­435­4098) on Bloor, where they ask you nothing. They can hardly serve you if you’re not South Ameri­ can. They present a menu with a photo of three tacos while everyone else is gobbling down bean soup and delicious sopes with green salsa, yo­ gurt, cilantro and lime slices.

If I pointed this out they’d look at me as if to say, “But you’re only a cream­faced loon.” It wore me out to keep pleading that I wanted their spicy regional grub.

So I wandered north on my bicycle and found Stop BBQ Chicken Inc (1216 Dufferin, 647­345­2526) on Duf­ ferin, which kept us fed for several weeks with takeout churrasqueira.

The door swinging open all day for the men working on the subway ex­ tension: a good sign.

But you get tired of barbecue, so I scouted again and braked behind a lineup of Catholic school kids devour­ ing slices of pizza at the craziest hole in the wall, called Chito’s Pizza (1308 Bloor West, 416­530­7777). They order the pizza topped with chopped chick­ en and shawarma sauce.

The first time I ordered it, the wo­ man gave me that “You’re too old for this” look.

“Suicide?” she asked, pointing the nozzle of a hot sauce bottle at me.

“Yes!” I yelled.

The chicken and shawarma sauce enlivens the deadened carcass of the pizza, and I enjoy walking down Lansdowne with this dripping heart attack, walking my bike like a horse past the Bargain Club’s “Thousands of things within­a­dollar” to the Ta­ mil co­op building on Wade and ad­ mire the carpeted shrine with a large panther standing guard at its feet. I am that panther, I realized, for my own asbestos­free co­ op.

I raise my shawarma pizza and sa­ lute the residents of this, my Toronto.

We have done it! We pay property taxes! We are fools, and yet we must eat!

Eat cheap!

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Sandwiches SchNiTzeL QueeN 237 Queen E, at Sherbourne, 416ñ 363-9176, schnitzelqueen.blogspot.ca

Though there are only three seats at the cramped lunch counter (four if you count the stool in the corner), this tiny longrunning takeaway near Moss Park is responsible for some of the biggest meal deals in town. Regulars know to come early, after the lunch rush, or phone for delivery into the core. Best: enormous sandwiches on multi-grain ciabatta dressed with mayo and leafy lettuce, then stuffed with pounded, battered and

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WHERE TO DRINK RIGHT NOW!

WYNNE’S WINNERS

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ROBIN WYNNE, BEVERAGE DIRECTOR (AND RUM CHAMPION) OF BOVINE TIKI BAR AND ROCK LOBSTER, SHARES HIS TOP THREE RUM PICKS FROM THE LCBO.

MOUNT GAY XO

Bovine Tiki Bar

542 Queen West, bovinesexclub.com, 416-504-4239 Drinking should be a memorable experience. The more whimsy, laughter and escapism involved in a night out, the better – and Tiki is all of those things in a rum-soaked nutshell, topped with the most garish garnish imaginable.

The vibrant tiki culture that launched influential 30s ’Murica bars like Don the Beachcomber’s and then Trader Vic’s catered to the post-Second World War interest in South Pacific exotica and found easy fuel in the deepening pockets of the middle class.

Mai tais, Hurricanes and piña coladas – the strong and seductively tropical drinks that swept North America for over three decades – are available all nights of the week now that the Bovine’s rooftop tiki oasis is in full swing.

Finally, a spot I can hit regularly, draped in leis, to suck tropical fruit booze from a half-naked Hula Girl without feeling like a displaced moron.

It has strong, kitschy drinks, Polynesian masks and the thatched shack that is the kitchen, but the Bovine’s rum collection represents its strongest bid for authenticity: there are currently 60 bottles and counting. Robin Wynne, beverage director at the Bovine Tiki and Rock Lobster, will be introducing a rum passport soon, motivating guests to sip their way through the shelves, collecting stamps that count toward rewards like cocktails on the house and rum flights.

Industry Mondays showcase rum brands via events and tastings, and slushy machines have frosty cocktails flowing on the roof faster than a modern-day luau degenerates.

Hours 3 pm to 2 am Mondays, 3 pm to 2 am Tuesday to Sunday Access Two flights of stairs to the rooftop, washrooms at the back of the patio.

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MAI TAI It’s been perverted for years by grenadine syrup, day-glo cherries and the anemic tinned pineapple of all-you-can-eat Chinese buffets, but the mai tai, when it’s legit, lives up to its rough translation: “holy fuck that’s delicious!” in Tahitian. The best recipe was concocted in the mid40s by Vic Bergeron at his legendary tiki temple, Trader Vic’s, to push a massive shipment of old Jamaica rum he’d snapped up for a pittance. You haven’t lived until you’ve filled your face with a mai tai.

1½ oz Appleton Estate Extra 12 Year Old (750 ml/$39.95, LCBO 105742) ½ oz orange curaçao like Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao (750 ml/$34.95, LCBO 363911) if you can find it. If not, Cointreau (750 ml/$39.95, LCBO 6502) will do. ½ oz orgeat syrup (available at BYOB, 942 Queen West, 416-858-2932, byobto.com) ½ oz fresh lime juice

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Shake ingredients well with ice and strain into a double rocks glass over cracked ice. Float ½ oz overproof rum like Bacardi 151 (750 ml/$44.95, LCBO 125906) – optional but awesome. Garnish with a piece of lime and a big ol’ mint sprig.

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ciated more and more as premium sipping options, are easily the best-value spirits available, says Wynne.

Scoring an XO cognac or a beautifully matured Scotch at this price just doesn’t happen. Mount Gay’s new packaging contemporizes the legendary Barbadian rum brand, but the liquid’s just as decadent and versatile as ever. Sip or mix in spirit-forward cocktails.

Price 750 ml/$44.95 Availability LCBO 557975

tion’s 20th-anniversary bottle is on the steep side, it’s a worthwhile splurge for rum lovers.

Double-aged (it does time in bourbon barrels in its homeland of Barbados, then gets shipped to Cognac Ferrand’s Château de Bonbonnet for blending and advanced aging in small French oak casks), this rum is rich, creamy and steeped in complexity.

Strictly for sipping.

Price 750 ml/$76.95 Availability LCBO 366609

DIPLOMATICO RESERVA Rating: NNN Why At this price, you can’t go wrong with Venezuela’s Diplomatico. Cheap enough for guilt-free mixing, it can stand alone neat or on the rocks. Wynne recommends this bottle for budding bartenders and home enthusiasts branching into creative cocktailing.

Price 750 ml/$35.70 Availability LCBO 274258

TASTING NOTES Corner gas

Keeping good company with neighbours Bar Buca, Home of the Brave and Valdez on King West’s tastiest corner, Portland Variety (587 King West, 416-368-5151, portlandvariety.com) is now serving coffee, pastries and lunch by day and pinchos and cocktails late into the night.

Petisco hits Parkdale

Mata Petisco Bar (1690 Queen West, 416627-6460, matabar.ca) is now open in deep Parkdale in the space formerly occupied by Keriwa Café. Get your fix of Latin American snacks, cervezas and FIFA, naturally.

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nowtoronto.com/music A review of Against Me!’s WorldPride show + Field reports from one of Canada’s largest fests, Festival d’été + Searchable upcoming listings

Peaches at WorldPride!

Peaches at the South Stage, Saturday, June 28.

Despite technical difficulties, the Toronto-born iconoclastic electro-rocker couldn’t be kept off the WorldPride stage. NOW’s Jonathan Goldsbie captured the moments via Twitter.

@goldsbie At Pride, the port-apotties thwomp and rattle with the perpetual bass that float through the air.

@goldsbie Peaches finally comes onstage. “Do you know how badly I want to entertain you right now?” Her equipment isn’t working and she is not happy.

the scene

@goldsbie Peaches promises she will be back. She drops the mic to the stage and leaves. @goldsbie And now she has reappeared and is swearing about Rob Ford. (Happy Pride, everybody?)

Shows that rocked Toronto last week A CLUB CALLED RHONDA at the

ñDrake Hotel, Thursday, June 26.

BECK at the Sony Centre, Friday, June 27.

­ ating: NNN R ­Rating: NNNN in the six years since Beck’s last toronto performthere was a time when the Drake Hotel’s pride ance, bone-rattling dance music has swept into the celebrations didn’t feel nearly as queer as advermainstream. Meanwhile, the alt-pop star is touring tised, and seemed, suspiciously, like an excuse to behind his moody, psychedelic folk 12th get the late-night extended liquor licence. album, Morning phase. that’s changed a little bit each year, “it shouldn’t be an arms race though, as the gay nightlife scene to fill up every sonic square moved away from church and inch of space,” he insisted to spread throughout the city, and as the Sony centre audience. the Drake figured out how to Not that Beck has ever adapt itself to pride. thursday had a problem doing that. night was a good example: the He and his six-piece band club brought in the team behind (the studio musicians notorious los Angeles-based who worked on Morning “pansexual party palace” A Club phase) opened with a barCalled Rhonda for a night. rage of his biggest and Known for booking great DJ talfunkiest hits – including A CLUB CALLED RHONDA ent, the globe-trotting bash is just as Devils Haircut, Black tambourmuch about the diverse, glamorous ine and loser – and proceeded crowds they draw. Detroit techno pioneer briskly through his back catalogue Kevin Saunderson seemed inspired by the vibe with an enviable arsenal of kooky synth to play more overtly soulful and sensual house than sounds and samples before getting to the material usual, as did locals like Nautiluss, who was helped from his latest release. out on the mic by former Azari & iii vocalists Starvlow-key songs like Waking light and Say Goodbenjamin boles ing Yet Full and Fritz Helder. bye sounded as big and energetic as everything else Nic pouliot

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thanks to four acoustic guitars, a banjo, plus electric bass and drums. Beck refrained from showing off his falsetto but nonetheless tackled a cover of Donna Summer’s i Feel love and attempted a few moonwalky moves despite a recent injury. kevin Ritchie

RICH AUCOIN at Yonge-Dundas Square, Sunday, June 29. ­Rating: NNN

the penultimate act on the main pride stage, Rich Aucoin had precious little time to make an impact.

He emerged almost exactly when the rain began to fall, which thinned the crowd a little (boo!) but also provoked more uninhibited dancing and make-out sessions (yay!) – call it a tie. Aucoin did his best to teach his choruses to the audience in the form of pre-song singalongs, and the band’s decision to eschew his albums’ ornate instrumentation in favour of a heavy, pounding synth-’n’-drum-machine approach added heft to their sound, an essential in such an open, uncontrolled setting.

After a half-hour set that was just long enough to fluff the crowd for headliners Tegan & Sara, Aucoin wrapped up with his hit song it and left as a rainbow began to shine behind the stage to the east. i’m not one for omens and portents, but on stephen du manoiR that night, i made an exception.

@goldsbie “Are you still with me?” Peaches shouts. No, not really. I’ve found a chair. @goldsbie Oh, I think she’s on now. Unless some large bird of prey is displaying a heretofore unknown talent for electroclash. @goldsbie And Peaches is dancing onstage with a woman I think she said is her mom. @goldsbie And now I’m standing so close to the subwoofer I can feel it in my rib cage. That can’t possibly be good. @goldsbie I hope Peaches offers an endorsement for Monday’s by-election. It would provide some clarity. @goldsbie Oh. Now there’s a person onstage dressed like Rob Ford. “Give it up, Rob Ford!”

Peaches shouts.

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GAGA OR BEY? WHADDYA SAY? Yoncé vs Gaga. Mother of Blue Ivy vs mother of monsters. Married to a rap mogul vs married to the night. Crazy In Love vs Bad Romance. One woke up like this, one was born this way. You get the idea. On July 9, you’ve got a decision to make. By JULIA LeCONTE Having one of the biggest pop stars of the millennium play an arena show in your backyard is always a big deal. So imagine our delight (and internal conflict!) when we found out that two of the world’s most famous women are playing just down the street from one another on Wednesday (July 9) – the closest the two have been since their Telephone video?

At last, Lady Gaga brings her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour to the Air Canada Centre (40 Bay), the first time she’s performed here since February 2013.

Beyoncé, on the other hand, was in town twice in the last year for the Mrs. Carter Show world tour.

This time Bey’s actually bringing Mr. Carter along for the ride, which goes down at the Rogers Centre (1 Blue Jays Way).

Jay or nay, we all know who the star of the Beyoncé show is. And Gaga? Well, who knows what Mother Monster will do.

We asked four local experts to weigh in. Whaddya say? Gaga or Bey?

SONGWRITING PROWESS “You can’t mess with that last Beyoncé record. The last Gaga record seems made for the stage. Nothing wrong with that, but the songs don’t sound like they’re gonna last. Magna Carta Holy Grail was so-so, but Heaven was deep.” Steve Jordan, founder and executive director, Polaris Music Prize “Gaga will never truly be over, because she’s a songwriter first; she could write another Just Dance in her sleep. Beyoncé slaps her name on tracks like they’re perfumes.”

Ryan Porter, entertainment writer

DANCE SKILLS

SHOWMANSHIP

“No contest! Beyoncé has the mad skills of a seasoned dancer. Gaga has the not so mad dance skills of an unseasoned rubber chicken.”

Sharron Matthews, cabaret artist, producer, writer, actor. (Matthews plays the Soulpepper Cabaret Series at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, July 5.)

“If I’m going to pay hundreds of dollars for a concert ticket, I want to watch something polished and professional, not some souped-up Muppets-on-acid freak show. Bey and Jay win this one.”

Cameron Williamson, editor-in-chief, Flare Magazine

“When I see Gaga dancing in the Judas video, it reminds me of a Bible verse: ‘Jesus wept.’” RP

“Both of these chicks are awesome showmen, show women, showbitches… but the difference is Yoncé is Gaultier-style and Gaga is whatevershe-found-at-the-bottom-of-DameEdna’s-garbage-bin-style.” SM

FASHION AND STAGE MAKEUP

OVERALL ARTISTIC MERIT

“I’m so over the whole pantlessonstage trend, so Jay Z aside, whoever rocks a pair of trousers while performing gets my full attention.” CW

“Visually Gaga has consistently pushed boundaries in that Dadaist way, but musically the sum of Bey & Jay is just so powerful. Tie.” SJ

“Beyoncé? Beautiful vintage fishy fierce drag queen! Gaga? Your drunk Aunt Mabel after a trip to the Walmart makeup sale section.” SM

“Gaga stands on the shoulder pads of giants but modernizes her Bowie/ Grace Jones/Leigh Bowery influences with her own pro-freak agenda.” RP

DILLY DALLY with ARMY GIRLS and NEW FRIES as part of GIRLS’ ART LEAGUE fundraiser at the Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Friday (July 4), 9 pm. $10 at the door. garrisontoronto.com.

DILLY DALLY GRUNGE-POP

Perseverance pays off for Toronto bandmates

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Best friends Katie Monks and Liz Ball formed their grunge-pop band Dilly Dally about five years ago, and have played at least one show a month for the past few years. This week: a fundraiser for Girls’ Art League, a non-profit that holds visual arts workshops for young girls and women.

In the last six months, they’ve recruited a new bassist and drummer and self-released two singles – one of which, Next Gold, received praise from Pitchfork. Since then, everything’s changed. A new single will be released in September, and a full-length is expected next year.

“It feels like we’re in a new band. People are

looking at us differently,” says Monks over the phone in Toronto. “Suddenly, everyone gets us now.”

Their rise fits with Toronto’s current music climate – noisier, heavier, less indie rock – but Dilly Dally’s sound has been consistent since 2010.

“If you peel everything away” – like Monks’s androgynous drawl and the guitars’ heavy reverb – “there’s always a pop song there.”

But the band has cranked up the aggression.

“At a recent show, someone who hadn’t seen us play in a few years came up and said, ‘You guys are a lot angrier now,’” Monks recalls. “And I looked at him with complete sincerity and said ‘We are angrier now.’

“We’ve been playing this city for four years and working at restaurants and, yeah, we’re getting a little pissed off. It’s like, ‘Fucking listen to us! Look at us!’”

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clubs&concerts hot Jammy intense TORONTO rock.

URBAN ROOTS FEST DEL THE FUNKY w/ Beirut, Sam HOMOSAPIEN, Roberts Band, DAN THE Neutral Milk HoAUTOMATOR, tel and many KID KOALA others Tattoo (567 Queen Fort York Garrison West), Saturday Common (250 Fort (July 5) York), Friday to Sunday Underground hip-hop.

(July 4-6) AFROFEST See preview, page 32. w/ Petit-Pays, Madagascar Slim, ARMY GIRLS, DILLY DALLY, NEW Ruth Mathiang, Asika Afrobeat EnFRIES semble and many others The Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Woodbine Park (Coxwell and Lake Friday (July 4) Shore East), Saturday and Sunday See Dilly Dally preview, page 28.

(July 5 and 6) AGALLOCH, JEX THOTH, VOW OF Huge festival of African culture.

THORNS GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS, THE Opera House (735 Queen East), FriRURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE day (July 4) Massey Hall (178 Victoria), Tuesday Portland folk-black-metal.

(July 8) NO JOY, COMET CONTROL Melodic folk rock.

Smiling Buddha (961 College), Friday (July 4) LADY GAGA Loud Montreal shoegaze.

Air Canada Centre (40 Bay), Wednesday (July 9) SILKKEN LAUMANN, NO BREAKSee chart, page 28.

UP, MOST PEOPLE, MEMOREX Jam Factory Co (2 Matilda), Friday HUNDRED WATERS (July 4) Drake Underground (1150 Queen Feast In The East 39.

West), Wednesday (July 9) MAXWELL See preview, page 33.

Massey Hall (178 Victoria), Friday (July 4) BEYONCÉ, JAY Z Soul singer/songwriter.

B:3.833”Rogers Centre (1 Blue Jays Way), SOLIDS, ANIMAL FACES Wednesday (July 9) Sneaky Dee’s (431 College), Saturday T:3.833”See chart, page 28.

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BASTID’S BBQ

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Feel the beat without feeling the burn.

Grab sunscreen from one of Toronto’s 778 drugstores.

Even more than hot weather, the announcement of Skratch Bastid’s annual cookout lets us know that summer has definitely arrived. This year the Torontovia-Halifax hip-hop turntablist has another stacked lineup: NYC breakdancer/DJ Tony Touch, DJ/Flow 93.5’s Starting from Scratch, rapper Rich Kidd, Wristpect, Jesse Futerman and whole lotta other entertainers.

Bastid, aka Paul Murphy, is taking his love of ’cue to three other cities (Halifax, Calgary and Vancouver), and to prepare he’s “eating as much BBQ as humanly possible” while in the midst of his own summer tour, which sees him visit Texas, São Paulo, Azerbaijan, Russia, Germany and Paris.

In other words, this BBQ is going to be off the fucking charts. Follow the #bastidbbq hashtag on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay apprised.

Saturday (July 5), parking lot at Queen and Peter, 3-11 pm. $15. skratchbastid.com.

Just Announced

BEAT NOIR, AVIARY KINGS, HEY MISTER, MOLDMAKER PPOP Presents: Imper-

SYLVAN ESSO Drake Hotel doors 8:30 pm,

JUNGLE The Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm, $20, adv $18. RT, SS, TM. October 6.

ANNA GUTMANIS, AMY CAMPBELL

GLASS ANIMALS Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TF. September 12.

SHARON VAN ETTEN Opera House

PAOLO NUTINI Sound Academy 8 pm,

LARRY & HIS FLASK Horseshoe doors

ial Pub 9 pm, $6. July 18.

Free Times Cafe 8:30 pm, $6. July 24.

PROTOKULT, PRIMALFROST, TSARGRAD, KARKAOS Epic Metal Party Bovine Sex Club doors 9 pm, $10. facebook.com/ events/249903011884170. July 26.

BIZ MARKIE, RAZ FRESCO, AIRPLANE BOYS Unity Festival Yonge-Dundas Square 1 to 10 pm, free. unitycharity.com/festival.

July 26.

ONEIDA Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $11.50.

HS, RT, SS. August 1.

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CALVIN HARRIS, KNIFE PARTY & ZEDD, MARTIN GARRIX, TOMMY TRASH, ADVENTURE CLUB, DVBBS, BLAU, MICHAEL BRUN, MANZONE & STRONG, IGGY AZALEA, GRAMATIK, FEED ME, GRITZ, SAVOY, WHAT SO NOT, DJ GREEN LANTERN, THE SOUR DJ VELD Music Festival Downsview Park 11 am, all ages, $225-$305. veldmusicfestival. com. August 3.

$15. RT, SS, TF. September 8.

$27.50. TM. September 15.

8:30 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. October 8.

NICK WATERHOUSE Virgin Mobile Mod

THUS OWLS, MICHAEL FEUERSTACK Rivoli 9 pm, $15. RTH.

Club doors 8 pm, $17.50. RT, SS, TF. September 17.

LIVING COLOUR Opera House 8 pm, $28.75. September 18.

TWIN SHADOW Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $20. RT, SS, TF. September 20.

ARCHITECTS, STRAY FROM THE PATH, BEING AS AN OCEAN, MY TICKET HOME Opera House doors 7 pm, all ages,

$20. RT, SS, TF. September 20.

ABBAMANIA Metropolitan United Church 8 pm, $35, adv $30. mccthomecoming.bpt. me. September 20.

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER Horseshoe doors 8 pm, $12. HS, RT, SS, TF. September 21.

THE WEEKND, SCHOOLBOY Q, JHENÉ AIKO Molson Amphitheatre $tba. LN.

KING DIAMOND Sound Academy

doors 8 pm, all ages, $48.50. IE, RT, TF. October 18.

COURTNEY BARNETT, SAN FERMIN, MIKHAEL PASKALEV Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $17.

HS, RT, SS, TF. October 25.

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU, FUTURE DEATH, SILENT LAND TIME MACHINE Lee’s

THE DANDY WARHOLS Lee’s Palace

FUTURE HISTORY, THE DEAD PROJECTIONISTS, LA TRAGEDIE, DEEP SPACE COWBOYS PPOP Presents: Izakaya

CHROMEO, WAVE RACER Frequent Flyer

ST PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES Horse-

THE MANVILS, SLOUCH, SADUKII, CONVOYS PPOP Presents: Magpie Taproom

UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS Lee’s

Palace doors 8 pm, $11.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. August 13.

Sushi House 9 pm, $8. August 15.

9 pm, $7. August 16.

SKID ROW Virgin Mobile Mod Club doors

7:30 pm, $20. IE, RT, TF. August 20.

THUMPERS The Garrison doors 8 pm,

$12.50. RT, SS, TF. August 31.

JAD FAIR, NORMAN BLAKE The Cave

doors 8 pm, 12.50. RT, SS. September 6.

September 21.

doors 8:30 pm, $33. HS, RT, SS, TF. September 25.

Tour Kool Haus doors 8 pm, $36.50. INK, PDR, RT, SS, TM. September 27.

