Arts & Culture

Columnists

Apr 16, 2019

Five decades of creation and struggle at Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille

A gorgeous, nostalgic new book marks the 50th birthday of Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille. The pastiche quality of the book also reflects the collective emphasis in the institution's origins.

News

Apr 11, 2019

My father was a Duplessis orphan

Suzanne Methot

Suzanne Methot's father was one of 20,000 orphaned children confined to psychiatric institutions in Quebec. In this excerpt from her new book, Methot uncovers her father's past.

Podcast

Apr 10, 2019

'What kind of child would you like to have?' -- film explores implications of new developments in genetics

face2face

Robin Bicknell talks to David Peck talk about her film "The Genetic Revolution," our complex genetic relationships and the ethical issues around tampering with our genetic makeup.

News

Apr 4, 2019

Vivek Shraya on turning hate mail into art

Alexandra Valahu

The multidisciplinary artist spoke with Alexandra Valahu about her new graphic novel with Ness Lee, a portrayal of the death threats Shraya received over email.

Blog

Mar 30, 2019

Happy birthday to Milton Acorn, the People's Poet

David J. Climenhaga

Milton James Rhode Acorn. Born on this day in 1923. Died on August 20, 1986. Named The People’s Poet by his peers.

Event

Shab-e She’r Poetry Month Celebration

Apr 30, 2019

Tranzac Club

292 Brunswick Avenue

Toronto

Canada

See map: Google Maps

Toronto's most diverse & brave poetry & open mic series

Columnists

Mar 29, 2019

'Push' unpacks the core culprit behind global housing crisis

June Chua

A new documentary crisscrosses the globe with UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Leilani Farha to explore the forces driving the global housing crisis.

Book Review

Mar 28, 2019

'Small Gaming Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club' is a tale of resilience

Tania Ehret

Megan Gail Coles's debut novel tells a story of violence and hope set during an epic Newfoundland blizzard.

Book Review

Mar 21, 2019

'Reproduction' is an inventive and tender portrait of family life in all its forms

Sheila Giffen

Ian Williams' compelling intergenerational novel imagines the many ways -- both life-giving and destructive -- that we reproduce.

Podcast

Mar 19, 2019

Radical music, graphic history, and the Winnipeg General Strike

Talking Radical Radio

David Lester talks about his decades of combining radical politics with music -- including as half of a rock duo -- and art, and about 1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike.

Arts & Culture

Pages