On Reflection
Angelina Mazza spends a lot of time looking at her body. And yet, she explains, she’s never truly seen it.
Angelina Mazza spends a lot of time looking at her body. And yet, she explains, she’s never truly seen it.
For Scarborough residents, the closure of a major transit system means losing more than a mode of transportation.
When a blue whale dies, asks Allison LaSorda, are we grieving for the animal or ourselves?
Urban planners have long known how to keep pedestrians safe on our streets, Lana Hall reports. Canadian cities are letting them die anyway.
There is a pill that makes Fawn Parker happy, she writes, and another that makes her see her own death.
Translated by Katia Grubisic
Justine Smith reviews new films by Lina Rodríguez and Charlotte Le Bon.
Asian supermarkets have become a one-stop shop for cultural identity. Katia Lo Innes wonders if consumerism comes at the cost of community.
Washing meat is tradition in Black homes, writes Jody Anderson. The practice shouldn’t need defending.
Abandoning the desire to make a perfect cake, Chantal Braganza finds meaning in the mess.
Métis people have always asserted sovereignty through their food knowledge. Samantha Nock’s family carries on the tradition through kitchen table governance.
From her nenek's kitchen, Sofia Osborne shares a recipe for holding her grandmother close.
In a country with countless culinary options, Jadine Ngan asks why it's so hard to find food from the Philippines.
It’s not easy being hot and serving ice cream waffle sandwiches at the Ex, Alexandra Kimball knows—but someone has to do it.
Right-wing populism is on the rise in some Canadian farming communities, reports Sophie Kuijper Dickson. Will it put our food systems at risk?
As climate change threatens global food security, Ruth Kamnitzer explains how seeds of the past are safeguarding food for the future.
Translated by Katia Grubisic
Reviews of new work by Kate Beaton, Leah Mol, Adebe DeRango-Adem, Saeed Teebi, John Leroux and Emma Hassencahl-Perley
New music from Eliza Niemi, Aquakultre, Tina Leon, and Steve Bates.
Letter from Montreal
Jérémi Doucet is tormented by the tiniest of bugs.
Yasmine Dalloul is proud to be Palestinian. She unpacks why that makes Canadians uncomfortable.
Cori Howard didn't think anything could come between her and her closest friend—let alone a vaccine.
When Jess Goldman's grandmother died, her grief was matched only by her horniness.
Jesse Galganov disappeared while backpacking in Peru nearly five years ago. When a friend goes missing, writes Ben Libman, there’s both everything and nothing to do about it.
In the Okanagan, reports Paloma Pacheco, wine and wildfires make for a problematic pairing.
Time restraints in long-term care homes create tension for residents and workers. Jackie Brown and Leanna Katz consider alternative ways to structure their days.
Sharine Taylor reviews photographer Jorian Charlton's first solo exhibition.
New music from Kyla Charter, Mitch Davis, Joyful Joyful, and Kamikaze Nurse.
Letter from Montreal
Is Canadian literary criticism on its last breath? Emily M. Keeler assesses.
Anupa Mistry considers Toronto’s topographies of grief, art and spectatorship.
Settler arts institutions keep using the language of decolonization, writes Ossie Michelin. Yet their efforts are falling short.