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Q&A: Cheryl Thompson on her new book about Canadian blackface
"Canada and the Blackface Atlantic" traces the origins of 19th century theatre and dance in Canada and its connection to blackface minstrelsy
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The Coriolis Effect, Part I: Planning by Spreadsheet
Just because there’s a number on it, it doesn’t mean that the number was arrived at properly…people gather statistics. People choose...
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Judge puts Ford back in his lane
The bike lane temporary injunction ruling this week offers the Ford government an off-ramp and an opportunity to act like an adult
By John Lorinc -
OP-ED: What’s in a Name?
Lanrick Bennett argues that Toronto should develop Indigenous names for Toronto's municipal wards
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UCS #51: Careers in Vancouver
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings:
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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 #50: Welcome to Jericho Water Park
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...
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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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Cities are missing topic in the 2025 federal election campaign (UPDATE)
With the debates this week, the parties still have time to advance urban-oriented platform planks
By John Lorinc -
OP-ED: Feeling the thermal comfort
Toronto takes a step towards future-proofing public spaces against climate extremes
By Dorsa Jalalian, Kristina Reinders, Rong Yu -
Toronto, City of Gas, 1909-1936, Part 2
From the commercial photography of F. W. Micklethwaite Studio for the Consumers' Gas Company: day to day operations, and the photographic process
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Minority Rules: A Retroactive By-Election Game
With Vancouver’s by-election behind us, the post-mortems have begun—and this one might be more fun than most. One thing was clear: voters wanted to send...
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered