The Secret Lives of Canadian Superheroes
Marvel’s Alpha Flight made Canada cool in the 1980s. Following the Raptors’ championship win, the comic is back
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Why Language Is Cool
Words are as close to immortality as you’ll ever get
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The Return of Political Fiction
How a new generation of Canadian writers is turning politics into art
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Are Prose Poets Trolling Us?
In a new anthology, everything is a poem. And nothing is
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Don’t Blame the Internet for New Slang
Language is always changing. How has technology forced it to evolve?
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TIFF is More to Me Than a Film Festival
Depression makes daily life difficult, but movies provide comfort, human contact, and empathy
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Trans Writers Have More Than One Story to Tell
Too often, trans novels are written for cisgender audiences. Casey Plett’s Little Fish proves it’s time to start telling the stories that matter to us
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A Controversial Playwright Takes on the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Eight years ago, Wajdi Mouawad left Canada after his plays faced censure and cancellation. Now he’s back
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The Toughest Sentence Toni Morrison Ever Wrote
I interviewed the author in 1998. I could have listened to her forever
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Stop Trying to Make TV Smart
Your favourite show probably doesn’t have a deeper meaning. That’s okay
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