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Rwandese people chat, walk and care for their children in a bright, green, red, and blue segment of Toronto

Building a village

Likam Kyanzaire

How Toronto's Rwandan community is creating its own housing

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Some chairs sit dejectedly in an empty room

A sober thought

Conyer Clayton

After I quit drinking, I set off to find a new community. I'm still looking

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A child in navy polka-dot pyjamas squats on their toes and grins at someone over their shoulder

Next-gen gender

Isabel Harder

Parents and designers are taking kids' fashion to the next level

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A flurry of "likes" (thumbs up), hearts, and surprised faces compete for attention

Viral load

Ashleigh-Rae Thomas

What happens to people who become internet famous?

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A collage depicts bleach being poured into soup, two women about to kiss, a DIY tattoo setup, and other shenanigans

Bridget

Alana Dunlop

It’s actually pretty hard to construct a good lie. I learned this when I was sitting in a beige hospital chair, my skinny arm outstretched, purple at the spot where the wiry IV cord met my skin. I was in one of those Phase 0 studies for money, the kind where you have to stop […]
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Red and yellow sound waves stretch across a dark backdrop

Beat generation

Tyler Hein

Some people swear these auditory illusions can alter their moods

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Breaking the silence

Kena Shah

Canada is severely behind in providing support for female genital mutilation/cutting survivors

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A person wears a dreamy expression and a pair of headphones while walking

How TV podcasts helped me regain my memory after Long COVID

Nisa Malli

When my girlfriend of six years broke up with me by text, followed by a short call, I couldn’t comprehend it. It wasn’t grief, shock, or denial. My brain, damaged from 16 months of Long COVID, couldn’t read or write, splice voices from background noise, or parse words said fast enough to react. When our friends […]
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Drink tea, eat rice, go to sleep

Sophia Savva

I like working at the konbini because it convinces me I’m good and nice. Here, I’m a secondary character. I help people feed themselves and pay their bills and send mail. I don’t get into trouble. I never take off my uniform. I even wear it to bed. The armpits of the white blouse are […]
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A collage of band posters shares the names of several DIY music collectives

Something done right

Rosie Long Decter

How DIY music is staying alive despite Ticketmaster dominance

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A tea pot's steam emits psychedelic images, like mushrooms and eyeballs

A long trip home

Jacqueline Salomé

If I didn't experiment with psilocybin during therapy, I may not have seen my estranged mom again

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Rachel Cairns gives a serious gaze with the words Hypothetical Baby written in yellow in the background

Searching for solutions

Dominique Gené

Rachel Cairns frankly addresses gaps in Canadian abortion care in her new play

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Policy prejudice

Nathan Bawaan

B.C. has decriminalized some drugs, but in private institutions, different rules may apply

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A woman in a patchwork dress cooks with a worried expression while an apparition of her mother lectures over her shoulder

Wife Material

Blessing O. Nwodo

The noisy blender whirred, its blades rotating rapidly, crushing the brown beans for the steamed moi moi that Jide, her boyfriend, liked. Ogechukwu placed her hand on top to prevent it from moving as it juddered on the kitchen counter, the vibrations taking her back to a time when such electronics were forbidden at home, mainly […]
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Kiona Callihoo and Sanaa Humayun lounge and laugh together on a fluffy pink blanket

A soft space to land

Alexa DiFrancesco

How a peer mentorship collective is helping early-career BIPOC artists

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A white bottle of pills with rays of what looks like sun around it on a yellow background

The Beautiful After

Rachel Ganz

In the ’00s, taking gobs of diet pills didn't feel like a choice. In some ways, little has changed

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Mushrooms grow toward the sun on a pink and orange backdrop

Tuning in

Sofie Mikhaylova

What's the media's role in the psychedelic renaissance?

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