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circul8r.the808.org // Toronto // Issue 01 · October 2026 · Halloween Edition

Toronto, on rotation.

News, events, reviews, City Hall and the fight over your tickets. Every item sourced.

The leadKill the MonsterRobot spider vs. Toronto →
Next stop
  • ScreenThe Terminal List, season 2
  • City HallToronto votes for mayor and council
  • LiveOlivia Rodrigo at Scotiabank Arena
  • FilmToronto After Dark Film Festival
  • LiveSylvan Esso at History
  • TechApple's iPhone Duo goes on sale
  • AlbumSkepta: The Fork and Knife
  • FilmDune: Part Three
Enter the city ↓

The lead: Kill the Monster

Issue 01 · October 2026 · Halloween Edition // lead focus
Kill the Monster: a robot ticket spider attacks the Toronto skyline Animated retro arcade illustration. A giant robot spider with a ticket-stub body stomps the skyline near the CN Tower, shedding +FEE signs. A pixel-art mayor in a red cape fires lasers at it from a rooftop. The monster's health bar drops to about half. ADMITONE* *PLUS FEES +FEE+$+SVC+FEE$$ MAYOR? P1 // MAYOR CHOW?HERO WANTEDROUND 01 // OCTOBERP2 // BRADFORD? // INSERT COINTHE TICKET MONSTERHP ~55% // OUR CALLPRESS START // VOTE MON 26 OCT
Illustration by Circul8r. It's a cartoon. Ontario's resale cap is provincial law. Circul8r doesn't endorse candidates. Source: Wikipedia · CP24
The boss fight // the lead storySix hits on the ticket monster, and it's still standingA US jury verdict, an Olivia Dean resale cap, Ontario's law, a DOJ settlement, a 2019 fine and a 2015 letter from Sarnia. Our health bar puts it at about half.Enter the boss fight →
VerdictA US jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster ran an illegal monopoly33 states and DC won on every claim in April. The jury found fans were overcharged $1.72 a ticket at 257 venues. Remedies are still to come.Hero wantedCan Olivia slay it?Resale is provincial law. City Hall's nearest lever is the TTC fare to the show. Our question for both front-runners before 26 Oct.Winter levelsWhere it bites hardest this winterLeafs season tickets up as much as 22%, Olivia Rodrigo resale from US$499, and the Nutcracker, sold direct from $72.OntarioThe resale cap is law, but enforcement is messyResale can't exceed the original all-in price since April. StubHub and SeatGeek went on the province's Consumer Beware list in June.
Read the October mailer
24 pages, comic-book style: the full Ticketmaster feature, the race for mayor, and every event checked. Every fact is numbered and sourced.PDF · 4.6 MB

What's hot

ranked by us // countdowns update on their own
01ScreenWed 21 OctThe Terminal List, season 2All eight episodes drop at once on Prime Video.02City HallMon 26 OctToronto votes for mayor and councilChow, Bradford and Alexander lead a field of 65.03LiveMon 26 OctOlivia Rodrigo at Scotiabank ArenaTwo nights, 26–27 Oct. Resale from US$499 on TickPick when we checked.04FeatureRead nowTicketmaster Kills TorontoWho owns the stages, what you pay, and what a US jury just found.05FilmWed 14 OctToronto After Dark Film FestivalGenre cinema at Scotiabank Theatre, 14–18 Oct. Singles $16.99.06LiveMon 19 OctSylvan Esso at HistoryThe closest thing to a new Postal Service record, live.07TechFri 23 OctApple's iPhone Duo goes on saleThe first foldable iPhone, from $2,999 in Canada.08AlbumFri 6 NovSkepta: The Fork and KnifeHis first album in seven years.09FilmFri 18 DecDune: Part ThreeVilleneuve's Dune Messiah, in IMAX.

The line at a glance

seven stops // Issue 01 · October 2026 · Halloween Edition
News9 storiesThe crawl: city, culture and tech, summarised.Skepta dates his first album in seven yearsRide →Events44 datesFestivals, gigs, resale prices and the TTC.Toronto After Dark Film FestivalRide →Reviews27 rankedRanked: music, movies and TV, and nights out.Top C8: Broken Social Scene, 4.29Ride →The Zoo21 listingsProducts, sales and subscription price changes.Sportsnet+ now $34.99 a monthRide →City Hall4 filesToronto politics, both sides, sourced.Toronto picks a mayor and council on 26 OctRide →TM Kills TO8 venues mappedWho owns the stages and what you pay.A US jury's monopoly verdictRide →Play36 issue wordsToken: a word from this issue, 8 guesses, 3 clues.Earn Circul8r pointsRide →

For you

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Screen · Series · 21 Oct · ComingThe Terminal List, season 2Your anchor show is back Wed 21 Oct, and it's a binge drop. Clear the weekend.Screen · Series · 4.5/5 Tom's GuideSlow Horses, season 6The smartest spy show running: Lioness-level stakes, but darker and funnier. Start at season 1 and you'll catch up fast.Music · Album · out 6 Nov · ComingSkepta: The Fork and KnifeThe biggest grime release of your year, and it pulls in the jungle and house you already like. Mark the date.Music · EP · 3 tracksSkepta: Más Tiempo Vol. 2A grime MC making house records. This is where your JME side and your Fred again.. side meet.
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