Palace 9 pm, $18.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. September 28.

SLOW MAGIC The Garrison doors 8 pm, $12. RT, SS, TF. September 28.

MIRAH The Garrison doors 8:30 pm, $13.50.

RT, SS, TF. September 30.

TENNIS Virgin Mobile Mod Club doors 7 pm, $16.50. RT, SS, TF. October 3.

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Palace doors 8 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. October 28.

NOTHING MORE, SOUNDWAVE Lee’s

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doors 8 pm, $18.50. RT, SS, TF. October 7.

shoe doors 8:30 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. November 4.

BAHAMAS, THE BARR BROTHERS

The Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm, all ages, $29.50. LN. November 5.

BUCK 65 The Dan-

forth Music Hall doors 7 pm, $29.50-$34.50.

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99 sudbury Open Roof Festival: Outdoor concert & film screening series pHoenix Pagliacci (hip-hop) doors 7:30 pm.

PHoenix concert tHeAtre Neon Trees, Smallpools, Nightmare & the Cat doors 7 pm, all ages. rivoli EP release Faiza, Jennah B, Menace, Franchize doors 9 pm. silver dollAr Dear Blackwolf, Bravery Cat, Beach Fox, Midway After Dark, Jolly Roger Band doors 8 pm. soutHside JoHnny’s Skip Tracer (rock/top 40) 9:30 pm. tAttoo Rock Your Mind: in support of CAMH and Autism Speaks The Sauce, the Garden and others 8 pm. virgin mobile mod club Rival Sons doors 8 pm.

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AsPettA cAffe Open Mic El Faron 8 pm. bAr rAdio Kristine Schmitt & her Special

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PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul

cAmeron House Beth Moore (Americana/

AlleycAtz Yonge Verve Series. college PArk courtyArd Play The Parks

folk) 9 pm, Corin Raymond 6 pm.

cAmeron House bAck room Samantha Mar-

Lunch Time Concert Series & Fitness Classes Alessia Rio (pop) noon. estrellA tAqueriA Saul Torres Band (rock Latino acustico) 9 pm. grossmAn’s Fred Spek’s CaMp CoMbO (pop swing jazz polka cabaret) 10 pm.

Holy oAk cAfe

Sam Cooke Tribute ñ Emilie Mover, Drew Smith, Daniela Gesundheit, Alex Lukashevsky & Isla Craig (soul) 10 pm.

HorsesHoe Toronto Urban ñ Roots Festival: TURF

Club Bonus Series Black Joe Lewis, Willie Nile Band, London Souls.

kensington lodge Jam

Derek Mok 7 pm.

tin & Kim Wempe 10 pm. dAkotA tAvern Big Rude Jake 9 pm. first cAnAdiAn PlAce PArk Soundbites: Concerts In The Park The Claytones 12:15 pm.

HAbits gAstroPub Chris Lord Ideal 9 pm.

HugH’s room Raintown, Marshall Dane 8:30 pm. tHe locAl The Parkdale Rebels 9 pm. lolA Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 9 pm. lulA lounge Yoser Rodriquez Trio & Cafe Con Pan (Latin jazz/Mexican/folk) 8 pm. mélAnge Blues Night Johnny Cox 9 pm. monArcHs Pub Jerome Godboo, Conor Gains 8 pm. toronto music gArden Music In The Garden: Kahnekaronnion/The Waters Akwesasne Women Singers, Barbara Croall 7 pm. trAnzAc soutHern cross Songs We Write, Covers We Love 10 pm, Bluegrass Thursdays Houndstooth (bluegrass/old-time) 7:30 pm. unicorn Pub Honky Tonk Thursdays 10 pm.

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de sotos Jam Anthony Abbatangeli (jazz/ blues) 8 pm.

emmet rAy bAr John-Wayne Swingtet (jazz/

gypsy/swing) 9 pm. gAte 403 Melanie Brulée’s Band 9 pm, Roberta Hunt Jazz & Blues Band 5 to 8 pm.

HArbourfront centre boulevArd tent

Dancing On The Pier: Jump, Jive An’ Wail Toronto All-Star Big Band (swing) 7 to 10 pm. tHe JAzz bistro CD release Rebecca Jenkins 8 pm. tHe rex Aubrey Dayle’s My ID 9:30 pm, Kevin Quain 6:30 pm.

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bAngkok gArden One Night In Bangkok

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Canada Day Week DJs Nick Holder, Guerilla Science (Kevin Jazzy J & Cullen Greaves) (deep house) 9 pm. tHe cAve Different Class (dance/rock/new wave/Brit Pop).

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Friday, July 4 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul

AlleycAtz Lady Kane.

AmsterdAm bicycle club Odd Soul 10 pm. bier mArkt king W Daniella Watters 9 pm. fort york gArrison common TURF:

Toronto Urban Roots Fest Beirut, Local ñ Natives, Gary Clark Jr, Born Ruffians, Andrew Bird & the Hands of Glory, Deer Tick, Lucius, Black Joe Lewis, Waco Brothers, Willie Nile, the Weeks, Tift Merritt, London Souls. See preview, page 32.

gArdiner museum of cerAmic Art PlAzA

Scene On The Plaza: Summer Art Party – True Patriot Soul The Soul Motivators, DJ John King (soul/Afrobeat/funk/hip-hop) 6-10 pm. tHe gArrison Girls Art League Fundraiser Army Girls, Dilly Dally, New Fries doors 9 pm. See Dilly Dally preview, page 28. guvernment Reggae Or Die Whitebwoy, Steenie, Renegade, Black Reaction, DJ Tyrone, DJ JC. HArlem Gyles w/ the James King Trio 7:30 to 11 pm. tHe Hideout A Primitive Evolution (rock) 9 pm.

Holy oAk cAfe Arthur Russell Tribute 10 pm.

HorsesHoe Toronto Urban Roots Festival: TURF Club Bonus Series The Strumbellas, Lucius, Ladies of the Canyon. lee’s PAlAce Toronto Urban Roots Festival: TURF Club Bonus Series Hollerado, Andrew JJ, Bidiniband doors 9 pm. molson AmPHitHeAtre Warped Tour The Ghost Inside, Attila, Stray from the Path, Teenage Bottlerocket, Saves the Day, Cute Is What We Aim For, Air Dubai, the Devil Wears Prada, Terror, Close Your Eyes and others gates 11 am. monArcHs Pub Classic Rock Fridays Topper (rock) 9 pm. oPerA House Agalloch, Jex Thoth, Vow of Thorns 7:30 pm. rivoli Summer Live Music Night Chris Hau, Danielle Knoll, the Sole Pursuit, 20 Amp SoundChild 9 pm. tHe rockPile eAst My Favourite Headache (Rush tribute) doors 8 pm. silver dollAr Dead Sea Dive, Basements, Mars, Parks at Night, Magali Meagher doors 9 pm. smiling buddHA No Joy, Comet Control doors 9 pm. smiling buddHA bAsement CD release show Know Itself, Wizard Of, Adverteyes, Superbloom doors 9:30 pm. soutHside JoHnny’s Cameltoe (rock/top 40) 10 pm.

3030 dundAs West Dany Laj & the Looks, the Bawdy Electric (power pop) 10 pm. trinity squAre PArk Play The Parks Lunch Time Concert Series & Fitness Classes Stacey Renee (pop/rock/R&B) noon.

WrongbAr Kitten doors 7 pm, all ages. yonge-dundAs squAre Indie Fridays Melbourne Ska Orchestra 8 to 10 pm.

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BOY & BEAR

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FAT WHITE FAMILY

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FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS

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9 pm, Patrick Brealey 8 pm, David Celia 6 pm.

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TRUST

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distillery district Festival Libre Evaristo

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cAmeron House Neon & the Meate Dreams 10 pm.

dAkotA tAvern Big Tobacco & the Pickers (Cuban music) 8 pm, Starving Yet Full 7 pm. dorA keogH Root Magic (blues) 9 pm. free times cAfe Ralph Clarke & Jonesin (folk/

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ToronTo urban rooTs fesT Folk, blues and country rockers are all up in each other’s turf

By SARAH GREENE THE WACO BROTHERS , JEff TWEEdy, NEuTRAl Milk HOTEl, BEiRuT, luCiuS and many more as part of TORONTO uRBAN ROOTS fES TiVAl at Fort York Garrison Common (250 Fort York), Friday to Sunday (July 4 to 6), $67.50-$107.50, fest pass $149.50-$329.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. torontourbanrootsfest.com.

Post-punk legends the Mekons nearly played TURF this year – Toronto’s new-

THE WACO BROTHERS est and arguably best folk fest, now in its second year.

But fear not, hardcore fans. Though the Chicago-via-UK group isn’t officially performing, guitarist Jon Langford and his alt-country outfit the Waco Brothers are all over the fest, with Mekon Sally Timms along for the ride.

At the Garrison Common, the band plays Friday and Saturday, collaborates Sunday afternoon with the Burlington Welsh Male Chorus (rumour has it that

they’ll do Mekons tunes alongside sea shanties for that one) and appears at the Horseshoe Tavern that evening.

Langford is also sitting in on Jeff Tweedy’s Sunday evening set at Garrison Common.

Whew. Intermingling much?

The Waco Brothers aren’t the only musicians at the fest collaborating with or otherwise linked to fellow TURFers. Here are just some of the ways the bands are connected:

Jeff Tweedy + Lucius Tweedy’s new single, I’ll Sing It, features backup vocals by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Brooklyn indie pop band Lucius (playing TURF Friday at 4:50 pm). Perhaps they’ll stick around and join Tweedy for his set.

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Neutral Milk Hotel + Beirut

Beirut’s Zach Condon has said that as a teenager he sang Neutral Milk Hotel songs for friends. Fitting, then, that his career got a boost when NMH’s Jeremy Barnes played on Beirut’s critically acclaimed Balkan folk-inspired 2006 debut, Gulag Orkestar. (Beirut play Friday at 9:30 pm, Neutral Milk Hotel Sunday at 8:30 pm).

BEIRUT

Neutral Milk Hotel + Andrew Jackson Jihad

Phoenix folk-punk rockers Andrew Jackson Jihad (Saturday at 3:10 pm) covered NMH’s Two-Headed Boy on 2009 split 7-inch Under The Influence, Vol. 6.

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DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS

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Drive-By Truckers + Shovels & Rope

Alt-country rockers Drive-By Truckers follow recent tourmates Shovels & Rope (Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst), a rabble-rousing Charleston, South Carolina, husband-and-wife folk duo, on stage Saturday (Shovels at 2:30 pm, Truckers at 3:40 pm).

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indie/rock) 8:30 pm.

Grossman’s The Mad Cats 10 pm, Sandi Marie 6:30 to 9 pm. harbourfront Centre westJet staGe South Asia Calling: Tribute To The King Of Qawwali Fanna-Fi-Allah 9:30 to 11 pm, Sufi To Bollywood Shweta Subram 8 to 9 pm. the hole in the wall Ken Yoshioka 10 pm. huGh’s room Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin, the Guilty Ones (roots/blues) 8:30 pm. linsmore tavern Diesel Dog 9 pm. lula lounGe Conjunto Chappotin (salsa) 10:30 pm. mel lastman square Cultura Festival Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra 8 to 9 pm.

PmississauGa CiviC Centre CCafe Pride Week Open Mic 6 to 8 pm. romero house Festival Of House Culture Opening Night Cheryl White, Marcel Au Coin (soul/blues) 7:30 pm. tranzaC southern Cross The Bonus Numbers & Hollow Hills 10 pm, the Foolish Things 5 pm.

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benares historiC house On The Verandah Summer Concerts 7:30 pm.

the flyinG beaver Pubaret Jeffery Amos & Michelle Lecce-Hewitt 9 pm.

Gate 403 Tevlin Swing Band 9 pm, Elizabeth Martins Jazz Trio 5 to 8 pm. the Jazz bistro CD release Rebecca Jenkins 8 pm. lula lounGe Laura Fernandez (Latin jazz) 7:30 pm. musideum Gayathri Khemadasa (piano) 8 pm. referenCe library beeton auditorium

Chamber Music Recital The Tost Quartet noon to 1 pm. the rex Duncan Hopkins 9:45 pm, Sara Dell 6:30 pm, Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm. villaGe of yorkville Park Summer Music In The Park Johnson Chung Trio (jazz/blues) 11:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Hundred Waters POP

Leaderless four-piece leaned on one another for second album

By BENJAMIN BOLES

hundred waters at the Drake Hotel (1150 Queen West), Wednesday (July 9), 8 pm. $12.50. RT, SS, TF.

Going out on the road for the first time can put a lot of strain on relationships in a young band.

That’s not an issue for ambient pop band Hundred Waters, who lived together for years while attending college in Gainesville, Florida, and still share an apartment in L.A. Between that and their heavy touring schedule, you’d think they’d be getting sick of each other.

“Surprisingly, there isn’t that much tension,” says Zach Tetreault as their tour bus crosses into their former home state. “We respect each other a lot, and everyone’s opinion is definitely valued, which goes a long way.”

That attitude doesn’t mean the band hasn’t felt

pressure.

After unexpectedly signing to EDM superstar Skrillex’s label, OWSLA, in 2012, their lives changed dramatically. But when the time came to finish their second album, The Moon Rang Like A Bell, the group struggled to wrap it up.

It was definitely worth the delay. Lead vocalist Nicole Miglis’s languid, ethereal vocals grab your ear first, but the rich electronic textures and fluid, jazzy rhythms quickly become just as essential to the band’s sound. And as lushly produced as their recordings have been, it’s still clear that they’re a proper band – not just a studio project.

“It was a difficult time with deadlines and coming to terms with letting this thing go. With the first one, there were no expectations. We didn’t even realize we were making an album at first. We

were just living in our college town, making music like we always did,” says Tetreault.

“A collection of songs turned into something that felt like it could be called something, so we came up with the name Hundred Waters and selfreleased it. Then it got re-released by OWSLA, and here we are now.”

And as important as the quality of the songs is to the band’s success, ultimately their philosophy seems just as essential.

“We don’t really use words like ‘leader,’ mostly because we all do a little bit of everything and everybody is just as important as everyone else,” says Tetreault.

“I think we realized that we can’t have this thing without each other.” benjaminb@nowtoronto.com | @benjaminboles

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bar radio DJ/VJ Mistah Selec†or H 10 pm. brassaii Love Me Till I’m Me Again: Independ-

ence Day Hennie V (house/hip-hop/club anthems) doors 10 pm. bunda lounGe Digital DJs Pete Funk & Safari647 (dancehall/reggae). the Cave Bif Bang Pow DJ Trevor 10 pm.

Coda Meltdown 2014 Joee Cons, Jonathan Rosa, Cosella, Fresque, Andy Cue, Thien doors 10 pm.

Crawford downstairs DJ O 9 pm. harbourfront Centre redPath staGe DJ Deep Fried Fridays: Deep Fried Tabla kLoX (Gurpreet Chana & Mason Bach) (South Asian electro-acoustic fusion) 7 to 9:30 pm. the hoxton RL Grime, Harrison Bennett, HRMXNY doors 10 pm. kaJama tall shiP Kajama Moon Sailing Cruise Funk D’Void, Richard Brooks, Nuner boarding 11:15 pm. the Piston DJ General Eclectic 10 pm. rivoli Pool lounGe DJ Stu (rock & roll). the savoy Frkn Wknd DJ Caff (R&B/hip-hop/ dancehall) 10 pm. tattoo Kittens, Sunclef, Jason Neyra 10 pm.

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Cavern bar Artistic Anarchy, Babel. the danforth musiC hall Rickie Lee

Jones doors 7 pm, all ages. ñ distillery distriCt Festival Libre Ain’t No Love

(electro hip-hop) 8 pm, Henry Flow (reggaeton/hip-hop/Dominicano) 5 pm. duffy’s tavern Some Kinda Rock Show The Real, the Reed Effect, Iduna (alt) doors 9 pm. the flyinG beaver Pubaret Neo Soul Cabaret Lisa Michelle (acoustic) doors 8:30 pm. fort york Garrison Common TURF: Toronto Urban Roots Fest Sam Roberts Band, Gaslight Anthem, Hey Rosetta!, Drive

by Truckers, Violent Femmes, Pokey LaFarge, the Strumbellas, Joyce Manor, the Stanfields, Shovels & Rope, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Waco Brothers, Ladies of the Canyon, Sam Cash & the Romantic Dogs, Old Man Markely, Caitlin Rose.

Grossman’s Beggar’s Banquet (Rolling Stones tribute) 10 pm.

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vIrgIn moBIle moD cluB Noisecontrollers, Damo & Gabbo doors 10 pm.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

Bar raDIo Single release Freeman Dre & the Kitchen Party 10 pm, Chris Staig 6 to 8 pm.

cameron House What We Hear 10 pm, Harlem Unbuttoned (soul) 7:30 to 11 pm.

HorsesHoe Toronto Urban Roots Festi-

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Hot Box Puff lounge Rock The Hotbox Hotrox & Gene-One (freestyle competition).

ImPerIal PuB PPOP Present Street Eaters, Nice Head, Surprise Party, the Killer Wails 10 pm.

Jam factory co Feast In The East 39 Silkken Laumann, No Breakup, Most People, Memorex 9 pm, all ages. lee’s Palace Toronto Urban Roots Festival: TURF Club Bonus Series Shovels & Rope, the Stanfields, Caitlin Rose. lInsmore tavern Rikki Nicks (Fleetwood Mac tribute) 9:30 pm. tHe local Daniel Sky (roots rock) 9 pm. massey Hall Maxwell (soul) doors 7 pm, all ages. mélange Hip-Hop Night Reel (rap trio) 9 pm. oPera House Say Anything, the Front Bottoms, the So So Glos, You Blew It! doors 7 pm, all ages. rancHo relaxo The Smile Case 9 pm. rIvolI Indie Night Hydrothermal Vents, the Damaged Good, Sam Clayton doors 9 pm. sIlver Dollar 2Nite We Are...The Strokes tribute show Blue Sky Miners, the Fire Ends doors 9 pm. tHe sIster Jonathan Billings, Bland Sailroad.

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Solids, Animal Faces. ñ soutHsIDe JoHnny’s IN2U (rock) 10 pm, the

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cameron House Backroom Jack Marks 10 pm. c’est WHat Surprise Party.

Dora keogH Traditional Irish Music Session

Debbie Quigley & Patrick Orceau 4 to 7 pm. free tImes cafe Brian Cober & Noah Zacharin (blues/folk) 8:30 pm. full of Beans coffee Rebas Open Mic Saturdays Paul C Jones 2 to 4 pm.

HarBourfront centre WestJet stage South Asia Calling JoSH (Indo-Pakistani pop/hip-hop/ bhangra) 9:30 pm, Zoo Babies (Sikh music) 8 to 9 pm, Maestros Ensemble (folk/classical/modern fusion) 2 to 3:30 pm.

HarBourfront centre reDPatH stage South Asia Calling: The Rabab, Then & Now Qais Essar, Sri Vineet Vyas 5:15-6:15 pm, Avani w/ Anwar Khurshid (blues/jazz sitar fusion) 3 pm.

HarBourfront centre nortH orcHarD

South Asia Calling Uttam & Pradeep (Madal barrel drum & Bansuri flute) 9 to 9:15 pm, South Asia Calling: Rhythms Of South Asia Toronto Tabla Ensemble (drum circle) 1:30-2 pm, 4-4:30 pm, 6:15-6:45 pm.

HarBourfront centre BrIgantIne room

South Asia Calling Luv to Bhang (modern & traditional bhangra) 11 pm to 2 am.

HumBle BegInnIngs Ken Yoshioka (blues) noon. kIng’s Belly Gary 17s Acoustic Open Stage Gary 17 (roots ) 8 pm. tHe local Arthur Renwick (blues) 5 pm. lula lounge El Gremio (Cuban) 10:30 pm. monarcHs PuB Toronto Blues Society Talent Search Finals 8 pm. tranzac soutHern cross JamZac (folk) 3 pm, Early Birds 7:30 pm.

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DoWnWarD Dog yoga West Karma Groove benefit for supporting education in Kenya (DJ barefoot dance party) 9 pm.

Drake Hotel Never Forgive Action DJ Numeric DJ Dalia (classic hip-hop/R&B) 11 pm.

Drake one fIfty Flex Saturdays DJ Cozmic Cat (funk/love) 9 pm. tHe garrIson Turning Point A Man Called Warwick doors 10 pm. guvernment Glow/Paint Mark Oliver, Manzone & Strong.

Holy oak cafe Lazer Pop (R&B/cumbia) 10 pm. monarcH tavern Dancecrasher! Soul Bhoys (soul/ska/reggae). tHe PIston With It (60s mod dance) 10 pm.

Poetry Jazz cafe DayDream DJ Jennifer Loveless, DJ Deep 2:30 to 7:30 pm. rIvolI Pool lounge DJ Plan B (hip-hop/rap/club). tHe savoy Mad City (R&B/dancehall) 10 pm.

3030 DunDas West DJs Cash Luva & Schooly P. tIme nIgHtcluB Time Sundays DJ Wikked, DJ Dattabass, JG, Scotty Scratch. unIun Jed Dadson doors 10 pm.

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Paper Kites, Twin Forks, Noah Gundersen, gate 403 Melissa Boyce Jazz/Blues Band 9 pm.

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Devin Cuddy Band, Jon-Boy Langford & the musIDeum Diane Roblin & Reconnect (jazz) 8 pm.

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South Asia Calling: Rhythms Of South Asia Toronto Tabla Ensemble (drum circle) 1-1:30 pm, 2-2:30 pm, 4-4:30 pm, 5:30-6 pm.

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HarBourfront centre reDPatH stage South Asia Calling: Golden Bengal Afzal ñ & Munni Subhani (Bengali folk) 5:30 to 6:30

pm, the Skylines (Sri Lankan songs) 3 to 4 pm.

HugH’s room Benefit for Help Ben Run the Bases Eric Sardinas & Big Motor, Dylan Wickens & the Grand Naturals 8:30 pm. tHe local Los Caballeros del Son (Cuban son) 9 pm, Chris Coole (old-time/country) 5 pm. lola Blues n’ Trouble 3 to 7 pm. lou DaWg’s Gospel Choir Southern Brunch noon. lula lounge Lulaworld At Dundas West Fest Changui Havana (salsa) 10:30 pm. toronto musIc garDen Summer Music In The Garden: Dreams From Andalusia & the Silk Road Lalun Trio 4 pm. tranzac soutHern cross The Woodchoppers Association 10:30 pm, Monk’s Music 5 pm, No Angels Dancing (Allison Cameron & D Alex Meeks) 1 pm.

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Drake Hotel The St Royals (soul/Motown/ funk) 10:30 pm.

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Holy oak cafe Mike Evin & Charlotte Corn-

field (soul) 9 pm.

