Culture
The Tranzac Club: “Toronto’s Living Room”
By Susan Grimbly
As Toronto begins the process or re-opening the economy for the summer, Spacing will occasionally look at businesses and venues that... Read More
Mapping Indigenous history on the TTC
By Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere
June has begun, marking the start of Indigenous History Month. The recent discovery of an unmarked grave of 215 Indigenous children at... Read More
On Kwikwetlem territory, a new vision for Riverview
By Christopher Cheung
The Riverview Lands, on the slope above the Coquitlam River, were known as a storied place. Settlers will remember the area most for... Read More
Chinatown: Uncovering the future in the past, and the present in the future
By Linda Zhang
The new issue of Spacing includes an article by Paula Tran, “What will happen to Toronto’s Chinatown?” In... Read More
Recording Hart Massey’s Factory and Concert Hall
By Peter MacCallum
In 1986, I photographed the historic, sprawling Massey Ferguson farm machinery plant in Toronto just as demolition work was getting... Read More
Virtual Artist Talk in Celebration of Asian Heritage Month
By Spacing
Artist Talk In Celebration of Asian Heritage Month Date: Thursday, May 13, 2021Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDTAdmission: This virtual... Read More
EXCERPT: Indigenous Toronto, Stories That Carry This Place
By Lila Pine
This essay is excerpted with permission from Indigenous Toronto: Stories That Carry This Place (Coach House Books, 2021). NOW THAT WE... Read More
Book Review – Glorious Birds: A Celebratory Homage to Harold and Maude
By Ulduz Maschaykh
Author: Heidi Greco (Anvil Press, 2021) During the early 1970s, Hollywood experienced a transformation of thematic motives and ideas... Read More
Poetry in community: Q&A with poet Ronna Bloom
By Emily Macrae
Ronna Bloom is former Poet in Residence at Mount Sinai Hospital, now Sinai Health System. Long before face coverings became mandatory... Read More
Soundscapes on College: This ain’t a library
By Jonny Dovercourt
This article originally appeared in Spacing #14, summer 2009. It was recently announced that the iconic music shop Soundscapes on... Read More