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Lay It Down

People love John Samson Fellows’s music. He doesn’t want to make it anymore.

Out Around the Bay

When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.

Occupy Central, and the Myth and Misunderstanding of Reform

Observers optimistically cast Xi Jinping as a reformer, but as Occupy Central protesters in Hong Kong are finding, you conflate "reform" with partisan ideology at your own peril.

Child Neglect

The protagonists of Dionne Brand's Love Enough grow up in the foster care system, which began, historically, as a form of indentured labour. Is it still failing kids?

Toronto is Still Not New York, and Probably Never Will Be

A chart attached to a Bloomberg News story this week seemed to suggest Toronto would be denser than New York by 2025. It won't be, of course, and thank goodness for that.

Pop Montreal 2014 Postmortem: Jouissance Risks Fracture

Vaguely feverish notes on a few days of Ronnie Spector, Fagen-esque forgettable lyrics, the reunited Unicorns, and pastries unclassifiable in French or any other tongue.

Dad Brains: How Fatherhood Affects Grey Matter

A new child brings immediate responsibilities and stresses, but a person doesn't "become a father" overnight.