In today’s edition of This City: Toronto’s most dedicated Barbie collector; a Q&A with Jennifer Podemski, the creator of Little Bird; and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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Léah Fugère started collecting Barbies in 2015, but she mostly kept her hobby to herself. “I worried that people would think I was weird,” she says. Then, in 2022, she came across the Instagram account of Azusa Sakamoto, also known as Azusa Barbie, an unabashed Barbie girl who lives in LA. “I was like, YOLO—I’m going to do that too,” says Fugère. Her collection now includes dozens of Barbies and hundreds of Barbie accessories. |
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| | Canadian screen veteran Jennifer Podemski has spent her career fighting for Indigenous autonomy in film and TV. “I will never do anything ever again where I am the only Indigenous person on the team,” she says. “Until Little Bird, that was often my reality.” The series follows the story of Bezhig Little Bird, a five-year-old from Long Pine Reserve, in Saskatchewan, who is separated from her family during the Sixties Scoop and adopted by a Jewish family in Montreal. We spoke to Podemski about her multi-year odyssey to bring the show to life and its 19 Canadian Screen Award nominations. |
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| | Join TL Insider on March 22 to celebrate the last days of winter at WinterViews, a cabin experience presented by RendezViews. This one-of-a-kind event includes a cocktail demo, food, drinks, karaoke, s’mores-making around a firepit and an exclusive campfire concert. Get tickets here. |
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| | In the latest issue: an optimist’s guide to surviving every doomsday scenario imaginable. Plus, obsessed with Barbie (and other weird collections), a harrowing memoir about postpartum psychosis, the best places to eat in the burbs, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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