VIDEO: ‘It becomes unaffordable to even try,’ say Ontario musicians struggling with inflation
New and seasoned artists describe their struggles with high costs of travel and food when considering touring in a new post-pandemic normal.
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REVIEW: The Six God is unstoppable: Drake released ‘Scary Hours 3’ EP just a month after releasing an album
The rapper and singer Aubrey Drake Graham, famously known as Drake, recently released a six-song EP, “Scary Hours III,” on Nov. 17, 2023. This was just a month after releasing a spectacular 23-song album, “For All the Dogs.” The new EP is the third of the “Scary Hours” series, and if you’re a Drake fan, you must know that the series never disappoints listeners.
REVIEW: Drizzy Drake’s new album ‘For All the Dogs’ is out now
Drake has consistently delivered timeless albums for many years now, cementing his name as one of the greatest artists of our time. On Oct. 6, Aubrey Drake Graham, the rapper, and singer from Toronto, released his 8th studio album titled For All the Dogs at 6 a.m.
Popular Instagram pug hospitalized
It only took about 4 hours to raise $20,000 for Lil’ Pickles the Pug, thanks to her social media presence, her followers, and other popular dog account influencers.
Pseudo’s Jonathan Lyte opens up about anxiety and depression
The Toronto-based pop-punk rocker says extensive touring was a distraction from the mental health issues with which he’s still dealing.
VIDEO: Ontario students protest against cuts to post-secondary education
Post-secondary students from across the province marched to Queen’s Park to push back against reduced funding for OSAP and student associations.
Growing concentration of industry in Toronto threatens economy of Ontario
According to Statistics Canada, while the number of jobs in northern and southwestern Ontario have both shrunk by about 20,000 in the last decade, growth in the GTA has been steady during that same time. While provincial reports may reflect developments and improvements in Ontario, this is far from the whole story.
Rapidly growing economy of Toronto threatens economic stability of Ontario
EDITORIAL By Jeff Halcrow The announcement of a new Microsoft headquarters in the heart of downtown Toronto will no doubt be a boon for the Greater Toronto Area, but will likely only benefit the rest of Ontario in the short term, if at all. Planned to open in 2020, Microsoft Canada will relocate their headquarters from Mississauga to Toronto, creating 500 new full-time positions and generating up to … Continued
The silk wall of colour
BY MEGHAN WEATHERALL On Nov. 3, 22 art pieces with the colours of the rainbow dyed onto silk and sewn-on beads were displayed in Kitchener City Hall. The Fabric of Life exhibit was held in the Rotunda Gallery. It featured Penny Grace’s art as well as live music. The wall holding the artwork was decked out in blues, shades of green and dashes of red. Most pieces were made of … Continued
The art of micro-budget filmmaking
BY SHARON SAMUEL Have you ever thought you could make a movie with a small budget? Meet a duo who has. Ava Torres and Helmann Wilhelm, both graduates of cinema studies at the University of Toronto, founded Canted Pictures, a micro-budget film production company in Toronto. They have financed, produced and directed the films Killing Time and Through Rose Coloured Glass and are currently producing their third one. They were … Continued
Cosplay, I choose you
BY LEAH MORROW It was 1984, the year of Ghostbusters and Terminator and the year that Dune was turned into a movie. It was also the year the term “cosplay” was coined. According to the website strangelandcostumes.com, Japanese reporter Nov Takahashi invented the term to describe what he saw at the 1984 Los Angeles World Science Fiction Convention (more popularly known as Worldcon). What Takahashi saw were people wearing costumes … Continued
Toronto’s laneways: From drab to fab
BY JESSICA PETT Most people don’t even bat an eye at the boring passageways or alleys in and around the city they live in. One not-for-profit organization in Toronto has set out to change that way of thinking. Michelle Senayah and her co-director Ariana Cancelli of Toronto’s Laneway Project are taking on the responsibility to change the way citizens of Toronto view the city’s laneways. According to thelanewayproject.com, these alleyways … Continued
100 years of the ROM
BY STEPH SMITH Captivating the hearts and imaginations of millions for generations, the Royal Ontario Museum marks its 100th anniversary on March 19. At the turn of the 20th century, a group of Torontonians conceived the idea for a provincial museum within the city that would one day be world renowned. Among its founders were Sir Byron Edmond Walker and Dr. Charles Currelly, who, with help from other influential persons, … Continued
Stranger than fiction
BY LAURIE SNELL It doesn’t take a lot of digging to suspect Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is a troubled man. His scandalous antics – ranging from public inebriation, racial and homophobic slurs to alleged videos of him smoking crack cocaine and associating with well-known Etobicoke criminals – made international headlines in 2013, and provided a generous amount of material for late-night talk show hosts. But for Toronto Star reporter and … Continued
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