This past weekend, legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman lectured at Innis Town Hall, discussing his extraordinary documentary film career. The master class, which came with a price tag of $60 to non-DOC (Documentary Organization of Canada) members and $25 for students, was largely attended by other filmmakers and documentarians eager to get a rare look into the [...]

Anyone who’s read a newspaper or magazine in the last few months can verify: recession chic is the new black. The only thing more irritating than regularly seeing a decline in the figures on your RRSP statement, though, is the spate of sanctimonious and insulting articles on frugal living being churned out in economy-sized quantities [...]

Every Saturday morning, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Dr. Hastings, M.O.H., in his office (January 13, 1925). City of Toronto Archives, Series 372, Sub Series 32, Item 749. In the late 19th century, Toronto’s booming growth and industrial development brought [...]