Osman Bari News Today

“We are reminded, once again, that there are people both in front of and behind that camera,” Isaac You reflects in their review of The Gig Is Up, “that even this documentary relies on the active participation of humans.” The column I am talking about is one of four DOXA reviews in this issue — The Gig Is Up, Koto: The Last Service, You Are Not A Soldier and Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy. I tell you this not as aimless revelation, but because it ...

In a conversation with Osman Bari, founder and editor of Chutney Magazine, we unpacked the magazine and its diverse contents. Chutney Mag is a Toronto-based 3 section magazine acting as a platform for South Asian communities. It is structured after its namesake in 3 different sections — ‘chop, mix, and preserve’ which mirror the steps to making actual chutney, and includes carefully curated art to accompany each editorial piece. An architecture major at the University of Waterl...