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Read more...Confessions of a Black tiger dad By Sharon McLeod What’s love got to do with it? Everything, and that’s why this segment of Man hours featuring Royson James details how, Amy Chua, Yale law professor author Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has converted him. James says if he had fathering to do over again, [...]
Read more...by Sarah Ratchford These photos are meant as a small guided tour of the Dundas and Ossington area. Stay tuned to meet some of the people who run the show, from hipster chicks in clothing stores to those who keep us in booze.
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Read more...By Ashleigh Gaul Moyo Rainos Mutamba translates stories from his first language, Shona, into English. Almost exclusively, he tells the stories passed down to him by his mother, grandmother, and sister, all of whom were griots, or traditional storytellers. He says he tells stories out of a sense of obligation to pass on the stories [...]
Read more...By Calvin To Photos by Calvin To Above: Sonnja “Fearless” Parris and Jennifer “Crocodile” Crawford duke it out during an evening practice match. In this type of sparring, one fighter attacks, the other defends. It’s one of the rare opportunities where a boxer can hit an opponent without the chance of getting hit back. Coach [...]
Read more...By Jane Switzer Comdey Bar, a basement Eritrean bar-turned basement comedy bar, sits unassumingly just steps from Ossington Ave. Though the bar hosts regular improv, stand-up and sketch comedy shows, its most popular show is Sunday Night Live, Toronto’s answer to the famed Saturday Night Live. With a new host and musical guest each week, [...]
Read more...By Kasia Mychajlowycz A tattoo shop smells a lot like a doctor’s office. That’s because they use the same disinfectant as hospitals, the only one that can kill blood-borne diseases. At least, the good shops use it. Joey Nicholson, 24, tattoos and pierces people for a living, at Way Cool Tattoos in downtown Toronto’s West [...]
Read more...Below is a photo essay documenting online conversations between José Antonio Sánchez and his family and friends around the globe. José, 28, immigrated to Toronto from Caracas, Venezuela in the Spring of 2009. The photos attempt to document the frustration José experiences when technical difficulties make it hard to connect to loved ones, as well [...]
Read more...The Toronto Power Wheelchair Hockey League is a registered charity that allows those with physical disabilities who use electric wheelchairs to play in a sport that caters to their abilities. While there are a number of different kinds of sports for those who use manual wheelchairs, there are only a few competitive sports for those [...]
Read more...by Emily Loewen Welcome to Romero House, an organization in the West Bend that helps refugees through the settlement process. Instead of a bureaucratic system, Romero House uses an “accompaniment” model where interns and refugees walk together and learn from each other.
Read more...By Ruane Remy “The Best things in life are free,” went the Motown classic Money (That’s what I want) as it played to a low impact aerobics class. The fitness group, Albion on the Move, hosted by The Albion Centre in Toronto’s west end, offers free fitness classes, including line dancing. Participants keep active and build relationships. [...]
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