ARTS
The politics of belonging
When culture becomes a competition They say that university is where we find our people. We tend to gravitate towards the people who remind us of home and our families as we associate them with the feeling of belonging. But what happens when these places become a ground for competition? ...
The House and The Home: a GLAM exhibition
Victoria GLAM wants to make you feel at home Victoria University’s own Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) pre- professional students organisation is hosting an exhibition in March 2025 centring on the theme of home. All students from across the University of Toronto are invited to donate any pieces which ...
A Reflection On My Journey Across Nations in the Wake of the US Presidential Election Results
A perspective on how life across borders reveals the stakes of political decisions and the value of civic engagement As an immigrant to Canada, having also lived in the US, the results of the US presidential election were deeply felt. I found myself at a loss: digging into poetry, reaching ...
Review: VCDS and TCDS’ Next to Normal
Who is normal? Many musicals deal with themes of mental illness, but none do it as tastefully as Next to Normal. The VCDS (Victoria College Drama Society) and TCDS (Trinity College Drama Society) production of Next to Normal, masterfully directed by Paul Meyer, brought this show to life in a ...
TIFF review: Horizonte
Discussing reconciliation after the end of conflict One of the occupational hazards of being raised in Colombia is that you remember historical and present instances of violence with clear-cut clarity. You read about them, you study them, and you learn to pinpoint them with troubling ease, as the graphic images ...
Every Other Weekend makes TIFF debut
From UofT Theatre to the silver screen Mick Robertson and Margaret Rose will screen their film Every Other Weekend on Friday, September 13 at TIFF. The duo are alumni of University College and both majored in theatre. They met in a drama class and worked together on many plays during ...
The Poem We Sang
Interview with Palestinian Director Annie Sakkab Palestinian director Annie Sakkab began her journey to create The Poem We Sang four years ago. She attended a Toronto Palestinian Film Festival (TPFF) workshop, which pushed her to find ways to tell her story using film. Sakkab had been unable to attend her ...
Luca Guadagnino on explorations of queerness in his films
“The ‘why’ is that I love these characters and I love this world,” Guadagnino told The Strand at a recent press conference At a recent press conference for Queer, Luca Guadagnino’s latest cinematic endeavor, the celebrated director shed light on his approach to identity, storytelling, and queerness in his filmography. ...
Independent producing, protecting a set, and the future of the Canadian film industry
An Interview with Enrique Baniqued, Executive Producer of the TIFF standout film Village Keeper Village Keeper is the debut narrative feature film from documentarian Karen Chapman. It tells the story of a Toronto mother learning to process grief, enact self-love, and uplift her community. Enrique Baniqued was nominated alongside Chapman ...
Should Canada be doing more to protect our data?
Navigating privacy and accountability in this digital age In its early days, social media was a simpler platform—a place to connect with friends, share photos, and post updates without much concern for data privacy. User interactions were driven by personal connections rather than algorithms and there was little sense of ...