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The Birth of Love, and Liberty

The Birth of Love, and Liberty

From: Hard to Do

Korducki examines the shift in marriage from one of practical, pragmatic partnership to one that prioritized personal happiness. 31 $3.10 Add
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The BMR's Wake-Up Call

The BMR’s Wake-Up Call

From: The Ward

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Hanlan's Point

Hanlan’s Point

From: Any Other Way

Ed Jackson recounds the evolution of Hanlan’s point on Toronto Island from queer gathering place to the city’s first oficially designated clothing optional beach. 1 $0.10 Add
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The Case Against Controlling Infrastructure
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The Case Against Controlling Infrastructure

From: Messy Cities

Andrés Borthagaray writes that a combination of messy and orderly urbanism produces beneficial interaction, and uses examples of mobility infrastructure to illustrate their point. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Case for Kreplach
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The Case for Kreplach

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Bev Katz Rosenbaum highlights the under-represented kreplach, a jewish delicacy, the popularity of matzo ball soup, her ties to her Ashkenazic heritage, and ties to traditional foods. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Child Whose Head Was Bathed in Darkness

The Child Whose Head Was Bathed in Darkness

From: Disfigured

Chapter 1 examines the objectives behind fairy tales, exploring topics including folk tales and oral traditions, myth and superstition, the Brothers Grimm, happy endings, nature and the woods, … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Civic Engagement of Ward Children

The Civic Engagement of Ward Children

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The Collective Effervescence of Messy Parks
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The Collective Effervescence of Messy Parks

From: Messy Cities

Jake Tobin Garrett writes about how the pandemic broke previous understandings of public space for Canadians, specifically examining parks. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Raid on The Body Politic

The Raid on The Body Politic

From: Any Other Way

Ed Jackson recalls a raid on the Body Politic newspaper by the police’s anti-pornography unit, and the fight for the freedom of the press that ensued. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Commercial Tenants of Chestnut Street's Factories

The Commercial Tenants of Chestnut Street’s Factories

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The Continuous Vibration of Animal Spirits:

The Continuous Vibration of Animal Spirits:

On the Why of Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

This chapter discusses nostalgia as a feeling, and the history of nostalgia, from antiquity to the present, moving out of the medical into the cultural realm. Why it is important to describe … 21 $2.10 Add
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The Contributors

The Contributors

From: Subdivided

Short biographies of each contributor. ; 3 $0.30 Add
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The (Cornish) Pasty Wars
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The (Cornish) Pasty Wars

The Sauce

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

John Lorinc examines the Cornish pastys, the Cornish Pasty Association (CPA), Cornish national identity, and the social history and lore of food. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Curious Intersection of Politics and Cricket
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The Curious Intersection of Politics and Cricket

From: Rebound

This chapter examines the intersection between cricket and Toronto’s mayoral politics. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Dance from Cabbagetown Cones to Shiibaashka’igan Cones
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The Dance from Cabbagetown Cones to Shiibaashka’igan Cones

TRAILBLAZERS AND CHANGEMAKERS

From: Indigenous Toronto

Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane speaks about growing up in Toronto and Indigenous activism. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Death and the Rebirth of the Wolfpack
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The Death and the Rebirth of the Wolfpack

From: Rebound

This chapter provides a history of the Toronto Wolfpack, an upstart rugby franchise who’s plans were complicated by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. 6 $0.60 Add