HorsesHoe Toronto Urban Roots Festival: TURF Club Bonus Series July Talk. ñ kItcH Hypnotic Lounge Series Luke Vajsar. lee’s Palace Toronto Urban Roots Festival: TURF Club Bonus Series Man ñ Man, Joyce Manor. sauce on tHe DanfortH The Out of Towners (soul/jazz/funk) 9 pm. sneaky Dee’s The Shapeshifter Tour The Dead Rabbits, the Relapse Symphony, Myka Relocate, Nightmares.

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cameron House Julian Fauth Quartet 6 pm.

Dora keogH Open Stage Julian Taylor, Dora’s

Explorers (roots/pop) 8 pm. free tImes cafe Open Stage Dave Plank 7:30 pm. tHe local Hamstrung String Band 9 pm. tranzac soutHern cross Open Mic 10 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

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cHurcH of tHe Holy trInIty Music Monday

Koichi Inoue (piano) 12:15 pm. gate 403 Mike Daley Jazz Trio 5 to 8 pm. tHe rex NOJO Big Band 9:30 pm, Boom for Rent 6:30 pm. seven44 Advocats Big Band (swing) 7:30 pm.

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alleycatz Salsa Night DJ Frank Bischun 8 pm. tHe cave Manic Mondays DJ Shannon (retro

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Tuesday, July 8 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

alleycatz Electric Soul Circus. grossman’s Nicola Vaughan (pop) 9:30 pm.

HorsesHoe Toronto Urban Roots Festival:

TURF Club Bonus Series Twin Forks. massey Hall Live At Massey Hall Music & Film Series Great Lake Swimmers, the Rural Alberta Advantage 8 pm. monarcHs PuB Showcase Tuesdays Mike Daley (R&B) 8 pm. orBIt room The Sattalites (reggae) 10 pm. tHe PIston Mercy Flight, Tofu Stravinsky 9 pm. rIvolI Pete Murray, Volume Academy, Jesse Gold, Andrew Austin doors 8:30 pm.

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c’est WHat Brooklyn Doran, Sarah MacRae,

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CnatHan PHIllIPs square Caribbean Carnival Official Launch noon-2 pm and 4-8 pm.

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(whatever that means) to 2011’s Celestial Lineage, Celestite has the Weavers trading blast beats for eerie ambient sway. The five tracks amble and pulsate and plod along in a way that feels consistent with the band and the genre. Not the kind of thing to strap on a battle vest and mosh to (the Weavers abhor that stuff anyhow), but the sort of leisurely meditation music that could score a black metal spa day.

Top track: Celestite Mirror JOHN SEMLEY

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album of the week house and hip-hop. The result is catchy Hollows (indepenmusical collages that often eschew condent) Rating: ventional verse/chorus structure – but Ex-OPOPO singer Bryan Sutherland’s get stuck in your head all the same. trippy new electronic solo act has quickly Opener Twin Mirror is anachieved the same buzz chored by a simple, hooky status once held by his old riff and a propulsive groove band, thanks in large part to that dares you not to bob theatrical live performances along. On Nemesis and that combine lighting tricks, Breakout, Sutherland’s staweirdo props and costume dium-sized vocal acrobatics pieces into an immersive, surare front and centre, while real experience.

Ritual Revival takes a more But this full-length debut delicate tack, sounding like shows that Sutherland’s dark, a long-lost Amnesiac-era introspective jams stand on their own.

Radiohead b-side.

More subdued and experimental than Top track: Twin Mirror OPOPO’s full-on electro party rock, SuthZoo Owl play Milk Glass on July 17 (alerland’s thoughtful left-field compos- B:3.833” bum release party).

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These Days… (Top Dawg Entertainment) Rating: Ab-Soul is a complex emcee gifted with a smooth flow and the ability to be profound and irredeemably profane in the space of a few bars.

On These Days… that versatility is his biggest strength. On West Coast-indebted TWACT, Soul is exuberant – ratchet even – without sacrificing his laser-sharp lyricism. While on Closure, Soul’s song about a relationship gone awry, the 27-year-old is tender and mournful – vocally unsteady and on the verge of tears.

On Just Have Fun, over a refrain of “Do the drugs, don’t let the drugs do you,” Soul juxtaposes occasionally preachy religious exhortations with his own hedonistic appetites.

Ab-Soul is still the third man up in the stacked TDE crew (behind Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q), but this album establishes him as the group’s most reliable Swiss Army knife: deft in a wide variety of sonic and thematic situations.

Top track: Closure JORDAN SOWUNMI

Metal MASTODON Once More ’Round The

Good news, Hipsters.

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Sun (Reprise) Rating: NN Mastodon’s sixth is probably going to polarize fans the way their last album, The Hunter, did (and Crack The Skye to a lesser degree). It continues in the direction of that 2011 effort, with completely clean vocals and dense guitar riffage layered into thick sludge, but with even fewer hooks and thrilling riffs. The music still branches off into proggy places, especially in the latter half, but nothing hits hard or is remotely memorable.

Troy Sanders and Co. deliver some strong vocal melodies, and their accessibility and the album’s polished production values bring to mind Metallica’s Black-era evolution. Speaking of, it’s tough for any aging heavy band to find a sustainable musical direction – especially when your early albums were aggressive, seething, electrifying monsters – without losing vitality and a sense of adventure.

The titans of metal are making a valiant effort – Aunt Lisa surprises with female vocalists chanting “Hey ho, let’s get up and rock and roll” – but it’s not enough to prevent Once More ’Round The Sun from being a slog to get through.

Top track: Aunt Lisa CARLA GILLIS

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Celestite (Artemesia) Rating: NNN

It was probably inevitable that the uptick in black metal’s popularity (thanks to VICE docs, Deafheaven, etc) would lead to the genre’s progressing away from its roots.

Elements of shoegaze, bluegrass and other influences have mitigated the brutalist purity. Next: bagpipes, djembes and children’s choirs. The future of black metal is no black metal at all.

So it feels, weirdly, natural that Olympia-based astral black metallers Wolves in the Throne Room (brothers Nathan and Aaron Weaver) have cut a record of analog synth landscapes.

Conceived as a “companion album”

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Counterfeit Blues (New West) Rating: NNNN Small amounts of cash go a long way in Corb Lund tunes – a new song written on a lost $5 bill, $20 for a dance (maybe even a wife) in the imagination of one of his drunken characters, for example.

The Edmonton country star’s latest, Counterfeit Blues, isn’t a greatest-hits album. Instead, Lund delivers a live-offthe-floor revisiting of favourites from two albums specifically: his 2002 breakthrough, Five Dollar Bill, and 2005’s Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer.

Lund and his Hurtin’ Albertans recorded Counterfeit Blues at legendary Sun Studio in Memphis; no wonder it sounds so good and so raw. Lund’s best writing is old-fashioned and suits that old-school recording style. He’s got a timeless, tongue-twisting, lightning-paced verbosity, paired with timely and place-specific points of reference, like a running commentary on Alberta’s environmental degradation.

A good intro to some of his best material.

Top track: (Gonna) Shine Up My Boots SARAH GREENE

Pop/Rock VIET CONG Cassette (Mexican Sum-

mer) Rating: NNN Originally released as a tour-only cassette, Viet Cong’s latest gets a vinyl and digital re-release on Mexican Summer. Made up of two members of Calgary’s Women, Matt Flegel and Scott Munro, plus Daniel Christiansen and Michael Wallace, the band plays an eclectic style of rock that shifts between dark and gothic post-punk, mathy art rock and sunnier 60s garage-pop.

That variety makes the seven-track album seem much longer, but it also makes it hard to get a sense of what they’re all about. A few songs have bright, crisp production, while a bunch in the middle – Oxygen Feed, Static Wall – get downright basement lo-fi. Throw It Away is jangly and angular, while Select Your Drone couldn’t be more its opposite: unravelling into a, well, droney exercise in cool rhythmic groove. (Be sure to listen after what sounds like the end of the track: there’s more.)

Restlessness and experimentation are the constants, so settle into it and go for the ride.

Top track: Select Your Drone CG

ROBIN THICKE Paula (Universal)

Rating: N Why would Robin Thicke release another full-length so soon after Blurred Lines?

The album, which includes tracks called Get Her Back, Too Little Too Late and, yes, Love Can Grow Back, is an attempt to win

back his wife, Paula Patton, after his multiple alleged infidelities.

Solidifying the theory that Thicke rushed the record together in a weird play for both public sympathy and capital gain, each song reeks of some other influence, the only real originality coming via the confessional and often TMI lyrics.

The album wobbles between Timberlake-style sexy-time R&B, Bublé-light standards and flat attempts at sincere John Legend-type balladry.

Big, boozy brass makes soul-bluesy Love Can Grow Back a winner, if you can ignore the similarity with Etta James’s At Last.

Thicke’s James Brown impression on Living In New York City is bad, and the 50s rock ’n’ roll Tippy Toes feels least authentic of all.

The George Thorogood-winking Something Bad isn’t going to win him any points either. “There’s something b-b-b-bb-bad in me,” Thicke growls before the chirpy backup vocalists chime in: “You’ve been such a bad baby! Bad baby!”

Couldn’t make this shit up.

Top track: Get Her Back JULIA LeCONTE

R&B TREY SONGZ Trigga (Atlantic)

Rating: NNN In his five previous albums, Trey Songz established himself as a heartthrob of the R. Kelly bedroom-R&B variety.

Since that time, the genre’s seen deepthinking PBR&B artists like Frank Ocean, precocious sonic groundbreakers like the Weeknd, and Ty$, a singer so face-flushingly dirty he makes R. Kelly seem like a Backstreet Boy. As sex-filled as Trigga is, typical bedroom R&B is no longer such a turn-on.

Plus, for all the heat he attempts to generate, Songz comes off as hella cold.

Gone is the tender, woman-adoring sweetness found on his debut. Here, Trey is doing Trey – hos be damned. This is fine for a few tracks but eventually becomes hollow, not to mention unforgivably misogynistic at times (Late Night).

Nevertheless, Trigga is smooth and singable, with its share of gems. Change Your Mind is the most initially catchy (in that vanilla, Jason Derülo way) and Foreign (Remix) begs for repeat spins.

Touchin, Lovin – with its borrowed R. Kelly hook from Biggie’s Fucking You Tonight, its Timbalandesque staccato interjections and its biting, far-too-short Nicki Minaj verse – is the standout.

Top track: Touchin, Lovin JL

Electronic ZEDS DEAD Somewhere Else (Mad

Decent) Rating: NNN In five years, Toronto DJ/production duo Zeds Dead have gone from hosting a small dubstep party in the basement of the 751 pub to playing some of the world’s biggest festivals. In that time, the aggressive brostep chainsaw bass lines they were known for have become less fashionable in mainstream EDM. So their newest EP focuses on trap influences, pop house anthems and unexpected references to 90s jazzy hip-hop.

This diversity of sounds is a mixed blessing. Variety is good, but bouncing between cheesy trance-anthem keyboard riffs and chilled-out classic rap beats is disorienting. They’ve brought in a lot of guest vocalists to sing hooks, but while Twin Shadow and D’Angelo Lacy do a great job on Lost You, Perry Farrell’s appearance on Blink doesn’t add much. Still, it’s nice to see Zeds Dead exploring their options, even if not every experiment succeeds.

Top track: Lost You (featuring Twin Shadow and D’Angelo Lacy) Zeds Dead play Fort York Garrison Common August 15.

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Foolish farce THE GIRL WHO SAVED THE KING OF SWEDEN by Jonas Jonasson, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles (HarperCollins), 386 pages, $21.99 paper. Rating: NN

The Emptiness (Vanitas Still Life, After Claesz) riffs on a famous artwork, part of The Museum Of One Thing After Another.

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The art of impermanence There’s sad irony in the theme for gallerywest’s last exhibition By DAVID JAGER LEE HENDERSON at gallerywest

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(1172 Queen West,) Thursday (July 3) to July 27, reception July 3, 7 pm. 416913-7116. Rating: NNNN

After an eight-year run and 65 shows, gallerywest closes its doors with Lee Henderson’s The Museum Of One Thing After Another. Fittingly, it addresses the mortality of objects, works of art and institutions.

In the series, Henderson invites the viewer to mull over the deeply Buddhist themes of emptiness and impermanence. He invokes the museum, too, as an institution waging

war against the ravages of time, attempting to maintain a serene facade of immortality.

In three videos, Henderson films black-and-white recreations of iconic masterpieces (Andy Warhol’s skull, Robert Mapplethorpe’s lily and Pieter Claesz’s still life Vanitas), subjecting them to conceptual scrutiny. Moving gently in and out of focus at regular intervals, the videos remind us that the human gaze is rhythmic, moving from moments of clarity to obscurity and back again.

Henderson suggests that our relationship to art as a whole also consists of moments of certainty and

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BLACKWOOD GALLERY Incident Light: Gendered Artifacts And Traces Illuminated In The Archives, to Jul 27. 3359 Mississauga N, U of T Mississauga (Mississauga). 905-828-3789.

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ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM The Forbidden City:

confusion. Our attentions and fixations waver.

He’s also a master of the conceptual pun. In The Crypt Of Marie Laveau, a tintype of the final resting place of New Orleans’s most famous medium and voodoo priestess, he makes a wry, if extremely subtle, joke by using a dead medium to record the final resting place of a dead medium.

In these spare evocations of art, time and decay, Henderson offers a sober coda for one of Queen West’s most dynamic privately owned galleries. art@nowtoronto.com

Inside The Court Of China’s Emperors, to Sep 1 ($27, stu/srs $24.50). Michael Awad, to Sep 28. Paul Kane, to Jan 24, 2015. Fashion Follows Form: Designs For Sitting; Cairo Under Wraps: Early Islamic Textiles, to Jan 25, 2015. $16, stu/srs $14.50; Fri 4:30-8:30 pm $10, stu/ srs $9. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

RYERSON IMAGE CENTRE What It Means To Be Seen: Photograph And Queer Visibility; Zanele Muholi, to Aug 24, curator tour 6 pm Jul 9. 33 Gould. 416-979-5164.

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IN PERSON Canadian historical fiction is strangely rare, so when a good writer tackles it, it’s reason to take notice. Gordon Henderson’s new book, Man In The Shadows (HarperCollins, $19.99), goes back to the days before Confederation to tell the story of an assassination attempt on prime minister John A. Macdonald. There’s tons of intrigue, both political – Irish republicans figure prominently – and sexual.

Henderson launches the book at the Dora Keogh SGC Wednesday (July 9). See Readings, this page.

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MUST-SEE SHOWS ANGELL Photos: Alex Kisilevich, to Jul 5. 12

There is a point where an absurdist novel can get too ridiculous. Jonas Jonasson goes there in The Girl Who Saved The King Of Sweden.

The story starts in South Africa, where brilliant black teen Nombeko works in a sanitation station but via a series of improbable (and that’s okay) events, winds up in Sweden.

There she meets the Holger twins, one of whom she falls in love with.

The other’s life ambition is to assassinate Sweden’s king. When Nombeko gets possession of an atom bomb, it looks like he might succeed.

As in his previous Forrest Gumpian novel, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared, Jonasson’s protag-

onist has unlikely encounters with world movers and shakers, this time out the president of China, Mossad agents, the king, of course, and more.

But where The Man is quirky and charming, The Girl is frustrating and loaded with racial clichés. I do appreciate a black heroine who succeeds in apartheid South Africa and is smarter than every white guy around her.

But writing a farce doesn’t give you permission to stereotype the Chinese, Israelis and others. So much for Swedish neutrality.

And this is one of those narratives where the way events unspool makes you want to scream. I get that not a single plot development is supposed to be credible, but there’s a point where twists and turns in the story – to say nothing of the mind-numbingly dumb things the characters do – make a reader feel more diddled than entertained.

Maybe Jonasson is an acquired taste, but I won’t be ordering him from the menu any time soon.

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Amy Rutherford (left) and Shauna Black pair up in contrasting As You Like It and Titus Andronicus.

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THEATRE PREVIEW

Park yourself here Shakespeare in the Park double bill examines love and hate By JON KAPLAN AS YOU LIKE IT and TITUS ANDRONICUS by William Shakespeare, directed by Nigel Shawn Williams (As You) and Keira Loughran (Titus), with Shauna Black, Sean Dixon, Chala Hunter, Alexander Plouffe, Amy Rutherford and Jan Alexandra Smith. Presented by Canadian Stage and York University’s theatre department at the High Park Amphitheatre (1873 Bloor West). In rep to August 31, Tuesday-Sunday 8 pm. As You opens Thursday (July 3), Titus opens Friday (July 4). Pwyc (at the door, $20 sugg; online pre-booked tickets, in premium zone, $25). canadianstage.com.

It’s rare that actors’ lunch choices suggest their current parts.

But when I sit down with Shauna Black and Amy Rutherford, who are appearing in this year’s outdoor Shakespeare in the Park double bill of Titus Andronicus and As You Like It, the former attacks a bacon cheeseburger with a side of greasy fries, while the latter goes for a leafy green salad.

“Yeah,” says Black, laughing, “if I could, my burger would be bloodraw and the side would be a serving of kids.”

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Huh? It helps to know that in Titus she’s playing Tamora, the vengeful queen of the Goths, captured by the Romans, who finagles her way to the Roman throne through lies, rape and murder.

At the play’s end, she unwittingly eats her own sons, cooked up in a stew.

Rutherford’s main role, As You’s Rosalind, is more contained, but the character is one of Shakespeare’s most complex, a woman disguised as a man who wanders through the forest of Arden helping to sort out the love lives of eight people, herself included.

“It’s a repertory season whose plays are inspired by two very different emotions, hate and love,” says Rutherford, who, like Black, takes on smaller roles in the production where she’s not a central figure.

“It’s a challenge for all 12 actors to flip back and forth from one world to another, from leafy Arden to violent Rome.”

“I’ve worked in rep a number of times,” nods Black in agreement, “but this is the hardest run in terms of changing gears. Sometimes there are six days between one rehearsal of

Titus and the next, and the styles are so different. You have to jump on the roller-coaster and just be in that role, without accidentally speaking a line from the wrong play.”

The directors have given each production an unusual twist. Keira Loughran’s Titus is set in Rome, but Rutherford describes it as “samurai flair meets Tokyo punk.” Loughran’s passed some of her aikido training on to the actors; there’s only stylized blood used to tell the gory narrative.

Nigel Shawn Williams keeps the forest setting for As You – the High Park Amphitheatre is perfect for that, of course – but locates its time in 1950s France, with the characters influenced by the writings of Simone de Beauvoir.

“The philosophical Jaques becomes a woman here,” adds Black, “in fact the de Beauvoir surrogate, a woman of ideas instead of the cynical intellect, which is the way Jaques is usually played.”

Both actors have strong, nuanced takes on their respective roles – and each sees a strong feminist streak in them.

“It’s Tamora’s love for her sons that

spurs her on to violence and revenge,” offers Black. “The idea that she’s a villain is archaic; I love that she’s a strong, ambitious and smart woman.

Just as important for me is the fact that she’s a sexual woman – a woman, not a girl – which is refreshing because it’s so unusual in a female character of the period.”

As exciting as it is to play Tamora, Black says it’s also a physical challenge.

“Sometimes I have to follow a very active scene with a 20-line monologue. I need the technical skill to catch my breath and go from being a violent animal to a cool and seductive woman.”

“Rosalind is unlike anyone I’ve ever played,” echoes Rutherford about the demands of her part. “At first I thought it was simply that I’d never been the heart of a show before, but then I realized what makes her exceptional is that she’s not a female stereotype. She’s not the witch, the innocent, the victim, the mother or the seductress.

“Instead,” continues Rutherford, “she’s a human being with a broad perspective and intelligence about human nature, a generally self-possessed woman who knows how to live and love.”

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BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR by John MacLachlan Gray and Eric Peterson (Blyth Festival). The WWI fighter pilot looks back on his life in this musical. Previews to Jul 3. Opens Jul 4 and runs to Aug 15, see website for schedule. $22$34, stu $15. Blyth Memorial Hall, 431 Queen, Blyth. 1-877-862-5984, blythfestival.com.

BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WA R by Eric Peterson and John Gray (Rose Theatre). The famous WWI fighter pilot looks back on his life.

Opens Jul 4 and runs to Jul 19, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $32. 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800, rosetheatre.ca.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) (Shakespeare in the

Square). Three actors perform all 37 plays in 87 minutes in this outdoor show. Opens Jul 8 and runs to Jul 24, Tue-Thu 7 pm. Free. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane, Garden Square, Brampton. 905-874-2800, rosetheatre.ca.

DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE (Erth Visual & Physical/ Mirvish). Large-scale dinosaur puppets and other creatures bring to life the prehistoric world in this all-ages theatrical presentation.

Opens Jul 8 and runs to Jul 20, Tue-Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 6:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun and Wed 11 am and Sat-Sun 3 pm. $25-$35. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com.

MACBETH by William Shakespeare (Theatre by the Bay). Ambition leads to murder as the classic tragedy is performed outside. Opens Jul 9 and runs to Jul 26, see website for schedule. $12. Saint Vincent Square Park, St Vincent and Blake, Barrie. 705-739-4228, theatrebythebay.com.

THE PHILANDERER by Bernard Shaw (Shaw Festival). A man pursues a young widow while his previous conquest clings on in this comedy. Previews to Jul 4. Opens Jul 5 and runs in rep to Oct 12. $35-$113, stu mats $24. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com.

RETURN TO GRACE (Mirvish). This theatrical tribute show looks at every phase of Elvis Presley’s career in concert. Opens Jul 8 and runs to Jul 20, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun and Wed 1:30 pm. $30-$99. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. continued on page 42 œ

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Cabaret coup CABARET by Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb (Shaw Festival). At the Festival Theatre, Niagara-onthe-Lake. Runs in rep to October 26. $35$113, stu mats $24. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. Rating: NNNN

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Put the Shaw Festival’s Cabaret on your list of must-see theatre this summer.

Exciting in concept, strongly performed and designed, ultimately chilling, it’s the kind of production you won’t soon forget.

Based on Christopher Isherwood’s experiences in 1929-30 Berlin, the musical looks at the free-spirited city through the eyes of naive writer Cliff Bradshaw (Gray Powell), who gets wrapped up in the world of the racy Kit-Kat Club and its lead singer, Sally Bowles (Deborah Hay), while staying in the rooming house of Fräulein

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Schneider (Corrine Koslo).

Overseeing and commenting on this giddy world that’s rushing toward an apocalypse is the club’s Emcee (Juan Chioran), here a puppet master who is sometimes himself the marionette of a larger force.

The writing is fascinating, many of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s memorable tunes, staged in the cabaret itself, functioning as commentary on the action outside the club.

Here, director Peter Hinton turns the material darker and colder, and even Denise Clarke’s striking choreography has an intentionally brittle edge.

