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Historicist: Uncomfortably Numb
Anaesthesia comes to Toronto in the mid-19th century. In October 1846, Dr. William T. G. Morton and Dr. John Collins Warren conducted a successful public demonstration of the surgical use of ether at...
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Historicist: Mama Chikie Shakes Up the Clubs
Dora Drummond, better known as Mama Chikie, became a go-go-dancing sensation on Yonge Street at more than 65 years old. Dora Drummond didn’t look like most people’s idea of a go-go dancer. She was...
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Historicist: The Caravan is on its Way
Torontonians travel the world—without leaving the city borders. “Toronto was once a mausoleum where nothing moved on Sunday but clergymen’s lips,” wrote the Toronto Star‘s Trent Frayne in 1974....
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Five Fantastic Picks at Fringe Festival
The festival is in full swing with 160 shows in more than 30 venues around Toronto, on until July 16. The Toronto Fringe Festival has marked its relocation from Mirvish Village with a 160-show...
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Highlights and Lowlights from the 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival
Here's what our reviewers thought worked (and didn't) at this year's Fringe, and what could be improved upon. This year’s Toronto Fringe Festival was the largest to date, with 160 shows to see and...
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Summerworks Increases Accessibility and Visibility of People with Disabilities
Here's our picks for 10 sensational must-see shows at the upcoming 2017 festival The Summerworks Performance Festival is no stranger to the idea of inclusive, accessible shows. This year brings with it...
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Historicist: The Catalina Kid and the Black Shark
The world’s top marathon swimmers compete at the 1927 CNE. In the early hours of January 16, 1927, an exhausted 17-year-old Toronto swimmer named George Young reached a beach on mainland California,...
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Highlights and Lowlights of SummerWorks 2017
This year's festival strived harder than usual for inclusiveness, accessibility and awareness. It has been a pretty garbage year so far with regards to glimpses into the soul of humanity. But there is...
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How to fix the Lightbox
Here's some free advice for resolving TIFF's ongoing identity crisis. You can feel it in the air: the knives are out for the Toronto International Film Festival. We all sensed it during the 2017...
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Reimagined spaces benefit Toronto artists, communities, and developers
Toronto is on the right path when it comes to reimagined spaces. In the past few years, Toronto has seen a surfacing of value-added elements in unexpected spaces throughout the city. Transportation...
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Toronto theatres relax rules and increase acceptance
A theatre critic celebrates a growing trend in the city's independent theatre scene: relaxed performances. Theatre-going and Crohn’s disease are not a great mix. Theatre-going and a functional...
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Where Stephen King’s IT was filmed in and around Toronto
Stephen King's scary magnum opus becomes a mega blockbuster, with more than a little help from Toronto. Toronto’s extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability...
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