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Making an impression one gig at a time
Article and images by Vjosa Isai Gin Sexsmith takes a quick glance at the list of 12 songs scribbled on the underside of her arms. The strawberry streaks in her blonde hair catch the blue and green...
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DIY Theatre is alive in A Streetcar Named Desire: The House Show
Feature photo by Annalise Walmer Article by Sarah Watson TRIGGER WARNING: This review contains descriptions of domestic violence In a back alley in the west end of downtown Toronto, a small crowd...
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Writer David Gilmour: “I’m not interested in teaching books by women.”
Imagine courtesy of juliejordanscott via Flickr Emily Rivas The last two weeks have been a whirlwind for the University of Toronto lecturer and author facing allegations of sexism and homophobia after...
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‘It’s Your Fault’ A Look Into India’s Rape Culture
Image courtesy of Bollywood Hungama via Wikimedia Commons Emily Theodore “It’s Your Fault,” a satirical video that aims to put an end to the common misconception that women provoke rape, has gone...
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Documentary shines light on commercial surrogacy
Photo by CaptainOates via Flickr Emily Rivas It was in early October when a 54-year-old Canadian woman returned home from India with a baby born through a surrogate mother in a “baby factory”....
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Facebook: New Gender Options
Image via Flickr Scott Beale By: Emily Theodore Facebook just made living life as an LGTBQ individual a lot less complicated. From androgyne to pangender, the website added 58 new gender options for...
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An extraordinary voice in I Am Malala
Illustration by Maria Morosovska Book review by Michelle-Andrea Girouard From the Spring 2014 Issue Strange masked men roam the streets with rifles slung over their shoulders, killing two or three...
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VloggerCrush: Anita Sarkeesian, gamer, fearless Internet crusader
Anita Sarkeesian’s channel, Feminist Frequency, has more than 150, 000 subscribers. (Image courtesy of YouTube) Anita Sarkeesian is a feminist, Internet badass and holy, are we crushing hard. The...
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REVIEW: More Amy Poehler? “Yes Please”
“Yes Please” by Amy Poehler, Dey Street Books (Courtesy: amysaysyesplease.com) Amy Poehler likes attention, and Amy Poehler likes control, but most of all Amy Poehler likes laughs. With her new book,...
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REVIEW: Marvel’s New Agent Carter series is finally including women– But the...
Marvel’s Agent Carter. Photo courtesy of Disney / ABC Television Group (Flickr) It’s with a period drama set in 1946 that Marvel has decided to stop ignoring half of its fan base. Marvel’s Agent Carter...
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REVIEW Seeking Our Eden: The Dreams and Migrations of Sarah Jameson Craig
In her new, extremely well researched book, Joanne Findon crafts the tale of her great-grandmother and early feminist voice, Sarah Jameson Craig. Seeking Our Eden: The Dreams and Migrations of Sarah...
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REVIEW: Abyss comes to Toronto in English premiere
The English language premiere of German playwright Maria Milisavljevic’s Abyss is currently showing at Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre. I entered the theatre unsure of what to expect and I left with the...
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Amplifying the Feminist Voice in Toronto’s Hardcore Scene
By Dan Darrah “People who used to call me a freak are a lot more tame now.” Raeanna Rees was initiated into the Toronto hardcore-punk scene at the now-defunct Siesta-Nouveaux, which she felt was – at...
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Women of YouTube: Meghan Tonjes
By Julianne San Antonio Throughout the past decade, Meghan Tonjes has proven that she is a force to be reckoned with in the online music world. The 30-year-old YouTuber, singer-songwriter and musician...
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Review: The Last Wife came at the right time
The gist of Kate Hennig’s play isn’t soft to focus. It’s sharp and it’s heavy. I’ve been baring the weight of Hennig’s play, The Last Wife, since I saw it at Soulpepper with a (very good) cup of...
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Unholy unpacks being a contemporary woman in organized religion
Written by: Diana Flacks Directed by: Kelly Thornton Produced by: Nightwood Theatre Shown at: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre In rapid-fire debate with complex and heart-wrenching backstories, Unholy...
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Reviewing “Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story” in the Trump era
By: Emerald Bensadoun Former Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle’s intriguing book on Toronto’s favourite (and as far as we know, Toronto’s only) crack smoking mayor, Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story...
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An extraordinary voice in I Am Malala
Illustration by Maria Morosovska Book review by Michelle-Andrea Girouard From the Spring 2014 Issue Strange masked men roam the streets with rifles slung over their shoulders, killing two or three...
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VloggerCrush: Anita Sarkeesian, gamer, fearless Internet crusader
Anita Sarkeesian’s channel, Feminist Frequency, has more than 150, 000 subscribers. (Image courtesy of YouTube) Anita Sarkeesian is a feminist, Internet badass and holy, are we crushing hard. The...
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REVIEW: More Amy Poehler? “Yes Please”
“Yes Please” by Amy Poehler, Dey Street Books (Courtesy: amysaysyesplease.com) Amy Poehler likes attention, and Amy Poehler likes control, but most of all Amy Poehler likes laughs. With her new book,...
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