‘We Meant Well’ explores saviourism and complicity in international aid by Mzwandile Poncana Erum Shazia Hasan's debut novel brings an insider's intimacy to the power dynamics of charity work
My good friend Gordon Lightfoot was also a friend to so many by Karen Hilfman Millson The minister who is presiding over his memorial service shares her memories of the Canadian icon
In books and on screen, midlife women are taking control of the story by Ann Douglas What to read and watch when you're tired of an "Emily in Paris"-type narrator
‘Riceboy Sleeps’ explores the burden of belonging by Jason Anderson The new film captures the fraught relationship between an immigrant mother and a son who just wants to fit in
Sheima Benembarek’s ‘Halal Sex’ explores Muslim women’s intimate lives by Sadiya Ansari The author on the powerful role of shame and the responsibility she felt to her sources
3 great books about the history of the Black church in Canada by Sherlyn Assam These thoughtful reads explore the Black church's role as the heartbeat of a community
Canadian artist’s new album is an audible arc of Black faith by Byron Armstrong Andrea Thompson explores the relationship between Christianity and Black identity on 'The Good Word'
‘Backlash’ showcases the real-life horror of online misogyny by Julie S. Lalonde The new documentary takes an unflinching look at stories of women and girls, including Rehtaeh Parsons, who have been harassed online
S.K. Ali’s bestselling teen romances put Muslim stories front and centre by Sabra Ismath The author doesn't try to explain Islam to wider society in her books: "Readers should know who we are," she says
Scarborough gets to play itself in two powerful new films by Robert Liwanag 'Brother' and 'Scarborough' shine a light on Toronto’s city within a city — and the first- and second-generation Canadians who call it