A replcia of a Golden Globe statue appear behind the podium at the nominations for the 81st Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 81st Golden Globe Awards will be held on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) …
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Your 2024 horoscope lookahead is here! What’s next for you in career, love and money?
For many of us, 2023 was a tough year. So it’s particularly welcome news that 2024 is poised to be excellent for almost all zodiac signs. Here’s your horoscope deep dive for the year ahead. ARIES (March 21-April 19) The Ram is the symbol of Aries. Element: Fire Ruling planet: …
Read More »Toronto has a great concert scene. So why was being a live music fan so awful this year?
Beyoncé kicked off her “Renaissance” tour at the Rogers Centre on July 8. You’re sitting at your kitchen table, multiple devices at the ready. You’ve memorized your registration code because typos are a liability. You’ve set an action plan: choose fast, don’t hesitate. You toggle from tab to tab, screen …
Read More »Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Chicks, dead at 65
Photo taken in Dallas just before the Dixie Chicks released their album “Shouldn’t a Told You That.” From left, Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Martie Erwin. Laura Lynch, a founding member of the music group who would find fame as the Dixie Chicks, has died in a car crash in …
Read More »Yorkville glitters with CANFAR event, Bloor Street Entertains
A crowd gathered at CANFAR’s fundraising gala after-party. Bloor-Yorkville was hopping on Nov. 30 as the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) hosted the 27th edition of their signature fundraising event, Bloor Street Entertains. The gala took over 23 venues in the area, where notable chefs and prestigious fashion houses …
Read More »Carley Fortune had a surreal year. The Toronto author’s ‘Meet Me at the Lake’ sold millions. Then Prince Harry and Meghan came calling
“I’ve been very lucky,” says Carley Fortune, bestselling author of “Every Summer After” and “Meet Me at the Lake,” adding that the journey hasn’t been without anxiety and fear. Photographed at the Library Bar at the Fairmont Royal York. One morning this August, Carley Fortune got a text from a …
Read More »Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuit
FILE – Vin Diesel poses during the premiere of Fast and Furious 8, in Paris, April 5, 2017. The actor has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010. Astra Jonasson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, alleging …
Read More »The best of 2023: queer love stories blossomed on movie and TV screens
In “The Last of Us,” Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett played gay couple Bill and Frank. “It resonated because of its beautiful performances and how authentically it was rendered,” says Keith Bennie of TIFF. Viewers tuning into the Jan. 29 episode of “The Last of Us” expecting a zombie attack …
Read More »Women over 50 dominated culture in 2023 with ‘courage and rebellion’
Martha Stewart, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis and Oprah Winfrey entered exciting new career phases in 2023. Forty used to be pasture time for women in Hollywood. The second act was reserved for crotchety bit parts and background moms, all the sexy complexity of later life stripped away. But dare …
Read More »The best music of 2023: A mix of politically searing artistry and pure pop joy
The best music of 2023 included albums from Witch Prophet, Black Belt Eagle Scout and Mitski. From 10,000 feet, 2023 was a year of contrasts. As the long shadow of the pandemic lifted and a sense of normality returned, music lovers around the world reshaped their connection to the dance …
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