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What does it mean to amplify the voices of others while the stories of your ancestors are being buried in your mother's mouth?
In her stunning new memoir, May It Have a Happy Ending, Minelle Mahtani has written a searing, intimate…
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Dr. Sima Samar’s lifelong advocacy for women’s rights in Afghanistan has made her both a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize and a thorn in the side of the Taliban. Her new memoir, Outspoken, provides an unparalleled view of her…
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A practical joke spins out of control in the latest iteration of Opera Adventures! This session will explore Johann Strauss II's sparkling operetta, Die Fledermaus.
Hosted by Vancouver Opera’s regular guide, Nicholas Burns…
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What will it take to liberate breasts from centuries of patriarchal prejudice?
After having a double mastectomy, best-selling author and sociologist Sarah Thornton went on a journey to understand what she had lost—and gained. Her new…
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The issue of false claims to Indigenous identity has gotten headlines across the country in recent years, with famous writers, academics, and artists uncovered as “pretendians.”
Bestselling author katherena vermette’s new novel, real ones,…
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What happens when a magical matchmaker can’t see what lies at the end of his own thread?
Inspired by Chinese myths of ancient dragon gods and threads of fate, Katrina Kwan’s dazzling fantasy debut, The Last Dragon of the East, is a…
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Curated by Mexico City arts collective OTONO, Caósmosis is an audiovisual installation which blends experimental sound, computer generated visuals, and a unique listening environment to immerse you in the diverse soundscapes of Latin…
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Curated by Mexico City arts collective OTONO, Caósmosis is an audiovisual installation which blends experimental sound, computer generated visuals, and a unique listening environment to immerse you in the diverse soundscapes of Latin…
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What was it like to be part of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada?
Marie Wilson was one of just three commissioners tasked with leading the TRC, to unearth and record the hidden history of more than a century…
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Jessica Johns’s debut novel, Bad Cree, is a gripping story about intergenerational trauma that follows a Cree millennial who has haunting dreams about her dead sister and Kokum. It’s a horror novel that grapples with the effects of grief,…
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