In today’s edition of This City: a woman who started her popcorn business from behind bars. Plus, meet the founder of a clinic that offers guided mushroom therapy, what to stream this week, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our coverage on the city. |
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When Emily O’Brien was 26, she was convicted of drug smuggling. While serving a four-year sentence at a Hamilton prison, she came up with the idea for a new business—a snack company that fights the stigma of prison by hiring formerly incarcerated people. Her mission: to show that everyone deserves a second chance. Read her story here. |
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| | A handful of medical centres are now authorized to legally provide psilocybin therapy, and one such centre is Numinus. Founded by Payton Nyquvest, Numinus operates 13 clinics across North America, including one location in Toronto. Nyquvest tells us why he’s optimistic about psilocybin becoming widely available, what happens in a psychedelic therapy session, and why we should take mushrooms more seriously. |
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| | Discover your wine personality and enter to win an ultimate party kit |
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| | The second season of the Sex and the City sequel series, And Just Like That..., is premiering. Also debuting is the long-awaited Marvel series Secret Invasion, which follows Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury as he attempts to thwart an alien takeover of Earth. And Gabrielle Union is starring in the rom-com The Perfect Find, about a woman who enters into a secret relationship with her boss’s son. Here’s our complete guide. |
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What to read, watch and listen to in June |
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| | In September 1956, a high school in Clinton, Tennessee, became the first school in the former Confederacy to undergo court-mandated desegregation. In her new book, A Most Tolerant Little Town, Rachel Louise Martin visits Clinton to dig into what happened back then, creating an immersive portrait of an American town in the midst of a changing culture. Out now. |
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| | TL Insiders are invited to enjoy an elegant, multi-course Italian dining experience paired with fresh, flavourful wines by Wines of Sicilia DOC on Tuesday, June 27, at Zitto Zitto Taverna. Cultivated in Sicily’s unique climate and terroir, these modern wines make every sip distinctive and delicious. Get tickets here. |
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| | After two years of takeout and home cooking, Toronto diners are keen to splurge on caviar, seafood towers and prime cuts of beef. And this is all happening at a time when chicken breasts are going for $23 a kilogram and we’re price-matching at supermarkets like it’s a bloodsport. The message, in short, is that if people choose to dine out, they’re going big. In our June issue, 20 restaurants at which we’re more than happy to put our money where our mouths are. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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