KARABA Brings Soulful Storytelling to the Global Afro-House Scene
KARABA has been making waves in the global electronic music scene since she released her first EP, Déliverance, in 2022, followed by the EP Souvenirs in 2023. Growing up in
The Comfort of Classic Movies in Uncertain Times
Lines stretching around the block to get into a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival aren’t unusual. But they are remarkable when they form for a screening
How Yemeni Coffee Houses Brew Community After Dark
It’s midnight at Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co., just west of Toronto, Ont. The modern Middle Eastern-inspired space—filled with the aroma of fresh roasted coffee and the musi
3 Magazine Toasts One Year of Storytelling, Culture and Connection
On a late-summer evening with the city abuzz from the Toronto International Film Festival, 3 magazine gathered friends and partners from around the world to mark a defining m
Lilly Singh Breaks Taboos in Doin’ It
Breaking boundaries is second nature for Lilly Singh, the Indian-Canadian actor, writer, producer and host. Now with her new film, Doin’ It, which centres on the female sex
A TIFF Third Culture Cheat Sheet
This year’s TIFF, running from September 4-14, offers a compelling wave of third-culture films. A unique perspective drives these movies, one that navigates the complex int
Why Arthouse Cinemas Matter More Than Ever
In June 2024, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro posted an urgent plea to halt the closure of the beloved independent cinema, The Revue, located in Toronto’
From The Screen To Your Table, How Cinema Impacts What We Eat
From the making of the restaurant-rescuing timpano in 1996’s Big Night to the egg yolk that gets passed between a yakuza gangster and his lover during a very open-mouthed m
The Vinyl Renaissance
“Rumours is a $20 [CAD] record.” So claimed a friend of mine some 15 years ago while selling records on the sidewalk up the street from my apartment in Toronto’s Kensin
Status Symbols Are Changing — & So Are The Ways We Show Them Off
We’ve always loved to display our good fortune when we’re doing better than those around us. In ancient China, the colour yellow was restricted to royals. Ditto in ancien
For ‘Moonlight’ Colourist Alex Bickel, People Come First
In 2016, director Barry Jenkins’s film Moonlight became a sensation. The Oscar award–winning movie, which follows a young Black man as he grows up in the Miami projects,
These Desi Musicians Are Defining Indo-Canadian Music
Desi music is surging around the world, and especially in North America. (Canada is #3 of the top five countries streaming this genre outside of South Asia.) Some of this can
