Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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Saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it. Host, @commotioncbc | culture writer. Book: Son of Elsewhere.

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Articles

A novelist turns to nonfiction to make a bracing case for empathy

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Elamin Abdelmahmoud

A novelist turns to nonfiction to make a bracing case for empathy (washingtonpost.com) A novelist turns to nonfiction to make a bracing case for empathy By Elamin Abdelmahmoud 2025040514001700 As a novelist, Omar El Akkad is invested in what hides in plain sight, in probing why we are not comfortable seeing things as they are. His characters are jostled out of the illusions behind which they have fortified themselves, and readers are jostled along with them.
Dear Reader: Taylor Swift (TPL's Version)

Oct 8, 2024 | eventbrite.ca | Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Have you ever thought, just maybe, you belong with your friends at a special Taylor Swift celebration event? Ahead of the Eras tour kicking off a historic run in Toronto, take the moment to make friendship bracelets, get a photograph to hang on your wall and explore the ways Taylor Swift's life and music truly are sweeter than fiction. Connect with fellow attendees over hands-on Taylor-themed activities, then sit down for a fun and illuminating discussion about the many ways to "read" the popstar.
For the love of Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce is redefining the bro code

Jul 25, 2024 | theglobeandmail.com | Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Opinion | Celine Dion Will Go On - The New York Times

Jun 23, 2024 | nytimes.com | Elamin Abdelmahmoud

A pop diva inspires and unites fans in ways that few other cultural figures can. Which is why we should all be rooting for Celine Dion.
Tommy Orange: Wandering Stars

May 14, 2024 | eventbrite.ca | Tommy Orange |Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Tommy Orange, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist and American Book Award-winning novel There There, discusses Wandering Stars, his follow-up novel tracing the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather’s shooting in There There. Colorado, 1864.
Rob Harvilla: 60 Songs that Explain the '90s

May 8, 2024 | eventbrite.ca | Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Writer and podcaster Rob Harvilla visits the Appel Salon to regale music lovers with tales from his new book 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s, a companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify. Before the talk, enjoy a round of ‘90s Music Bingo at our special pre-show event.
'Blackness in Canada is gorgeous and cannot easily be contained'

Feb 3, 2024 | therecord.com | Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Last April, a month after I turned 35, I heard my first "well, at your age" medical advice. You know the kind: a looming warning thinly veiled as a passive FYI. It came from a lovely doctor at an east-end Toronto hospital - he was patiently explaining that Black Canadian men like me, perhaps a little older than me, might face irreversible health damage if they don't start to pay closer attention to their health. First reaction: yikes, I can't believe I got my first "at your age" message.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud: 'Blackness in Canada is gorgeous and cannot easily be contained'

Feb 2, 2024 | thestar.com | Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Last April, a month after I turned 35, I heard my first “well, at your age” medical advice. You know the kind: a looming warning thinly veiled as a passive FYI. It came from a lovely doctor at an east-end Toronto hospital — he was patiently explaining that Black Canadian men like me, perhaps a little older than me, might face irreversible health damage if they don’t start to pay closer attention to their health. First reaction: yikes, I can’t believe I got my first “at your age” message.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud: 'Blackness in Canada is gorgeous and cannot easily be contained'

Feb 2, 2024 | waterloochronicle.ca | Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Last April, a month after I turned 35, I heard my first “well, at your age” medical advice. You know the kind: a looming warning thinly veiled as a passive FYI. It came from a lovely doctor at an east-end Toronto hospital — he was patiently explaining that Black Canadian men like me, perhaps a little older than me, might face irreversible health damage if they don’t start to pay closer attention to their health. First reaction: yikes, I can’t believe I got my first “at your age” message.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud: 'Blackness in Canada is gorgeous and cannot easily be contained'

Feb 2, 2024 | theifp.ca | Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Last April, a month after I turned 35, I heard my first “well, at your age” medical advice. You know the kind: a looming warning thinly veiled as a passive FYI. It came from a lovely doctor at an east-end Toronto hospital — he was patiently explaining that Black Canadian men like me, perhaps a little older than me, might face irreversible health damage if they don’t start to pay closer attention to their health. First reaction: yikes, I can’t believe I got my first “at your age” message.