Even Better Than the Real Thing?
What's the ongoing appeal of reality TV? "It's an adrenaline high-speed version of real life," says Murtz Jaffer
People
An Explosive Performer
Andrea Sella uses nature's elements to create crowd-pleasing spectacles
New Parliament Is U of T Blue
Grads elected in several conservative ridings, Liberal caucus is now one-fifth U of T alumni
Greasers versus Aliens
A Brooklyn turf war goes galactic, and a screenwriter goes to Cannes
Odd Jobs
“The work was called ‘weekend cleanup,’ but herding dust is what we did”
Reunited and it Feels So…
U of T alumni reconnect with old school friends
After the Last Exam
Grads reminisce about their final days of university and the start of working life
Green Keys
Frank Horvat plays piano in the dark to raise awareness of environmental issues
Gotcha!
Students love pranks -- and for some, every day is April Fool’s
Diplomatic to the Core
U of T has helped train many of Canada's top diplomats
Tales from a Troubadour
Justin Rutledge talks about the art of writing lyrics, working with Michael Ondaatje and surviving cat attacks
Green Gadfly
Tom Rand has opened what he calls North America's most environmentally friendly hotel
The Ties That Bind
Joy Fielding explores a tangled mother-daughter relationship in her new book, Now You See Her
The Making of a Judge
George Carter, the first Canadian-born black judge in the country, worked as a train porter to pay his tuition
Steve Petranik and Ann Auman
A Varsity romance is still going strong after more than 30 years
The Flying Photographer
89-year-old Lou Wise has dedicated much of his life to shooting images of the Earth from above
60 Seconds With Fred Gitelman
Canada's bridge champion is trying to save the game from falling off a demographic cliff
The Aviator
Brave, dashing and touched by the spirit of adventure, Douglas McCurdy became the first person to fly an airplane out of sight of land
Tales of Residence Life
Readers share their most memorable stories
Honouring Multiculturalism
John Yaremko made a $2-million gift to the Chair in Ukrainian Studies
The Autonomous Rebel
Like the rest of his generation, Environics co-founder and author Michael Adams has no plans to spend his twilight years in a rocking chair
Breathing Lessons
Nurse Almir Alicelebic brings an element of kung fu to the bedside
The World According to Walt
Wingfield Lost and Found hits Toronto
The Damage Done
Hilary Davidson's first crime novel keeps you guessing till the last page
Angela Cox-Daly and Ross Daly
Performing duo met as teens at the Royal Conservatory
Balkan Journey
Living on the fringes of Europe
60 Seconds With Cass Enright
The founder of the Golden Tap Awards is hopped up on Ontario's specialty breweries
A Walk on the Wild Side
In her debut novel, Hilary Davidson asks what causes otherwise good people to do something terrible
Making Canada Heard
Benefactor Peter Munk hopes school bearing his name will help transmit Canadian values around the world
Funny Bones
Hart Hanson blends crime and comedy on his hit Fox TV show
Rock Star Lawyer
Erika Savage is helping to pioneer a new kind of recording contract at Universal Music Group
Crimes Against Women
Shelley Saywell explores so-called “honour killings” in her new film
Learning to Let Go
In her new book, author Marni Jackson searches for the right level of involvement in her adult son's life
60 Seconds With Autumn Haag
What information studies grad won a spot on Jeopardy, got her Daily Double right and found out something surprising while on set?
The Architecture of a Life
Out of hardship, Raymond Moriyama built the foundation of his career
“My Captain, My Matelot”
Tuan Nguyen and Richard Bingham have weathered both fair and rough waters together
“You Are Your Own Microphone”
For talented young opera singers, a four-week program in Italy is music to the ears
Protecting the View
Should towers be visible behind Queen's Park? An architecture grad fights to safeguard the view of Toronto's most important heritage building
The Dream Maker
Isaac Olowolafe Jr. donates $25,000 to help students in New College's African Studies program
Northern Light
Trips to the Arctic inspired scholarship for aboriginal students
The Outlaw
In a creative rut? Renegade computer designer Bill Buxton advocates less work and more play
Global Learning
Rumeet Toor launches a teacher’s college in rural Kenya
The Lost Left
Westerners who reject mainstream culture as “inauthentic” may, in fact, be status seekers, says Andrew Potter
You Are What You Wear
In artist Luis Jacob's new exhibition, bodies are framed within the environment and surroundings are incorporated into bodies
Lee Campbell and Peter Forsythe
"We've been married for more than 30 years now, and it’s been quite the adventure"
Another Feather for Her Cap
U of T awards Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion an honorary degree
60 Seconds With Heather Moyse
Gold medalist Heather Moyse talks to Lisa Bryn Rundle about her Olympic journey
Looking East and West
Campus growth high on the agenda for Governing Council members
Tweet the Vote
Social media will be a force in this fall’s Toronto election, if a group of recent grads have their way
Force for Change
Crime in Toronto is down, but after five years as police chief, Bill Blair knows he can't take the city's safety for granted
The Virtual Office
With his company Bump Top, Anand Agarawala is transforming the computer desktop
Animating the Body
Sonya Amin's medical animation company has doubled its revenue almost every year since its inception
Thinking Small
Darren Anderson wants his nanotech company, Vive Nano, to become one of the next global chemical giants
Healthy Hearts
Neena Kanwar says her company, KMH Cardiology and Diagnostic Centres, is committed to quality patient care, short wait times and state-of-the-art technology
Here Comes the Sun
Shawn Qu's Canadian Solar is already one of the world’s largest solar energy companies. Ten years from now he wants it to be an industry leader
Calling All Businesses
Francis Shen credits luck, good ideas, timing and avoiding complacency for his success with Aastra Technologies
Send in the Clown
Fiona Griffiths helps students access their inner entertainer at Hart House
Revolution from Within
U of T student Nerissa Cariño garners a Peace Medallion for her work fighting violence against women
Mealtime Patriotism
Writer Sarah Elton argues in favour of local eating
Poet in Motion
Dionne Brand releases her new collection, Ossuaries, while serving as Toronto’s poet laureate