Culture

Topics: Ethical Living

National poetry contest finalist Faith Arkorful talks family ghosts, love and womanhood in debut collection

Despite feeling "pigeonholed" into writing anti-Black experiences, Arkorful explores life on her own terms in "The Seventh Town of Ghosts"

By Sherlyn Assam
| Feb. 22, 2024
Topics: Justice

New police drama ‘Allegiance’ explores how injustice can make you rethink your identity

Told through a South Asian family in Surrey, B.C., the CBC series grapples with what's legal, what's right and what's fair when people of colour are policed

By M. L. Witkowicz
| Feb. 12, 2024
Topics: Ethical Living, January/February 2024

New documentary revisits Paul Simon’s legacy and inspiration for his latest album

"In Restless Dreams" highlights Simon creating songs from his dreams and his career with Art Garfunkel

By Andrew Faiz
| Jan. 17, 2024
Topics: Ethical Living, January/February 2024

Joy Kogawa calls new poetry book her ‘last hurrah’ at 88

The Japanese Canadian poet and novelist discusses her literary career, her father's abuse and her spiritual journey

By Julie McGonegal
| Jan. 16, 2024
Topics: December 2023, Ethical Living

“Reuniting with Strangers” explores the complexities of reconnecting Filipino families

Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio’s debut novel shares the immigrant experience through the family members left behind

By Robert Liwanag
| Jan. 10, 2024
Topics: Ethical Living, January/February 2024

New Flannery O’Connor film misses key parts of her life story

Directed by Ethan Hawke, "Wildcat" idealizes the author despite her controversies

By Robert Liwanag
| Jan. 3, 2024
Topics: Ethical Living

‘The Holdovers’ takes audiences back to the ’70s in touching film about three lost souls

Director Alexander Payne straddles nostalgia and humour in new Christmas dramedy

By Robert Liwanag
| Nov. 10, 2023
Topics: Spirituality

Sufjan Stevens’ latest album, Javelin, is a soulful ode to queer romance, faith and grief

The singer-songwriter has dedicated his 10th album to his late partner, Evans Richardson

By Shanai Tanwar
| Oct. 27, 2023
Topics: Ethical Living

Quilting exhibition celebrates Nova Scotia’s Black communities

The curator of the Secret Codes show says it will give audiences a 'more intimate picture' of the Black experience in Canada

By Sherlyn Assam
| Sep. 22, 2023
Topics: October/November 2023, Spirituality

‘Satan Wants You’ revisits the ritual abuse scare of the ’80s and ’90s

The new documentary recounts how unfounded fears about demonic possession and cults changed our culture

By Jason Anderson
| Sep. 18, 2023