Hinton makes Chioran’s excellent Emcee coldly lascivious rather than hotly, comically erotic; he’s rarely offstage, observing the action when he’s not part of it.

The other key roles are just as ably played. Cliff is often a cipher at the centre of the show, but Powell gives him charm and a need to succeed as writer and lover that invigorates the role. Hay’s Sally emerges as a wide-

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eyed, sometimes childlike figure who’s never nasty and can herself be wounded.

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with Schultz (Benedict Campbell), a shy though affectionate grocer whose background causes problems for the two of them.

The design is as important as the performances, beginning with Michael Gianfrancesco’s set, a revolving metal tower whose steps are an interwoven double helix; as soon as you reach its peak you start to descend, moving from the success of the summit to the despair of a plunge into the depths in a few steps. It also becomes a vortex, sucking the characters into a hellish world.

Judith Bowden’s costumes portray a world of sad clowns and rouged chorus members, while Bonnie Beecher’s sharp lighting helps draw us into a story that ends in tones of red and black, the colours of a Nazi swastika armband.

Not every directorial choice works, but those moments are rare. Come to this Cabaret to experience a bold and vivid take on a classic musical.

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Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare

(Humber River Shakespeare Company). The tragic tale of ill-fated young love is presented outdoors. Opens Jul 8 and runs to Aug 3, Tue-Sun 7 pm. Pwyc. Various venues in Southern Ontario, see website for details.

416-209-2026, humberrivershakespeare.ca.

SepaRate BedS by Maryjane Cruise (Globus Theatre). Couples on a cruise deal with marriage woes in this comedy. Opens Jul 9 and runs to Jul 19, see website for schedule. $28.50, stu $20. Lakeview Arts Barn, 2300 Pigeon Lake, Bobcaygeon. 1-800-304-7897, globustheatre.com.

ShakeSpeaRe in high paRk: aS You like it

(Canadian Stage/York University Dept of Theatre). The comedy is performed outdoors on alternating nights with Titus Andronicus (see story, page 40). Opens Jul 3 and runs to Aug 30, Thu, Sat and Tue 8 pm. Pwyc ($20 sugg).

High Park Amphitheatre, 1873 Bloor W. canadianstage.com.

ShakeSpeaRe in high paRk: tituS andRonicuS (Canadian Stage/York University Dept of

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Theatre). The tragedy is performed outdoors on alternating nights with As You Like It (see story, page 40). Opens Jul 4 and runs to Aug 31, Fri, Sun and Wed 8 pm. Pwyc ($20 sugg).

High Park Amphitheatre, 1873 Bloor W. canadianstage.com.

(Shaw Festival). Political unrest and financial ups and downs afflict a family in 1920s Dublin. Previews to Jul 24. Opens Jul 25 and runs in rep to Oct 12. $35-$113, stu mats $24.

Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen, Niagaraon-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. a lovelY SundaY FoR cReve coeuR by Tennessee Williams (Shaw Festival). Four women ponder their future on a warm June day in this Lunchtime one-act production.

Previews to Jul 11. Opens Jul 12 and runs in rep to Oct 11. $35-$113, stu mats $24. Court House Theatre, 26 Queen, Niagara-on-theLake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. the Sea by Edward Bond (Shaw Festival). A 1900s English village reacts to one of its own being lost at sea in this mix of politics and comedy. Previews to Jul 10. Opens Jul 11 and runs in rep to Oct 12. $35-$113, stu mats $24.

Court House Theatre, 26 Queen, Niagara-onthe-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com.

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the Spoke gala edition: i heaRt t.o. (Out-

side the March Theatre Company). The company presents its monthly storytelling event with CBC’s Dr Brian Goldman, Kate Knibbs, Anand Rajaram and others. Jul 7 at 7:30 pm.

Pwyc. Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw. outsidethemarch.ca. tRYing Something new This performance art showcase features Basil AlZeri, Lo Bill, Simla Civelek, Francesco Gagliardi and Claude Wittmann. Jul 5 at 8 pm. Pwyc.

Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw. 416-5302787, artscapeyoungplace.ca.

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adventuReS in SlumBeRland (Frolick). This all-ages show about a young boy’s dream world features puppets, music, dance, masks and more. Runs to Sep 1, Wed-Sat 11:11 am, 12:12, 1:11 and 2:22 pm (weather permitting). Pwyc. Olympic Island Lagoon Theatre, near Centre Island ferry dock, over the bridge. frolick.ca. angelS in ameRica: paRtS i & ii by Tony Kushner (Soulpepper). Kushner’s ambitious, two-part epic follows the intertwined lives of seven people in 80s New York City who are forced to deal with the fallout of Reagan politics and AIDS. Looking at moral, spiritual, sexual and emotional realities that resonate beyond the play’s time period, Angels is both thought-provoking and very funny. It’s one of the most important plays of the past 50 years, and director Albert Schultz’s production, featuring a strong cast and filled with memorable moments, is a fine one. Runs to Jul 12, see website for schedule. $29-$74, rush $5-$23. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. nnnn (JK) avenue Q by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty (Lower Ossington Theatre). A college grad moves to NYC and copes with grown-up problems in this adult musical puppet play. Runs to Aug 3, see website for schedule. $49-$59. 100A Ossington. 416915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com.

BoRne by Judith Thompson and the ensemble (RARE Theatre Company/Soulpepper).

Nine performers who use wheelchairs tell their own stories and blow up myths about living with a disability. Runs to Jul 19, TueSat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $49, stu $25. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. companY by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth (Theatre 20). A series of vignettes tell the story of a man unable to commit, his three girlfriends and the married couples who are his friends (see review, page 43).

Runs to Jul 13, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Wed 1:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $30-$89. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110,

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hedwig and the angRY inch by John Cam-

website for details. $10 (adv $12), FringeKids plays $5 for kids; passes $45-$85. 416-9661062, fringetoronto.com. twelve angRY men by Reginald Rose (Soulpepper). Rose’s well-constructed 50s play pits one man against his 11 fellow jurors in a murder trial; he has reasonable doubt about the defendant’s guilt, the others don’t. In this well-acted Soulpepper production, he convinces them to examine the evidence as well as their own beliefs. The tension isn’t as strong as it might be in the first act, but the second cranks up the drama. Runs to Jul 19, Tue-Sat 8 pm, see website for mats. $29$74, rush $5-$23. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-8668666, soulpepper.ca. nnn (JK)

eron Mitchell (Lower Ossington Theatre). An East German transgender rocker moves to America to start a band and find love. Runs to Jul 12, see website for schedule. $50.

100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. moon oveR BuFFalo by Ken Ludwig (Scarborough Theatre Guild). A theatre troupe wants to impress a Hollywood director but their personal conflicts get in the way in this comedy. Runs to Jul 12, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Jul 6 and 12 at 2 pm. $20, stu/srs $17. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston.

416-267-9292, theatrescarborough.com. pinkaliciouS the muSical by Elizabeth Kann, Victoria Kann and John Gregor (Vital Theatre). A girl turns pink after eating too many cupcakes in this family musical. Runs alice thRough the looking-glaSS adapted to Sep 28, Sun 1 pm (no shows Aug 10, 17

by James Reaney (Stratford Festival/Canada’s and 24). $30-$40. Lower Ossington Theatre, National Arts Centre). Alice enters a world of 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, wonders through her living-room mirror in lowerossingtontheatre.com. this adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s book. Runs ShRine ciRcuS (FestivalXpress). The Euroin rep to Oct 12. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. pean-style big top Avon Theatre, 99 Downie, Stratfamily circus features ford. 1-800-567-1600, aerial acts, acrobats, stratfordfestival.ca. clowns, animals and aRmS and the man by Bernard more. Runs to Jul 6, see Shaw (Shaw Festival). A woman ed to do website for schedule. things you ne is caught between two men on fe st $30. Powerade Centre at this year ’s opposite sides of the 1885 Park, 7575 Kennedy S, Serbo-Bulgarian War. Runs in Brampton. shrine-cirrep to Oct 18. $35-$113, stu cus.com. mats $24. Royal George The#22 Witness the SoulpeppeR atre, 85 Queen, Niagara-on-thetwo-timing Mark Shyzer caBaRet SeRieS Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.

(Soulpepper). The com. company presents the BiRd BRain by Vern Thiessen Song/Book Series, (Thousand Islands Playhouse cabaret performers Young Company). A woodcutter and more in this faces a tough choice when trySee pullout supplement weekly series. Runs to ing to save a nest of baby birds.

Jul 26, Sat 8:30 pm. for NOW’s coverage Runs to Jul 5, Thu-Sat 4:30 pm, $20, stu $15. Young and Tue Jul 1 at 3 pm. Free. of the Fringe.

Centre for the PerTown Hall Park, Brock and Adelforming Arts, 50 Tank aide, Gananoque. 1000islandsplayhouse.

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Spamalot by Eric Idle, John Du Prez and Neil caBaRet by Joe Masteroff, John Kander Innes (Lower Ossington Theatre). The Monty and Fred Ebb (Shaw Festival). An AmerPython-based musical retells the story of ican writer falls for a nightclub singer in NaKing Arthur and the Knights of the Round zi-era Berlin (see review, page 41). Runs in Table. Runs to Aug 3, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat rep to Oct 26. $35-$113, stu mats $24. Festi2 pm, Sun 4 pm. $49-$59. 100A Ossington. val Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on416-915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. toRonto FRinge FeStival (Fringe Tonnnn (JK) ronto). The fest offers more than 140 the canada Show by Ryan Gladstone shows featuring plays, dance, comedy and and Bruce Horak (Globus Theatre). This kids’ shows, plus art, music and multidiscimusical revue takes a comedic look at plinary events. See pullout section in this 50,000 years of Canadian history. Runs to Jul issue and visit nowtoronto.com/fringe for 5, see website for schedule. $28.50, stu $20. up-to-date listings and reviews. Runs to Jul Lakeview Arts Barn, 2300 Pigeon Lake, 13, various venues, dates and times, see Bobcaygeon. 1-800-304-7897,

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Dan Chameroy gets his just desserts in Company.

In mixed Company Company by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth (Theatre 20). At the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley). Runs to July 13. $30-$89. 416-368-3110, theatre20.com. See Continuing, page 42. Rating: nnn

Company contains some of Stephen Sondheim’s sharpest and cleverest songs, but Theatre 20’s revival of the 1970 musical is a blunted, stop-and-start affair.

Part of the problem is George Furth’s episodic book, which finds commitment-phobe Robert (Dan Chameroy), prompted by his 35th birthday, interacting with his married friends – who all want him paired off though they’re unhappy themselves – and three single women also looking for love.

The scenes feel a lot like sketches, and dated ones at that. Plus, there’s often a disconnect between what we’re hearing and seeing.

The costumes are contemporary, but the lyrics reference antiquated things like phone services. Being single at 35 isn’t a such a big deal today, and neither is being gay – although an awkward moment between Robert and one of his married friends suggests otherwise.

Director Garry Griffin does little to make the piece coherent. It doesn’t help that many of the actors playing long-term couples lack chemistry together. Ken MacDonald’s set suggests a cocktail lounge where the actors, when not in the spotlight, watch from tables. This adds nothing to the show.

And the potentially intriguing idea of having Robert take photos of his friends – so he can witness their socalled marital bliss? – is brought up by Griffin early, then abandoned.

Thankfully, most of the musical scenes shine. Carly Street handles the huge demands of the patter song Getting Married Today – about a woman with cold feet on her wedding day – with jaw-dropping accuracy and believable comic hysteria.

And Louise Pitre’s delivery of The Ladies Who Lunch – about an aging society woman who drinks and judges everyone around her – is a little four-minute play: with each phrase, her character sinks deeper into drunkenness and self-loathing.

Pitre plays the scene after that famous song brilliantly, too, staring down Robert with inebriation and lust.

At the centre, the strong-voiced Chameroy grasps Sondheim’s cynical sentiments, but isn’t always convin-

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cing as the third wheel in his married friends’ lives.

Griffin stages some of his numbers awkwardly: having him sing one to an empty seat or begin another crouched on the floor.

Musical director Scott Christian does a fine job with the complex score – re-orchestrated for five musicians – but while it’s nice to have the performers sing without mics, at times it’s hard to hear them, especially in group numbers.

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(Shaw Festival). A crusading do-gooder and her daughter invite social misfits to their country home. Runs in rep to Oct 11. $35$113, stu mats $24. Court House Theatre, 26 Queen, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 1-800-5117429, shawfest.com.

Crazy For you by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Ken Ludwig (Stratford Festival). A banker’s son dreams of Broadway fame in this musical set in the 1930s. Runs in rep to Oct 12. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67.

Festival Theatre, 55 Queen, Stratford.

1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. damn yankees by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (Drayton Entertainment). A baseball fanatic sells his soul to help his team in this musical comedy. Runs to Jul 12, see website for schedule. $25-$42. Huron Country Playhouse, 70689 B Line, Grand Bend. 1-888372-9866, draytonentertainment.com. hay Fever by Noël Coward (Stratford Festival). An eccentric family and their house guests spend a weekend together in this comedy. Runs in rep to Oct 11. $50-$135, stu/ srs $20-$67. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. i’ll Be BaCk BeFore midnighT by Peter Colley (Drayton Entertainment). A city couple rents a haunted farmhouse in this comedy. Runs to Jul 12, see website for schedule. $25-$42.

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Jake’s giFT by Julia Mackey (Thousand Islands Playhouse). A WWII veteran returns to Juno Beach for the 60th anniversary of D-Day in this solo show. Runs to Jul 26, Tue-Sat 8 pm,

mat Fri-Sat 2:30 pm. $16-$32. Firehall Theatre, 185 South, Gananoque. 1-866-382-7020, 1000islandsplayhouse.com. king John by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). The English king defends his throne against the rival claim of his nephew. Runs in rep to Sep 20. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Tom Patterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside, Stratford.

1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. king lear by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). The old ruler’s plans for dividing his kingdom bring strange and tragic consequences. Runs in rep to Oct 10. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. kiTChen radio by Marion de Vries and David Archibald (Blyth Festival). A lonely wife lives through the female country stars she listens to in this musical comedy. Runs to Aug 9, see website for schedule. $22-$34,

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stu $15. Blyth Memorial Hall, 431 Queen, Blyth. 1-877-862-5984, blythfestival.com. look, no hans! by John Chapman and Michael Pertwee (Drayton Entertainment). A spy struggles to hide his double life in this comedy. Runs to Jul 19, see website for schedule. $25-$42. Drayton Festival Theatre, 33 Wellington S, Drayton. 1-888-372-9866, draytonentertainment.com. man oF la manCha by Dale Wasserman, Joe Darion and Mitch Leigh (Stratford Festival). The imprisoned Cervantes reenacts the misadventures of his novel’s protagonist in this classic musical. Runs in rep to Oct 11. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. a midsummer nighT’s dream by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). Young continued on page 44 œ

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lovers mingle in an enchanted forest in this classic comedy. Runs in rep to Oct 11. $50$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Festival Theatre, 55 How to find a listing Queen, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, Comedy listings appear chronologically, and stratfordfestival.ca. alphabetically by title or venue.

MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN by = Critics’ pick (highly recommended) Bertolt Brecht (Stratford Festival). A woman and her children sell goods to soldiers across How to place a listing 17th-century war-torn Europe. Runs in rep All listings are free. Send to: to Sep 21. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Tom Patterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside, Stratford. events@nowtoronto.com, fax 416-​364-​1168 or 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. mail to Comedy,​NOW​Magazine,​189​Church,​ THE PHILADELPHIA STORY by Philip Barry Toronto​M5B​1Y7. Include title, producer, com(Shaw Festival). A wealthy socialite’s wedics, brief synopsis, days and times, range of ding plans are complicated by her ex-husticket prices, venue name and address and box band and a nosy reporter. Runs in rep to Oct office/info phone number/website. Listings 25. $35-$113, stu mats $24. Festival Themay be edited for space. Deadline is the Thursatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-theday before publication at 5 pm.

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O’Brien (Something-Something Productions). A couple stumble upon a freaky castle in this rock musical. Runs to Oct 11, Sat 8 pm. $30. Corks’ Theatre, 19 Queen, NiagaraABSOLUTE COMEDY presents headliner on-the-Lake. somethingsomethingproducMark Bennett w/ Shaun Murphy and tions.ca. host Denis Grignon. To Jul 6, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Fri 8 pm. $10-$15.

RUN FOR YOUR WIFE by Ray Cooney (Drayton 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.

Entertainment). A taxi driver tries to keep ca. his two wives from finding out about each other in this comedy. Runs to Jul 12, see BEST OF THE BEST TOURNAMENT: ROUNDS 5 & website for schedule. $25-$42. King’s Wharf 6 Comedy Bar presents stand-ups, improv Theatre, 97 Jury, Penetanguishene. 1-888groups and sketch troupes competing for 372-9866, draytonentertainment.com. $2,000 and the Best of 2014 title. 8 & 9:30 pm. $5-$10. 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, SHE LOVES ME by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick comedybar.ca. and Joe Masteroff (Thousand Islands Playhouse). Coworkers unwittingly exchange BIG BAD WOLF (VS LORD UNDERWEARFACE anonymous love letters as pen pals in a VON SCHTINKER) Second City presents a 1930s shop. Runs to Jul 19, Tue-Sat 8 pm, family musical that takes a new look at a mat Sat-Sun and Wed 2:30 pm. $16-$32. fairy-tale character. To Aug 29, Wed-Thu 1 Springer Theatre, 690 Charles S, Gananpm. $14, family 4-pack $45. 51 Mercer. 416oque. 1-866-382-7020, 343-0011, secondcity.com.

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PRESS CLUB 7: MAY THE SWARTZ V WITH YOU WHEN WE ARE MARRIED by JB Priestly (Shaw Veronika Swartz presents a show taping plus Festival). A big secret is revealed when three a comedy panel w/ Chris Brazeau, Natalie couples gather to celebrate their silver anNorman, Adam Bailey, Joel Buxton and niversaries. Runs in rep to Oct 26. $35-$113,B:3.833” others. 8 pm. $5. Press Club, 850 Dundas W. stu mats $24. Royal George Theatre, 85 veronikaswartz.com.

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about the schizophrenic weather, our cracksmoking mayor and the urban/suburban split in surprising and inventive ways. Director Chris Earle has a great ear and sharp sense of drama and he knows how to get the best from his stellar cast, who shine – especially in two contrasting sketches about young dudes (played by the women) and middle-aged women (played by the men). Don’t miss it. To Aug 10, Tue-Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 pm, Sun 7:30 pm. $25-$29, stu $16-$18. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. NNNNN (GS) YUK YUK’S presents Dylan Gott. To Jul 6, Thu, Sat & Sun 8 pm (plus Sat 10:30 pm), Fri 9 pm. $13-$22. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

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BEST OF THE BEST TOURNAMENT: SEMI-FINALS 1 & 2 Comedy Bar presents stand-ups, improv

groups and sketch troupes competing for $2,000 and the Best of 2014 title. 7:30 & 9:30 pm. $10. 945 Bloor W.416-551-6540, comedybar.ca.

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Robinson and others. 8 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, comedybar.ca.

SCOTT THOMPSON Puff Mama presents the actor/comic in a live show. To Jul 5, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $20. Underground Cafe, 670 Queen E. ticketfly.com.

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Saturday, July 5 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 3.

BEST OF THE BEST TOURNAMENT: FINALS Com-

edy Bar presents stand-ups, improv groups and sketch troupes competing for $2,000 and the Best of 2014 title. 7 pm. $10-$15. 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, comedybar.ca.

COMEDY AT THE RED ROCKET Joel West hosts a weekly show w/ guest comics. 8 pm. Free.

Red Rocket Coffee, 1364 Danforth. 416-4060880, redrocketcoffee.com.

FAN FICTION: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Fan Fiction The Show presents ñ fan-generated material performed live by the

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Sushi Boys and the the Weaker Vessels. 8 pm. $10. Black Swan, 154 Danforth. facebook. com/events/1429374614012899.

IMPROV DROP-IN The Social Capital presents a weekly class and show. 6 pm. $5. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. blackswancomedy.com.

THE MAHARAJAS OF COMEDY Harbourfront Centre South Asia Calling Festival presents stand-up w/ Ali Hassan, Danish Anwar, Ben Mathai, Suneet Luthra and host Amish Patel.

9 pm. Free. 235 Queens Quay W, Lakeside Terrace. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre. com.

MATT RUBEL: SERIOUS BUSINESS The Flying Beaver Pubaret presents Rubel hosting a melange of stand-up, sketch, clown and more w/ Colin Leggett, Amy J Lester and Ryan Quinn. 7 pm. $10-$15. 488 Parliament. pubaret.com.

SCOTT THOMPSON See Fri 4.

SIXTEEN SCANDALS See Thu 3.

WHEDONESQUE: FIREFLY A Pring Thing presents an improvised re-imagining of the Joss Whedon show. 9 pm. $15. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, comedybar.ca.

YUK YUK’S See Thu 3.

Sunday, July 6 COMEDY @ THE WELL presents a weekly show w/ hosts Dred Lee & Jag Ghankas. 8:30 pm.

Free. 121 Ossington. thewellbarcafe.ca.

HAPPY HOUR COMEDY: ALL GIRLS Ein-Stein presents Jennifer McAuliff, Julia Bruce, Jill Knight, Rachelle Elie, host Patricia Severn and others. 8 pm. Free. 229 College. ein-stein.ca.

A NURSE’S WORST NIGHTMARE Comedy Bar presents a solo show in the making by Zabrina Chevannes, also w/ Paul Hutcheson, Sandra Battaglini and Morgan Jones Phillips.

7 pm. $10. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

SIXTEEN SCANDALS See Thu 3.

SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE The Sketchersons present a weekly sketch and live music show. 9 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar. ca.

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interactive solo show w/ Blayne Smith and Troy Stark. 8 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. theirstorieslive.com.

YUK YUK’S See Thu 3.

Monday, July 7 ALTDOT COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents Sean Cullen, Rebecca Kohler, ñ Chris Locke, Graham Clark, Steph Tolev, Pat

Thornton, Jon Steinberg, Chris Robinson, MC Mark Forward and others. 9 pm. $5. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com.

THE BEST OF THE SECOND CITY presents classic and original sketch and improvisation. 8 pm. $14. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com.

CHEAP LAUGHS MONDAY PJ O’Briens Irish Pub presents a weekly open mic w/ Russell Roy and guests. 9:30 pm. Free. 39 Colborne.

416-815-7562.

200% VODKA The Social Capital presents a weekly show by the Black Swan Comedy Rep Company. 8 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. blackswancomedy.com.

Tuesday, July 8 FLAT TIRE COMEDY Amsterdam Bicycle Club presents weekly stand-up w/ host Chrissie Cunningham & others. 9:30 pm. Free. 54 the Esplanade. facebook.com/FlatTireComedy.

