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Leslie Arden is one of our best musical theatre creators. We see her work all too rarely, so treat yourself to the world premiere of The Princess & The Handmaiden, a Grimm Brothers-type tale filled with tuneful music and clever lyrics in a production that would be hard to top.

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Big-budget flicks are a boon for thousands working behind the camera
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Hark! We’re getting into holiday hoopla gear. The seasonal sneak attack of peppermint coffee, sparkling store windows and jolly jingles is in full force, and our guide to the city’s best style, tech and eco-friendly gifts is here to put you in the giving spirit.

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Do you hear what I hear? Well, besides the Bing Crosby Christmas carols filling mall corridors, that would be the chiming of cash registers as corporations the world over fire up their sweatshops and start tallying their holiday profits. If handing out mall socks and sweaters is starting to ring hollow for you, consider injecting a little more feel-good factor into your prezzie shopping and give out gifts that pay it forward.

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Let’s speak no more of seeking provincial and federal “funding” for public transit. We don’t want “funding.” We want our money back.

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We did it. We got the Pan Am Games.

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There are endless ways a shopper can approach the store-saturated strip of Yonge between Eglinton and Lawrence.

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Launched exactly one year ago, low-key Loire deserves to be applauded as much for what it does – soberly priced contemporary plates with a decided French accent – as for what it doesn’t do.

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THE EVENT: The Garrison Open House, w/ Diableros and Foxfire, November 12

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Nuit Blanche noshing

Experiencing art can induce huge hunger pangs. Fear not - Toronto's got lotsa spots where you can feed your face into the wee hours.

ALBERT'S 558 Queen West, at Bathurst, 416-304-0767
Jamaican jerk chicken dinners with island-style rice 'n' peas till 4 am.

BURRITO BOYZ 120 Peter, at Richmond West, 416-593-9191; 218 Adelaide West, at Simcoe, 647-439-4065
Takeout Mission-style all-in-one Mexican wraps doused in killer house hot sauce till 4 am.

DOMINION 100 Lynn Williams, at Hannah, 416-530-4100
DIY picnic fixin's from the Liberty Village 24-hour supermarket's deli counter and in-house bakery.

FRAN'S 200 Victoria, at Shuter, 416-304-0085
Retro 50s diner standards - burgers, fries, shakes - across from Massey Hall around the clock.

GHAZALE 504 Bloor West, at Bathurst, 416-537-4417 ; 661 College, at Beatrice, 416-534-7441
Inexpensive Middle Eastern take-away salads and sandwiches next to the Bloor Cinema till 5 am, and new second outlet on College.

HAPPY SEVEN 358 Spadina, at Cecil, 416-971-9820
Old-school Cantonese complete with plastic on the table and flickering fluorescents overhead nightly to 5 am.

KOREAN GRILL HOUSE 214 Queen West, at Duncan, 416-263-9850
Meat-heavy all-you-can-eat DIY barbecue till 2:30 am.

MEL'S MONTREAL DELICATESSAN 440 Bloor West, at Howland, 416-966-8881
Authentic St. Laurent-style smoked meat sided with deli open 24/7.

PHO PASTEUR 525 Dundas West, at Spadina, 416-351-7188
Bare-bones Chinatown Vietnamese eatery offers aromatic meal-in-one soups 24/7.

7 WEST 7 Charles West, at Yonge, 416-928-9041
The three-storey café in a converted Victorian just off Yonge serves health-conscious soups, salads and sandwiches 24-7.
Loud, hard-rockin' resto dishes up steaks, schnitzels and Trailer Trash Sushi till 4 am.

SNEAKY DEE'S 431 College, at Bathurst, 416-603-3090
Tex-Mex grub - nachos, fajitas, quesadillas - in a rowdy student-friendly pub open till 4:30 am.