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Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
Buddies in Bad Times cancels reading over "highly problematic" poem
The theatre has replaced a planned 40th-anniversary event with a public forum after cofounder Sky Gilbert published a poem criticizing author Vivek Shraya more
Cheol Joon Baek
The best weekend events in Toronto: November 16-18
Including Long Winter, Made By Feminists holiday market, a remounted Shaw Fest hit, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Toronto Christmas Market more
Arden Wray
In a hostile world, there are virtues to being a hater
Pop culture critic John Semley makes a persuasive case for disagreement in his new book, but we don't agree with everything he says more
In memoriam: Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee, 1922-2018
The comic book icon is dead at 95, leaving a legacy of characters who dominate American entertainment more
The best weekend events in Toronto: November 9-11
Including LGTBQ lit fest Naked Heart, Remembrance Day, a flamenco festival, Mary Poppins and the last chance to see Secret Life Of A Mother more
The 10 best events at literary festival Naked Heart 2018
The largest LGBTQ literary festival in the world takes over Glad Day Bookshop from November 9 to 11 more
Mauricio J. Calero Photography
A massive arts complex is now open on Toronto's waterfront
Artscape Daniels Launchpad is gearing up to host the star-studded launch event for the Weeknd's creative incubator Hxouse more
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The rise and fall of public toilets in Toronto
The city's defecation problem is an open secret thanks to officials who long ago washed their hands of providing bathrooms for citizens, writes Lezlie Lowe more
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Art experiment RISE x WRITE = ASCENSION animates the Pan Am Path
Sponsored feature: Pan Am Path more
The best weekend events in Toronto: November 2-4
Including Hot Docs Podcast Festival, Happy Place, Ronan Farrow, Secret Life Of A Mother and Cadence Weapon more
Tanja-Tiziana
The AGO is crowdfunding to buy one of Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms
The gallery needs $1.3 million in order to add one of the Japanese artist's installations to its permanent collection more
You can now buy original artwork using Bunz’s cryptocurrency
A new partnership between Bunz and The Freedom Factory allows you to buy affordable original artwork using cryptocurrency more
Toronto artists are gathering images for anti-Ford protests
The Artists Projection Protest Project is taking steps to align with labour unions, teachers and health care providers in Ontario more
The Assembly: Episode 1 is charged, resonant and unnervingly entertaining
Porte Parole and Crow's Theatre's mix of verbatim theatre and open debate helps bridge the political divide more
Tanja-Tiziana
In photos: A Halloween party at the Toronto Reference Library
Comic book shop Silver Snail threw its annual Snailoween cosplay bash in one of the city's most iconic buildings more
The best weekend events in Toronto: October 26-28
Including Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Art Toronto, Halloween at the Toronto Reference Library, a movie wardrobe sale and Lily Allen more
Why Trump is able to neutralize #Resistance art
Ahead of her Art Toronto talk, critic and podcaster Anna Khachiyan suggests that artistic dissenters should focus on platforms like Facebook and Instagram more
Samuel Engelking
Dub poet Lillian Allen is launching a creative writing program
The four-year OCAD University BFA is aimed at students interested in poetry, spoken word and rap lyricism more
Rufus Wainwright's Hadrian is refreshingly queer but needs a stronger structure
Singer/songwriter's ambitious second opera lacks a heart and a consistent musical tone more
John Londono
The best weekend events in Toronto: October 19-21
Including Fucked Up, ImagineNATIVE, the Toronto International Festival of Authors and DVSN with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra more