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Toronto Star
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
From rib festivals to car shows, here are ways to celebrate Father's Day in Toronto
Rib festivals, car shows and healing exercises are some of the ways Torontonians can ring in Father's Day this year. Here's everything you need to know if you want to celebrate your Dad or another father figure this weekend. Yorkville Exotic Car Show When: Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Where: Bloor Street between Avenue Road and Yonge Street Cost: Free Calling all motorheads. Bloor-Yorkville is hosting a showcase of exotic cars along its lavish red carpet. There will be live music and fundraising in support of Melanoma Canada. You can learn more about the event on its website if you want to kick your Father's Day into overdrive. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Sound Healing Workshop When: Sunday, 10:45 a.m. to noon Where: McGregor Park Community Centre Cost: From $15.70 Sometimes dads need a break. Fathers get a chance to 'relax, unwind and rejuvenate' as organizers take them on a sonic journey. A facilitator says will guide participants through sound healing techniques meant to find inner peace. Tickets can be found on eventbrite. Taste of Little Italy When: Friday to Sunday Where: College Street, between Bathurst and Shaw streets Cost: Free Live music, vendors and lots and lots of Italian food are lining the Little Italy streets for Father's Day weekend. The annual street festival runs all three days and has endless food. Beaches Rib & Beer Festival When: Friday to Sunday Where: Woodbine Park Cost: $2; free for children under five BBQ season is finally here. Celebrate Father's Day with all the BBQ staples at Toronto Beaches Rib & Beer Fest. Guests of all ages can enjoy award-winning pork ribs, brisket, pulled pork and more from various vendors. Those over the age of 19 can crack open a cold one to wash it all down with cheers to Father's Day. Medieval Times Father's Day Package When: Until Sunday Where: Medieval Times Cost: $78.95 for an adult ticket to dinner and a show Looking for drinks and a show? Take dad to the castle for Medieval Times' Father's Day beer package. With the purchase of a ticket, lords, ladies and lieges can gift their father a 25-ounce drinking horn full of beer. Tasty Tours Father's Day Food Tour When: Saturday, noon to 2:30 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: Kensington Market Cost: $89 per person; free for kids under 7 Discover Kensington Markets best eats this Father's Day with Tasty Tours. This guided tour offers VIP skip-the-line tickets to all participating locations in the historic market. With alternate choices for dads on dietary restrictions, this tour is a great way to spend time with Dad while satiating your hunger. Dragon Boat Race When: Saturday and Sunday Where: Centre Island Cost: Free Since 1989, Torontonians have gathered to watch the annual Dragon Boat Race Festival. The show, which is organized by the Toronto Chinese Business Association, comes back to the island where attendees can watch the race for free. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Father's Day Buffet When: Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Where: Old Mill Toronto Cost: Saturday is $60 per adult, $30 per child (four to 12), plus tax and tip. Kids three and under are free. Sunday is $75 per adult, $35 per child (four to 12) and still free for kids three and under. Old Mill's Father's Day buffet has roasts, seafood, gourmet salads and all of your favourite desserts. Toronto foodies can buy their tickets on the event's website. Free fishing weekend When: Saturday and Sunday Where: Throughout Ontario Cost: Free On Father's Day weekend, Canadians can fish in Ontario for free, without a license. Plus, check out TackleShare to borrow rods and reels for free, too, located at conservation authorities, provincial parks and libraries. Odyssey dining cruise When: Sunday, brunch cruise at 12 p.m. and dinner cruise at 5 p.m. Where: Queen's Quay Terminal — South/East Dock Wall Cost: Brunch is $89 per adult and dinner is $99 per adult, $49 per child (four to 12) at both times. Kids three and under are free Enjoy a meal on the lake with dad this Father's Day on the Premier Father's Day Dining Cruise on Odyssey. This dining experience serves 'chef-inspired dishes' with a scenic view of Toronto from the water. Tickets are available online at Junction City Wrestling When: Sunday, at 3 p.m. Where: Rainhard Brewing Co. Cost: From $24.99 Celebrate Father's Day with a smackdown event at Junction City Wrestling. Hosted at Rainhard Brewing Co., the event is for all-ages, dog-friendly and features food from local vendors. Get your tickets on eventbrite. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Brews and Hues When: Sunday, at 12:20 p.m. Where: Left Field Brewery Cost: From $36.74 Take dad out for a day of painting and drinks at Left Field Brewery's Brews and Hues. Kick off your Father's Day with creative memories. 'Dive into a fun, beginner-friendly paint session led by a local artist. No experience? No problem!' their Eventbrite reads. Blooms & Berries Festival When: Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Benares Historic House Cost: Free Experience the joys of spring at Mississauga's Blooms & Berries Festival. Held at the Benares Historic house, the festival celebrates the old tradition of strawberry socials in Mississauga's Clarkson Village. It's a perfect opportunity to browse local vendors, and taste historic food.
