Countdown to the Golden Globes — the only major awards honouring both film and television — begins with a Toronto party during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Continue reading Golden Globes countdown kicks off with Toronto party at TIFF‘The Takeover’ of McGill radio airwaves to preserve Black Montreal music culture
Positive Vibes, which has consistently drawn listeners to CKUT radio for four decades with reggae, roots, rub a dub, ska, dancehall, and vintage rarities – and still does to this day – is part of an airwaves takeover that music archivists are calling an act of resilience in the name of cultural preservation.
Continue reading ‘The Takeover’ of McGill radio airwaves to preserve Black Montreal music cultureWhat to do in Toronto: Celebrating Black liberation with culture during Emancipation Month
This 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.
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Some of the biggest brands in the Museum of Failure collection
Most companies would like us to forget about their costly marketing mistakes, but many of these products are part of a Museum of Failure collection being exhibited around the world. | article | video |
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‘Limitless’: A cautionary tale for the age of AI
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.
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My path to becoming a hospice volunteer
Helping individuals and families deal with loss
I was first a hospice volunteer prior to the COVID pandemic, and resumed volunteering in 2024. Something about the hospice drew me back there.
Sometimes people say, “I’m not sure I could do that. Why do you volunteer at a hospice?”
Continue reading My path to becoming a hospice volunteerAll Things Go festival expands to Toronto
The growth and popularity of All Things Go has led to the traditionally two-day event’s expansion to three days, and the addition of a new city — outside the United States.
Continue reading All Things Go festival expands to TorontoL’Oreal TV commercial and ad campaign underway in Toronto
A L’Oréal TV commercial and print campaign with L’Éloi Productions and Ad Agency is in the works at Neighbourhood Studios in Toronto. Is actress Viola Davis the featured talent in the commercial and advertising campaign?
Continue reading L’Oreal TV commercial and ad campaign underway in TorontoToronto Public Health advises concertgoers of potential measles exposure
Toronto Public Health says that audience members could have been exposed to the measles virus at a recent concert earlier this month.
Continue reading Toronto Public Health advises concertgoers of potential measles exposureDaBaby brings resources to students via mental health partnership
Hip-hop artist Jonathan “DaBaby” Kirk’s charitable work presents another side of the musician than the image we’re used to seeing in his videos.
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