The Gospel of Breaking
BY
Boetumelo Julianne Nyasulu
ON
April 15, 2022
Jillian Christmas describes herself as an introvert and a pretty private person. The poet, whose collection of poetry The Gospel of Breaking has garnered much acclaim, opened up in our interview about her need to hold close the “parts that ... Read More
How to Stop Cyber Misogyny
BY
Suzie Dunn
ON
January 15, 2022
Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, many parts our lives have migrated online. We’re using Zoom video calls, WhatsApp group chats, iCloud and Instagram to keep in touch with our loved ones and to work from home. This technology ... Read More
Rewriting the Climate Apocalypse
BY
Marcie McCauley
ON
October 5, 2021
After spending years avoiding books about the environmental crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic finally pushed me to confront my uncomfortable fears about the Earth’s future. Over the last year, I read more than a dozen eco-themed books, searching for answers. But ... Read More
When Kinship Was Colonized
BY
Stephanie Cram
ON
July 10, 2021
Allyson Stevenson’s book Intimate Integration: A History of the Sixties Scoop and the Colonization of Indigenous Kinship is both personal and political. From 1961 to the 1980s, Indigenous and Métis children were routinely removed from their families and adopted into ... Read More
How to Indigenize Popular Culture
BY
Stephanie Cram
ON
March 21, 2021
Sonya Ballantyne is a lot of things: a filmmaker, a writer, a motivational speaker, a podcaster and yes—even an official Barbie role model.When she was first contacted by the Mattel toy company in 2019, her first thought was that they ... Read More
