I Miss Being Bored at the Mall
Browsing taught me to enjoy my own company. In a digital age, how will my children learn to be by themselves?
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Toronto Is Canada’s Basketball Centre, but You Can’t Always See That in Its Courts
Thanks to the Raptors, basketball has never been so popular. But the lack of high-quality facilities tells a troubling story
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Design for Survival: How to Build a Better Trauma Bay
In the high-pressure world of emergency medicine, a Toronto hospital finds new ways to save lives
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Sex Ed Failed Me. Then I Was Hired to Sell Vibrators
Lovecraft, one of Canada’s first sex-positive stores, transformed the conversation around sexual health
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The Plague Story We’re Living Through
Romeo and Juliet reminds us that all the best human things are unhygienic—sex, kissing, a touch from the person you love
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When Cities Are Built for White Men
Our public spaces are used by diverse populations. Why does urban design still fail to reflect that?
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How to Travel with a Goldfish
The weirdest things I’ve packed in my carry-on luggage
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Canada’s Greatest Playground and Its Visionary Designer
Fifty years ago, he transformed a children’s park into a social utopia
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