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The Toronto Spark is an online media outlet focusing on underrepresented artists and advancing understanding of diverse communities. Check us out at https://torontospark.ca/.
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New poem @torontospark.bsky.social: The Ache of Solitude by Cathy Xinman. torontospark.ca/cathy-xinman...
Cathy Xinman: The Ache of Solitude - Toronto Spark
In "The Ache of Solitude", the Canadian poet explores the fragile border between connection and isolation.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Possible ancient artifacts are found in a B.C. thrift shop—and archeology scholars are on the case. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/possible-anc...
Possible ancient artifacts are found in a B.C. thrift shop—and archeology scholars are on the case - Toronto Spark
These objects may date to late antiquity (roughly the third to sixth or seventh century) and/or the medieval period.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Jade Music Fest performers collaborate on new, multilingual song honouring family matriarchs. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/jade-music-f...
Jade Music Fest performers collaborate on new, multilingual song honouring family matriarchs - Toronto Spark
“𝖲𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝖺𝗌 𝖸𝗈𝗎 定定仔行” imagines life paths that their grandmothers might have taken if they had been free to choose their destinies.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI—is human writing headed for extinction? Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/more-than-ha...
More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI—is human writing headed for extinction? - Toronto Spark
It has become increasingly difficult to tell whether something was written by a person or AI.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Tsay Keh Dene filmmaker Luke Gleeson documents perils of habitat loss and predation in Wədzįh Nəne’ (Caribou Country). His captivating film will be screened today at the Whistler Film Festival. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/tsay-keh-den...
Tsay Keh Dene filmmaker Luke Gleeson documents perils of habitat loss and predation in Wədzįh Nəne’ (Caribou Country) - Toronto Spark
Gleeson’s grandfather told him that when he was young, there used to be caribou everywhere in his Nation’s traditional territory.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Malaysian rapper Namewee condemns media in new song after Taiwanese influencer’s death. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/malaysian-ra...
Malaysian rapper Namewee condemns media in new song after Taiwanese influencer’s death - Toronto Spark
Namewee is facing drug charges in his homeland. It’s not the first time he has generated controversy.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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As we learn another ‘hero’ is non-Indigenous, let’s not ignore a broader cultural problem. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/thomas-king-...
Thomas King: As we learn another ‘hero’ is non-Indigenous, let’s not ignore a broader cultural problem - Toronto Spark
Many Indigenous cultures caution against the concept of “heroes,” which is rooted in western narratives that elevate people as saviours.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Eisha Marjara’s richly textured Calorie stands as a testament to the power of Canadian filmmaking. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/eisha-marjar...
Eisha Marjara's richly textured Calorie stands as a testament to the power of Canadian filmmaking - Toronto Spark
Calorie is poignant and profound family drama weaving together intergenerational relations and diasporic reconnection with the homeland.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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National Film Board of Canada and TIFF select five short doc projects in {RE}DEFINED collaboration @nfb-jennifer.bsky.social @katjadebock.bsky.social @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/national-fil...
National Film Board of Canada and TIFF select five short doc projects in {RE}DEFINED collaboration - Toronto Spark
As part of {RE}DEFINED, each documentary will not exceed 10 minutes and creators will have a fully financed budget from the NFB.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Manok and “Correct Me If I’m Wrong” win audience awards at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/manok-and-co...
Manok and “Correct Me If I’m Wrong” win audience awards at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival - Toronto Spark
Two queer-themed films set in Asia were each a big hit with those who attended the recent Reel Asian screenings.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Rauleyan Vele (In the Time of Unrest) author Balbir Parwana wins Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/rauleyan-vel...
Rauleyan Vele (In the Time of Unrest) author Balbir Parwana wins Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature - Toronto Spark
Parwana received $25,000 for winning the Dhahan Prize; runners-up Mudassar Bashir and Bhagwant Rasulpuri each took home $10,000.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Choreographer Lai Hung-chung embodies human desire for comfort and freedom in Birdy. Learn why the Taiwanese dance artist put four foot pheasant feathers on dancers' heads @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/choreographe...