MEGA CRAZY CRAZY FRENZY! The Garrison presents Evany Rosen, Steph Tolev, Jeff Elliott, Meghan Mackay, Todd Van Allen, Jennifer McCaullife & host Matt Collins. 9 pm. Free. 1197 Dundas W. 416-5199439.

PROPEN MIC Comedy Bar presents a weekly pro open-mic show followed by lottery spots. 9 pm. $5. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

SIXTEEN SCANDALS See Thu 3.

THE SKIN OF MY NUTS presents a weekly open mic w/ host Vandad Kardar. 9:30 pm.

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WHEEL OF IMPROV Natasha Boomer presents the weekly non-competitive competitive games game-show. 9:30 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

YUK YUK’S TUESDAYS The Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, Launching Pad for new stand-ups at 9:30 pm, every Tue. $4/show.

Yuk Yuk’s, 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

Wednesday, July 9 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am Night w/ headliner Trixx, James Kersley, ñ JJ Liberman, JP Hodgkinson, Silvi Santoso, Yan Markson, Kyle Bottom & host Frank Spadone.

8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca.

BIG BAD WOLF (VS LORD UNDERWEARFACE VON SCHTINKER) See Thu 3.

THE GIMMICK The Social Capital presents im-

prov inspired by mystery boxes w/ David Phalp and guest players. 9:30 pm. Pwyc.

Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. blackswancomedy.com.

A LAUGH A MINUTE Club 120 presents standup, sketch & improv w/ transsexual comedian Mandy Goodhandy and others. 9 pm.

Free. 120 Church. club120.ca.

MAGIC OVEN COMEDY presents weekly standup. 8 pm. Free. Magic Oven, 347 Keele. 416604-0202, facebook.com/MagicOvenKeele.

SIREN’S COMEDY Celt’s Pub presents openmic stand-up w/ host Lucy Gervais and headliner Bobby Knauff. 8:30 pm. Free. 2872 Dundas W. 416-767-3339.

SIXTEEN SCANDALS See Thu 3.

YUK YUK’S presents Brian Aylward. To Jul 13, Wed-Thu and Sat-Sun 8 pm (plus Sat 10:30 pm), Fri 9 pm. $13-$22. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

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dance listings Opening FROM THE HANDBOOK coexisDance presents

three remounted works and two new works alongside spoken poetry and music. Jul 5 at 8 pm. $10. Majlis Art Garden, 163 Walnut. coexisdance.wordpress.com.

PS: WE ARE ALL HERE Toronto Dance Community Love-In presents experimental contemporary dance by Valerie Calam, Sonya Stefan, Meryem Alaoui, Amelia Ehrhardt, Pamela Tzeng and others. Opens Jul 4 and runs to Jul 11, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $15, series pass $50. Pia Bouman School for Ballet, 6 Noble, Studio Theatre. tolovein.com.

SOUTH ASIA CALLING Harbourfront Centre presents a cultural festival including kathak and bharatanatyam workshops, perform-

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ances by Menaka Thakkar Dance Company, dance films and more. Jul 4-6, see website for schedule. Free. 235 Queens Quay W. 416973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

Continuing TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL presents more than 140 shows including dance ñ and dance-theatre works by Momentum

Dance, Curiosity Collective, Alexandra Elliott, Sarah Skinner and the Sisters of Salome and others plus plays, art, music and multidisciplinary shows. See the pullout supplement in this issue and visit nowtoronto.com/fringe for reviews and features. Runs to Jul 13, various venues, dates and times, see website for details. $10 (adv $12); passes $45-$85. 416966-1062, fringetoronto.com.

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nowtoronto.com/movies Audio clips from interview with JOE BERLINGER • Friday column • and more The story of convicted Mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger uncovers lots of criminal activity on both sides of the law.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Paradise Lost director unpacks another case of police corruption By NORMAN WILNER

WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. JAMES J. BULGER directed by Joe Berlinger. A VSC release. 120 minutes. Opens Friday (July 4). For venues and times, see Movies, page 48.

With his three Paradise Lost films, documentarian Joe Berlinger spent most of two decades trying to get the West Memphis Three out of prison.

But he’s convinced that the subject of his latest doc, Boston Mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, belongs behind bars.

“Normally I’ve taken the side of the wrongfully convicted,” Berlinger says, citing the Paradise Lost trilogy and the film he made before that, Brother’s Keeper.

“Clearly I’m not advocating that Bulger should be out of prison or [that he] got a raw deal; he was a vicious murderer. He’s where he should be.”

The thing is, the more Berlinger learned about the Bulger case, the less he understood it. During the 2013 trial, the FBI claimed Bulger had been working as its informant during his time at the top of Boston’s underworld – a claim that Bulger himself hotly disputed but wasn’t allowed to disprove in court.

“Being an informant doesn’t mean you’re allowed to operate with impunity the way he did,” Berlinger says.

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REVIEW WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. JAMES J. BULGER (Joe Berlinger) Rating: NNN Joe Berlinger, co-director of the Paradise Lost films, turns his lens on another American criminal case that certainly feels like a miscarriage of justice: the legacy of Whitey Bulger, a Boston Mob boss alleged to have murdered at least 19 people in his heyday and who spent 16 years as one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives.

When Bulger was finally brought to trial in 2013, the FBI claimed he was one of their best informants – an assertion Bulger vehemently denies.

Decades of criminal activity (on both sides of the law) mean Berlinger has to process an overwhelming volume of information before we can even begin to consider all the possibilities, so much of Whitey’s running time is spent going over court transcripts and FBI paperwork.

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“Being an informant doesn’t mean the FBI looks the other way as people are gunned down in the streets.”

He’s referring to construction worker Michael Donahue, killed in 1982 because he was unlucky enough to be driving federal informant Edward Brian Halloran home from a bar.

“The FBI actually tipped off Bulger so he could execute both of those guys,” Berlinger says with a mixture of amazement and horror. That’s not the only example of Bulger’s collateral damage. A year earlier, a businessman named Roger Wheeler was killed after uncovering a skimming operation in which Bulger was involved.

“The FBI was very much responsible for that killing,” Berlinger says.

“Those were the cases that I think illustrate the deeper cesspool of corruption that existed in this case.”

Over the course of Whitey: United States Of America V. James J. Bulger, Berlinger builds a very convincing case that the FBI allowed Bulger to run unrestrained for its own purposes – even possibly tipping him off to his own arrest and letting him go underground in 1994. But the details

of the relationship remain frustratingly opaque.

“There’s no evidence that he was ever paid, nor does the government say he was ever paid,” Berlinger says. “[If] you’re an informant, what’s the motivation? You’re either being paid – and he wasn’t, and the government doesn’t dispute that – or you’re under indictment and the government tries to flip you. He wasn’t under indictment, so what’s his motivation?”

The conventional narrative says Bulger was collaborating because it allowed him to send the FBI after his rivals. Berlinger doesn’t buy that either: “That’s a very self-limiting career for a criminal.”

In the end, there’s a simple message behind all the legal and ethical entanglements Whitey explores.

“The government should not be in the business of choosing who should live and who should die,” Berlinger says. “The national objective was to bring down the Mob. Okay, that’s a noble objective, but not if the price [we] pay is that they’re in the business of deciding who can operate with impunity.”

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Susan Sarandon (left) and Melissa McCarthy are great in uneven vehicle.

Pier-Gabriel Lajoie (left) and Walter Borden get it on in Gerontophilia.

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GERONTOPHILIA (Bruce LaBruce). 82 minutes. Opens Friday (July 4). For venues and times, see Movies, page 48. Rating: NNN

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Tame Tammy TAMMY (Ben Falcone). 97 minutes. Now playing. For venues and times, see Movies, page 48. Rating: NNN Melissa McCarthy is taking her onscreen persona in another direction. In Tammy, which she co-wrote with her husband, Ben Falcone (who also directs), the star of Identity Thief and The Heat once again plays a trashy, foulmouthed terrorist against civility. But now she’s dropping those luxurious f-

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Nepal nexus MANAKAMANA (Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez). 118 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (July 4). For venues and times, see Movies, page 48.

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Manakamama is the latest project from Harvard’s Sensory Ethnography Lab, which produced the stunning experimental documentary Leviathan in 2012. It almost feels

bombs in what tries to be a sensitive road dramedy that wouldn’t be entirely out of place at Sundance.

For a studio comedy opening on the hottest blockbuster weekend of the summer, these characters are uncommonly introspective, periodically stealing away for a few sincere moments to consider their personal failures. You have to admire McCarthy and Falcone for the gamble, even if it isn’t entirely successful.

After being fired from her job, Tammy finds her husband cheating and aimlessly hits the road with her pro-

miscuous, alcoholic grandma. The latter is played by Susan Sarandon, invoking broad memories of Thelma & Louise.

The slim material rarely lives up to the casting. The entertaining push and pull between McCarthy and Sarandon makes you feel cheated that they aren’t in a better movie together.

Tammy swerves between silly, throwaway, vulgar comedy and indie flavour of the week as if it doesn’t really know what lane it should be in, but the stars make the most of the bumpy ride with scenes that are genuine, RADHEYAN SIMONPILLAI warm and funny.

like a response to it, favouring stillness and calm over Leviathan’s jarring immediacy.

Filmmakers Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez put a static camera inside a cable car travelling high over Nepal’s Trisuli Valley, recording passengers passing the time on the 10-minute trip between the Manakamana temple and the village below.

Eleven sequences shot over several months – some word-

less, some filled with conversation, one with a rock band and a kitten – are edited into a single seamless experience, its narrative rhythms reinforced by the rocking of the landscape in the background.

If you’re prone to carsickness, this might not be the movie for you. But as a meditation on the way human beings fill the silence around them – or choose not to – it’s an amazing accomplishment, firming up the Sensory Ethnography Lab’s position as not just an intriguing documentary collective but an essential service.

These people are showing us how to understand our place in the world, one NORMAN WILNER project at a time.

Two people – one old, one young – visit the Manakamana temple in moving doc.

A young man named Lake (Pier-Gabriel Lajoie) has a poster of the aged Gandhi hanging on his bedroom wall. You assume the image is meant to inspire idealism, but then you realize that Lake finds older men attractive. Gandhi is meant to inspire an erection.

For those familiar with Canadian queer provocateur Bruce LaBruce, this lightly comic coming-of-ager about a fetish for seniors might not be so shocking.

Lake is an uncommonly enthusiastic

Silje Salomonsen and her surroundings deliver some visual pleasures.

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Nordic nuance IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE (Arild Østin Ommundsen). 91 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (July 4). For venues and times, see Movies, page 48. Rating: NNN

This gorgeously photographed but dramatically thin redemption tale from Norway fuses fable and thriller tropes. It’s the fifth feature from director Arild Østin Ommundsen, a one-man band credited with everything from script to production design and cinematography, yet it feels more like a whiz kid’s calling card than a mature work.

After serving nine years for killing a thug in self-defence, all Jenny (Silje Salomonsen, the director’s spouse) wants upon release is to be with her young daughter, Merete. But Jenny’s fi-

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employee in a seniors’ home, who’s eager to take on sponge bath duties and gets a hard-on when he’s called upon to perform CPR. If such initial yucks seem like an attempt to needle and get a rise out of conservative audiences, LaBruce surprises with the burgeoning romance between Lake and 81-year-old Mr. Peabody (Walter Borden, who is frequently fabulous).

Their Harold-and-Maude relationship has a warmth and tenderness that carries it beyond fetish. Unfortunately, once they find their groove, the film gets a bit too comfortable, just going through the typical romantic motions.

Happily, Katie Boland, as Lake’s hilarious revolution-obsessed ex-girlfriend, keeps prodding the movie back RADHEYAN SIMONPILLAI to life.

nancially strapped, her boyfriend is catatonic, Merete’s foster mother is understandably dubious about Jenny’s maternal abilities, and nasty criminal types from Jenny’s misspent youth start turning up and demanding favours. But fret not. A fairy-tale happy ending awaits.

Which is, of course, exactly what the title promises. It’s Only Make Believe isn’t trying to fool anyone into thinking of it as gritty realism. With her cherubic features and crystal-blue eyes, Salomonsen is hardly credible as a hardened ex-con deprived of her right to be a mother, but she is sympathetic and pretty.

So are the countless spectacular locations and Nordic light; every other scene happens at magic hour. Calling this fanciful eye candy “make-believe” doesn’t make it any more satisfying, but neither does it diminish the modest visual pleasures that Ommundsen JOSÉ TEODORO deftly conjures.

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deliver us From evil (Scott Derrickson).

119 minutes. Some subtitles. Now playing. For venues and times, see Movies, page 48. Rating: nn

For legal purposes, Scott Derrickson’s latest supernatural thriller is loosely adapted from the memoirs of Bronxcop-turned-demonologist Ralph Sarchie, but really it’s based on William Friedkin’s The Exorcist, with Sarchie playing the roles of both Father Karras and Lt. Kinderman. Whatever, right?

Eric Bana is Sarchie, a troubled family man who comes to believe a demonic force is responsible for a string of recent domestic incidents. To no one’s surprise – least of all the Jesuit

priest (Édgar Ramírez) with a connection to one of the victims – that’s exactly what’s happening.

Director and co-writer Derrickson is on familiar ground here, having made The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, but one gets the sense that’s why he was hired – he knows the rhythms of false scares and creepy jump shocks, which is basically all a movie like this requires.

Well, that and a creepy heavy. English actor Sean Harris (Red Riding, Harry Brown) fills that purpose nicely.

Composed almost entirely of scenes in which characters walk into dark rooms waiting to be freaked out – punctuated by the occasional snappy line reading by Joel McHale as Bana’s sidekick – it is this summer’s answer to The Conjuring.

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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK JULY 4–10, 2014

506 Bloor St. W. @ Bathurst, Toronto

“A CHILLING TRUE-CRIME STORY!” – NOW MAGAZINE

WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. JAMES J. BULGER Oscar-nominated director Joe Berlinger exposes the truth about infamous Boston gangster and FBI informant James “Whitey” Bulger and his complex criminal empire.

Eric Bana delivers the usual horror film scares.

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No Words Words And Pictures (Fred Schepisi).

115 minutes. Opens Friday (July 4). For venues and times, see Movies, page 48.

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Words And Pictures is an insufferable movie about insufferable people having a barely sufferable argument about whether words or pictures are the most powerful communication tool humans have developed.

This debate is pointless because art is subjective, but prep school teachers need something to do, so neither alcoholic poet Jack Marcus (Clive Owen) nor disabled painter Dina Delsanto (Juliette Binoche) will budge. After all, characters in romantic comedies must overcome obstacles before they can fall in love.

Gerald Di Pego (Angel Eyes, Phe-

nomenon, Message In A Bottle) writes both of his leads as obnoxious variations on Hugh Laurie’s crotchety, cutting Dr. House and seems utterly oblivious to the ugly parallels between a subplot about a sociopathic student (Arctic Air’s Adam DiMarco) harassing a classmate (Motive’s Valerie Tian) and Marcus’s ostensibly charming pursuit of the depressive DelSanto.

Utilizing a burbling musical score, Fred Schepisi reminds us once again that he’s incapable of making a bad script work. About halfway through, once I realized that was Vancouver standing in for patrician small-town Maine, I wondered if he was even trying.

Owen and Binoche dive into their repugnant characters with everything they’ve got, apparently confident no one will ever see the finished product.

Well, there’s always hope.

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THE INTERNET’S OWN BOY: THE STORY OF AARON SWARTZ

Gender Matters Series: GOOD HAIR

A dynamic portrait of computer prodigy Aaron Swartz, an advocate of open access who championed data sharing and free speech.

Comedian Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles in Good Hair. Big Brother Canada host Arisa Cox will participate in a Q&A moderated by Toronto Star movie writer Linda Barnard.

SUN, JULY 6 & 7, select times

TUE, JULY 8, 6:30 PM Supported by Donner Canadian Foundation

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Hiccup (right, voiced by Jay Baruchel) and his gorgeous pal Toothless animate How To Train Your Dragon 2.

Playing this week How to find a listing

Movie listings are comprehensive and organized alphabetically. Listings include name of film, director’s name in brackets, a review, running time and a rating.

Reviews are by Norman Wilner (NW), Susan G. Cole (SGC), Glenn Sumi (GS) and Radheyan Simonpillai (RS) unless otherwise specified.

The rating system is as follows: NNNNN Top 10 of the year NNNN Honourable mention NNN Entertaining NN Mediocre N Bomb

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Movie theatres are listed at the end and can be cross-referenced to our film times on page 52.

Belle (Amma Asante) spins the life of Dido

Sandler with his Wedding Singer co-star Drew Barrymore as single parents saddled together with their broods on a South African safari. Unfunny scenes about horny rhinos and wild ostrich rodeos ensue. 117 min. N (RS) Colossus, Yonge & Dundas 24

BorgmaN (Alex van Warmerdam) stars Hadewych Minis as the wife of an upwardly mobile, detestable, self-important bigot (Jeroen Perceval). She invites the enigmatic title character – whose Manson-like charisma conceals satanic powers – into her perfect home only to become an unwitting participant in its destruction.

Van Warmerdam uses the elusive Borgman (creepily embodied by the nimble Jan Bijvoet) as the catalyst in his allegorical indictment of the Dutch ruling class.

Deftly moving from cutting-edge black humour to blatant evil, this boisterous satire is marred only by a heavy-handed endgame. Subtitled. 113 min. NNN (PE) Opens Jul 4 at the Royal. See Indie & Rep Film, page 54.

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Democrat David Boies, who had squared off in the famous Bush vs. Gore case, the 2000 battle over the Florida recount. Here they’re warm and toasty together and passionately committed to a progressive cause. Also strange is the pathetically weak argument mounted by gay marriage opponents. But in the end, the unlikely bromance between Boies and Olson is eclipsed by the couples’ deep love. That’s why you’ll be reaching for the kleenex.

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(Jon Favreau) hangs its drama on a social-media premise that’s a little on the cutesy side. Writer/director/ star Favreau plays a celebrity chef who picks a Twitter fight with a restaurant critic (Oliver Platt) that ends up torching his career, forcing him to start over in a food truck with his son (Emjay Anthony) and best pal (John Leguizamo). It’s 20 minutes too long and a hair too manipulative, but Favreau is intent on delivering such a pleasurable little movie that it almost seems unfair to hold his excesses against him – and you wouldn’t want him to cut the cameos from his Marvel buddies.

Bonus points for the exquisite food prep sequences, the most convincing I’ve seen in years; even vegans are likely to leave the theatre craving a Cuban sandwich. 115 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Kingsway Theatre, Rainbow Market Square, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 B:5.542”

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(Richard Ayoade) is based on the Dostoevsky story about a meek office drone unhinged by the arrival of a successful, articulate man

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who looks exactly like him – but Ayoade’s follow-up to Submarine owes an equal debt to the collected works of Franz Kafka, Terry Gilliam and Roman Polanski. Still, The Double finds its own bizarre tone about 15 minutes in and never looks back.

Arch, weird and very, very funny, it’s like watching an entire Bulgarian film festival in a single sitting. Jesse Eisenberg’s dual performance plays like a solo show of his breakout film Roger Dodger, and Mia Wasikowska – who seems to be everywhere this year - is nicely spiky as a coworker who becomes the object of both men’s affection. Clearly aware that this is his one shot to tell this sort of story, Ayoade fills The Double with tiny, perfect comic vignettes and terrific cameos by virtually everyone with whom he’s ever worked. Paddy Considine has never been better. 93 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, TIFF Bell Lightbox

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dates E.T. for a new generation of kids, compressing the narrative of Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic into one overnight adventure, as three Nevada buddies (Teo Halm, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Reese C. Hartwig) investigate some weird cellphone interference to distract themselves from an impending separation and wind up encountering an alien. It’s presented as found footage, which lets Earth To Echo play as homage rather than rip-off, much as Cloverfield and Chronicle revitalized their own chosen genres. And it fosters an intimacy between the characters that grows richer the more time we spend with them. We see the subtle ways they’re unsettled when they’re joined by a schoolmate (Ella Wahlestedt) who’s easily the smartest person in the picture. Family movies aren’t usually this clever. Don’t miss out. 91 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Doug Liman) is a surprisingly playful mashup of Groundhog Day and Aliens, with Tom Cruise as a cowardly warrior who’s killed battling an ET invasion in France, only to find himself reliving the events leading up to his death over and over, often alongside a veteran of a previous battle (Emily Blunt) who’s oddly sympathetic to his plight.

Using Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s graphic novel

All You Need Is Kill as a springboard, Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and his screenwriters have devised an epic-ish SF actioner that’s also refreshingly self-aware, using its rewind-repeat narrative to layer in subtle character beats, clever plot twists and at least one brilliant running gag. Cruise is solid, Blunt is great, Brendan Gleeson turns up as a pissy general, and Bill Paxton is basically Ned Ryerson in military fatigues. What else do you want from a summer movie? 113 min.

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fadiNg gigolo (John Turturro) stars Woody Allen as Murray, who becomes part-time flower arranger Fioravante’s (director Turturro) pimp. It’s plainly an homage to Allen’s films, with its jazzbased soundtrack, offbeat Jewish humour – it’s set in Brooklyn close to an Orthodox Jewish enclave – and Allen as another endearing schlemiel. And what would a paean to the Woodster be without a bit of an ick factor? Turturro delivers with a borderline offensive set-up between working boy Fioravante and an Orthodox Jewish widow (Vanessa Paradis). The film also asks that you buy the idea that Sharon Stone and Sofía Vergara couldn’t get a threesome together without paying a male third party. You might go for Fading Gigolo if you do, but the rest of us know an elaborate male fantasy when we see it.

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ñThe faUlT iN oUr sTars

(Josh Boone) is a faithful and heartwrenching adaptation of John Green’s bestseller about the star-crossed romance between teen cancer survivors Hazel (Shailene Woodley) and Augustus (Ansel Elgort). Writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, who brought a quiet dignity to the young characters in The Spectacular Now, which also starred Woodley, capture the clear-eyed, bittersweet tone of the book, and even the voice-over narration isn’t over-used.

Director Boone paces the film beautifully and gets inspired performances by his cast, which includes Laura Dern and Sam Trammell as Hazel’s parents, and Willem Dafoe as a crusty alcoholic author. The two young stars have a lovely chemistry. Elgort sells

ñHOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

(Dean DeBlois) follows the Kung Fu Panda 2 template, expanding the world of the original by introducing a new villain and a new element of the hero’s backstory. Though we sometimes see the gears grinding on some of those elements – especially the shouty baddie, overplayed

by Djimon Hounsou – they do what they’re supposed to do, extending the story and adding new problems rather than just rehashing the conflicts of the first movie. The insistence on a larger canvas does nudge Dragon 2 away from its greatest strength, which is the relationship between Jay Baruchel’s Hiccup and Toothless, the mute but amazingly expressive dragon who’s got even more of a personality than he had the first time around.

