Alberto Manguel examines the rich symbology of the fist, a primal symbol of rebellion and grief, across cultures and history.

Tom Thomson, godfather of the Group of Seven, drowned in an Ontario lake under mysterious circumstances, and ever since, his reputation has been the stuff of legend.

Rick laughed. I walked away. I was irritated at Henry, at Lee for getting stoned and being paranoid and leaving without saying goodbye, at Rick, at everyone.

“Adopt a reading pseudonym” is but one piece of advice offered in The Posthuman Dada Guide: Tzara & Lenin Play Chess by Andrei Codrescu, reviewed by Michal Kozlowski.

A collection of export paintings, created as souvenirs for Western tourists by Chinese painters who adopted Western painting techniques.

Alberto Manguel reflects on art as a witness to the human desire to be infinite and eternal.

Michael Hayward on Félix Fénéon and the exhibits unseen during COVID-19.

Kelsea O'Connor reviews Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer (Visual Editions).

Francois-Marc Gagnon explores curiosity as the opposite of indifference.

On Dorothy Parker Day we wear wool suits and little hats, smoke with cigarette holders and have a liver-coloured dachshund on a lead.