Choreographer Lai Hung-chung embodies human desire for comfort and freedom in Birdy - Toronto Spark
Birdy choreographer Lai Hung-chung was inspired by an Alan Parker film starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Canada Post honours Scott Pilgrim series creator Brian Lee O’Malley and five other graphic novelists with postage stamps. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/canada-post-...
Canada Post honours Scott Pilgrim series creator Brian Lee O'Malley and five other graphic novelists with postage stamps - Toronto Spark
Graphic novelists Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas are the other honourees.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Souvankham Thammavongsa wins her second Giller Prize. @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/souvankham-t...
Souvankham Thammavongsa wins her second Giller Prize - Toronto Spark
CBC broadcast the Giller Award ceremony, which was hosted by Rick Mercer.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/the-comedy-e...
The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions - Toronto Spark
With 63 percent of Nigerians under 25 and high social media uptake, skits tap into abundant creative energy and mobile-first audiences.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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UBC postdoctoral fellow Kashif Raza points out how Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies - Toronto Spark
Mamdani called for fairness in Arabic, Bangla, Urdu-Hindi, and Spanish during his campaign to become mayor of America’s largest city.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Directors Guild of Canada honours A Mother Apart and Final Destination: Bloodlines at 24th annual awards ceremony. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/directors-gu...
Directors Guild of Canada honours A Mother Apart and Final Destination: Bloodlines at 24th annual awards ceremony - Toronto Spark
Laurie Townshend won the Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary for her film about spoken-word artist Staceyann Chin.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival announces 2025 award winners. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/toronto-reel...
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival announces 2025 award winners - Toronto Spark
Montréal, Ma Belle, which stars Charlotte Aubin and Joan Chen, won the RBC Best Canadian Feature Award.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Booker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts. Learn more about each finalist @torontospark.bsky.social torontospark.ca/booker-prize...
Booker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts - Toronto Spark
Academics review the Booker finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on November 10.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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New online @torontospark.bsky.social cover designed by art director Jessica Sung. Learn more about innovative Toronto artist/musician Vicki Lovelee at torontospark.ca.
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Toronto alt-pop artist Vicki Lovelee invites listeners to experience dark, theatrical pop in her opera house. She will perform at Jade Music Fest next Fri. & Sat. on Granville Island in Vancouver. Learn more about this innovative artist @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/toronto-alt-...
Toronto alt-pop artist Vicki Lovelee invites listeners to experience dark, theatrical pop in her opera house - Toronto Spark
Lovelee studied classical piano and has a degree in jazz vocals but nowadays, she transforms pain into powerful anthems.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Creativity is good for the brain and might even slow down its ageing – new study. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/creativity-i...
Creativity is good for the brain and might even slow down its ageing – new study - Toronto Spark
Brain health is not defined by the absence of disease but by its ability to sustain efficient, resilient, and integrated activity.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Toronto-based Dr. Holic bridges rap and Cantopop in crafting catchy, cross-cultural hip-hop. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/jade-music-f...
Jade Music Fest: Dr. Holic bridges rap and Cantopop in crafting catchy, cross-cultural hip-hop - Toronto Spark
With original works like "RICE!", "Like Sunshine", and "New York to Taipei", the Toronto-based artist is creating a sound all his own.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Literary stars Madeleine Thien and Kiran Desai will be at this week's Toronto International Festival of Authors. Learn more @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/literary-sta...
Literary stars Madeleine Thien and Kiran Desai will be at Toronto International Festival of Authors - Toronto Spark
Thien is author of The Book of Records; it's about people from different centuries who take refuge at a staging post between migrations.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Today is International Artist Day, which is celebrated every year on Pablo Picasso's birthday. For those interested in art and poetry, here is a new poem in the @torontospark.bsky.social by Cathy Xinman. It's called "Guernica Strikes Like Lightning at the Core". torontospark.ca/cathy-xinman...
Cathy Xinman: Guernica Strikes Like Lightning at the Core - Toronto Spark
Xinman has written an ambitious art poem, inspired by Picasso’s Guernica painting as its spiritual ignition point.
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October 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM