All the latest about Toronto this week
July 5, 2023

In today’s edition of This City: a Q&A with Past Lives filmmaker Celine Song. Plus, inside a vibrant four-day cross-cultural wedding, everything we’re excited to watch this week and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our coverage on the city.

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“Growing up in a creative household was my trust fund”

We sat down with Celine Song, a one-time arty kid from Unionville whose new film, Past Lives, has been called the best of the year. Here, she talks about how the GTA inspired her indie superhit, whether choice and destiny can co-exist, and the mundane brilliance of Iced Capps.

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Real Weddings

Hira and Daniel grew up in the same neighbourhood in north Brampton. They started dating in high school, after they bonded in the music room. Eleven years later, in the summer of 2022, the couple were married in a four-day cross-cultural celebration featuring a performance by their former music teacher. Here’s how their vibrant multi-day wedding came together.

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What to Watch this week

New comedy flick The Out-Laws, starring Nina Dobrev and Adam Devine, follows a man who suspects his fiancée’s parents of robbing the bank he works at. There’s also the second season of The Lincoln Lawyer, a legal dramedy about a man seeking justice for his clients, and the Canadian drama Riceboy Sleeps, about a Korean immigrant single mother trying to make a better life for her son. Here’s our complete list.

What to read, watch and listen to in July

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An R&B queen’s royal return

Nearly a decade since her last world tour, Queen Bey is back. Beyoncé kicked off her revival last summer with the single “Break My Soul,” which quickly ascended to platinum. She then released her seventh studio album, Renaissance, which shot to the top spot on the US Billboard 100. It also earned Beyoncé her 32nd Grammy Award—the most ever won by a single artist—this past February. July 8 to 9, Rogers Centre

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July 2023: Who Broke the TTC?

Toronto used to have one of the best transit systems in North America. Now it’s crowded, unreliable, underfunded and dangerous. In our July issue, the inside story of what went wrong and who’s to blame. Also in this issue: Shania Twain’s Toronto years, essential stuff for the pampered pooch, the summer’s best street food, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today.