Daily Mail
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Did Meghan's thespian past humiliate her husband as she dramatised a curtsy to the Queen on Netflix series
'The show must go on,' is the theatre saying that Meghan seems to stick to during royal occasions. But Prince Harry, who grew up following the customs and traditions which Meghan chastised, appeared embarrassed by his wife's lack of decorum. In the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, the Duchess re-enacted her first time meeting the late Queen. A giggling Meghan appeared to mock her own efforts at following royal protocol as she recounted the 'surreal' moment - performing a deeply exaggerated curtsy in front of an awkward-looking Harry. Recounting the 'intense' moment, she performed a deep curtsy as husband Harry watched on, stone-faced, before he glanced off-camera. The pair then chuckled afterwards. Meghan met the Queen for the first time during a lunch at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, shortly after she and the Duke revealed they were dating in 2016. But she said the occasion felt like a banquet at Medieval Times, a family restaurant in the US featuring sword-fighting and jousting. The Queen was the first senior member of the Royal Family that Meghan met after she and Prince Harry announced their relationship. Meghan said: 'I remember driving up in the car and Harry said, " You know how to curtsy, right?" and I just thought it was a joke.' 'She had no idea what it all consisted of,' Harry told the docuseries, as he sat with his arm around his wife. 'So it was a bit of a shock to the system for her.' Grinning, Meghan added: 'I mean. it's surreal. There wasn't like some big moment of, "Now you're gonna meet my grandmother". 'I didn't know I was going to meet her until moments before. 'We were in the car and we were going to the Royal Lodge for lunch, and Harry was like, "Oh, my grandmother is here, she's gonna be there after church".' Harry told the documentary: 'How do you explain that to people? How do you explain that you bow to your grandmother? And that you would need to curtsy, especially to an American. That's weird.' Meghan added: 'Now I'm starting to realise this is a big deal. I mean, Americans will understand this.' 'We have Medieval Times dinner and tournament. It was like that. Like, I curtsied as though I was like... "Pleasure to meet you your Majesty". 'It was so intense. And then when she left, Eugenie and Jack and Fergie say "you did great!". Thanks. I didn't know what I was doing.' The scene caused a stir on Twitter at the time, with viewers branding it 'disrespectful and offensive' to the monarchy. Meanwhile, others claimed Prince Harry looked 'VERY uncomfortable' as his wife poked fun at her attempt at a curtsy. The Duchess also said in her interview with Oprah that Prince Harry helped her practice her curtsy moments before the Queen entered the room. Body language expert Louise Mahler told the Morning Show: 'Side by side I see a man deeply besotted by her, madly in love - and I see a woman who plays that up.' Meghan's acting career spanned from the early 2000s until her marriage to Harry in 2018, with her most prominent role being Rachel Zane in Suits Mahler said that Meghan's behaviour in the clip is 'theatrical', adding that she may be 'dramatising their love affair for the public'. Speaking of Harry's body language, she said Meghan's actions may have humiliated him. Meghan at the season five premiere of Suits in January 2016 The docuseries began with an attack on Buckingham Palace's decision not to co-operate with the series. During the second episode Meghan spoke about the 'formality' of the royals behind closed doors, saying she was 'surprised' by this. 'I was a hugger [and], always being a hugger, I didn't realise that that is really jarring for a lot of Brits,' she added. 