Culture
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Canoeing a runway
At four years old, doodling with a crayon was how John Notten discovered his love for art. Today, at 62, the Toronto-based artist has never lost that...
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Derailing Dignity
Spacing’s cycling columnist Sabat Ismail met with Krish Dineshkumar, creator of Derailing Dignity, which was exhibited during the 2025 Mayworks Festival...
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Book Review: A House Deconstructed
Authors: Mark Jarzombek and Vikramaditya Prakash (Actar, 2023) In an era of mounting ecological urgency and deepening social inequity, it has never been...
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #56: The NURV – Notable Unfortunate Real Estate Negotiation in Vancouver
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: CURV (1075...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 088, Big City Mayor Takes on Canadian Housing
In this episode, with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pick of former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson as Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, we...
By Glyn Bowerman -
Disappearing Sunlight
What has recently been dubbed the “Sunlight” mural hung on the facade of the spray-drying tower at the historic Lever Brothers* Don Valley plant for total...
By Peter MacCallum -
Et Tu, Uytae?
In just one month, well-known YouTube personality Uytae Lee released three high-profile videos addressing the creation of new downtowns, taxes, and...
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Q&A: Cheryl Thompson on her new book about Canadian blackface
Cultural historian and Spacing contributor Cheryl Thompson launches her new book, Canada and the Blackface Atlantic, tonight at 6:30 pm at A Different...
By John Lorinc -
Book Review – Set Pieces: Architecture for the Performing Arts in Fifteen Fragments
By Diamond Schmitt Architects (Birkhäuser, 2024) In a media and cultural landscape shaped by screens, it may seem counterintuitive that live performance...
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UCS #49: Vancouver Needs Hotels
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Richard...
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Toronto, City of Gas, 1909-1936, Part 2
The virtual exhibition that accompanied Part 1 of my article on Micklethwaite Studio’s photography for Consumers’ Gas included a wide range of...
By Peter MacCallum -
Bringing Poetry Back to the TTC
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is more than just a means to a destination, it is also a shared space where passengers from all walks of life come...
By Shiri Yeung