Ilana Masad

Everyone occasionally indulges in some magical thinking. Some ritually buy a lottery ticket once a week despite knowing the odds are never in their favor; others regularly knock on wood, just in case; and then there are those who send up a prayer to someo... See more

In the beginning, there was a child, Julian, the son of a white woman, Alex, and a Secwépemc and St’at’imc man, Ed. In the beginning, Ed was a baby who nearly died in an incinerator at St. Joseph’s Mission in British Columbia. In the beginning, Ed’s fathe... See more

essays Artists Shouldn’t Need to Become Content Creators to Get Fair Pay Under capitalism, those of us who want a career in the arts feel pressured to sell ourselves. But making art and marketing it are very different skills About a year ago, when my chil... See more