Lisa Whittington-Hill

All about that ace It’s the late 2010s and I’m a teenager carefully watching my mom out of my peripheral. She’s paying attention to the TV and the animated man on the screen in a hilarious combination of suit, tie, and ...

"The thing I dreaded most about my own coming out moment was having to explain to my family what asexuality means," writes @i-am-grell.bsky.social. "In its delicate handling of my identity, BoJack provided the crash course on asexuality that I dreamed of."

this.org/2025/05/29/a...

Skate culture Rosie Archie knew she wanted to be a skater when she was 12 years old. Her older sister Charmie was already good enough to land tricks, and Archie was not far behind. There were no skate parks in Cani...

Using skateboarding as a conduit for connection, Rosie Archie and her co-founders set the stage of vulnerability by sharing their own stories at Nations Skate Youth, a program created to empower Indigenous kids. Learn more about it from Ayesha Habib:

this.org/2024/08/12/s...

This is such a great story! Depressing, but great. Thank you for writing it, Nick. We recently had a similar thing happen at This. My favourite part was when the "writer" tried to negotiate a higher rate. I kinda admired the hustle.

Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.

A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...

The right to read Ronnie Riley learned through social media that their first novel was facing censorship. Riley was scrolling late one evening when they saw what appeared to be a leaked school memo. Their middle-grade ...

By re-framing language as advocating for parental rights rather than literary censorship, right-wing groups have been able to successfully ban books in the US. Asha Swann tells us what this could mean as this ideology migrates into Canadian libraries.

this.org/2024/10/28/t...

Ken Popert Media Fellowship | Xtra Magazine The Ken Popert Media Fellowship program was developed to fund innovative journalism projects that bring new voices to Xtra and provide an opportunity for journalists to learn about LGBTQ2S+ media and…

We're looking for early-career BIPOC journalists *based in Canada* to work on an editorial package about LGBTQ2S+ people and work in the coming months. Learn how to apply here: xtramagazine.com/ken-popert-m... #CdnMediaJobs

🚨Attention Writers!🚨 Reminder that This Magazine is open for pitches until November 3! We're looking for columns, features, back page letters, and news pieces. More information on what we like to see and how to pitch us at the link:

this.org/contribute/

Subscribe to our newsletter! Every month, our newsletter delivers fresh content from This Magazine straight to your inbox. Read web exclusives and your favourite stories from the mag, and learn what's happening behind the scenes ...

Our monthly newsletter goes out tomorrow, and there's still time to subscribe! Sign up for curated stories every month and news from our office. You don't want to miss This! 📰

this.org/newsletter/

Skate culture Rosie Archie knew she wanted to be a skater when she was 12 years old. Her older sister Charmie was already good enough to land tricks, and Archie was not far behind. There were no skate parks in Cani...

From Ayesha Habib: "There were no skate parks in Canim Lake, a Tsq̓éscen̓ First Nation reserve in interior B.C., so the sisters would travel to nearby towns to skate, where they were often the only girls—and always the only Indigenous girls."

this.org/2024/08/12/skate-culture/

The cold, hard truth Arctic Canada is filling with puddles. Springtime in the Yukon looks astonishingly similar to June in Ontario. The days are long. Deer bite the heads off flowers deep in the forest. Icy mountains sti...

The Yukon is warming faster than anywhere else in the world, and the rise in temperature is causing irreversible damage to Indigenous communities. Asha Swann reports on the changes and what next steps we need to take to protect these traditional ways of life.

this.org/2025/05/05/t...

🚨Reminder for Writers🚨 Tomorrow (Friday Sept. 12) is the LAST DAY to get your pitches in for a chance to contribute to our next issue of This Magazine! We need features, back page letters, columns, and news pieces. More details at the link below.

this.org/contribute/

Today is the deadline to apply to be This Magazine's News Editor!

