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iPhoto caption: Urjo Kareda was an Estonian-born Canadian theatre and music critic, dramaturg, and stage director. He died in 2001.

Urjo Kareda was metal as hell 

A sign outside Urjo Kareda's office read, "no whining." A framed letter inside said "Fuck you, Mr. Kareda."

By Ivana Shein / Feb 9, 2024
iPhoto caption: Headshot of David Yee by Dahlia Katz.

Speaking in Draft: David Yee

In this first instalment of Speaking in Draft, staff writer Nathaniel Hanula-James interviews award-winning playwright David Yee about his devotion to chasing unanswerable questions.

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / Feb 6, 2024

Stone by Stone: In Conversation with The First Stone’s Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Nawa Simon

“It's important to move forward with love and hope because to choose any other path will just elongate how long you are uncomfortable.”

By Amira Benjamin / Apr 12, 2023
An image of a snowy road outside of Edmonton, AB. The road has been driven on, with snow pushed to the sides, but the snow-covered field is smooth, unmarred by footprints. Telephone poles are visible in the distance. iPhoto caption: A prairie snowscape just outside of Edmonton Alberta. Image courtesy of Makram Ayache.

A Portrait of Shame: How The Hooves Belonged to the Deer Reckons with Religious Domination of the Queer Spirit

“Where does a queer, sort-of-Muslim, brainwashed-ex-evangelical-Christian teenager find themselves in adulthood?”

By Makram Ayache / Mar 23, 2023