That’s where the pure, unfettered joy is, and the movie is at its best when it just leans into that. Seriously, How To Train Your Dragon 3 can just be two hours of Toothless diving into snow drifts. 102 min.

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the idealized Gus with a magnetic charm and soulful vulnerability, and Woodley never tries to make Hazel lovable or even attractive, which of course makes her both.

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ñFINDING VIVIAN MAIER

(John Maloof, Charlie Siskel) sifts through some of the 100,000 photographs shot by nanny and compulsive hoarder Vivian Maier, constructing a compelling portrait of a mysterious artist who refused to be seen. Unknown to the world until codirector Maloof happened to acquire her negatives at auction, her raw, poetic street photography conveys a distinctive view of the everyday. She may still be enigmatic, but thanks to this consistently intriguing doc, she and her work form a fascinating picture. 83 min. NNNN (RS) Kingsway Theatre

ñTHE GERMAN DOCTOR

(Lucía Puenzo) is an appropriately creepy what-if drama about an encounter between a 12-year-old girl (Florencia Bado) and fugitive Nazi Josef Mengele (Álex Brendemühl) in Patagonia circa 1960. It plays like a finely rendered short story, forgoing jolts for a long, unpleasant shiver of understanding. Subtitled. 90 min. NNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre

constructed artifice, they hit as powerfully as ever. 100 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant, Yonge & Dundas 24

THE GRAND SEDUCTION (Don McKellar) is

an English-language remake of Jean-François Pouliot’s 2003 comedy Seducing Dr. Lewis, with the action transposed from rural Quebec to a depressed Newfoundland harbour community. The plot is otherwise the same, with the locals (including Brendon Gleeson and Gordon Pinsent) scheming to trick a big-city doctor (Taylor Kitsch) into moving there in order to secure a factory that’ll stave off town’s financial ruin. Directing a script by Michael Dowse and Seducing screenwriter Ken Scott, McKellar crafts a gentle, pleasant farce that takes its time setting up stakes and defining the characters, giving the cast (which also includes actual Maritimers Liane Balaban, Mary Walsh and Cathy Jones) room to play. It’s a movie less interested in belly laughs than in generating a constant hum of contentment, and it works perfectly well for the material. 115 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway

I’LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN (Richie Mehta) shifts the usual perspective of the timetravel movie onto the people left behind, focusing on gifted physics major Erol (Haley Joel Osment), who becomes the caretaker of his shattered mother (Gillian Anderson) after his scientist father disappears. With the help of his grandfather (Victor Garber), Erol tries to figure out how to find his father and get his family out of this darkest timeline – though as his girlfriend (Susanna Fournier) points out, that could mean their relationship might never have happened. It’s a nifty idea, and writer-director Mehta really burrows into the metaphor of being trapped in a life you didn’t choose. But the concept means the set-up is more interesting than the final scenes, which land with more of a sigh than a bang. 92 min. NNN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Gareth Edwards) finally gives the King of the Monsters a summer movie worthy of his stature, taking guidance not just from Jaws and Jurassic Park but from Close Encounters Of The Third Kind as well. This is a movie that values wonder as much as horror. It’s exhilarating and so damn satisfying, especially in IMAX 3D. 123 min. NNNNN (NW) Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Yonge & Dundas 24

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Subtitled. 80 min. nnnn (SGC) Kingsway Theatre, Regent Theatre

ñThe iMMigranT

(James Gray) revisits an earlier mode of cinema with a modern intelligence, unpacking the images and plots to reveal the underlying social and dramatic elements. Director/ co-writer Gray’s drama is set in the winter of 1921, as Polish refugee Ewa (Marion Cotillard) arrives at Ellis Island and is separated from her ailing sister. Ewa is taken in by a violent hustler (Joaquin Phoenix) who exploits her; a chance meeting with a charming stage magician (Jeremy Renner) offers her a glimmer of hope. Gray strikes a measured, almost ascetic tone, letting Darius Khondji’s meticulous camera set the scene and the actors play it out perfectly. Cotillard conveys complex emotional shifts in the flicker of an eyelid, and Phoenix and Renner invest their stock characters with ambiguity and humanity.

There’s much more here than a simple tale of good and evil. Some subtitles. 120 min. nnnn (NW) Canada Square, TIFF Bell Lightbox

iT’S onLY Make beLieve (Arild Østin Ommundsen) 91 min. See review, page 46. nnn (José Teodoro) Opens Jul 4 at Carlton Cinema JerSeY boYS (Clint Eastwood) sucks. The original stage version cannot be as lifelessly realized, as jarringly overacted, as narratively clumsy or as musically inept as the film producer-director Eastwood has made of it. This is a turgid, exaggerated, painful experience, crushingly dull at two and a quarter hours and utterly tone-deaf to the rhythms of its own music. Told by Franki Valli and the Four Seasons themselves – the characters constantly breaking the fourth wall to tell us, in a dialect that can best be defined as “unreconstructed mook,” how t’ree mobbed-up kids from small-town Joisey teamed up with whitebread genius songwriter Bob Gaudio to become doo-wop sensations – the story slouches through all the expected biopic signposts. The performances are almost preposterously theatrical, as if the actors saw the stage show and ran straight to set, doing their best to replicate it beat for beat.

I can understand this from John Lloyd Young, who actually did play the role of Valli on Broadway and reprises it here, but the other actors should have known better.

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Le Week-end (Roger Michell) is being mar-

keted as a frothy middle-aged romance, but it’s really a drama about an English couple (Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan) unhappily marking their 30th anniversary in Paris. It feels like a stage play that’s been awkwardly translated to the screen and certainly can’t compete with last year’s Before Midnight. 93 min. nn (NW) Kingsway Theatre

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(Matthew Pond, Kirk Marcolina) follows an 81-year-old AfricanAmerican grandmotherly type who’s forced to answer for her 40-plus-year career as a prolific jewel thief. Doris has a lot of good in her – especially her ability to operate with so much confidence before the U.S. civil rights movement – but she’s also a master of manipulation and sleight of hand. She’s candid, humorous, dangerous, unassuming and somewhat inspirational all at once. The doc’s ending comes with a satisfying sting. 73 min. nnnn (Andrew Parker) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

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(Ritesh Batra) is built around the fanciful conceit of a mistaken lunch delivery that paves the way for two strangers to exchange handwritten letters via their meals. The film paints an assured, affecting picture of loneliness and longing amidst modern Mumbai’s hustle and bustle. 105 min. nnnn (RS) Mt Pleasant

ñMaLeficenT

(Robert Stromberg) stars Angelina Jolie as a happy sprite with extraordinary powers who defends her gorgeous land from venal humans.

When she’s betrayed by the neighbouring prince (Sharlto Copley) – who later takes the throne – Maleficent lays a curse on the king’s daughter (Elle Fanning): she’ll fall into a deep sleep after pricking her finger, and can be woken only by a true love’s kiss. The story, originally about evil visiting an innocent kingdom, turns into a meditation on revenge and regret. Iconic star Jolie’s pointy-eared Maleficent, all sneers and hisses as she hatches her plan, is not a character children will be drawn to. Never mind. This movie is spectacular to look at – 3D’s not wasted here, and you can tell that first-time director Stromberg has 94 visual effects credits, including Life Of Pi. It also puts a glorious twist on the kiss that’s supposed to wake Princess Aurora.

Breakneck pacing, too. Big fun, but definitely for grown-ups. 97 min. nnnn (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez) 118 min. See review, page 46.

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Me and You (Bernardo Bertolucci) seems

to be heading into risky Last Tango In Paris territory when profoundly alienated Roman teen Lorenzo (Jacopo Olmo Antinori) asks his mother if she’d have sex with him if they were the last two people on earth. But ailing director Bertolucci – there’s talk that this might be his last film – plays it safe in a story about a different kind of human connection. Lorenzo has gone into hiding in the basement of his apartment building while pretending to be on a school ski trip. The sudden arrival of his half-sister, Olivia (Tea Falco) – mercurial visual artist and junkie – changes everything. There are clunky elements – Lorenzo’s strange experiments with insects, for example – but the performances are great, especially by newcomer Olmo Antinori, and it’s impossible not to care about the connection between the halfsiblings. As Bertolucci pics go, however, Me And You seems small. Subtitled. 98 min. nnn (SGC) Kingsway Theatre, TIFF Bell Lightbox

The MeTropoLiTan opera: La cenerenToLa – encore is a high-def broadcast of

Rossini’s comic opera, starring Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez. 220 min.

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(Craig Gillespie) stars an effortlessly winning Jon Hamm as an L.A. sports agent who hits on a scheme to recruit baseball talent from India. It manages to tick every box in the sports-movie playbook while still feeling halfway intelligent and even surprising.

Some subtitles. 124 min. nnnn (NW) Canada Square

Mr. peabodY & SherMan (Rob Minkoff)

yanks the 2D, hand-drawn time-travelling cartoon from the 60s into the new era of 3D animation. The genius dog and his adopted son visit textbook figures like Marie Antoinette, King Tut and Leonardo Da Vinci while giving history a zany spin.

The father-son story is a strained framework for their lighthearted, rib-tickling episodic adventures, which retain the cartoons’ fun and humour. 92 min. nnn (RS) Kingsway Theatre

ñneighborS

(Nicholas Stoller) stars Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as new parents enmeshed in a prank war with the frat house that’s moved in next door. As he did in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek, director Stoller manages to interlace the escalating insanity with surprising emotional intelligence: Neighbors isn’t just about stolen airbags and über-keggers; it’s about the leads’ desperation to still identify as young and cool to Zac Efron’s alpha bro and his followers. Extra points for the amazing supporting cast, which includes such comedy MVPs as Ike Barinholtz, Carla Gallo, Hannibal Buress, Jason Mantzoukas and Lisa Kudrow. You never know where the next laugh will come from. 96 min. nnnn (NW) Colossus, Docks Lakeview Drive-In, Scotiabank Theatre

nighT Train To LiSbon (Bille August) is a dreary Euro-pudding that wastes several very talented actors in two stories separated by four decades. Jeremy Irons has a few nice scenes with Martina Gedeck as an optometrist with whom his character becomes friendly, but that’s hardly a reason to endure the rest of it. 111 min. nn (NW) Kingsway Theatre no TearS for The dead (Lee Jeongbeom) is a Korean thriller that often feels like a derivative attempt to mimic superior offshore actioners like the Die Hard and Bourne films, but writer-director Lee ambitiously (if not successfully) makes that part of the point. The cultural exchange between Seoul, Hong Kong and Hollywood shows up in the multicultural cast, with some English-speaking Korean actors, and Sade on the soundtrack. Main character Gon, a Korean-born Triad assassin who had a tragic upbringing in the States, returns to his homeland for one last mission. The plot is convoluted, but an appealing cast and some grizzly action directed with verve and panache keep things moving. 116 min. nnn (RS) Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Gillian Robespierre) stars Jenny Slate of Parks And Recreation and House Of Lies as a flailing Brooklyn stand-up comic mining her life for material even as her world falls apart: her boyfriend’s dumped her, the bookstore where she works is closing, and she’s pregnant after a one-night stand with a nice guy (Jake Lacy) whom the universe seems intent on her seeing again. Writerdirector Robespierre’s feature debut – considerably expanded from her 2009 short – is a sharply observed character study built around a knockout performance by Slate, who plays against her own bubbly persona to show us a young woman grappling with the fact that she can’t be a kid forever. Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann, Richard Kind and Polly Draper contribute fine supporting performances, but this is Slate’s movie from beginning to end. 85 min. nnnn (NW) Varsity

112 WeddingS (Doug Block) is a documentary based on 20 years of wedding videos shot by filmmaker Block. Tracking down some of his former clients to see how their romances have fared, he shows what their lives are like now. The results aren’t surprising, and Block’s narration is dull, but he made a good decision to follow two pairs who are about to be married, which adds momentum and drama to a doc that occasionally feels episodic. 93 min. nnn (GS) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, Kingsway Theatre The oTher WoMan (Nick Cassavetes) is a strained, phony, overlong comedy about

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an unlikely alliance between a clumsy housewife (Leslie Mann), the slick lawyer her husband’s been romancing (Cameron Diaz) and a second mistress (Kate Upton).

This ostensibly adorable threesome gradually exact their revenge on the ostensibly irresistible sociopath (Nikolaj CosterWaldau) who seduced and deceived them.

109 min. N (José Teodoro) Kingsway Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24

Palo alto (Gia Coppola) is for the most

part a gentle, thoughtful study of California teenagers struggling to define themselves by figuring out what they will and won’t do, with the extra charge of watching famous actors’ children – Emma Roberts, daughter of Eric, and Jack Kilmer, son of Val – as April and Teddy. Writer-director Coppola (granddaughter of Francis) is also descended from movie royalty, and she’s working from a book of short stories by James Franco, who turns up as a soccer coach. So, yeah, this could have been an all-star vanity deal, but it’s not. Coppola seems genuinely interested in digging into the heads of her protagonists and creating three-dimensional characters rather than sketching out a condemnation of kids today. Well, except for whatever Nat Wolff’s doing as Teddy’s best pal, the most obnoxious ticking-time-bomb of repressed sexuality and random violence imaginable. He’s such a caricature – and Wolff throws himself into the part with such enthusiasm – that every time he pops up, he turns Palo Alto into a very different and much less substantial movie. 100 min. NNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre

the PiN (Naomi Jaye) is the first-ever Canadian Yiddish feature – about two young adults trying to escape the Nazis.

When a shomer (David Fox) – the man who sits vigil for the dead in a Jewish funeral home – believes that his current charge is the same woman he hid out with decades ago, he has intense flashbacks about the experience. Jacob (Grisha Pasternak) and Leah (Milda Gecaite) connect when they both escape to the same barn.

The pair’s terror that they’ll be found is the film’s main source of tension, but the sense that Leah is hiding a secret – Jacob’s much more forthcoming than she about what brought them there – deepens the unease. The pace is a tad slow, but the leads are strong, and The Pin shows insight into what it takes to maintain your humanity under dire circumstances and how desperately survivors seek closure.

Subtitled. 85 min. NNN (SGC) Canada Square Rio 2 (Carlos Saldanha) looks like a trop-

ical fruit smoothie that won’t stop spinning in the blender. The 3D animated sequel about a pack of blue macaws dancing their way from Rio de Janeiro to the Amazon jungle presents a relentless rush of bright colours impeccably choreographed to samba, R&B and show tunes. But the busy plot and characters are lost amidst the flash. 101 min. NN (RS) Kingsway Theatre

the RoveR (David Michôd) is a less grip-

ping crime picture than Michôd’s debut feature, Animal Kingdom, so you may find your attention roving over the sunbaked Australian outback. It’s 10 years after an economic collapse, and the exhausted Eric (Guy Pearce) is drinking in a bar when his car is stolen by a group of robbers who’ve fled a crime scene. Eric pursues them with a demented, single-minded fury, and when he meets Rey (Robert Pattinson), one of the robbers’ brothers left for dead at the crime scene, he finds out where they may be hiding. The shootout scenes are well staged, some haunting sequences suggest the chaos of the new economy, and you can sense Michôd reaching for some statement about guilt and loyalty.

But mostly the film consists of Pearce squinting menacingly, and that’s not enough to hold it together. 102 min. NN (GS) Varsity

tammy (Ben Falcone) 97 min. See review, page 46. NNN (RS)

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(David Wain) is a romantic comedy for people sick of romantic comedies, deconstructing the bullshit clichés and contrivances of the genre with genuine edge. It’s hysterically funny and not the least bit heartwarming, which is why it works. Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler are Manhattanites who should hate each other because his giant candy conglomerate is opening a megastore across the street from her tiny, quirky Upper West Side sweetshop. But they fall in love anyway, because that’s what happens in You’ve Got Mail. The film unfolds like a series of sketches with

who interrupts her trek several times during her journey, Adam Driver (Girls) is charming. But the script stays almost too true to reality and lacks conflict and tension until very near the end. Fortunately, you can just sit back and groove on the images. The film is gorgeous, thanks to cinematographer Mandy Walker’s expert eye. She’s right up there with Wasikowska as the star of this film. 112 min. NNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema

tRaNsfoRmeRs: age of extiNCtioN (Michael Bay) is a gargantuan screech of white noise and spin-

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(Phil Lord, Chris­ topher Miller) is basically just a toy box full of wonderful things, a sequel to Lord and Miller’s self-aware TV adaptation that levels up accordingly: the action scenes are more ambitious, the sets more expensive – the new secret headquarters, across the road from the old one, has an espresso bar! – and the stakes higher, even if the whole point of the exercise is to do exactly what the first movie did. Jonah Hill’s pissy overthinker Schmidt and Channing Tatum’s sweet-natured non-thinker Jenko go to college to track down a new campus drug. As before, they go native almost

son’s restrained performance and Mica Levi’s hypnotic, disturbing score will all bore their way into your subconscious.

108 min. NNNNN (GS) Carlton Cinema, TIFF Bell Lightbox

uvaNga (Marie­Hélène Cousineau,

Madeline Ivalu) is a drama about the culture shock experienced by a teenage boy (Lukasi Forrest) when his Quebecois mother (Marianne Farley) brings him back to his father’s village in Igloolik to meet his extended Inuk family. Directors Cousineau and Ivalu have created a fully fleshed-out narrative rather than the skeletal structure of incidents that made up their previous picture, Before Tomorrow; the characters have complex relationships and long-buried resentments that come boiling to the surface as soon as the visitors step off the plane. The story points get a little soapy, but Cousineau and Ivalu – who also appears in the film as the boy’s grandmother – don’t push the movie into melodrama; this is a film of small epiphanies rather than big sweeping emotions.

And by trusting its actors to deliver them, Uvanga delivers a series of modest, genuine moments. Some subtitles. 86 min.

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WolfCoP (Lowell Dean) announces its

the fantastic, enthusiastic cast skewering one lame convention after another. Christopher Meloni, Ellie Kemper, Max Greenfield and Wain’s old pal Michael Ian Black are particular standouts, but the movie’s real MVP is… nah, I wouldn’t dream of spoiling it.

You’ll know him when you see him. 84 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

thiNk like a maN too (Tim Story) opens

with Frank Sinatra singing Luck Be A Lady, a soothing sound that is immediately interrupted by Kevin Hart’s obnoxious screeching. That’s a sign of things to come in this unfortunate Las Vegas-set sequel, which takes advantage of Hart’s box office clout by promoting his character, Cedric, from comic relief to narrator, focal point and vacuous black hole that sucks up all the air in the room. On paper, Cedric should remain a supporting player amidst the returning couples whose romantic dramas are rehashed here. Yet he steamrolls over everyone else’s problems with his motor-mouth tirades and physical antics. Hart’s like Roger Rabbit aimlessly unleashed onto the set of Dr. Phil. 105 min. N (RS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

tRaCks (John Curran) stars Mia Wasikowska as real-life adventurer Robyn Davidson, who in 1977 walked 2,750 kilometres through the Australian desert with only three camels and her dog by her side. The actor is riveting as the anti-social traveller – a good thing, given that she’s in every frame. And as her intrepid photographer,

ning metal.

Set five years after the events of Dark Of The Moon, Age Of Extinction finds all alien robots in hiding, hunted down by the CIA because some nefarious spook (Kelsey Grammer) has decided to sever our long-held alliance with the good ETs – treaties and the president’s opinion be damned. When a Texas widower (Mark Wahlberg) discovers Optimus Prime in hiding and the government comes to collect him, all hell breaks loose in the first of several epic action sequences that overwhelm the narrative and obliterate the senses. Like the last one, Age Of Extinction is designed for large-format 3D viewing.

But while in the previous film Bay gingerly explored the limits of how fast he could cut and move his normally hyperactive camera in three dimensions, here he simply doesn’t care if he disorients or nauseates his audience. Indeed, this is a movie made by someone who doesn’t give a shit about anything at all. Some subtitles. 166 min.

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immediately, Jenko succumbing to the lure of football and frat houses and Schmidt impressing a liberal arts major (Greek’s Amber Stevens) with an impromptu slam poem and struggling to understand hookup culture.

Lord and Miller craft terrific chases and fights, but they ground everything in the contrast between Jenko’s gung-ho energy and Schmidt’s nervous hesitation – a dynamic that never stops paying off. Stay for the credits. 112 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñuNdeR the skiN

(Jonathan Glazer) stars Scarlett Johansson as a beautiful alien who drives a white van around the grey, drab roads of Scotland to pick up single men and mysteriously dispense with them. While this sounds like some cheesy sci-fi thriller, it touches on alienation, charity and even the human condition. The harsh, rugged landscape, Johans-

campy aspirations, and entire plot, in its title. Aiming for so-bad-it’s-good status, this derivative effort gets stuck in moderately bad. Instead of non-actors monotonously flubbing their lines, a very capable Leo Fafard slums it as Deputy Sheriff Lou, an alcoholic in a perpetual hangover who wakes up to the full moon after a satanic ritual turns him into the titular lycanthrope. The makeup department has fun with the transformation scenes, with buckets of blood, torn flesh and swollen genitals that come in handy when WolfCop makes time for some cross-species fornication. Such sight gags are good for a smirk in a film where the comedy orbits the ticklish concept without getting much mileage beyond that. 79 min. NN (RS) Carlton Cinema

WoRds aNd PiCtuRes (Fred Schepisi) 115 min. See review, page 47. N (NW) Opens Jul 4 at Varsity

ñx-meN: days of futuRe Past

(Bryan Singer) is really just an excuse to let the all-star casts of the original XMen trilogy and 2011’s sprightly X-Men: First Class share the same feature while the effects crew comes up with nifty new gags and suitably spectacular set pieces.

