Toronto is crazy about salsa – and no, we don’t mean the dip
From Latin America to Canada: a look into the perseverance of the historic dance within the city.
Behind the glitz and glamour
Black women in Toronto’s fashion industry are fighting for inclusion
The fashionable rise of live selling
By Rebecca Morales Draper Vanessa “Van” Carbonell stands in front of a ring light in her dimly lit basement, surrounded by bags filled with colourful clothing and accessories – dresses, shirts, skirts, purses, wallets and more. Facing her phone, she holds up and sometimes even models the items for an audience watching her live on…
Engineering Something Creative
University of Toronto’s engineering comedy revue is back in person but students are worried about the future of their show.
Music for the Soul, Not your Parents
Learning an instrument has been proven to be beneficial, so why is it that lessons are often abandoned, and how can the music industry change so that musicians can simply enjoy music?
From dorm room to set
In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, three friends sat nervously in a cramped room at Pitman Hall Residence at Toronto Metropolitan University, ready to pack up their lives and move back home. Dreams of making it big in the production world were quickly crushed by the looming threat of the global pandemic.
Toronto Seen As An Attractive Hub For Emerging Musicians
Established musicians from Toronto are giving hope to a new generation of ambitious artists
Student Startups
Starting a business is no easy feat, and it requires hard work and dedication to become successful. Three young entrepreneurs share their business ideas and how far they’ve come, which is contrasted against other stories of entrepreneurs who have made it big.
Animal Instincts
Toronto heavy metal band, The Animal Warfare Act, holds out hope for success in a genre that lacks mainstream popularity by providing a “performance experience” through their use of stage props and theatrics.
The Bread and Prada Diet
The toxic pressures of flex culture within Toronto’s fashion scene reveal that staying on top of the city’s style- hierarchy isn’t as glamorous as it seems.