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Category: Arts & Culture

Theatre

In ‘American Devotion,’ 1950s America Feels Oddly Familiar

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American Devotion, Crow's Theatre, Franca Miraglia, Holm Bradwell, Mario D’Alimonte, Mark Rittinger, Misha Harding, theatre
Two women in blue medical scrubs holding hands outdoors by rocks.
Arts & Culture

New Film ‘Meadowlarks’ Tells Moving Story of Siblings Reuniting After the Sixties Scoop

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Documentaries, ImagineNative, Indigenous, Meadowlarks, movies, Sixties Scoop, Tasha Hubbard
Arts & Culture

Random Advice: An A.I. Dilemma

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A.I., artificial intelligence, Christie Pits, Random Advice
Comics

Comics

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Art Brat Comics, Comics, Jonathan Rotsztain, Mollie Cronin, Sadvember
Books

Pride Picks: Four New Books

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Another Story Bookshop, Aoife Josie Clements, Bells Larsen, books, Daniel Zomparelli, Piepzna-Samarasinha, Pride
Theatre

Early Summer Theatre Preview

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Bealtaine Theatre Festival, Fringe Festival, Luminato, Soulpepper, theatre, Theatre preview
Events Listings

Summer 2026 Events Listings

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comedy, events, film, literary, music, theatre, visual arts
Music

What We’re Listening To

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
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Hiroki Tanaka, Mecha Maiko, music, Narcy, New Feeling, New music, Paste
Theatre

Of Love in the Orbit of Addiction

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
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12 Litres 8800 Steps, activism, addiction, Aluna Theatre, Anita La Selva, theatre, Theatre Review
Music

Cola’s New Album Offers Split Visions of a World Beyond Capitalism

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
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Cola, Montreal, music, New Feeling, Ought, Post-punk, Punk, Toronto
Hot Docs Festival

‘Black Zombie’ Is a Masterpiece Digging into the History of Horror’s Favourite Monsters

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
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Black Zombie, documentary, film, Hot Docs, Hot Docs Festival, movies, Toronto
Hot Docs Festival

‘The Tower That Built a City’ Is Empty Propaganda for a Toronto that Doesn’t Exist

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2026 Jun/Jul
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CN Tower, documentary, Hot Docs, Hot Docs Festival, movies, reviews, Toronto
Hot Docs Festival

West Bank School Struggles Under Tightening Israeli Occupation in ‘House of Hope’

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Documetary, Gaza, Hot Docs, House of Hope, Israel, Marjolein Busstra, Palestine, The West Bank
Hot Docs Festival

‘American Doctor’ Is a Harrowing, Unflinching Account of Medical Work in Gaza

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American Doctor, documentary, Gaza, Hot Docs, Hot Docs Festival, Israel, Palestine
Hot Docs Festival

‘Myspace’ Doc Is A Boring and Cringey Attempt to Capitalize on Millennial Nostalgia

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2026 Jun/Jul
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documentary, film, Hot Docs, Myspace, reviews, Social media, Toronto
Events

IN PHOTOS: The Grind’s 3-Year Anniversary Party

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Anniversary, Austra, Charlotte Cornfield, Party, Photos, The Grind, Toronto, witch prophet
Hot Docs Festival

‘Code of Misconduct’ is a Disturbing Look at the Psychology Behind Hockey’s Toxic Culture

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
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Cinema, documentary, Hockey, Hockey Canada, Hot Docs, Hot Docs Festival, justice system
Hot Docs Festival

‘A War on Women’ is an inspiring film about Iran’s evolving feminist movement

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A War on Women, documentary, Feminism, film, Hot Docs, Hot Docs Festival, Iran, movies, Samira Mohyeddin
Hot Docs Festival

‘Nekai Walks’ Is a Heartfelt, Insightful Look at Gun Violence at Jane and Finch

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
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documentary, Gun Violence, Hot Docs, Jane and Finch, Toronto
Arts & Culture

Cops Keep Showing Up to Arts Events About Palestine. What Can Organizers Do?