And Michael Fassbender is once again an even more charismatic Magneto than Ian McKellen. Some subtitles. 131 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity 3

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BELLE (PG) Thu 1:50, 5:20 Fri-Wed 3:45 CHEF (14A) Fri-Wed 1:50, 7:20 CYBER-SENIORS (G) Thu 2:40 FINDING VIVIAN MAIER (PG) Thu 5:35 Fri-Wed 3:05 THE GERMAN DOCTOR (PG) Thu 8:30 Fri-Wed 1:30 THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (14A) Thu 3:35, 8:45, 10:30 Fri-Sat 5:30, 9:15, 10:45 Sun-Wed 5:30, 9:15 IDA (PG) Thu 4:00 Fri-Wed 4:35 LE WEEK-END (14A) Fri, Sun, Tue 12:00 THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF DORIS PAYNE (G) Sat, Mon, Wed 12:00 ME AND YOU (14A) Fri-Wed 8:00 MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (G) Thu 10:20, 12:05 Fri, Sun, Tue 10:30 Sat, Mon, Wed 12:10 NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON (14A) Thu 11:30 Fri-Wed 6:10 112 WEDDINGS (PG) Thu 1:10 THE OTHER WOMAN Thu 7:00 PALO ALTO (14A) Thu 10:00 Fri-Wed 9:45 RIO 2 (G) Thu 10:20, 12:05 Fri, Sun, Tue 12:10 Sat, Mon, Wed 10:30

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (G) Sat 11:00 Wed 12:30 DELIVER US FROM EVIL (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:35 Sun, Tue 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Mon 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:15, 10:05 EARTH TO ECHO (PG) Thu 12:15, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:50 Fri 11:55, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 Sat 11:45, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 Sun 12:00, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 Mon-Tue 12:25, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 Wed 1:40, 4:25, 7:20, 9:35 EDGE OF TOMORROW (PG) Thu 1:20, 3:30, 6:30, 9:50 Fri 1:20, 6:00, 9:00 Sat 11:10, 1:50, 6:30, 9:20 Sun 2:00, 6:30, 9:20 Mon-Wed 2:00, 6:00, 9:00 EDGE OF TOMORROW 3D (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:50, 9:35 Fri-Sat 4:30, 7:50, 10:40 Sun-Wed 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (PG) Thu 12:25, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Fri 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 Sat 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 Sun-Tue 12:30, 3:30, 6:20, 9:15 Wed 1:30, 4:30, 9:45 THE GRAND SEDUCTION (PG) Thu 12:05, 2:50, 6:10, 9:00 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:00 Sun-Tue 12:45, 3:35 Wed 12:40, 3:30 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG) Fri-Sun 12:10, 2:50, 5:20 Mon-Wed 12:25, 2:50, 5:20 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 3D (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Sat 7:45, 10:20 Sun-Wed 7:45, 10:15 JERSEY BOYS (14A) Thu 12:10, 2:30, 3:15, 6:00, 6:20, 9:20, 9:25 Fri 12:30, 2:30, 3:30, 7:05, 10:10 Sat 12:30, 2:45, 3:30, 7:05, 10:10 Sun 2:45, 4:00, 7:15, 10:20 Mon 12:50, 2:45, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 Tue 12:50, 2:45, 4:00, 7:15, 10:20 Wed 12:35, 2:45, 3:35, 10:00 MALEFICENT (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:00, 5:30 Fri 1:40, 4:20 Sat 11:20, 1:40, 4:20 Sun-Tue 1:00, 3:40 Wed 1:05, 3:40 MALEFICENT 3D (PG) Thu 8:00, 10:25 Fri-Sat 6:50, 9:20 Sun-Wed 6:30, 9:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LA CENERENTOLA - ENCORE Sat 12:00 Mon 6:30 REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (PG) Sun 12:55 Wed 7:00 TAMMY (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 Fri 12:40, 3:10, 4:30, 5:40, 7:30, 8:10, 10:10, 10:45 Sat 12:40, 2:00, 3:10, 4:45, 5:40, 7:30, 8:10, 10:15, 10:45 Sun 12:20, 2:00, 3:00, 4:45, 5:30, 7:30, 8:00, 10:15, 10:30 Mon-Tue 12:35, 3:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:20, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30 Wed 4:20, 4:30, 7:20, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30 THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:00, 5:45, 8:20, 11:00 Sun 11:55, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 Mon-Wed 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:40, 8:30 Fri-Sat 1:20, 5:00, 8:45 Sun, Tue-Wed 1:10, 4:55, 8:35 Mon 3:20, 10:35 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION 3D (PG) Thu 2:20, 3:00, 3:20, 4:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:45, 10:35, 10:45 Fri 12:00, 2:40, 3:00, 3:40, 4:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:20, 8:00, 10:15, 10:50, 11:00 Sat 11:05, 11:55, 2:15, 2:40, 3:00, 3:40, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:20, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:00 Sun 11:45, 2:10, 2:15, 3:00, 3:20, 6:00, 6:10, 7:00, 9:45, 9:50, 10:35, 10:45 Mon 1:10, 2:10, 2:30, 4:00, 4:55, 6:10, 6:30, 8:00, 8:35, 9:50, 10:30 Tue 2:10, 2:30, 3:20, 4:00, 6:10, 6:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:50, 10:30, 10:35 Wed 2:10, 2:30, 3:20, 4:00, 6:10, 6:30, 7:05, 8:00, 9:50, 10:30, 10:40 22 JUMP STREET (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 4:30, 7:10, 7:30, 9:55, 10:20 Fri 11:55, 2:30, 3:30, 5:10, 6:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 9:50, 10:50 Sat 12:50, 2:30, 5:10, 5:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:50, 10:50, 11:00 Sun 1:50, 2:30, 4:35, 5:15, 6:40, 7:40, 8:00, 9:25, 10:20, 11:00 Mon 12:30, 3:00, 3:10, 6:00, 6:40, 7:35, 9:25, 9:30, 10:40 Tue-Wed 1:50, 3:00, 4:35, 6:00, 6:40, 7:40, 9:25, 9:30, 10:20 X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50 FriSat 1:00, 4:10 Sun-Tue 12:40, 3:50 Wed 3:50 X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 3D (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:40 Fri-Sat 7:30, 10:30 Sun-Wed 6:50, 9:55

RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 DELIVER US FROM EVIL (14A) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:35

52

JULY 3-9 2014 NOW

How to train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Thu-Tue 1:10, 3:55, 7:00, 9:25 Wed 3:55, 7:00, 9:25 JerseY BoYs (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:35 tammY (14A) 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:20 tHink Like a man too (PG) 1:05, 4:10, 6:55, 9:30 transformers: age of extinction (PG) Thu 12:30 1:00 4:00 4:45 7:30 8:30 Fri-Wed 12:30, 1:00, 4:00, 4:30, 7:30, 8:00 22 Jump street (14A) 1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:40

East End BEach cinEmas (aa) 1651 QuEEn sT E, 416-699-1327

eartH to ecHo (PG) Fri, mon-Wed 1:45, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 sat-sun 11:45, 2:00, 4:15, 6:30, 9:00 eDge of tomorrow (PG) Fri, mon-Wed 12:30, 3:15, 7:10, 10:00 sat-sun 12:30, 3:15, 7:15, 10:00 eDge of tomorrow 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:15, 7:15, 10:00 How to train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Thu, sat-sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Fri, mon-Wed 1:30, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 maLeficent (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 tammY (14A) Fri, mon-Wed 1:15, 4:30, 7:00, 9:40 sat-sun 1:15, 4:00, 7:30, 9:50 transformers: age of extinction (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:30, 8:00 transformers: age of extinction 3D (PG) Thu, sat-sun 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:30 Fri, mon-Wed 12:45, 4:15, 8:00 22 Jump street (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:45, 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30

north York cinEplEx cinEmas EmprEss Walk (cE) 5095 YongE sT., 416-847-0087

cHef (14A) Fri, sun-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:15, 10:05 sat 7:15, 10:05 DeLiver us from eviL (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:05, 7:30, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:35, 7:25, 10:20 eartH to ecHo (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:20 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:20, 6:50, 9:10 eDge of tomorrow (PG) Thu 1:30 eDge of tomorrow 3D (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Wed 7:10, 9:50 How to train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Fri-Wed 2:20, 4:45 How to train Your Dragon 2 3D (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Fri-Wed 7:20, 9:45 JerseY BoYs (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00 tHe metropoLitan opera: La cenerentoLa - encore sat 12:00 mon 6:30 tammY (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:40, 10:25 transformers: age of extinction (PG) Thu 2:10, 6:05, 9:40 Fri-sun, Tue-Wed 1:30, 5:10, 8:50 mon 1:30, 6:20, 10:00 transformers: age of extinction – an imax 3D experience (PG) Thu 12:00, 3:30, 7:05, 10:40 Fri-mon, Wed 3:20, 7:00, 10:30 Tue 11:50, 3:20, 7:00, 10:30 transformers: age of extinction 3D (PG) Thu 2:50, 6:35, 10:10 Fri-sun, Tue-Wed 2:40, 6:20, 10:00 mon 2:40 22 Jump street (14A) Thu 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15

silvErciTY FairviEW (cE)

FairviEW mall, 1800 shEppard avE E, 416-644-7746 cLouDY witH a cHance of meatBaLLs 2 (G) sat 11:00 Wed 12:30 DeLiver us from eviL (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Fri-sat 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 sun-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 6:55, 9:40 Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:55, 9:40 eartH to ecHo (PG) Fri 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 sat 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 sun-Tue 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Wed 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 eDge of tomorrow (PG) Fri-sat 10:00 sun-Wed 9:30 tHe fauLt in our stars (PG) Thu 1:10, 7:10 How to train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Thu 1:40 4:50 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:20 sat 11:10 mat How to train Your Dragon 2 3D (PG) Thu 7:20, 9:50 Fri-sat 6:50, 9:30 sun-Wed 6:50, 9:20 maLeficent (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:00 Fri 2:00, 4:40 sat 11:30, 2:00, 4:40 sun-Tue 1:10, 3:50 Wed 1:20, 3:50 maLeficent 3D (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:20 Fri-sat 7:10, 9:40 sun-Wed 6:40, 9:10 reBeL witHout a cause (PG) sun 12:55 Wed 7:00 tammY (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Fri 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:25 sat 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:25 sun-Wed 12:40, 3:00, 5:25, 7:45, 10:05 tHink Like a man too (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:30 Fri 2:10, 4:50, 7:25 sat 11:40, 2:10, 4:50, 7:25 sun 4:10, 7:00 mon-Tue 1:20, 4:10, 7:00 Wed 4:10 transformers: age of extinction (PG) Thu 1:00, 5:00, 9:00 Fri 1:30, 5:20, 9:20 sat 11:20, 2:45, 6:15, 9:50 sun-Wed 1:30, 5:20, 9:00 transformers: age of extinction 3D (PG) Thu 2:20, 6:20, 10:00 Fri 3:30, 7:00, 10:30 sat 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:30 sun-Wed 2:40, 6:30, 10:00 22 Jump street (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 6:55, 9:40 Fri 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 sat 11:50, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 sun-Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 x-men: DaYs of future past (PG) Thu 4:10, 10:10

silvErciTY YorkdalE (cE) 3401 duFFErin sT, 416-787-2052

cLouDY witH a cHance of meatBaLLs 2 (G) sat 11:00 Wed 12:30

DeLiver us from eviL (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri, monWed 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 sat-sun 1:30, 4:35, 7:35, 10:35 eartH to ecHo (PG) Fri, mon-Tue 12:30, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 10:10 satsun 12:10, 2:35, 5:00, 7:25, 9:55 Wed 12:30, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:50 tHe fauLt in our stars (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:55, 6:55, 10:00 Fri, monWed 12:30, 3:25 sat 12:15, 3:10 sun 12:05, 3:05 How to train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Fri, mon-Wed 12:40, 3:20 satsun 12:00, 2:30, 5:05 How to train Your Dragon 2 3D (PG) Thu 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15 Fri, mon-Wed 7:00, 9:35 sat 7:40, 10:10 sun 7:40, 10:15 maLeficent (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:00, 5:30 Fri, sun-Tue 1:40, 4:15 sat 12:05, 2:40, 5:10 Wed 4:15 maLeficent 3D (PG) Thu 8:00, 10:40 Fri, mon-Tue 6:50, 9:25 sat 7:45, 10:15 sun, Wed 6:50, 9:30 tammY (14A) Thu 12:20, 3:05, 5:40, 8:15, 10:50 Fri, mon-Wed 2:30, 5:15, 7:55, 10:30 sat-sun 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05, 10:40 tHink Like a man too (PG) Thu 2:25, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45 Fri, mon-Tue 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:10 sat 11:20, 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 sun, Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 transformers: age of extinction (PG) Fri, mon-Wed 1:00, 6:25, 10:00 sat 11:40, 3:10, 6:15, 9:50 sun 2:40, 6:05, 9:40 transformers: age of extinction 3D (PG) Thu 12:10, 2:00, 3:40, 6:30, 7:15, 10:05, 10:50 Fri, mon-Wed 2:00, 5:55, 6:55, 9:30, 10:30 sat 12:10, 3:40, 6:45, 7:15, 10:20, 10:50 sun 12:00, 3:30, 6:35, 7:05, 10:10, 10:40 22 Jump street (14A) Thu 12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 8:05, 10:45 Fri, mon-Wed 2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 sat 12:00, 2:35, 5:15, 8:05, 10:45 sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:25, 8:00, 10:35 x-men: DaYs of future past (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:25

scarborough 401 & morningsidE (cE) 785 milnEr avE, scarBorough, 416-281-2226

cLouDY witH a cHance of meatBaLLs 2 (G) sat 11:00 Wed 12:30 DeLiver us from eviL (14A) Thu 1:45 4:40 7:45 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:45, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30

eartH to ecHo (PG) Thu 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35 Fri, sun, TueWed 1:00, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 sat 11:10, 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 mon 12:35, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 How to train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Thu 12:10, 2:00, 4:30 Fri, sunWed 2:00, 4:40 sat 11:15, 2:00, 4:40 How to train Your Dragon 2 3D (PG) Thu 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Wed 7:20, 10:10 JerseY BoYs (14A) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:45 maLeficent (PG) Thu, sat 12:20, 3:00, 5:30 Fri, sun, Tue 12:30, 3:00, 5:30 mon, Wed 3:00, 5:30 maLeficent 3D (PG) Thu 8:15, 10:40 Fri-Tue 8:10, 10:35 Wed 8:00, 10:20 tammY (14A) Thu 12:45 3:15 5:40 8:05 10:35 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:15, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30 sat 11:45 mat tHink Like a man too (PG) Thu 2:10, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15 Fri, sun-Wed 1:55, 4:30, 7:30, 10:00 sat 2:10, 4:30, 7:30, 10:00 transformers: age of extinction (PG) Thu, sat 2:45, 6:30, 9:55 Fri, sun-Wed 2:30, 6:30, 9:55 transformers: age of extinction 3D (PG) Thu 12:00, 1:30, 3:30, 5:00, 7:00, 8:30, 10:25 Fri, sun, Tue 1:30, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00, 8:45, 10:20 sat 12:00, 1:30, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00, 8:45, 10:20 mon 12:30, 1:30, 3:55, 5:15, 7:45, 8:45 Wed 1:30, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00, 8:45 22 Jump street (14A) Thu 2:20, 5:20, 7:55, 10:40 Fri-Tue 2:20, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 Wed 2:40, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 x-men: DaYs of future past (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:45 Fri-Wed 6:45, 9:45 x-men: DaYs of future past 3D (PG) Thu 6:45, 9:45

colisEum scarBorough (cE) scarBorough ToWn cEnTrE, 416-290-5217

cLouDY witH a cHance of meatBaLLs 2 (G) sat 11:00 DeLiver us from eviL (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:25 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 eartH to ecHo (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:15 Fri-sun 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00 mon-Wed 12:30, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00 eDge of tomorrow (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:50 Fri-Wed 10:25 eDge of tomorrow 3D (PG) Thu 7:40, 10:35 tHe fauLt in our stars (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Wed

1:25, 4:25, 7:25 How to train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Fri-sun 12:00, 2:40 mon-Wed 2:30, 5:15 How to train Your Dragon 2 3D (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-sun 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 mon-Wed 7:50, 10:20 maLeficent (PG) Thu 2:25, 5:00 Fri, sun 11:55, 2:30, 5:15 sat 11:15, 2:30, 5:15 mon-Wed 2:30, 5:15 maLeficent 3D (PG) Thu 7:35, 10:10 Fri-Wed 7:50, 10:20 mY iLLegaL wife Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 tammY (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 tHink Like a man too (PG) Thu 12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:05, 10:45 Fri, sun-Wed 2:05, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 sat 11:25, 2:05, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 transformers: age of extinction (PG) Thu 1:10, 5:10, 8:50 Fri-Wed 1:05, 5:05, 8:45 transformers: age of extinction 3D (PG) Thu 12:10, 2:50, 3:40, 6:40, 7:15, 10:20, 10:50 Fri, sun 12:10, 2:50, 3:40, 6:35, 7:10, 10:15, 10:45 sat 11:10, 12:10, 2:50, 3:40, 6:35, 7:10, 10:15, 10:45 mon-Wed 12:20, 2:50, 3:50, 6:35, 7:20, 10:15, 10:55 22 Jump street (14A) Thu 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:40 Fri, sun-Wed 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:35 sat 11:35, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:35

EglinTon ToWn cEnTrE (cE) 1901 EglinTon avE E, 416-752-4494

cLouDY witH a cHance of meatBaLLs 2 (G) sat 11:00 Wed 12:30 DeLiver us from eviL (14A) 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 eartH to ecHo (PG) Thu 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 Fri, mon-Wed 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 sat 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:45 sun 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:45 eDge of tomorrow (PG) Thu 2:25 Fri, mon-Tue 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 sat 11:05, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 sun 3:25, 6:40, 9:30 Wed 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 eDge of tomorrow 3D (PG) Thu 5:15, 8:05, 11:00 tHe fauLt in our stars (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri, mon-Wed 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 10:15 sat-sun 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:25 goDziLLa (PG) Fri-Wed 10:10 tHe granD seDuction (PG) Fri-sat, mon-Wed 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 sun 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:35 How to train Your Dragon 2 (PG) Fri, mon-Tue 2:10, 4:40 sat-sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:00 Wed 1:15, 3:45 How to train Your Dragon 2 3D (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Fri, mon-Tue 7:10, 9:45 sat 11:10, 7:30, 10:00 sun 7:30, 10:00 Wed 6:20, 9:00 HumsHakaLs (PG) Thu 12:05, 3:35, 7:10, 10:45 JerseY BoYs (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:55, 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Tue 12:50, 3:55, 7:00 Wed 1:05, 4:15 maLeficent (PG) Thu 12:25, 2:55, 5:30 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:15, 5:45 maLeficent 3D (PG) Thu 8:00, 10:35 Fri-Wed 8:15, 10:45 tHe metropoLitan opera: La cenerentoLa - encore sat 12:00 reBeL witHout a cause (PG) sun 12:55 Wed 7:00 tammY (14A) 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 sat 11:35 mat tHink Like a man too (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:05, 5:45, 8:20, 11:00 Fri, mon-Tue 2:20, 5:00, 7:35, 10:20 sat 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8:00, 10:40 sun 12:15, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25 Wed 1:00, 3:20, 7:35, 10:20 transformers: age of extinction (PG) Thu 6:05, 9:50 Fri, mon-Tue 12:30, 4:30, 8:50 sat 1:10, 6:00, 9:50 sun 1:10, 5:05, 8:50 Wed 12:35, 4:30, 8:50 transformers: age of extinction 3D (PG) Thu 12:10, 1:10, 2:50, 3:40, 5:05, 6:35, 7:15, 8:50, 10:20, 10:50 Fri 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:15, 9:50, 10:25, 10:50 sat 11:15, 12:05, 2:55, 3:40, 5:05, 6:35, 7:15, 8:50, 10:20, 10:50 sun 12:05, 2:10, 2:55, 3:40, 6:05, 6:35, 7:15, 9:50, 10:20, 10:50 mon-Tue 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30, 6:50, 7:15, 9:50, 10:30, 10:50 Wed 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:15, 9:50, 10:20, 10:50 22 Jump street (14A) Thu 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Fri, sun-Wed 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:35 sat 11:20, 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:35 x-men: DaYs of future past (PG) Thu 1:50 Fri-Wed 1:45 x-men: DaYs of future past 3D (PG) Thu 4:40 7:50 10:55 Fri-Wed 4:45, 7:50, 10:50

WoodsidE cinEmas (i) 1571 sandhursT circlE, 416-299-3456

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cLouDY witH a cHance of meatBaLLs 2 (G) sat 11:00 Wed 12:30 eartH to ecHo (PG) Thu 12:15, 2:35, 5:00, 7:20, 9:45 Fri, mon-Wed 12:35, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 sat 12:15, 2:35, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 eDge of tomorrow (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:30 Fri, mon-Wed 12:50 sat-sun 12:45 eDge of tomorrow 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Wed 3:35, 6:45, 9:40 continued on page 54 œ

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the fault in our StarS (PG) Thu 1:00 4:20 7:35 10:40 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:20, 7:35, 10:40 maleficent (PG) Thu 12:20, 2:45 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:40, 4:30 Sat 11:20, 1:50, 4:30 maleficent 3D (PG) Thu 5:25, 8:05, 10:35 Fri-Sun, TueWed 7:00, 9:30 Mon 7:05, 9:30

the metropolitan opera: la cenerentola - encore Sat 12:00 reBel Without a cauSe (PG) Sun 12:55 Wed 7:00 think like a man too (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:30, 7:40, 10:25 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:05, 4:00, 7:30, 10:25 Sat 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction (PG) Thu 2:50, 6:35, 10:20 Fri, Tue 2:45, 6:30, 10:15 Sat 2:15, 6:00, 9:45 Sun 2:50, 6:30, 10:15 Mon 2:45, 6:30, 10:45 Wed 4:45, 8:30 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction – an imaX 3D eXperience (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:40, 7:15, 10:50 Fri-Sun, TueWed 12:30, 3:45, 7:15, 10:45 Mon 2:00, 8:30 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction 3D (PG) Thu 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 5:05, 5:35, 6:05, 8:50, 9:20, 9:50 Fri, Tue 1:00, 1:30, 2:15, 4:45, 5:30, 6:00, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45 Sat 11:10, 1:00, T:5.833” 1:30, 2:45, 4:45, 5:30, 6:30, 8:30, 9:15, 10:15 Sun 1:00, 2:15, 4:45, 5:30, 6:00, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45 Mon 1:00, 1:30, 2:15,

4:45, 5:30, 6:00, 9:00, 9:25, 10:15 Wed 1:30, 2:15, 2:45, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15 22 Jump Street (14A) Thu 1:30, 2:30, 4:10, 5:15, 7:05, 8:00, 10:00, 10:45 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:20, 2:05, 4:10, 4:55, 7:05, 7:50, 10:00, 10:45 Sat 1:20, 4:10, 4:55, 7:05, 7:50, 10:00, 10:45 Mon 1:20, 2:05, 4:10, 4:55, 7:10, 7:50, 10:00, 10:45 Wed 1:20, 4:10, 4:55, 7:50, 10:00, 10:45 X-men: DayS of future paSt (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:50, 7:25, 10:30 Fri, Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 7:20, 10:30 Sat 11:45, 3:20, 7:20, 10:30 Sun 12:40, 3:50, 7:20, 10:30

