Bury My Heart at King and James, a small collection of essays and poetry by Danielle Boissoneau, explores the intersections between gentrification and colonization. It was produced during Boissoneau&#…
Art & Culture
Red Umbrella Cabaret Supports SWAP Hamilton
On Thursday, February 13, This Ain’t Hollywood is hosting the Red Umbrella Cabaret, an evening of entertainment in support of SWAP (Sex Workers’ Action Program) Hamilton. Featuring drag an…
Archives ALIVE — A look inside McMaster’s William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections
Archives ALIVE, hosted by McMaster University archivists at the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, is a regular series of drop-in sessions that counters the idea that archive…
Local Reads: Powwow Summer by Stoney Creek’s Nahanni Shingoose
On the cover of Powwow Summer, a book for young adults by Nahanni Shingoose, the protagonist looks upward, bathed in red light. Her name is River, and she’s stuck between two worlds. Part Ojibwe and p…
What in God’s Name is a Church Bazaar? (And Other Things to Do This Holiday Season)
By Mirela Marceta Am I bold enough to say that I believe that church bazaars are the most underrated holiday experience? Heck yea, I am! Can I get an amen for church bazaars? Church bazaars are perfec…
Three Local Artists to Check Out This Fall
By Sarah Jessica Rintjema Freelance writer Sarah Jessica Rintjema tells us about the work of three local artists that she’s excited about this fall. Check out two of them, Robyn Lightwalker and …
Photos: Art and Activism Come Together at Take Back the Night
“Art is activism.” — Angie Thomas Many years ago during my first Take Back the Night rally I was handed a balloon and a few colourful markers. It was the tiniest of art projects: To write …
The City & The City Books
When the retail space beside the Cannon Coffee Co. on Ottawa Street North became vacant, east-end residents Janet Hoy and Tim Hanna knew they had to act quickly. For a while, they had been pondering t…
It’s Funny Because It’s true: TheHammerMemer
There are all kinds of people that make up a society. We all have our interests and niche communities and points of view. Sometimes things can come along that can unite us – very often that happ…
Milli: A Celebration of Style Legitimizes Fashion as Art
Milli: A Celebration of Style — which opened at the Art Gallery of Hamilton in April — is a retrospective of trailblazing fashion retailer Milli Gould’s iconic 55-year career. However, the carefully c…