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  • Urbanist Picks at Hot Docs 2014

    Hots Docs is only a few days away! Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the documentary festival will be screening 197 films from around the world from April...

  • Hot Docs: Special Ed

    With his wild hair, child-like grin, and obsession with letters, words, and their etymology, Ed Ackerman is special. An award-winning animator who’s...

  • Hot Docs: Tiny: A Story About Living Small

    Most of us have lived small at one point or another. University dorms, basement bachelor pads, first homes—we’ve all felt space-compromised. But, barring...

  • Hot Docs: Alias

    In early 2012, Anthony Spencer, known as Tony Trapz on the Toronto rap scene, was shot and killed in a recording studio on Brimley. In October, another...

  • What to See at Hot Docs 2013

    Hot Docs, Toronto’s beloved annual documentary festival, begins April 25 and runs until May 7. We’ll be reviewing some films here over the...

  • Event: Keep Toronto Reading 2013

    Every April, Toronto Public Library reminds us how much this city loves to read with Keep Toronto Reading, a month-long celebration of literature. At...

  • Event: Vertical Urban Factory

    The Breathing Factory, Osaka What: The Vertical Urban Factory project explores the structural, social, and economic implications of multi-storied urban...

  • Event: Toronto Urban Photography Festival

    What: The inaugural Toronto Urban Photography Festival is a two-week series of exhibits, speaking events, workshops, and walks happening across the city...

  • EVENT: Some Great Idea Book Launch

    “I’m writing here about Toronto, an interesting case and a city that’s sometimes defined as much by the brevity of its backstory and its hazy...

  • Event: Herman’s House at the Bloor

    After living in solitary confinement for four decades, how would you imagine a home? For Herman Wallace, sentenced to life in prison in 1974, it would be...

  • Event: This Space Available at Next Wave Film Festival

    From May 10-12, young movie lovers will take over the TIFF Bell Lightbox for Next Wave, a film festival programmed for and partly curated by cinema lovers...

  • Hot Docs Event: Detropia

    In 1930, Detroit was the fastest growing city in the world. According to the 2010 census, its population has now dropped back to 1910 levels, and the...