The queer narrative in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
I remember the first time I read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe a few years ago….
Arts
Through Gender, Space, and Time: Theatre Erindale’s Orlando might polarize
Execution of production may leave some audience members longing for greater emotional and intellectualize proximity to the performances set before them.
Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel Orlando brings modernist literary tropes on stage. Directed by Tanya Rintoul, Theatre…
The good, the bad, and the ugly of queer representation in media
Queer communities have been misrepresented for years, and some films and TV shows are changing the discourse.
Representation is of particular importance to the queer community, especially considering Hollywood’s history of censoring its depiction. During the 1960s,…
Poetry Corner
The Notes of Your VoiceJada D’Sa Hit my skin as you speak to me With the youth in your timbreThe days…
Artist Feature
Charles Urgiles (He/They) As a trans artist, I draw my inspiration from my personal experiences navigating identity and self-discovery. I…
Professor Brian Price on World Picture
The online, open-access journal welcomes early-career and non-North American art and research to help people think about time and space in different ways.
Brian Price, Cinema Studies Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), co-founded World Picture to create space for more…
Suffering with purpose: good and bad values
Have you ever read a book from start to finish more than once? If so, what made you want to…
The status of the artist: “Ageism is the last discriminatory measure we have”
Cultural policy expert Garry Neil talks about the unstable professional lives of senior artists to help illustrate the overall conditions for creative work today.
As a result of the Massey Commission, which sought to nurture culture and art in Canada after World War II,…
Poetry Corner
you could have just said it to my face.Vedika Awtani i shall not award you the satisfaction of declaring you…
Two casts, one Caeser: A review of Theatre Erindale’s Julius Caesar
Students from the theatre & drama studies program at the University of Toronto Mississauga bring Julius Caesar to campus with phenomenal performances.
To thwart Caesar’s ambition, the senators conspire against her in an iconic and bloody betrayal. But that is not the…
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben: A review
This book is a must-read for those seeking to deepen their connection with nature and to learn more about the environment that lives alongside us.
Trees seem to be living beings just standing in one place and producing oxygen. What if I tell you that…
Mama: A hidden horror gem
The film offers audiences a meaningful yet unexpected takeaway on parental love.
Mama (2013), directed by Andy Muschietti, is a horror movie that, under the surface, speaks to parental love—specifically, its various…
Learning to write about the environment and its issues
Dr. John Currie on the craft of environmental writing in today’s world.
A professor in the professional writing and communication program at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at the…
Poetry Corner
We are the EarthMaryam Uddin It is speculated by some that since the days of Adam and Eve,We are a…
Catch KAWS’ cartoon-inspired art at the AGO this winter
The American artist and art collector’s successful use of pop culture motifs have brought his work into the mainstream across the world.
Brooklyn-based artist Brian Donnelly, more famously known as KAWS, was born in 1974 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Art…