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September 2011

A People’s History

September 12, 2011February 24, 2020 - by David Macfarlane

On an iconic Toronto street, the past lives in the details

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Books / July/August 2011

Brother Grim

July 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Mark Medley

In his new young adult novel, Idaho Winter, Tony Burgess unleashes his trademark gore and gross-out humour on the kids

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Illustration by Marie Lessard
April 2011

Mister Right

April 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Michael Posner

How has Nigel Wright, Stephen Harper’s new chief of staff, reached the top of the business and political worlds without making enemies?

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Photo by Steve Payne, courtesy of the Power Plant Gallery
March 2011

Riffing

March 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Daniel Baird

Jazz inspired Michael Snow, the most influential Canadian artist of all time, to explore the unexplored

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Photograph by Joanne Ratajczak
March 2011

The Long Goodbye

March 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Katherine Ashenburg

When the end of life comes later in life, the consequences are often unexpected—and often painful

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Arts & Culture / January/February 2011

Mary, Queen of Hearts

January 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Katie Addleman

Mary Pickford’s number one fan shows Canadians America’s Sweetheart

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Illustration by Mariah Burton
Education / September 2010

Editor’s Note

September 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

The Toronto District School Board is the largest entity of its kind in the country. It oversees 595 schools, 257,000 students, 16,000 elementary and secondary school teachers, and 25,000 additional …

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June 2009

Man with a Movie Camera

June 12, 2009December 31, 2020 - by Daniel Baird

Canada’s Mark Lewis launches an ambitious (and expensive) project for the Venice Biennale

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July/August 2005

Fictional Houses

July 12, 2005April 30, 2017 - by Robin Collyer

During the 1950s and 1960s, “transformer houses” were built in quiet suburban neighbourhoods across Canada. Necessary illusions, these normal-looking houses were, in fact, electrical substations owned by hydro companies and …

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