In today’s edition of This City: Rufus Wainwright on returning to his parents’ genre with his new album, Folkocracy. Plus, the Biking Lawyer on rising violence against cyclists, our no-politics mayoral candidate questionnaire with Mitzie Hunter, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our coverage on the city. |
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| | In 2020, David Shellnutt launched the Biking Lawyer, a firm dedicated to representing Toronto’s cyclists. Shellnutt says that, these days, he’s seeing more anti-cyclist violence in Toronto than ever before. He blames politicians, including a few mayoral hopefuls, who he says are stoking tensions between drivers and bikers in order to gain support and media attention. Here, he tells us why the road-safety crisis isn’t about bikes at all. |
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| | Your guide to what to see at the Exhibition Place this summer |
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What to read, watch and listen to in June |
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| | Dubbed “the Queen of Country Pop,” Shania Twain rose to fame with her second studio album, The Woman in Me. Since then, the Windsor-born legend has won nearly 200 major international awards and sold over 100 million records, making her the bestselling woman in country music history. Last year, Twain received the People’s Choice Music Icon Award, proving that she’s still the one. June 23 to 24, Budweiser Stage |
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| | After two years of takeout and home cooking, Toronto diners are keen to splurge on caviar, seafood towers and prime cuts of beef. And this is all happening at a time when chicken breasts are going for $23 a kilogram and we’re price-matching at supermarkets like it’s a bloodsport. The message, in short, is that if people choose to dine out, they’re going big. In our June issue, 20 restaurants where we’re more than happy to put our money where our mouths are. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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