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Once a healthcare professional, she now heals with ink, transforming scars into deeply personal stories etched in skin. Ksu Storm’s art takes her across continents, teaching others to heal through tattooing, a journey that began after her clients were sent to the frontline.
Continue reading Ksu Storm: Drawing on ScarsThis year’s theme, Nou La, which means We are here in Kreyòl, celebrates the Haitian community and Black Francophone excellence.
Deputy Mayor Amber Morley, Chair of the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee, will raise the Black Liberation Flag at Toronto’s city hall to begin Emancipation Month. The Deputy Mayor will be joined by Dr. Eric Pierre, Honorary Consul of Haiti in Toronto, and arts and culture members of Toronto’s Black community.
What’s happening for Emancipation Month? We have a guide to cultural events happening across the city over the long weekend. It starts on July 31 and continues through the entire month of August.
I recently rewatched Limitless (2011), a glossy sci-fi thriller that feels eerily relevant in our current AI-obsessed moment. On the surface, it’s a story about a miracle drug that unlocks superhuman intelligence. But underneath, it’s a meditation on the moral cost of instant mastery.
Continue reading ‘Limitless’: A cautionary tale for the age of AIFour-time Grammy-winning music producer Timbaland is responsible for the music in the animation series BE@RBRICK, premiering globally on Apple TV+ in two weeks.
Continue reading Apple TV series features original music by Timbaland
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The Cure on the Main Stage at Bestival Toronto finale. Photo: Cherryl Bird
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Dance Camera West (DCW) recently announced that you can choose to pay what you can for screenings at the DCW2025 dance film festival.
This decision allows equal access to the arts for everyone, to some of the best dance films from international and local filmmakers from recognizable names like Wim Wenders and subjects such as modern dance pioneer Pina Bausch.
Despite the cancellation of the Roussève retrospective, the festival will take place starting January 29. Find out about other changes and select highlights at this year’s festival below.
Continue reading What to do in LA – DCW dance film festival
ZODIAC: Mysterious Power of the Creative is an exciting opportunity for artists working in all styles and formats to showcase their work alongside emerging and established artists and personalities for an exhibition at a modern art museum in the United States.
Continue reading Feuerman Foundation and Medici Museum call for artists for juried exhibitionAfter a year-long review of nominating and voting practices, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), the group that administers Canada’s top music industry awards, announced a list of changes today that will go into effect for the 2025 JUNO Awards season.
Continue reading JUNO Awards introduces South Asian music and songwriter categories among changesA Death in the Gunj, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2016 is the directorial debut for actress Konkona Sen Sharma. I had the fortune of receiving a ticket for the show as a birthday gift from a dear friend.
Continue reading Konkona Sen Sharma’s first film ‘A Death in the Gunj’ brings back memories of my childhood