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
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comedy, Comedy Bar, movies, Palestine, Palestine 36, police, TIFF, Toronto, Toronto police, TPFF
Theatre

Spring Theatre Preview

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Buddies In Bad Time, Canadian Opera Company, Crow's Theatre, Eldritch Theatre, Meridian HAll, Preview, Soulpepper, Tarragon, theatre
Arts & Culture

Organizers End Giller Prize Boycott, Say Demands Have Been Met

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2026 Jun/Jul
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books, Canlit Responds, David Bergen, Giller Prize, Israel, Madeleine Thien, Palestine, Protests, Thea Lim, Toronto, Ziyad Saadi
Arts & Culture

Hot Docs Preview: The Films We’re Most Excited For

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Documentaries, Hod Docs Festival, Hot Docs, Toronto
Arts & Culture

Random Advice: Puppy Love

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Pets, Random Advice, Toronto
Events Listings

Spring 2026 Events Listings

Theatre

Review: Copperbelt (Soulpepper)

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2026 Apr/May
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Copperbelt, Soulpepper, theatre, Theatre Review
Theatre

Review: Make Banana Cry (Buddies in Bad Times)

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2026 Apr/May
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Buddies in Bad Times, Make Banana Cry, theatre, Theatre reviews
Books

Celebrate National Poetry Month With These New Books

Issue
2026 Apr/May
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books, Melissa Powless Day, National Poetry Month, Noa Micaela Fields, poetry, Pujita Verma, Summer Farah, Terese Mason Pierre
Books

Memory Is A Dream: A Review of Brandi Bird’s ‘Pitiful’

Issue
2026 Apr/May
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books, Brandi Bird, Poems, poetry, Review
Theatre

Review: Witch (Soulpepper)

Issue
2026 Apr/May
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Jen Silvernman, reviews, Tantoo Cardinal, theatre, Witch
Arts & Culture

What We’re Listening To

Issue
2026 Apr/May
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Albums, ANGEL GIRL, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Bilge, femtanyl, liz uninvited, music, New Feeling, New music, Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland
Arts & Culture

The Ratskin Family Band Keep the Spirit of Queer Country Music Alive

Issue
2026 Apr/May
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Amanda Prior, country music, Drag, DROM Taberna, Live music, music, The Ratskin Family Band, Toronto
Arts & Culture

REVIEW: Cootie Catcher Reject the Posers on ‘Something We All Got’

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Cootie Catcher, indie, Indie pop, music, reviews, Toronto Music
Arts & Culture

Grace Glowicki Brings New Life to Indie Horror

Issue
2026 Apr/May
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Ben Petrie, Dead Lover, film, Grace Glowicki, Honey Bunch, horror, indie film, movies, Toronto
Arts & Culture

‘All That’s Left of You’ Review: Sweeping Palestinian Drama is a Breathtaking Achievement

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Cherien Dabis, film, movies, Saleh Bakri
Comics

Comics (Jan./Feb. 2026)

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
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Comics, Humour, Illustrations, Jenn Woodall, Mitch Lohmeier
Horoscopes

Horoscopes for Jan. 2026

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horoscope, Horoscopes
Arts & Culture

What We’re Listening To

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
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Albums, Muisc, music, New Feeling, New music
Theatre

Review: Bijuriya

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2026 Feb/Mar
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Bijuriya, Buddies in Bad Times, Gabriel Dharmoo, theatre, Theatre reviews, Toronto
Events Listings

Winter 2026 Event Listings

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books, event listings, events, film, movies, theatre
Theatre

Theatre Winter Preview

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arts, Bluma Appel Theatre, Buddies In Bad Time, plays, Reciquel, Soulpepper, Tantoo Cardinal, Tarragon Theatre, theatre, Theatre Centre
Arts & Culture

Eight New Novels We Can’t Wait to Read in 2026

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
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2026 Preview, arts, books, Canadian Literature, literature
Books

The Work of Poetry in Reclamation and Liberation: A Review of ‘Tamil Terrains’

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
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arts, books, culture, Geetha Sukumaran, literature, Nedra Rodrigo, poetry, reviews, Tamil Terrains, Trace Press
Arts & Culture

Johnson and McCarrol Mine the Chaos for Comedic Gold in ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’

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2026 Feb/Mar
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Cinema, comedy, film, movies, Nirvanna the Band, Toronto
Music

Austra’s Extravagant Journey Through the Depths of Heartbreak

Issue
2026 Feb/Mar
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Austra, electronic, indie, music, Toronto Music
Arts & Culture

Review: Dinner With Friends

Issue
2025 Oct/Nov
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Dinner With Friends, film, Sasha Leigh Henry, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
Arts & Culture

Review: Nika & Madison

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2025 Oct/Nov
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Ellyn Jade, Eva Thomas, film, Nika & Madison, Star Slade, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
Arts & Culture

Review: Cover-Up

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Cover-UP, Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Seymour Hersh, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
Arts & Culture

Review: 100 Sunset

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2025 Oct/Nov
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100 Sunset, Kunsang Kyirong, Parkdale, Sonam Choekyi, Tenzin Kunsel, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival
Arts & Culture

Review: Dead Lover

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2025 Oct/Nov
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Dead Lover, Grace Glowicki, horror film, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival

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