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Two profs studied what happened when financially struggling artists received $1,000 a month, no strings attached, for 18 months. Learn about the results @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/we-studied-wha…

#TaiwanTravelogue wins 2026 International Booker—a deftly translated tale of food, love, and history. Learn more @TOSparkOfficial @TECO_Toronto #BOoker torontospark.ca/taiwan-travelo…

Canadian music world mourns passing of cellist Cris Derksen. @TOSparkOfficial torontospark.ca/canadian-music…

Trump plays up historic ties between China and America at state banquet without uttering a word about People’s Republic. Was it deliberate? @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/trump-plays-up…

6 African thinkers who help us understand the world—new book. Learn more @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/6-african-thin…

In Cathy Xinman's poem "Oh, Mother", storms, leaves, and the changing seasons are not merely landscapes of nature, but metaphors for a mother’s life. @cathy73241599 Read her #MothersDay poem @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/cathy-xinman-o…

Architect and urban researcher Paige Wen has written another installment of her smart series "Decoding Toronto" in @TOSparkOfficial. This one is titled "The Bishop and the Rebel: The Two Scotsmen Who Defined Toronto’s Soul": torontospark.ca/the-bishop-and…

Mayumi Lashbrook travels through time in Enemy Lines to make sense of intergenerational trauma. Learn more @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/mayumi-lashbro…

A historian of Black Canada gives a report card on Ontario’s new mandated Black history education. Learn more @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/a-historian-of…

Hot Docs: əm kʷaθ nan Namesake filmmakers reinforce importance of descriptive place names in Coast Salish culture. @HotDocs Learn more @TOSparkOfficial torontospark.ca/hot-docs-%c9%9…

In Replica, Chouwa Liang explores Chinese women’s intimate relationships with AI. @HotDocs screenings at 4:45 pm Friday (May 1) and 2:45 pm Sunday (May 3) at TIFF Lightbox. @TIFF_NET Read Cathy Xinman's interview @TOSparkOfficial. @cathy73241599: torontospark.ca/in-the-documen…

The Sandbox shows how asylum seekers became guinea pigs for our modern surveillance society. It's @HotDocs on May 2 after April 25 world premiere. Learn more @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/the-sandbox-sh…

The Grid vs. The Grove: High Park’s Hidden Geometry is part of architect and urban researcher Paige Wen's series, Decoding Toronto. This series offers deep insights into the evolution of the city. Learn more @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/the-grid-vs-th…

Rising star Sebastian Gaskin dishes on musical influences, “Brown Man”, and headlining Jade Music Fest in Asia @sebastiangaskin @IshkodeRecords @JadeMusicFest @TWTorontoCAN Learn more @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/rising-star-se…

With "Falling Petals", poet Cathy Xinman re-imagines the cherry blossom—not as a symbol of delicate beauty, but as something that should fall with weight, intention, and truth. @cathy73241599 Read her poem @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/cathy-xinman-f…

Lyrical landscape in Fatih Akin’s Amrum belies harsh reality of a boy’s awakening to conflicting ideologies. It's at TIFF Lightbox on Sunday and Thursday @TIFF_NET. Check out @NuralSumbultepe review in @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/lyrical-landsc…

Say my name: For newcomer and racialized children, belonging begins with classroom greetings. Learn more @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/say-my-name-fo…

Legendary Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle dies in Mumbai at age of 92. @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/legendary-indi…

Indigenous JUNO nominee Sebastian Gaskin and six other GTA musicians play @JadeMusicFest in Asia. It's at Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Tapei from Apr. 24 to 26. Learn more @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/indigenous-jun…

Sovereignty over stereotypes: The data behind false Cherokee identity claims in Canada. Learn more @TOSparkOfficial: torontospark.ca/sovereignty-ov…