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The Surprising History of Christmas Carols

December 20, 2022December 1, 2023 - by Nora Loreto

The history of Christmas carols demonstrates that, in all eras as with today, popular celebrations often resisted authority-imposed religious celebrations

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Groupies Deserve More Credit

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 - by Lisa Levy

Superfans contribute just as much to culture as the male musicians they love. Why haven’t they had the shine they deserve?

Photo of a Black man with dreadlocks breakdancing, blurred in motion, with a sunset in the background.

Arts & Culture / July/August 2022

Breaking Through: One Photographer’s Mission to Capture Hip Hop’s Underground Roots

August 12, 2022June 21, 2024 - by Connor Garel

Breakdancing is now an Olympic sport. But Frankie Perez wants to show the world that breaking still thrives in the streets

Arts & Culture

What I Learned as a Teenage Hip Hop Critic for Pitchfork

August 10, 2022August 11, 2022 - by Rollie Pemberton

At seventeen, I spread the gospel of underground rap to a wider audience. But BIPOC music journalists are no longer afforded opportunities like mine

A man bikes past the brick facade of Toronto's Massey Hall building

Fiction / July/August 2022

Saving Robert Zimmerman

August 5, 2022August 15, 2022 - by Jay Teitel

They saved Bob Dylan. I know, because I was there

Arts & Culture / July/August 2022

How Canada’s Bob Dylan Ended up a Taxi Driver

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 - by Marcello Di Cintio

Poet and songwriter Bill Hawkins rubbed elbows with Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, and other stars. Why didn’t he become one himself?

Orville Peck rides a pink and aqua-coloured horse with leopard spots

Arts & Culture

Orville Peck Rides Again: How the Singer Nods to Queer Country History

April 22, 2022May 2, 2022 - by Simon Lewsen

Some may reckon that Peck is subverting the genre. Instead, he’s highlighting themes that have always been part of it

A photo illustration of Steven Heighton in front of a purple and green background

Arts & Culture

Poet Steven Heighton on Writing, Making Music, and Literally Losing His Voice

January 21, 2022July 21, 2022 - by Rob Taylor

The author of nineteen books explains why success won’t make you happy

Photograph of the band u2 standing on a flashy street in Las Vegas

January/February 2022

Shooting Stars: A Love Letter to the Backstage Photo

January 17, 2022March 9, 2023 - by Lou D

Intimate, fascinating snapshots of Madonna, Jay-Z, and other VIPs from before Instagram changed celebrity photography forever

Collage of Polaris Music Prize posters. Posters for Drake, Jessy Lanza, and Grimes in the foreground.

November 2021

How the Polaris Prize Pictures the Music

September 22, 2021November 22, 2023 - by Meredith Holigroski

Each year, visual artists create custom posters for shortlisted albums. The results are often astonishing

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The Surprising History of Christmas Carols

Groupies Deserve More Credit

How Canada’s Bob Dylan Ended up a Taxi Driver

Orville Peck Rides Again: How the Singer Nods to Queer Country History

Poet Steven Heighton on Writing, Making Music, and Literally Losing His Voice

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