'I guess I started to understand very quickly that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside.' Elsewhere in the documentary, Meghan confessed she had to Google the British national anthem in the early days of her relationship with Prince Harry. She admitted that she repeatedly practiced the patriotic rendition of 'God Save The Queen', before joining the Royal Family. She also said that 'the wave is not a thing', claiming that she wasn't trained to move her hand any special way - but jokingly added she didn't want to flail her hands 'like an American'. The duchess's clueless reaction to curtsying could also have been an act But Meghan's clueless reaction to curtsying could also have been an act. In a resurfaced clip from season two of Suits, the former actress performs a quick curtsy in her role as paralegal Rachel Zane. The footage - which was filmed in 2010 - shows Louis Litt (played by Rick Hoffman) thanking Rachel for some research she's done into a case he is working on. He then jokingly prompts her to bow for him - and, in response, Rachel performs a quick curtsy before being thrown out of his office. Sharing the clip online, Instagram user Emilie said this was an example of the duchess doing a 'perfect curtsy'. Meghan's journey to becoming a full-time member of the Royal Family was fraught with a lot of well-publicised difficulties. In her months of dating Prince Harry and in the lead up to their wedding, there had been critical stories in the Press showing she was happy to trample on royal protocol. So when Meghan went on her first royal engagement with the Queen in June 2018, the couple were nervous about how it would be covered. But things seemed to go well, as when Meghan was photographed making the Queen laugh, most of the coverage featured the pair of them giggling - with the Daily Mail's front page reading: 'How did Meghan make one so amused?' Although conversations with the Queen are usually private, Harry revealed in his 2023 memoir Spare that the pair bonded over their love of dogs and motherhood. But a minor row did also break out following the visit, after a video emerged which showed the pair sharing a moment of confusion about who should get in a car first. Meghan first offered to let the Queen get in first - before suggesting they switch round, asking: 'What's your preference?' It is believed Meghan offered to let her new in-law go before her because the monarch preferred to sit behind the driver's seat. After a few seconds of going back and forth, a flustered Meghan eventually stepped in at the Queen's instruction before the then 92-year-old monarch followed her in. Royal expert Tina Brown later wrote in her 2022 book The Palace Papers that the Queen had a 'twinkle in her eye' when she allowed Meghan to take precedence. Etiquette expert William Hanson told MailOnline at the time: 'The Queen always sits behind the driver. Although the apparent confusion over the car only played a small part in the event, Harry still seemed to be angry about it when he wrote his memoir Spare half a decade later 'This is just a case of habit, not protocol [protocol actually says the most important person sits diagonally behind the driver] but the Queen has always preferred being directly behind whoever is driving her. 'Meghan was probably not aware of this and the royal household may have forgotten to brief The Duchess of Sussex in this nuance.' Despite the evidence showing the coverage had been positive and largely focusing on the fact she managed to make the Queen laugh, Harry had a surprising reaction, writing 'the papers pronounced the trip an unmitigated disaster'. 'They portrayed Meg as pushy, uppity, ignorant of royal protocol, because she'd made the unthinkable mistake of getting into a car before Granny', he wrote. It was the only time the Queen and Meghan carried out a joint engagement. It is no surprise that Meghan, entering the Firm aged 36, struggled to adapt to some of the royal protocols.
