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How a child’s first language includes more than words

March 17, 2020 admin culture, language, Living, multiculturalism

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 23:17:57 +0000

This International Mother Language Day (Feb. 21), Canadians celebrated their multilingual heritage by recognizing flexible uses of languages. According to UNESCO, “Mother tongue or mother language refers to a child’s first language, the language learned in the home from older family members.” As a linguistic anthropologist who studies language use in diverse communities, I know […]

People Who Left Toronto on How Their Lives Got Better

February 26, 2020 admin affordability, canadian news, cities, culture, housing, Moving, news, rent, Toronto, transit

Credit to Author: Graham Isador| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:35:48 +0000

Toronto calls itself a world-class city, but there are less expensive places with more to offer.

Weinstein’s Guilty Verdict Is a Victory for ‘Imperfect’ Victims

February 24, 2020 admin culture, harvey weinstein, harvey weinstein trial, jessica mann, sexual assault, sexual assault convictions, sexual assault survivors

Credit to Author: Hannah Smothers| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:10:17 +0000

The Weinstein verdict feels like a major, rare acknowledgement of the fact that survivors respond to sexual assault in the moment in many different ways.

The Story of the T-Shirt That Captured Our Obsession with Santana’s ‘Smooth’

February 24, 2020 admin 2000, Anniversaries, culture, grammy award-winning song smooth by carlos santana featuring rob thomas of matchbox 20, Grammys, rob thomas, santana, smooth

Credit to Author: Alex Zaragoza| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:07:50 +0000

VICE spoke to the creator of the “I’d Rather Be Listening to ‘Smooth'” shirt for the 20th anniversary of Santana’s Grammy sweep.

Why I’m Asking White Critics Not to Review My Show

February 14, 2020 admin Arts, Canada, colonialism, culture, opinión, plays, Theatre

Credit to Author: Yolanda Bonnell| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:03:16 +0000

White theatre critics are often the gatekeepers of success, and that’s a problem when they lack cultural understanding.

Go Ahead, Mute Your Friends on Instagram and Twitter

January 24, 2020 admin culture, fitness, instagram, Twitter, vegan

Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:00:00 +0000

I love my friends, but their babies, fitspo and #plantbased posts made me cringe. The mute button set me free.

These Artists Scammed a ‘$36K Film Shoot’ by Faking an Engagement

January 21, 2020 admin culture, filmmaking, grifts, Heists, indie film, scams, Toronto

Credit to Author: Graham Isador| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:00:00 +0000

“We pulled off a serious cinematic sting, maybe even a whole new genre.”

Billionaires Want Us to Be Nihilists. Let’s Fight Back in the 2020s

December 31, 2019 admin billionaires, culture, politics, the 2010s

Credit to Author: Drew Brown| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:00:00 +0000

The 2010s told us the future was stolen and there was nothing we could do. That’s a lie.

There’s Much Ado About Going Out Tops… But What About Going Out Pants?

December 30, 2019 admin culture, Fashion, going out, if you're going out i'm going out too, jumpsuit, Pants

Credit to Author: Hannah Smothers| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:25:55 +0000

We’ve culturally defined the going out top; but what, pray tell, are we supposed to pair it with?

Resolutions Suck; Make A List of Things to Be Excited About Instead

December 27, 2019 admin culture, Lists, new year's, new years gloom, new years resolution

Credit to Author: Hannah Smothers| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 16:02:01 +0000

New years make me very anxious, but thinking about the good stuff to come helps me cope.