Photo by ardenstreet from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. Of the pantheon of hip-hop gods, many consider Larry Parker the All-father. And like any god worth his salt ‘n’ pepa, he goes by many names: Kris Parker, The Teacher, The Blastmaster, The Philosopher, and, mostly, KRS-ONE. The man who made famous the terms “edutainment” and “raptivist” [...]

Photo by David Spigolon. Just over a decade ago in the basement of a SoHo café, playwright Eve Ensler began performing a series of moving and celebratory monologues dealing with the shame many women have over their physiology and sexuality. Since then, The Vagina Monologues has evolved to legendary fame, so far staged in 120 [...]