Yes, that’s right. I’ve blogged a couple of times about the upcoming redesign of This which will be unveiled with the March-April 2009, which is in the mail right now (if you’re a subscriber, that is). To celebrate the new look, we’re hosting a party on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at 8 p.m. It all […] More »

November 20th, 2008, is World Philosophy Day, an annual celebration initiated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This year, in Palermo, Italy, a set of philosophers will gather for talks under the theme “Rights and Power”, and with titles like “Human dignity, civil community and public authority”, “From the Mediterranean to […] More »

Today is Media Democracy Day in Canada, a day that is close to our hearts at This Magazine. As a small publisher of an independent magazine of current affairs, opinion, arts, and culture, we value our independence and the freedom it gives us to tell the truth as we see it. Lots of editors out […] More »

For our Hamiltonian readers, you might want to check out the launch this weekend of the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting, a new outfit supporting investigative journalism. It’s on Saturday, September 27 at 7 PM at the Skydragon Centre, at 27 King William St. Susanne Reber, Author of ‘Starlight Tour: ‘The Last Lonely Night of […] More »

An event that might be of interest to our Toronto readers: Our friends at Fuse Magazine are hosting a town hall meeting in Toronto on Wednesday night to discuss the recent round of federal arts and culture funding cuts. (In the interest of full disclosure, I’m personally involved in the group organizing the meeting, so […] More »