FEBRUARY 5, 2025

For years, Eric Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect. From our February issue, inside the scandal tearing the equestrian world apart.

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A full-blown trade war with the US may be on hold for now, but Canadians are still feeling shaken. With Donald Trump’s tariff threat looming, we asked Torontonians about the president’s bluster, the province’s potential retaliation, and whether they’ll be drowning their sorrows with American or Canadian booze.

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Ocean La’Vodka Giovanni, a 24-year-old drag performer, participated in an amateur strip competition this past summer. They may not have won, but it was the ideal venue for their first time. “It was freeing to try something new in front of a supportive crowd that was hooting and hollering,” they said.

It’s been 14 years since Jack White ceased to be one half of the White Stripes. Since then, he’s been more preoccupied with avant garde musical projects than with his signature stomping stadium rock. But his sixth studio album, No Name, is a delightful return to form, and White’s taking it on a global tour that stops in Toronto this month. Feb. 7 and 8, Massey Hall

In the latest issue: Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation. Plus, a ranking of the city’s best new pastas, an equestrian scandal for the ages, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today.

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