Events
Friday FTW: The crazy concept of happiness and progress
On Wednesday the UN asked us all to forget our misery; forget our stressful, routine, depressing lives and just cheer up. People all over the world listened and marked the first International Day of Happiness with events such as “laughter yoga” in Hong Kong, positive message posters at the London Liverpool train station, and free… More »
Friday FTW: Dalhousie University’s PUPPY ROOM OMG
My roommate has this hilarious—and, uh, brilliant—idea to rid the world of war and conflict: Put all of the world’s leaders in a room full of puppies, she says, and everybody will suddenly get along. Aptly dubbed Puppies For Peace, the program would, she argues, solve all of the world’s problems because, like, PUPPIES! World… More »
A sneak peek at This Magazine’s redesign
Here’s a preview of our exciting September/October issue. Looks a bit different, doesn’t it? The issue features our brand new look, as well as our first annual Corporate Hall of Shame. We’re really excited about the issue and can’t wait to hear what you think. The issue will be on newsstands across Canada next week…. More »
This Magazine Presents: The Craft and Business of Writing Workshop
Writing is no easy gig. Anyone who’s ever put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) knows the list of roadblocks can seem endless—and even apocalyptic. Sometimes we have great ideas, but can’t write a single sentence. Other times, the writer’s block on ideas can seem Grand Canyon-sized. How do people find time to write,… More »
Win free tickets to the Reel Asian Toronto screening of “Pearls of the Far East”!
Our friends at Toronto’s Reel Asian Film Festival have kindly offered a lucky This Magazine reader a pair of tickets to a screening on Sunday, November 6, of Cuong Ngo’s acclaimed debut feature film, Pearls of the Far East. We’re going to hold a draw today to give away the tickets. (Naturally, the film festival being in… More »
Free public event: Panel discussion on 10 years of war in Afghanistan
We wanted to alert you to a free public panel discussion taking place shortly marking the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. We brought you a panel discussion of our own in the September-October issue of This, and we’re proud to be involved in this in-person version, with the same participants and more added…. More »
Toronto! Hope to see you at Word on the Street on Sunday September 25!
It’s that time again! Word On The Street is this Sunday in Toronto, the national literary street-fair/author-festival/book-signing/all-around extravaganza of the written word. We’ll have our usual booth at the Toronto event, and we would love to meet you. (We’d love to have a booth at all the WOTS events across the country, of course, but, well,… More »
EcoChamber #20: This Thanksgiving, participate in a 350.org climate action where you live
As of today it’s official: every province and territory across Canada is on board with the 350.org climate movement. This Sunday, 350.org events will be held throughout Canada and around the world. Last year, we saw the beginning of this movement. On Oct. 24th, 2009, several thousand youth took over Parliament Hill in Ottawa to give… More »
Toronto — come and visit us at Word On The Street on Sunday!
It’s Word On The Street this Sunday, the national literary street-fair/author-festival/book-signing/all-around extravaganza of the written word. We’ll have our usual booth at the Toronto event, and we would love to meet you. (We’d love to have a booth at all the WOTS events across the country, of course, but, well, we couldn’t possibly afford that.)… More »
Yet another Pride scandal: The marginalization of 'Blackness Yes!'
You may have already heard something of Pride Toronto’s new sign-vetting policy, its banning of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) from the parade, and its outlawing of the term “Israeli apartheid” from all Pride-related events. Or about how, after weeks of public outrage, including the humiliation of having several Pride honourees return their awards, Pride… More »
