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| Toronto Life’s Big Night On Friday night, hundreds of the best magazine makers in the country gathered for our industry’s marquee event, the National Magazine Awards gala, at the Arcadian Court in Toronto. We came away with three major awards. “The Death Cheaters,” a riveting story by Courtney Shea about the wild world of juvenescence (a.k.a. the live-forever crowd), won gold in the long-form feature category. The story explored Longevity House, a private club in the west end that promises to revolutionize the health of its members and extend their lives in exchange for a cool $100,000. The swirl of privilege, power and murky medical ethics makes Courtney’s piece a must-read. Christina Frangou won silver in the same category for her feature about Dr. Irene Cybulsky, the groundbreaking cardiac surgeon who battled sexism in medicine for decades. Despite obstacles at every turn, Cybulsky became the head of cardiac surgery at Hamilton Health Sciences before slamming into the glass ceiling. Frangou’s piece, “The Only Woman in the Room,” traces Cybulsky’s career—and historic human rights case—painting a portrait of a woman with tremendous skill and smarts, and unrivalled persistence. Aviva Coopersmith was recognized with a gold in the personal journalism category for her piece, “The Lie That Made Me,” her memoir about Dr. Norman Barwin, an accomplished fertility specialist who, it turns out, was inseminating his patients with his own sperm—without their knowledge. Coopersmith’s mother was a patient of Barwin’s, and the author’s account of her journey to uncover the truth about her past is spellbinding and brave. We produce these pieces not for awards but for you, the reader. Still, when an accolade comes along, it’s nice to celebrate (rest assured, we did). If you want more long-form journalism—including early access to many of our features plus premium content that never goes on our website—I encourage you to subscribe to the print edition of the magazine. Right now, you can get 12 months of Toronto Life for $39.99—and save $79.88 off the newsstand price. Thank you for reading, Malcolm Johnston
Editor-in-chief
Toronto Life
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| In today’s edition of This City: the no-politics mayoral candidate questionnaire with Anthony Furey. Plus, inside one Toronto high school’s descent into chaos, the designer turning used plastics into high-fashion garments, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our coverage on the city. |
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| | In 2022, the Toronto District School Board consolidated two high schools—York Memorial and George Harvey—into one crumbling, overcrowded building. Within weeks, stressed-out students were brawling in the halls. Teachers refused to come in to work. Parents yanked their kids out of class. Read the story of the school’s descent into chaos. |
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| | In 2013, Padina Bondar was shocked by the amount of trash produced in her Financial District apartment building. So she developed a technology that transforms garbage bags into fabric. Since 2019, the designer has been making fashion out of old plastics, used wrapping paper and caution tape. Now, her designs are on display at the Textile Museum of Canada. We spoke to Bondar about dumpster diving and the horrors of fast fashion. |
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What to read, watch and listen to in June |
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| | The Inuktitut word aalaapi means “choosing silence to hear something beautiful.” In this hybrid show—part theatre, part audio documentary—audiences are invited to leave behind their preconceived ideas of the North and listen to contemporary Inuit voices. As two young women in Nunavik tune in to a radio, they hear the stories of other women living in northern communities. June 8 to 10, Daniels Spectrum |
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| | 416 Snack Bar opened in 2011 and quickly became the spot where Toronto’s restaurant staff went to eat and unwind after a long service. Twelve years later, its owners opened Short Turn, a cocktail bar just steps away, designed to evoke a vintage streetcar. Join TL Insider on Tuesday, June 6, for drinks, snacks and more. 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 where 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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