Culture

In the throes of a federal election, young voters are a potentially huge voting cohort that needs to understand the potential impacts of strategic voting, writes Camilla Bains.

Young Black artist Ayrah Taerb delivers a rap soliloquy from the altar of Toronto’s Metropolitan United Church to a production crew and a handful of others, part of an installation performance claiming space in Toronto next month.

Also: a dramatized case of terrorism

The rates at which teaching staff and researchers experience harassment on Canada’s university and college campuses are significantly higher than in most other workplaces, a major study released on Friday shows.

And much more: Nicolas Cage, two pigs, an infectious scare at sea and two series finales.

The Vietnamese Canadian youth starting a conversation with their elders later this month want to face taboo topics, including patriarchy and queer sexuality, that often get lost in translation.

Also, Fear Street Part 2 is even gorier and Black Conflux marks a strong Canadian debut.

As universities gear up for a new semester this fall, many will be faced with a challenge that has nothing to do with COVID-19: Devising strategies to be more inclusive to accommodate increasingly diverse student bodies.

Visual art students at Ryerson University (known as X University among some people amid a formal review of its name) have taken over the giant screens of Yonge-Dundas Square this month for a late-night exhibition of their work.

The budding career of indie folk singer/songwriter Leith Ross took a detour the day after their first show as a featured performer when the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic halted touring and live shows.

Bleed the North shares stories of incarcerated and trans menstruators and explains the sacred nature of "moon time" in Indigenous culture as its young leaders reach for menstrual justice.

Also: An animated feature from Quebec, a tough critique of China, and a rehab scam.

Pop singer Demi Lovato came out as non-binary last week, providing a dose of visibility and affirmation for younger folks working out their own gender identity, LGBTQ+ advocates say.

An Alberta church marked May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, with a virtual event to raise awareness about issues facing LGBTQ+ communities.

Also: A followup to the Oscar winner Soul, and a Nicolas Cage oddity