Cathy Xinman: The Ache of Solitude
Cathy Xinman
December 12, 2025
In “The Ache of Solitude”, the Canadian poet explores the fragile border between connection and isolation.
Category: Perspectives
Stop asking “Did you resist (say no)?”: Understanding the realities faced by survivors of sexual and domestic violence
Staff
December 8, 2025
This question does not seek truth—it places survivors under suspicion and allows society to avoid confronting its own complicity.
Thomas King: As we learn another ‘hero’ is non-Indigenous, let’s not ignore a broader cultural problem
Staff
November 30, 2025
Many Indigenous cultures caution against the concept of “heroes,” which is rooted in western narratives that elevate people as saviours.
An art historian looks at the origins of the Indigenous arts collection at the Vatican Museums
Staff
November 27, 2025
A Canadian academic discovered that many missionaries described Indigenous belongings in the Vatican Museums as “trophies of the pope”.
David Suzuki: Electrotech, not fossil fuels, will power the future
David Suzuki
November 19, 2025
Governments and jurisdictions that promote and rely on fossil fuels are being left behind, blinded by faulty economic assumptions.
The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions
Staff
November 16, 2025
With 63 percent of Nigerians under 25 and high social media uptake, skits tap into abundant creative energy and mobile-first audiences.
African poetry is celebrated in a groundbreaking publishing project
Staff
November 9, 2025
Since 2014, the African Poetry Book Fund has been assembling a formidable archive of writing.
Booker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts
Staff
November 6, 2025
Academics review the Booker finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on November 10.
Gurpreet Singh: Diljit Dosanjh’s appearance on Amitabh Bachchan’s show was heartbreaking
Staff
November 2, 2025
It came on the anniversary of 1984 Sikh massacres. Bachchan later ran as a candidate for the party that allegedy instigated the killings.
Omar El Akkad discusses obligation to speak out, importance of building bridges, and Canada’s performative recognition of Palestine
Staff
October 30, 2025
El Akkad is the author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
David Suzuki: Connected crises contain opportunities for a better world
David Suzuki
June 25, 2026
Air India Flight 182 took Chandra Sankurathri’s family. He spent the past 37 years helping millions
Charlie Smith
June 23, 2026
Tzienna tells herself, “heart, don’t scramble,” on new EP about love, loss, and redemption
Charlie Smith
June 22, 2026
How AI prompting turned writerly description into an everyday skill
Staff
June 21, 2026
Cathy Xinman: Sound
Cathy Xinman
June 21, 2026
How China’s ‘red lines’ are quietly shaping global news reporting
Staff
June 18, 2026
How older racialized immigrants are lost in translation in Canadian cities
Staff
June 17, 2026
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Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.
