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November/December 2020 / Visual Art

William Ukoh Photographs a World of Leisure and Black Beauty

October 29, 2020October 30, 2020 - by Connor Garel

For the artist, rest and relaxation aren’t just aesthetics—they are where freedom is found

Illustration of alternating segments of a fountain pen and a white cane, against a dark blue background.

Arts & Culture

The Author Who Shaped the Way We Represent Disability

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 - by Meagan Gillmore

Mainstream entertainment rarely allows people with disabilities to exist as we are. Jean Little’s work taught me there’s no shame in writing about our experiences

Illustration of a racoon and the show title, "Hinterland Who's Who," in white capital letters.

November/December 2020 / Television

The Boring Brilliance of Hinterland Who’s Who

October 21, 2020October 22, 2020 - by Tom Jokinen

Fifty years later, the iconic one-minute nature docs remain the best television to ever come out of Canada

A woman's head against a pink background. Her face is obscured by a mosaic of various flesh-coloured tones.

Arts & Culture

The Racist History of the Painter’s Palette

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 - by Sadiqa de Meijer

Terms like “flesh tone” raise the question: Who does the art world think is holding the brush?

Photo collage of stills from the TV show I May Destroy You. In the center is the actress Michaela Coel, wearing a head wrap and looking over her shoulder at the viewer. She is surrounded by panels in purple, pink, blue and orange.

Arts & Culture / Television

Almost Every TV Show Gets Sexual Assault Wrong

October 15, 2020October 16, 2020 - by JP Larocque

Television has historically failed to depict the survivor experience. I May Destroy You finally does it justice

The cover of Farzana Doctor's book, Seven, against an orange background with a pattern resembling vines.

Arts & Culture

How Do You Write about Your Community’s Hard Truths?

October 8, 2020 - by Sheima Benembarek

In her new novel, Farzana Doctor defies a long-standing culture of silence around female genital cutting

A checkered photo of a ventilator alternating with olive green squares.

COVID-19 / Technology

Hacking COVID-19

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

Amateur inventors and app developers may be key to solving the pandemic’s many problems

September/October 2020 / Visual Art

How One Artist Maps the Weather One Stitch at a Time

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 - by Abi Hayward

Bettina Matzkuhn uses embroidery to document the world as it changes around her

Technology

The Rise of Digital Despots

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 - by Ronald J. Deibert

How Facebook and Twitter became the favourite tools of dictators around the world

Arts & Culture

How Creativity Changes as We Age

September 16, 2020October 2, 2020 - by Emily Urquhart

As Turner lay dying, he asked to see sunlight. Renoir demanded a pencil. For many artists, the final chapter is the most creative