In today’s edition of This City: a Q&A with Brendan Fraser. Plus, the Toronto designer who sourced Taylor Swift’s vintage Chiefs sweatshirt, the woman who was pulled onstage by Shania Twain twice—and had the chance to sing for her idol, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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It’s been a huge few years for Brendan Fraser, last year’s awards-season golden boy, who was honoured from TIFF to the Oscars for his performance in The Whale. When the SAG-AFTRA strike left him with some extra time on his hands, Fraser decided to give voice acting a go in sci-fi thriller The Downloaded. Here, we asked him about his career renaissance, growing up in 1980s Toronto and what his latest project has in common with his days at UCC. |
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| | Toronto designer Ellie Mae Waters got the shock of a lifetime last Sunday, when Taylor Swift stepped out in a vintage Kansas City Chiefs sweatshirt from Waters’s label, Ellie Mae Studios. Since then, the company’s website has exploded, and Swifties are snapping up vintage flannels. She explains why Swift is a celebrity stratosphere unto herself and why she’s going to see the Eras Tour—even if she has to stand outside. |
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| | Daniela Agostino was pulled onstage by Shania Twain at eight years old, and it propelled her into a career as an opera singer. Last weekend, at the Toronto stop of Twain’s Queen of Me Tour, Agostino was chosen again—and got to show off her new vocal chops in front of her idol. “At first I felt kind of shy about singing opera in front of thousands of Shania fans,” says Agostino. “Then the Shania Twain told me my voice was gorgeous.” |
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What to read, watch and listen to in November |
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| | A dreamy show from a shoegaze mainstay Despite not releasing an album in nine years, rock trio Blonde Redhead have kept themselves on the radar, perhaps most notably by providing the background music for Evil Morty’s character arc in Rick and Morty. Now, after touring with prog-rock legends Tool in 2022, they’ve returned with a full-length album, Sit Down for Dinner, plus their own world tour. November 2, The Concert Hall |
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| | Now is the time to get in on Etobicoke’s most vibrant new residence |
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| | In the latest issue: our mostly scientific, slightly inflammatory, deeply informative ranking of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods. Plus, the scary pursuit of the perfect face, a taxonomy of the new Toronto socialites, the man who sold suicide kits, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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