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A Literary Breakthrough: Glad Day's Origins

A Literary Breakthrough: Glad Day’s Origins

From: Any Other Way

Jerald Moldenhauer recalls his involvement in the gay rights movement in Toronto in the 1970’s 4 $0.40 Add
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A Love Freely Chosen

A Love Freely Chosen

From: Hard to Do

This chapter explores the Dred Scott case of 1857 and its legal implications in regard to family-making, specifically marriage, for Black people during and after the US Civil War. 20 $2.00 Add
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A 'Magnificent Dome'

A ‘Magnificent Dome’

The Great University Avenue Synagogue

From: The Ward

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A Matter of Mending

A Matter of Mending

From: The Ward Uncovered

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A Matter of Taste

A Matter of Taste

A Farmers' Market Devotee's Semi-Reluctant Argument for Inviting Scientific Innovation to the Dinner Table

How did farmer’s markets, nose­-to-­tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with "good food"? And are these practices … 137 View
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A Whole Other Story

A Whole Other Story

From: Any Other Way

Faith Nolan recalls her experiences as a queer African Canadian woman in Toronto after moving from Nova Scotia with her mother in the 1960’s. 4 $0.40 Add
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A Peddler and His Cart

A Peddler and His Cart

The Ward's Rag Trade

From: The Ward

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Halloween Balls: From Letros to the St. Charles

Halloween Balls: From Letros to the St. Charles

From: Any Other Way

Christine Sismondo tells the story of Toronto’s Halloween drag balls. 3 $0.30 Add
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A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the meanings of the made-for-TV movie version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 12 $1.20 Add
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A Short History of the 'Civic Square' Expropriation

A Short History of the ‘Civic Square’ Expropriation

From: The Ward

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A Spicy Labour of Love
NEW!

A Spicy Labour of Love

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Perry King shares his own connection to Guyanese food and flavours, the use of dumplings in chicken and vegetable soups, the influences of Caribbean flavours, and his fear of spice and hot things … 4 $0.40 Add
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A Still Point in the Turning World

A Still Point in the Turning World

What is an orgasm, anyway? It depends on whether you ask a scientist, a poet or a mystic.

From: Closer

This chapter is about describing and defining orgasms, by ordinary people, scientists, philosophers, and artists throughout history. She also considers gender similarities and differences in … 22 $2.20 Add
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A Story About the Toronto Purchase

A Story About the Toronto Purchase

AGREEMENTS, NAMING, AND PLACES

From: Indigenous Toronto

A reading on the story of the Toronto purchase. 8 $0.80 Add
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A Tale of Two - or Three - Cities

A Tale of Two – or Three – Cities

Gentrification and Community Consultations

From: Subdivided

The author examines the increasing polarization of Toronto’s neighbourhoods, both spatially and socially, and urges new urban planners to find ways to ensure people are not further … 10 $1.00 Add
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A Tool From Another Time: The Projectile Point

A Tool From Another Time: The Projectile Point

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Agokwe

Agokwe

From: Any Other Way

Art Zoccole recounts his childhood in an Ojubwe community, before moving to Toronto and helping to establish the Gays and Lesbians of the First Nations in Toronto. 3 $0.30 Add