Charles Spearin
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Opinion: Jew-hatred has never stopped evolving. Antizionism is its latest iteration (opens the original)
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Rachel ‘Archie’ Matlow is a journalist and author. Before Oct. 7, 2023, my home was Toronto’s queer, leftist arts and media world. As a secular trans Jew who never quite felt at home in organized Jewish life, that’s where I found my fellow alternative Jews and like-minded people. We didn’t agree on everything, but I assumed we shared basic values: anti-racism, feminism, queer and trans rights, pluralism and social justice. Turns out, there were some terms and conditions. For nearly three years,
Live updates: Canada to blame for Washington’s escalation of trade war, Greer says (opens the original)
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Maine Senator Susan Collins is calling on the Trump administration to “deescalate” its trade war against Canada. One of the few remaining moderate Republicans in the Senate, Collins is up for re-election this fall in a blue state that Democrats are targeting in their bid to take control of the upper chamber. On X, she thanked the administration for lifting tariffs on Canadian cement and road salt. They were among a handful of products that received a reprieve on Tuesday while many others – most
Opinion: Before renaming Lake Ontario, America should take a look at the history of its own name (opens the original)
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Charles Spearin is a Toronto-based musician whose bands include Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene. I have a small, slightly compulsive hobby: looking up the origins of words for fun. Nothing professional. I just like to know. Often there’s a surprise tucked inside a word that upends its meaning. Muscle means “little mouse.” Disaster means “bad star.” Companion means “someone you share bread with.” It’s trivia, but every so often it playfully reframes a word you’ve said 10,000 times. A fe
Did the summer of 2026 bring movie theatres back? Our film editor answered questions about a blockbuster season (opens the original)
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The Q&A has ended. Read our responses in the box below. After the pandemic decimated attendance at movie theatres, the industry has been struggling to bring back those lost film fans. But this summer, big blockbusters and high-end filming tech have Canadians excited about going to the movies again. Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey was the very first feature-length film shot entirely with Imax 70mm cameras. Add in the triumphant return of the shelved Looney Tunes movie Coyote vs. Acm
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