ARTS & CULTURE
Aesthetics, fascism and Gen Z
Is our generation as progressive as we thought? Donald Trump is set to begin his second term on January 20, 2025, this time having secured both the Electoral College and the popular vote. While we are quick to assume his reelection is a sign of a greater fall into a ...
Risky art and artful risks
How taking the creative plunge can result in the most meaningful cultural impacts Well-behaved artists have seldom made history. Creating art in a world that often favours mass appeal over individual creativity is in itself an act of nonconformity. When looking at artists whose work transcends the confines of history ...
Leap of faith
A conversation surrounding Yann Martel Content warning: allusions to self-harm and suicide The family I was born into are fixtures among the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, colloquially known as the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their peculiar faith which they call “the truth,” includes anti-2SLGBTQ+ views, the primacy of church doctrine, and ...
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 ...
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? ...
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 ...