In today’s edition of This City: a Q&A with Blue Jays legend José Bautista, the Torontonian sending over 100,000 pieces of art into space, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our coverage on the city. |
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For a few glorious seasons, José Bautista was one of the most hated players in Major League Baseball—and that’s just how Jays fans liked it. Cunning and aggressive on the field while candid and generous off it, Bautista embodied the underdog ethos that defines Toronto sports fandom. Over the weekend, he was in town to sign an honorary one-day contract to officially retire as a Blue Jay and get inducted into the Level of Excellence. Here, Bautista talks about receiving the greatest honour of his career. |
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| | Samuel Peralta is a Toronto-based engineer, investor, science fiction anthologist and the founder of the Lunar Codex, a project dedicated to sending microscopic copies of thousands of works of art into space. There, they will live on the lunar surface for 10,000 years, awaiting visitors from the future or, perhaps, from a galaxy far, far away. Here, Peralta explains the logistics of interplanetary transport and how he decides which art is space-worthy. |
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What to read, watch and listen to in August |
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| | The biggest and baddest drag show on earth is coming to town. RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq the World is a sci-fi extravaganza set in a dystopian future in which stars must figure out what is real and what is merely perception. Featuring such iconic queens as Sasha Colby, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Daya Betty and more, the multimillion-dollar production promises music, fashion and choreography like nothing fans of drag have seen before. August 20, Scotiabank Arena |
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| | TikTok turned Josh Richards from an ordinary small-town teen into a multimillionaire, CEO and venture capitalist—and he’s still only 21 years old. In this issue, how to make a fortune via bedroom eyes, 10-second lip syncs and a signature ’do. Plus, a nostalgic trip to Ontario Place, the best roadside diners, a shocking bio dad discovery story, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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