Emma Thompson, left, and Pierce Brosnan, cast members in "The Love Punch," share a laugh before a press conference for the film on day 8 of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 in Toronto. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Speaking at a women’s lecture series in Toronto, noted HGTV enthusiast Hillary Clinton dropped a bombshell. An atomic bombshell. No, fuck that — she terraformed the political landscape with a new and shocking statement. Clinton told the unsuspecting crowd that she’d like to see a woman become president of the United …
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Fellow word nerds, I've got some news that's sure to turn your pages! Toronto bookstore, The Monkey's Paw, recently added a machine that dispenses random old books to the tune of $2 a pop. How it works is, you walk up, give it two dollars, it does a magic spell, and out drops a vintage novel for you to take home,…
Torontonians who are sick of being cat-called, gestured at, and generally assaulted with verbal come-ons as they try to slog through their daily routines are getting a little help from the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children, which on Monday released a a free iPhone app that allows…
WTF is wrong with Toronto's first family? Shortly after police warned women about a series of local sexual assaults in a news conference, Krista Ford, daughter of Councilor Doug Ford and niece of Mayor Rob Ford, tweeted: "Stay alert, walk tall, carry mace, take self-defence classes & don't dress like a whore" along with…
TORONTO, ON - JUNE 17: Carly Rae Jepsen arrives at the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards at MuchMusic HQ on June 17, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Jag Gundu/Getty Images)
Earlier this month, two girls who attend the private school Greenwood College were followed on the subway by a man who looked up their skirts. Police in Toronto are looking for the suspect and in the meantime, an officer advised that perverts can be kept at bay if kids don't wear their uniforms on public…
3 Toronto lawyers lost their jobs after an epic-sounding "night of debauchery." Now one's suing for wrongful termination. So what, exactly, went down?
Fewer than 10% of Dutch women work full-time, and face one of the highest wage gaps in Europe—"and they like it this way," says Slate writer Jessica Olien. American women, put down those Blackberries and take note.
Journalist Amy Miller of the Alternative Media Centre was arrested over the weekend at the G20 protests in Toronto. She was held for 13 hours, during which time she saw multiple women strip-searched and was repeatedly threatened with rape.
Toronto Jezebels, it's your first official meet up! Reservations are for 7pm Saturday night at The Bedford Academy (36 Prince Arthur Avenue near the St. George subway station.) Looking for a group near you? Click here.