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Fri-Sat 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:40 Sun-Wed 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 earth to echo (PG) Thu 12:40, 2:50, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25 Fri 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:35 Sat 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:35 Sun 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20 Mon-Wed 2:35, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20 eDge of tomorroW (PG) Thu 2:05 Fri 5:00, 7:35, 10:25 Sat 12:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:25 Sun 12:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:35, 10:10 eDge of tomorroW 3D (PG) Thu 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 ek villain (14A) Thu 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Fri-Sat 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 10:05 Sun-Wed 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 9:50 the fault in our StarS (PG) Thu 1:10, 7:00 Fri-Sat 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:50 Sun-Wed 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 hoW to train your Dragon 2 (PG) Thu 12:00 2:25 Fri-Wed 2:25, 4:50 Sat-Sun 12:00 mat hoW to train your Dragon 2 3D (PG) Thu 12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Fri-Sat 7:15, 9:55 Sun-Wed 7:15, 9:40 JerSey BoyS (14A) Thu 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:40 Fri-Wed 2:00 maleficent (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:35 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:40, 5:00 Sat-Sun 12:20, 2:40, 5:00 maleficent 3D (PG) Thu 7:10, 9:35 Fri-Sat 7:20, 10:10 Sun-Wed 7:20, 9:55 tammy (14A) Thu 12:55, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55, 10:20 Fri 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 10:00 Sat 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 10:00 Sun 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 Mon-Wed 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 think like a man too (PG) Thu 12:10, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Fri 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:25 Sat 12:10, 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:25 Sun 12:10, 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:45, 10:15 Fri-Sat 3:00, 6:30, 10:15 Sun-Wed 3:00, 6:30, 10:00 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction – an imaX 3D eXperience (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:40, 7:05, 10:30 Fri 3:30, 7:00, 10:45 Sat 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:45 Sun 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 3:30, 7:00, 10:30 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:00, 4:00, 4:30, 7:30, 8:00 Fri-Sat 1:00, 2:30, 4:30, 6:00, 8:15, 9:45 Sun-Wed 1:00, 2:30, 4:30, 6:00, 8:00, 9:30 22 Jump Street (14A) Thu 12:40, 1:45, 4:20, 4:50, 6:55, 7:25, 9:30, 10:00 Fri 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:35 Sat 11:55, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:35 Sun 11:55, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Mon-Tue 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Wed 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 X-men: DayS of future paSt (PG) Thu 4:05, 9:55 Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:20 Sun-Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05

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BlenDeD (PG) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:00 clouDy With a chance of meatBallS 2 (G) Sat 11:00 Wed 12:30 Deliver uS from evil (14A) Thu 1:55 4:45 7:35 10:30 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Sat 11:20 mat earth to echo (PG) Thu 12:25 2:45 5:00 7:20 9:45 FriWed 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 eDge of tomorroW (PG) Thu 11:45 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:55 Sat 11:30 eDge of tomorroW 3D (PG) Thu 2:25, 5:10, 8:05, 10:45 Fri, Sun-Wed 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Sat 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:25 the fault in our StarS (PG) Thu 1:20 4:25 7:25 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:20, 7:25, 10:20 goDzilla (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:55 hoW to train your Dragon 2 (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:00, 4:35, 7:10 Fri, Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:10 Sat 11:25, 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:10 hoW to train your Dragon 2 3D (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:05 Fri, Sun-Mon, Wed 1:35, 4:30, 7:30, 10:00 Sat, Tue 12:00, 2:30, 5:05, 7:30, 10:00 JerSey BoyS (14A) Thu 11:35, 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 FriWed 12:50, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10

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maleficent (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:00, 5:30 Fri, Sun-Mon, Wed 12:30, 2:50, 5:20 Sat 11:05, 12:15, 2:50, 5:20 Tue 12:15, 2:50, 5:20 maleficent 3D (PG) Thu 7:55, 10:25 Fri-Wed 7:45, 10:05 neighBorS (18A) Thu 9:40 Fri-Wed 7:10, 9:50 tammy (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:15, 5:40, 8:15, 10:35 Fri-Mon, Wed 12:40, 3:15, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 Tue 12:20, 12:50, 3:15, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 think like a man too (PG) Thu 12:15 2:50 5:25 8:00 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:00, 5:25, 8:00, 10:45 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction (PG) Thu 2:10, 5:45, 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:30, 5:15, 8:45 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction – an imaX 3D eXperience (PG) Thu 11:40, 3:10, 6:45, 10:20 Fri, Sun, TueWed 3:10, 6:45, 10:15 Sat 11:40, 3:10, 6:45, 10:15 Mon 3:10, 10:15 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction 3D (PG) Thu 12:10, 1:40, 2:40, 3:40, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:50, 9:50, 10:50 Fri, SunMon, Wed 2:10, 2:40, 3:40, 5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 9:45, 10:45 Sat 11:10, 12:10, 2:10, 2:40, 3:40, 5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 9:45, 10:45 Tue 12:20, 2:10, 2:40, 3:40, 5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 9:45, 10:45 22 Jump Street (14A) Thu 11:55, 1:30, 2:35, 4:20, 5:20, 7:05, 8:10, 10:00, 11:00 Fri, Sun-Tue 1:20, 2:20, 4:10, 5:10, 6:50, 7:50, 9:35, 10:35 Sat 11:45, 1:20, 2:20, 4:10, 5:10, 6:50, 7:50, 9:35, 10:35 Wed 1:20, 2:35, 4:10, 5:10, 6:50, 7:50, 9:35, 10:35 X-men: DayS of future paSt (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:40 FriWed 12:55, 3:55 X-men: DayS of future paSt 3D (PG) Thu 7:45, 10:40 Fri-Wed 6:55, 9:55

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Deliver uS from evil (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 Fri-Sat, Tue 1:35, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Sun-Mon, Wed 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 earth to echo (PG) Thu 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 Fri-Wed 2:50, 5:15, 7:30, 9:55 the fault in our StarS (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00 hoW to train your Dragon 2 (PG) Fri-Wed 2:30, 5:05 hoW to train your Dragon 2 3D (PG) Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Wed 7:35, 10:05 maleficent (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:45 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:35 maleficent 3D (PG) Thu 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Wed 7:20, 9:55 tammy (14A) Thu 12:10, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Wed 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:20 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction (PG) Thu 2:35 6:20 10:05 Fri-Wed 2:35, 6:20, 10:00 tranSformerS: age of eXtinction 3D (PG) Thu 12:55, 1:55, 4:40, 5:50, 8:15, 9:35 Fri-Sat, Tue 1:30, 3:20, 5:10, 6:55, 9:30, 10:30 Sun-Mon, Wed 1:00, 1:55, 4:40, 5:50, 8:15, 9:35 22 Jump Street (14A) Thu 12:40 4:10 7:15 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:25, 7:15, 10:15 X-men: DayS of future paSt (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:25 FriWed 4:00, 7:10, 10:10 X-men: DayS of future paSt 3D (PG) Thu 7:25, 10:20 3

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Cinemas big piCture Cinema gerrard 1035 gerrard e. bigpiCtureCinema.Com

THU 3-wED 9 – Check website for schedule.

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506 bLoor W. 416-637-3123. bLoorCinema.Com

THU 3 – The Case Against 8 (2014) D: Ben Cotner and Ryan White. 4 & 9 pm.

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story Of Aaron Swartz (2014) D: Brian Knappenberger.

6:30 pm.

FRI 4 – Whitey: United States Of America V James J Bulger (2014) D: Joe Berlinger. 3:30 & 8:15 pm. 112 Weddings (2014) D: Doug Block.

6:30 pm.

SAT 5 – Whitey: United States Of America V James J Bulger. 12:30 & 9:15 pm. Lost Episode Festival Toronto (LEFT), horror-themed weekend of short films, gruesome features and award-winning entries from the 50 Hour Film Competition. 3, 6:30 & 11:59 pm. $10. lostepisodefest.com.

SUN 6 – Whitey: United States Of America V James J Bulger. 12:30 & 6:30 pm. Lost Episode Festival Toronto. 2:45 pm. The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story Of Aaron Swartz. 9 pm.

MON 7 – The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story Of Aaron Swartz. 6:30 pm. Whitey: United States Of America V James J Bulger. 8:45 pm.

TUE 8 – Toronto Black Film Festival co-presents Gender Matters: Good Hair (2009) D: Jeff Stilson. 6:30 pm. Q&A w/ Arisa Cox to follow. $15.

Whitey: United States Of America V James J Bulger. 9:15 pm. wED 9 – Whitey: United States Of America V James J Bulger. 6:30 pm. Next Goal Wins (2014) D: Mike Brett and Steve Jamison. 9 pm.

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SAT 5 – L’Avventura (1960) D: Michelangelo Antonioni. 3 pm.

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THU 3 – Satajit Ray: Pather Panchali (1955). 6:30 pm. Bent Lens: L.A. Zombie ñ (2010) D: Bruce LaBruce. 9:15 pm.

FRI 4 – Satajit Ray: Aparajito (1957).

6:30 pm. ñ SAT 5 – Bent Lens: The Tempest (1979) D:

Derek Jarman. 1 pm. Passages To India: The River (1951) D: Jean Renoir. 3:30 pm. Satajit Ray: The World Of Apu (1959). 6 pm.

SUN 6 – Passages To India: Black Narcissus (1947) D: Michael Powell. 1 pm. Satajit Ray: Days And Nights In The Forest (1969). 3:30 pm. Canadian Open Vault: Drying Up The Streets (1978) D: Robin Spry, and short The Strip (1974) D: Ron Mann. 6:15 pm.

MON 7 – Check website for schedule.

TUE 8 – Passages To India and Fritz Lang X 2: The Tiger Of Eschnapur (1959). 6:30 pm. The Indian Tomb (1959). 9 pm. wED 9 – Food On Film: Soylent Green (1973) D: Richard Flesicher. Discussion with CBC’s Matt Galloway and Dave Arnold, inventor/co-founder of Booker and Dax. 6:30 pm. $35. TIFF In The Park free outdoor screen-

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If you only know Satyajit Ray from the handful of movies that have emerged on disc in the West, you’re going to love TIFF Cinematheque’s new retrospective.

The Sun And The Moon: The Films Of Satyajit Ray is as comprehensive as it gets, offering many of Ray’s films in restorations laboriously produced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Michael Pogorzelski, director of the Academy film archive, will be in town to introduce a new restoration of The Chess Players on July 18.

The series kicks off this week with the complete Apu Trilogy, likely the best-known of Ray’s films to Western audiences. With Pather Panchali (Thursday, July 3), Aparajito (Friday, July 4) and The ing: 20 Feet From Stardom (2013) D: Morgan Neville. 9:15 pm (David Pecaut Square, 55 John, one block from the Lightbox).

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2236 Queen e. 416-691-7330. foxtheatre.Ca

THU 3 – Fading Gigolo (2014) D: John Turturro.

7 pm. Neighbors (2014) D: Nicholas Stoller.

9 pm.

FRI 4 – Chef (2014) D: Jon Favreau. 7 pm. Godzilla 3D (2014) D: Gareth Edwards. 9:15 pm.

SAT 5 – Godzilla 3D. 2 & 9:15 pm. Chef.

4:30 & 7 pm. Fundraiser for Friends for Life Bike Rally & Psyclopaths team: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) D: Jim Sharman. FIlm w/ audience participation.

Doors 11 pm. $25. facebook.com/ events/259561417566208.

SUN 6 – Godzilla 3D. 2 & 9:15 pm. Chef. 4:30 & 7 pm.

MON 7 – Chef. 7 pm. Godzilla 3D. 9:15 pm.

TUE 8 – Godzilla 3D. 6:45 pm. Chef.

9:15 pm. wED 9 – Chef. 1 & 9 pm. Finding Vivian Maier (2013) D: John Maloof and Charlie Siskel. 7 pm.

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CbC museum, CbC broadCast Centre, 250 front W, 416-205-5574. CbC.Ca

THU 3-wED 9 – Continuous screenings

Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Free.

THU 3-FRI 4 & MON 7-wED 9 – Highlights of current programming.

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770 don miLLs. 416-696-3127. ontariosCienCeCentre.Ca

THU 3-FRI 4 – Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar.

11 am, 2 & 4 pm. Great White Shark. Noon.

Jerusalem. 1 pm. Under The Sea. 3 pm. Rolling Stones At The Max. 7 pm (Thu only).

SAT 5– Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar. 11 am, 2 & 4 pm. Rolling Stones At The Max. 7 pm.

Great White Shark. Noon. Jerusalem. 1 pm.

Under The Sea. 3 pm.

Smaran Ghosal plays the adolescent Apu in Aparajito, the middle film in Ray’s magnificent Apu Trilogy.

World Of Apu (Saturday, July 5), Ray brought a popular serial novel to the screen and captured its life force. The resulting films, released about three years apart, take us through almost a quarter-century in the lives of the increasingly conflicted young hero

and his family.

Devi (July 13), his 1960 drama about a young woman (Sharmila Tagore) who comes to believe she’s the reincarnation of the Hindu goddess Kali, plays like a Merchant Ivory chamber drama infused with

SUN 6– Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar. 11 am,

wED 9 – Only Lovers Left Alive. 7 pm. Tracks (2013) D: John Curran. 9:15 pm.

2 & 4 pm. Great White Shark. Noon. Jerusalem. 1 pm. Under The Sea. 3 pm.

MON 7-wED 9– Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar.

11 am, 2 & 4 pm. Great White Shark. Noon.

Jerusalem. 1 pm. Under The Sea. 3 pm.

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SAT 5 – Salvador Dali Film Fest. 7 pm.

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Trash Palace presents: Destroy All Planets (1968) D: Noriaki Yuasa. 9:30 pm.

FRI 4 – The Grand Seduction (2013) D: Don McKeller. 7 pm. Under The Skin (2013) D: Jonathan Glazer. 9:15 pm.

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FRI 4 – Toronto Public Library presents The Muppets (2011) D: James Bobin. Free. 6 pm.

Maria Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton W. 416394-1000.

Cultura Festival presents an outdoor screening of Gravity (2013) D: Alfonso Cuarón. 9:30 pm. Free. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge. culturafestival.ca.

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2:15 pm (ST). Adwait Sangeet (2011) D: Makarand Brahme. 3:30 pm (ST).

SUN 6 – Christie Pits Film Festival’s Days of Summer outdoor film screenings presents A League Of Their Own (1992), and Heritage Minutes short film Jackie Robinson. 9 pm or 15 min after sunset. Free or pwyc. Christie Pits Park, 750 Bloor W. christiepitsff.com.

TUE 8 – City Cinema outdoor film screenings presents Trainspotting (1996) D: Danny Boyle. Screening at 9 pm. Free. YongeDundas Square. ydsquare.ca. wED 9 – Harbourfront Centre’s Free Flicks Film Series presents and outdoor screening of Bend It Like Beckham (2002) D: Gurinder Chadha. 9 pm. Free. WestJet Stage, 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com.

Regent Park Film Festival and Reel Asian Film Festival present an outdoor screening of Linsanity (2013) D: Evan Jackson Leong. 9 pm.

Free. Park adjacent to Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E. regentparkfilmfestival.com.

Earl Bales Park presents Movie Night, featuring an outdoor screeening of Frozen (2013) D: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. 9 pm. Free. 4169 Bathurst. toronto.ca/parks.

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SAT 5 – The Toronto Browncoats present Can’t

Stop The Serenity, a screening of Serenity (2005) D: Joss Whedon. 1 pm (doors at noon). $15, adv $12 (proceeds to Equality Now). torontobrowncoats.com. Borgman. 7 pm.

Ecdysis (2014) D: Lior Khananaev. 9 pm.

SUN 6 – Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (2013) D: Will Finn and Dan St Pierre. 2 pm.

Under The Skin. 4 & 9 pm. Borgman. 7 pm.

MON 7 – Borgman. 9 pm.

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9 pm. theblackmuseum.com.

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Casa Loma presents The Pellatt Newsreel (2006) D: Barbra Cooper, a film and permanent exhibit on the history of Casa Loma and Henry Pellatt. Daily screenings 10 am-4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 Austin Terrace.

416-923-1171, casaloma.org.

The Hockey Hall of Fame presents Stanley’s Game Seven 3D, a film of Stanley Cup history.

Plays daily at the top and half past each hour.

Mon-Sat 9:30 am-6 pm, Sun 10 am-6 pm. Included w/ admission. 30 Yonge. hhof.com.

THU 3 – Open Roof Festival outdoor screening and live music performance presents Bad Words (2013) D: Jason Bateman, and live music by pHoenix Pagliacci. Doors 7:30 pm. $15. 99 Sudbury. openrooffestival.com.

Toronto Public Library presents 56 Up (2012)

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Get the unicorn context I am a sIngle woman, 31, In l.a., and

on OkCupid. (We all are.) I’ve gotten a number of unicorn requests. (Maybe because I mention being a subscriber to the Savage Lovecast magnum version in my profile?) I’ve never responded – until the other day. One unicorn request stood out. I wrote back. They seem like cool, smart, interesting people (a 40-year-old liberal married couple). Their profile is funny, and they’re quite attractive! And here I am, not doing anything else or anyone else… and I’m thinking… this could be cool. It could be an awesome experience. Why not play around while everything is still slim and perky? But! I have some concerns!

1. Uh… what now? I gave them my number, but I can’t say that I’m definitely a YES on this. I’m also not a NO. What happens now? We meet for drinks? Then what?

2. I’ve never even had a one-night stand. I’ve pretty much always had boyfriends. I don’t know what my question is here, it’s just something I’ve been turning over in my head. I just don’t want to feel like a hooker! (Not that there’s anything wrong with being a sex worker!)

3. I’m not bi. I don’t say that I’m bi on my OkCupid profile. I cannot imagine a scenario in which I would want to put my face in someone’s twat. (I know you understand the feeling.) But I don’t think I have any issue with being on the receiving end. (Maybe? I’ve never been a unicorn!) I’ve done the college playing-around-with-girls thing – topless make-outs for a boyfriend’s viewing pleasure – but nothing crazy.

I think, if I meet them, and if it goes well, I should ask them what their thoughts are about this, if they’ve done it before, what their boundaries are, etc. I would confirm that if anyone feels uncomfortable, everyone involved has the green light to call a stop to the whole thing. I’d also lay out my limitation in regards to the wife. But… should I go for it? What should I do or say?

Future Unicorn Nervously Guessing At Logistics 1. Meet, have drinks and talk, FUNGAL – and be sure to tell that nice, funny, attractive couple everything you’ve told us. And then do what any sane person would do: fuck ’em if it feels right, don’t if it doesn’t.

2. Refuse to accept money in exchange for sex – don’t let the nice couple pay you – and you won’t be a sex worker.

(Not that there’s anything wrong with being a sex worker.) And if you’ve only ever had sex in the context of a relationship, and if you want it to stay that way, then make that clear to the nice couple.

Developing a relationship with you is a requirement before you can all jump into bed together. And they’ll probably be up for it, FUNGAL, as most couples who are out there looking for unicorns – which is hard work – are seeking a regular, reliable third, i.e., someone they see again and again, someone they can get to know better and come to trust and rely on. A couple with a regular third that they’re emotionally invested in may not be what comes to mind when people hear the word “relationship,” but it is a

relationship, and it can be a fun and rewarding one.

3. Again, tell this couple everything you’ve told us. The only reason you hesitate, FUNGAL, is that you fear rejection.

Your fear is thoroughly common, completely understandable and totally irrational. I mean, think about it: the reason you’re hesitating to tell them that you’re not bisexual – that you have no interest in putting your face in a twat (but you’re up for having her face in yours if she’s cool with no-recip oral) – is that you worry you’ll be rejected.

What if you’re not what they want? But if they have their hearts set on a unicorn that wants to go facedown in twat, then you’re the wrong unicorn for them.

More importantly, FUNGAL, they’re the wrong couple for you. Better to have a nice, clean, honest rejection over cocktails – a mutual recognition that you’re not a match – than to find yourself in bed being pressured to do something you don’t wanna do.

Get on your high horse straIght couples lookIng for a bI

female third – someone both partners

can share and enjoy – call that person a “unicorn,” a mythical beast, because bi females open to playing with straight/ bi couples are so damn rare. What do gay couples looking for a third call the beasts they seek?

Frustrated Longtime Unicorn Seekers Taking Early Retirement

We gays don’t have a special term for a guy open to sleeping with a male couple. But if we were going to give that guy an affectionate nickname, FLUSTER, I would go with “horse.” Because a horse, while a magnificent and majestic beast in its own right, is a whole lot easier to come by – and in and on and over – than one of those nearly impossibleto-find bi female unicorns.

Oprah seeks unicorns I’m a prod ucer wIth a chIcago-based

production company started by a handful of former Oprah show producers. We specialize in developing unscripted/reality show concepts. We are thinking of producing a show about unicorns, those bisexual women who wish to be “thirds,” and I thought you could possibly help us find women who identify as unicorns and could be potential characters. I look forward to hearing from you!

Hoping Unicorns Not Television Averse You have two hurdles to clear, HUNTA, as you’re not just looking for unicorns, which are hard enough to find, but unicorns who wanna go on television and talk about being unicorns. (And you’ll probably want telegenic unicorns, too, which would be hurdle number three.) But I’m here to help. On the off chance that there are any telegenic unicorns out there reading this who want to be on TV – or any women who want to be on TV so bad that they’ll pretend to be unicorns – send me

Follow us on Twitter NOW @nowtoronto Michael Hollett ...............................................@m_hollett Alice Klein ...........................................................@aliceklein Susan G. Cole .................................................@susangcole Enzo DiMatteo ....................................@enzodimatteo Norm Wilner ..............................................@normwilner Glenn Sumi ......................................................@glennsumi Julia LeConte ..............................................@julialeconte Kate Robertson...............................................@katernow Cynthia McQueen ................@CynthiaJMcQueen Sarah Parniak ................................................@s_parns Ben Spurr ............................................................... @benspurr Jonathan Goldsbie ........................................@goldsbie Adria Vasil ...........................................@ecoholicnation Sabrina Maddeaux...........@SabrinaMaddeaux NOW Promotions .......... @NOWTorontoPromo

an email with “TV Unicorn” in the subject line, and I will forward your email on to the unicorn HUNTA .

Price was right. My bad.

DEAR READERS: There was a little miscom-

munication during the production of last week’s column – and the fault was entirely mine. Elder-sex expert Joan Price advised Old But Alive, a reader hoping to arrange a threesome with a female cousin, to hang out in lesbian bars to find a third. I advised OBA to ignore that aspect of Price’s otherwise excellent advice, since there’s nothing lesbians hate more than opposite-sex couples trolling dyke bars.

But here’s the thing: Price didn’t think she was advising an opposite-sex couple to hang out in lesbian bars. She thought OBA and the cousin were both women. I knew that OBA was a man because I saw OBA’s email address and his name. I don’t pass along names and email addresses when I share questions with guest experts, so Price didn’t have that information in front of her. I should’ve made it clear to Price that OBA was a man – at the very least, I should’ve checked in with Price before rapping her knuckles for appearing to advise an opposite-sex couple to cruise a lesbian bar. My apologies to Price!

On the Lovecast, Dan “Asks Amy” for a second opinion: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter

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