Link Roundup
The Toast presents a selection of delightful information in the form of a link roundup.
Meta
Nicole digs up her five favourite posts from the first six months that The Toast has been in business, and talks about about editing them.
Books
What happens to a mouse -- and to your sense of self -- when you give him a cookie.
Movies
Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite explains what "Bend It Like Beckham" meant to her as an Indian-Canadian growing up in Toronto. A lot, as it turns out.
science
This week in things that should not have eyes but do have eyes: starfish.
science
In this latest installment of Gal Science, Jane Van Susteren teaches us a whole bunch about endosymbiosis and sounds VERY smart.
Religion
Naomi Vega looks back on a childhood in which she was either Catholic or a Jew or an atheist.
Advice
In the third installment of "Gabbin' About God," Nicole asks Mallory to explain the dueling concepts of predestination and free will to her. No big deal!
History
In the first of a weekly series, Harvard lecturer Mo Moulton provides an historical grounding for your Downton Abbey habit.
Advice
Nicole and Mallory, drawing on their own, rich friendship, provide a roadmap to Canadian anger and passive-aggression.
Personal Stories
Nina Bhattacharya, a veteran of weird bus rides, talks about memory, privilege, development work, and air conditioning.
Link Roundup
The Toast presents a selection of delightful information in the form of a link roundup.
Books
Sarah Seltzer examines the outcome of Lizzy Bennet and Lily Bart's lives, in terms of their patriarchal implications.
Fashion
English teachers get the lion's share of the credit; let's remember our inspirational math and science and music teachers.
History
In the latest installment of her history column for The Toast, Alexis Coe describes the fascinating lives of Ellen and William Craft.