November/December 2020

A black and white photo of the poet, Russell Thornton, against a sea-green background.

November/December 2020 / Poetry

Dumpster

November 13, 2020 - by Russell Thornton

It may happen / that scraps / of a tiered cake turn up

November/December 2020 / Visual Art

My Mum and Mister Rogers

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 - by Cinders McLeod

Fred Rogers believed everybody was somebody. A box of lost letters tells the story of how he helped my mother believe in herself too

A photograph of the poet, Domenica Martinello, wearing a fleece jacket and a t-shirt that says "I'm a Myth." The background is pink and yellow.

November/December 2020 / Poetry

It Follows

October 30, 2020 - by Domenica Martinello

Lot’s wife looked and became the / pillar of her community

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 three children on a swingset. The child on the far right looks sad and isn't swinging.

Health / November/December 2020

The Many Ways We’re Failing Our Children’s Mental Health

October 26, 2020October 27, 2020 - by Lauren McGill

Social media pressures, loneliness, and the climate crisis are weighing on today’s youth. The stress is taking its toll

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

November/December 2020 / Politics

David Frum Fights the Right

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 - by Curtis Gillespie

The controversial conservative export on his fears for the US election and the future of the Republican Party

Illustration of baseball cards, an open notebook, a baseball, and a tumbler of amber liquid with ice.

First Person / November/December 2020

Loving Sports at Any Age

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 - by Anne O'Hagan

Even in his eighties, my father dared the rest of us to keep up

Education / November/December 2020

Black in the Ivory Tower

October 12, 2020October 14, 2020 - by Hadiya Roderique

Why it’s so hard for academics of colour to pursue their dream projects

A photo of the poet looking beyond the camera. He is wearing a dark shirt and has a dark beard. The photo is black and white and the background is three shades of burgundy.

November/December 2020 / Poetry

The Future Lives Here

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 - by Shaun Robinson

I couldn’t stand to hear him talk / about the future as if it existed, / but it was better than my tiny apartment