Hot Docs 2021: Jennifer Holness expertly links beauty and power in Subjects Of Desire
Hot Docs 2021: Jennifer Holness expertly links beauty and power in Subjects Of Desire
The Toronto filmmaker s doc is an ode to Black women that brings to light the systemic forces they fight against every day By Kelsey Adams
Courtesy of Hot Docs
SUBJECTS OF DESIRE (Jennifer Holness). 103 minutes. Live Q&A on Thursday (May 6) at 7 pm. hotdocs.ca Rating:
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On April 22, American activist and abolitionist Mariame Kaba wrote an article for NewsOne that I’ve thought about every day since. Kaba wrote about the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial and the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, two events that will be tethered together forever in public memory.
Toronto restaurants that opened and closed this week
The Beaches loses Brett s Ice Cream to demolition and new Argentine, Georgian and Hakka restaurants open By Kelsey Adams
Brett s Ice Cream is closing after four years in the Beaches.
More Toronto restaurants are closing temporarily to lessen the burden of the third wave on their staff.
Recently we reported that Manita, SARA and RASA had done so to prioritize the safety of their kitchen and front-of-house staff in view of the rising COVID-19 case numbers. The Skyline restaurant in Parkdale is also on hiatus, with an Instagram bio that says “Closed until patio season.”
What to drink: Three picnic-perfect piquettes
What to drink: Three picnic-perfect piquettes
A light effervescent taste and low alcohol make piquette a fun option for day drinking By Kelsey Adams
Apr 27, 2021
Piquette might be made from the dregs of wine pressings, but it’s a punchy, fresh and totally crushable drink in its own right. After grapes are pressed for winemaking, the skins are usually discarded. Making piquettes lets wineries re-use the pomace and get another product out of a batch of grapes. It’s also less alcoholic than wine, which is why it was traditionally given to French vineyard workers as a pick-me-up during breaks from gruelling work. Many winemaking regions make local versions: in Italy it’s known as acqua pazza and the first instances of its existence were discovered in ancient Greece and Rome.