An overview of the notes I took while reading Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning in January 2017. Originally published on inthemargins.ca .

Originally published on inthemargins.ca on August 31, 2017.

There were times, while reading Rupi Kaur’s milk and honey, when I was tempted to tear out pages, snippets, and paste them on the wall next to me.

Originally published on inthemargins.ca on September 3, 2017.

I have yet to watch Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro, the critically-acclaimed documentary on James Baldwin released last year, but if the collection of…

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

One of the summer students at my previous job asked me, over soft-serve cones that we picked up from the ice cream truck on a particularly hot July afternoon, how I was able to plan for my current career, and how she should think about planning her next few years ahead…

Hamilton: The Revolution

It is almost too easy to compare Hamilton, the smash hit Broadway musical, to RENT, the musical that took over…

Mortality

There is a small bar in the east end of Toronto that is popular among locals. The bar is unassuming in almost every way: the tables and chairs are cozy but non-descript, the drink selection is robust but simple, and the service is friendly but unadorned. This bar, Hitch, is the perfect kind of place to go for…