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Hockey is back, and with it comes highlight-reel plays, online debates, and fantasy drafts. In short: it’s the type of high-octane diversion we all deserved given the global circumstances. Not even a reduced season (56 games) and a late start (Jan. 13) could dampen our spirits. Although arenas are emptied of hardcore fans (a blow […]
When the NBA announced the starters for the All-Star game on Feb. 18, it became official that for the first time since 2014, a Raptor would not have their name called out at the global showcase event. Toronto paid the price for a slow start in that regard but the manner in which they’ve bounced […]
When watching one of Elladj Baldé’s viral TikTok videos and his moves across the ice, there is a freedom of expression and movement that cannot go unnoticed. A smile that goes from ear to ear, an enthusiasm befitting the backflips he catapults into, and a feel for the music—from Drake to Otis Redding—that takes the […]
When Jamal Burger, Christian Epistola, and Mac Madrigal were growing up in and around downtown Toronto, sneakers meant a lot. For Madrigal they were what his older brother wore, and whatever his older brother wore, he thought must be dope. For Epistola they were a status symbol, a way to establish an identity among kids […]
We don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s never too late to reinvent yourself. Just take it from Briony Douglas. The Toronto-based photographer, visual artist, and director—whose work has caught the attention of high-end fashion labels and sneaker brands alike with its eye-popping mix of surrealism and pop culture—says she only truly began […]
Black History Month has to be more than a running list of “Did you know?” fun facts. It has to be more than regurgitated Instagram posts with red, black, and green borders or an opportunity for advertisers and TV stations to break out their dashiki-print art treatments. Black history is everyone’s history. Just as there […]
Getting hyped up for the Super Bowl during the middle of a worldwide pandemic is something of a mixed bag. Watching the big game with your buddies is a lot less fun over Zoom, but it also means less competition for the good nachos, so win some, lose some, I guess. There is, however, one […]
Getting hyped up for the Super Bowl during the middle of a worldwide pandemic is something of a mixed bag. Watching the big game with your buddies is a lot less fun over Zoom, but it also means less competition for the good nachos, so win some, lose some, I guess. There is, however, one […]
Toronto’s Top5 has been catching a lot of attention the last few months—for better or worse—and he’s looking to ride the momentum into 2021. The Drake-cosigned rapper is back with the official video for “2 Cases,” a new RicoRunDat-produced single he just dropped in collaboration with 6ixBuzz. The video, shot by Yellowtapez and edited by Orazio, sees Top5 turning […]
Toronto hip-hop artists Rich Kidd, Tona, and Adam Bomb not only have long and accomplished histories as solo artists in the city’s rich hip-hop history, but also as a formidable collective. Back in 2015, the trio joined forces to form Naturally Born Strangers from a concept forged by Legends League designer Bryan Espiritu. Their critically acclaimed […]