🚨Attention Writers!🚨 This Magazine is open to pitches for our next issue! We're looking for features, columns, back page letters, and news pieces. (More info about what we look for and how to submit at the link below.) The deadline for pitches is September 12, 2025!

this.org/contribute/

Did you miss This? This Magazine is looking for a News Editor! Are you someone who's always on top of the Canadian news cycle? You might be the perfect fit! The full job description can be found at the link below. Applications close September 5th at noon!

this.org/contribute/

Psst… Bloomsbury are running a back to school sale until Oct 5th! Whether or not you're shopping for a reading list we think 33 1/3 books are perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about their favorite albums.

Shop 30% off the 33 1/3 series: bit.ly/476Idk5

🚨Attention Editors🚨 This Magazine is looking for a News Editor! Do you have editing and news writing experience, connections to journalists, and a love of independent publishing? You might be the perfect fit! Full job description at the link below. Applications close Sept 5th!

this.org/contribute/

The cold, hard truth Arctic Canada is filling with puddles. Springtime in the Yukon looks astonishingly similar to June in Ontario. The days are long. Deer bite the heads off flowers deep in the forest. Icy mountains sti...

More heat waves have come to Ontario, Quebec, and other spots in the east. We hope you've found ways to stay cool, Canadians! In the mean time, Asha Swann reports about how climate change threatens the environment and livelihoods in the Yukon.

this.org/2025/05/05/t...

I loved working with you on this piece!

Live Through This: Courtney Love at 55 - Longreads Lisa Whittington-Hill on why Courtney Love deserves to be the girl with the most cake.

It's Courtney Love's birthday! Happy birthday, Courtney! Sharing this @longreads.com piece I wrote for her 55th. It was so much fun to write and research. longreads.com/2019/07/09/l...

Congratulations!!! Love seeing this news!

Loved this piece! I have also been seeing them in my neighbourhood. I usually only see racoons. I like the bunnies better.

Are There More Bunnies in Toronto? | The Local I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then they were everywhere. Then I lost my mind.

I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then, suddenly, I began seeing them everywhere. Then I lost my mind investigating urban bunnies. Please read my a journey into the heart of rabbit madness. thelocal.to/more-rabbits...

Battling burnout In the middle of the 2023 fire season, A Critical Incident Stress Management counsellor came to our fire base. The season had been unprecedentedly busy, even with wildfires ramping up in recent years,...

As wildfire season continues to burn across Canada, we wanted to bring back this important piece by Dan Schertzer. "Wildfire seasons have become more strenuous and crews are spending more days on deployment" and this takes a toll on the brave people out on the frontlines.

this.org/2024/05/21/b...

What's in a name? “Give your daughters difficult names. Names that command the full use of the tongue. My name makes you want to tell me the truth. My name does not allow me to trust anyone who cannot pronounce it righ...

The #NationalMagazineAwards are still on our mind and we love celebrating our contributors' past recognition—like Minelle Mahtani! At the 2021 awards, she received an Honourable Mention for "What's in a Name?", a memoir about the power of names, naming, and name-calling.

this.org/2020/11/05/w...

We're so happy to congratulate Jasmine Lesperance on receiving an honourable mention at the #NationalMagazineAwards for her stunning illustration featured in This Magazine! You can read "When We Disappear" on our site now.

this.org/2024/10/29/w...

Books behind bars "I still remember everything about it," Zakaria Amara says, sketching the library inside Millhaven Institution, a maximum-security prison located in Bath, Ontario. He maps the librarian’s glass office...

We're still buzzing with excitement from the #NationalMagazineAwards, so this week, we want to spotlight some of our wonderful contributors who were recognized in the past. Last year, @lesliesinclair.bsky.social won Gold for her feature "Books Behind Bars"!

this.org/2023/08/17/b...

Loved reading this, Inori!

I had the pleasure of writing this issue's Editor's Letter, in defence of our neighbour, the much-maligned coyote—a creature whose presence holds up a mirror to society's failures—and what it means to coexist with the wildness that creeps into urban life.