In today’s edition of This City: a Q&A with Matty Matheson on season three of The Bear. Plus, the stories behind Toronto’s top salaries, pop star Amanda Marshall on returning to the stage after two decades, and more. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
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We all know Matty Matheson as a key member of The Bear’s ensemble cast, but what some may not know is that he started out as a consultant on the first season of the hit FX show. The Emmy-winning series is about running a restaurant, and the Toronto restaurateur was there to offer his expertise. When the show’s producers recognized his unique magnetism, however, they cast him in the recurring role of handyman Neil Fak—a sensitive goofball who, three seasons on, has become a fan favourite. Here’s what Matheson had to say about the journey. |
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| | Last year, teenage swimming phenom Summer McIntosh won four medals at the 2023 World Aquatic Championships and set two world records. This year, she beat her own time in the 400-metre at the trials for this summer’s Olympics. She may net a mere $95,000 for her efforts in the pool, but she brings in a lot more from sponsors like Tag Heuer and Lululemon. |
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| | Amanda Marshall has spent the past 20-odd years in a self-imposed exile from the music scene. Then, last summer, she released her first album in 22 years—the Juno Award–winning Heavy Lifting—and set off on a cross-country tour, which stops in Toronto this month. We spoke to Marshall about her new record, the new rules of the music industry and why her hiatus was ultimately a good thing. |
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What to see, do, read and hear in July |
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| | The past 50 years have brought huge industrialization and growth to China—and with it, tremendous social upheaval. British Chinese journalist Yuan Yang captured the human side of the country’s rapid embrace of capitalism through the eyes of five women born in the 1980s and ’90s. Her new book, Private Revolutions, follows them as they navigate the new world order. Out now |
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| | In the latest issue: our city-wide survey of who earns what. Plus, the shooting that ruptured Leslieville, why everybody suddenly has adult ADHD, the best new patios for summer sipping, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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