In today’s edition of This City: a crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud. Plus, inside an eccentric Cabbagetown collection of dinosaur bones, taxidermied animals, human remains and other oddities; how a Toronto couple split their time between van life and renting in the city; and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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| | At the Prehistoria Museum and SkullStore Oddity Shop in Cabbagetown, Ben Lovatt collects curios—mainly dead ones—from around the world. He’s a popular prop supplier for Hollywood North’s biggest shows and has even sold rarities to BTS, Deadmau5 and Drake. Here’s a look inside. |
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| | Six of the coolest, most unique yoga studios in Toronto |
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| | Mallory Dunlop, a dancer, and Daniel Tossos, a musician, co-own a work-in-progress 2018 Ram ProMaster van that doubles as a living space for road trips and a mobile hotel at dance competitions. Here, the high school sweethearts explain how they’ve slowly renovated their home on wheels to make part-time van living feasible. |
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What to read, watch and listen to in September |
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| | The six wives of England’s King Henry VIII have their say (in song) in Six the Musical, a pop concert–style show that has been a sensation on Broadway and London’s West End (not to mention the Billboard charts). Henry’s ill-fated ladies are recast as contemporary pop divas and empowered with ballads that tell their side of those notorious divorces and beheadings. September 23 to December 17, Royal Alexandra Theatre |
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| | AI has made it easy for university students to fake their way to a degree. They argue that ChatGPT is just another study tool. But professors are panicking, and the system is unravelling. In our September issue, an inside look at the education revolution. Plus, the untold story of the Bellaria massacre; how a Toronto woman started a popcorn business in prison; where to eat, drink and party at TIFF; and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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