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Community & Culture

Going Gonzo at Project Nowhere Music Festival 2025

It’s been a long time since I reviewed a music festival. Two years, three months, three hours, five minutes and fifty-two seconds, to be precise. That was Osheaga 2023 where, among other things, I met [...]
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with: Toronto Visual Artist Marco Sassone

Born in Italy in 1942, Marco Sassone was almost fated to become a painter. When his family moved to Florence – the seat of the Italian Renaissance – in 1954, his journey into painting began [...]
Charities

Charitable Choices: Chris Kennedy of LIFT

LIFT, or the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto, has grown from a small collective into one of the foremost centres celebrating cinema, both digital and celluloid. Since 1981, LIFT has provided affordable access to [...]
Lifestyle

Lady Nessie the dog is looking for a new home in the Toronto area

Lady Nessie is a gentle, affectionate dog who is eager to connect with the people around her. She approaches the world with a mix of curiosity and sensitivity, and once she starts trusting someone, her [...]
Community & Culture

Tenko: Forty Years Later, a Forgotten Series Remains TV’s Best Depiction of Life as a POW

Though largely forgotten today, Australia-UK co-production Tenko, which ran three seasons and one reunion special between 1981-1985, was a major critical and ratings success in its time, rightly celebrated for its brilliant, harrowing, and yet [...]

The Best Brunch Spots in Toronto

November 30, 2025

Starting off the week or weekend with brunch can be quite felicitous. As a portmanteau of “breakfast” and “lunch,” brunch is the perfect excuse to indulge in savoury dishes and sweet treats, all in the [...]
Recipe for Egg Katsu from Chef Minh Phat

November 30, 2025
Soluna: A Warm Scape in the City

November 28, 2025

Ancestry: Art Meets History In A Revealing Exhibit

by Michelle Ormsby in Arts

Finding new and exciting experiences in a metropolis like Toronto can be difficult. Our bright cityscape glistens with potential, yet, finding an authentically riveting adventure is not always as easy as it seems. Ancestry developed [...]