USA Today
01-05-2025
- Health
- USA Today
Health secretary issues ignorant remarks about autism
Health secretary issues ignorant remarks about autism | MARK HUGHES COBB With the ongoing D.C. clown show, every accusation is a confession. And make no mistake, what rfkjr (he doesn't deserve caps, not like worthies such as uncle JFK and father RFK) said about people on the autism spectrum was an ugly, blatant attack. Ignorant, malevolent, and of course, utterly wrong. What he's confessing, knowingly or not — My guess weighs "not": He knows less than Jon Snow — is that he has no idea how hoo-mans work, what a marvelous range of abilities we can and do live fulfilling lives with. Elizabeth McClellan, a poet, attorney and educator, who also happens to be autistic: "It's completely dehumanizing. He didn't lead with 'poet.' He led with they'll never pay taxes, they'll never have a job. It's just 'useless eaters' rhetoric. And then he fluffs it up with, they'll never write a poem. They'll never play baseball. "He is using the straight-up eugenicist playbook. People who can't go to the toilet by themselves are still people. People who can't write a poem are still people. I doubt [Kennedy] can write a poem, but he's still a person." I doubt the second half of that sentence, but I'm on a spectrum spanning outraged to incensed. More: Take heed of folks who believe in giving, rather than constant grabbing | MARK HUGHES COBB Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, not caused by vaccines. A fact: Everyone who drinks water will die, but correlation is not causation. Vaccination has been around since the 16th century, inoculations against smallpox. Such practices may run even further back, to the 10th century, aka when things were rotten; aka when Vikings raided northern France and what's now Scotland, being driven back at least once by historical Macbeth; aka the Chinese using gunpowder in battle, and also, much to the delight of Hollywood and Henry V, fire arrows; aka agricultural developments such as field systems and heavy plows; aka collapsing Aztecs and rising Toltecs; aka Mississippian culture booming around these parts; aka Medieval Times, and not the entertainment franchise. Vaccination is receiving a small dose of an affliction. Our built-in systems step up to fight. Bodies can learn and remember, unlike most in D.C. It's not unlike muscle-building, flexibility or aerobic capacity, which we empower by stressing the body, so it builds back stronger. If and when a similar strain visits, your immune system's combat ready. It's the grizzled sarge who'll lead you through hell and back, probably in one piece, versus Gomer Pyle. Don't be Gomer. We have better tools to diagnose nowadays, so naturally numbers of those on the spectrum ― traits range widely, with differing needs and severity ― are growing. Some of my adult pals are now aware of something they'd long suspected. Others now read symptoms and think, hey: Unusually sensitive to light, sound or touch? Fixations with obsessive focus? Demanding, finicky eater? Disturbed by breaks in routine? That's just a few, and just part of what I know as somewhat outside the norm about me. This honking buffoon could have learned about special needs by asking, or reading about, his late aunt, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister to JFK, RFK, Sen. Teddy, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, Patricia, Kathleen, Joseph Jr. and Rosemary. You know, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Founder of Special Olympics. After starting Camp Shriver in 1963, at her Potomac, Maryland, home, as a place for people with intellectual and physical disabilities, she used her clout as head of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation to begin changing wayward and damaging perceptions held by the public. It was she who wrote that startling reveal in the Saturday Evening Post about sister Rosemary, who suffered mood swings, seizures, and learning difficulties. Doctors in the 1940s prescribed barbarism ― lobotomy ― leaving her incapacitated. Here in Tuscaloosa, we know the name Peter Bryce, first superintendent of what opened in 1861 as Alabama Insane Hospital, later Bryce Hospital, now mostly absorbed by the University of Alabama, as health treatments have improved so vastly there wasn't need for such a facility. Bryce championed innovations, first discouraging and later abandoning physical restraints, urging healthy physical activity and insisting on courage, kindness and respect for all. Bryce knew, in 1861, better than the sitting secretary of health and human services. Has there ever been a more Orwellian appointment than that of this sad, sick conspiracy theorist, golden proof genetic lines don't assure stability? More: Farming, fighting, forged into steel: We shall not see their like again | MARK HUGHES COBB Another layer of irony: His history of startling actions and pronouncements suggest he is actually physically and mentally challenged. Those 14 years as a heroin addict, the guzzling of raw milk, the, as he said, "... worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died"? Those are clues. He suffers spasmodic dysphonia, causing his voice to quaver. Dropped a roadkill bear carcass in Central Park, because he feared it might spoil before he could carve it up for meat. Strapped a whale's head to the top of the family minivan for a five-hour drive home. His daughter Kathleen, in a 2012 Town and Country story, recounted: "every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car" that they'd traveled with "... plastic bags over our heads with mouth holes cut out ...." Others along the highway were horrified, she said, "but that was just normal day-to-day stuff for us." Now I'm no doctor but, here's a key point: Neither is rfkjr. Only one of us is in a position to harm others, through blithering ignorance, blithe mouth-bleats of disinformation, and acts of active abuse such as ... wait, this can't be right ... shutting down access to a suicide hotline? In February, that national 988 number logged 2,100 calls. Why this? Why cut a literal lifeline, unless you actively seek to harm? Scary as clowns can be, they've got nothing on this circus, headmaster of which is traveling, having invited himself, into town, begging applause for crushing lives. Lily Tomlin in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent LIfe in the Universe," "No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up." Reach Mark Hughes Cobb at
Khaleej Times
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Gigi Hadid opens up about keeping Khai's face off social media
Supermodel Gigi Hadid has expressed her heartfelt gratitude to fans for respecting the privacy she and former partner Zayn Malik have maintained around their daughter, Khai. The couple, who have consistently chosen not to share their four-year-old's face on social media, received renewed support after Gigi's recent Instagram post. Recently, Hadid shared a series of photos of Khai enjoying simple childhood moments, riding a bike and tracing letters, all without revealing her face. One comment, in particular, caught the model's attention: "Even without showing her face, we can feel how loved and special Khai is." Gigi responded warmly, writing, "This means a lot :)." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid) Hadid first publicly addressed this approach in 2021 when she issued a plea to both fans and media outlets. In a now widely remembered Instagram Story, she explained their conscious decision to shield Khai from the spotlight. "You know we have never intentionally shared our daughter's face on social media," she wrote, "Our wish is that she can choose how to share herself with the world when she comes of worrying about a public image that she has not chosen." She continued, urging photographers and media to blur Khai's face when capturing her in public, particularly during outings around New York City. "I know it's an extra effort, but as a new mom, I just want the best for my baby, as all parents do," she wrote. Despite the digital discretion, Gigi occasionally offers glimpses into her life as a mother. During an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this month, she shared a light-hearted anecdote about a recent visit to Medieval Times in New Jersey. "Khai got very into it," Hadid laughed, adding that her daughter's favourite chicken meal came from the themed dinner show, adding, "She ate so much chicken!" Gigi Hadid shares daughter Khai with ex-boyfriend Zayn Malik.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gigi Hadid Addresses Keeping Daughter Khai's Face Off Instagram
Originally appeared on E! Online Gigi Hadid is grateful for fans' support of her and 's decision to maintain their daughter's privacy on social media. The supermodel readdressed the issue after a person commented on her April 11 Instagram post that included pics of Khai, 4, riding a bicycle and tracing letters in a workbook. "Even without showing her face, we can feel how loved and special Khai is," the user wrote, to which Gigi responded, "This means a lot :)." In 2021, the 29-year-old had shared a plea to fans and the press about Khai's privacy. "You know we have never intentionally shared our daughters face on social media," Gigi wrote on her Instagram Stories at the time. "Our wish is that she can choose how to share herself with the world when she comes of age, and that she can live as normal of a childhood as possible, without worrying about a public image that she has not chosen." More from E! Online Prince Harry Reunites With Kids in Rare Appearance on Meghan Markle's Instagram Tori Spelling Reveals How Conversation With Daughter Led to Dean McDermott Breakup Inside Eddie Murphy's Sprawling Family Tree: Get to Know His 10 Kids Gigi continued, "It would mean the world to us, as we take our daughter to see and explore NYC and the world, if you would PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE blur her face out of the images, if and when she is caught on camera. I know it's an extra effort- but as a new mom, I just want the best for my baby, as all parents do." In addition to occasionally sharing pics of Khai with her face hidden, Gigi has also shared more insight into her life as a mom in press interviews. Earlier this month, she spoke about her and her daughter's recent first visit to Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in New Jersey. "Khai got very into it," Gigi said of the April 8 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. 'You can make kids a hundred different things in a week, and when we get there, why is her favorite chicken the one at Medieval Times? She ate so much chicken!" Look back at the cutest pics of Gigi and Zayn's daughter over the years... Mom and MeWith Aunt BellaHorsing AroundBuilding a DreamSnuggle SeasonLet's PlayNailed ItLet Her Eat CakeMaking Memories For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
