Fuse is an arts magazine with a social and political bent that nails relevant issues in an unpretentious, feisty full steam ahead sort of way. The feature article on the rise of the racist right in Canada was well accentuated by an article on agitprop (agitative propaganda – those “graffiti” stencils seen around Toronto and other cities eg. Take Out White Trash) written by a member of Anti-Racist Action. The article slammed away at things mainstream publications like to ignore, like the systemic tolerance of racism that aids the Racist Right’s ability to spew shit. Another article discussed the collusion of misogyny and homophobia in influencing gay men’s views of male bodies. In the Art department, regular columns discussed Studio D (D is For Dare) film studio, Full Screen Coalition, Main Film, reviewed books and Visual Art showings in Toronto ( G.B Jones at Mercer Union). It also had an Artist’s Project by Min-Sook Lee that combined drawings with text. If this gives you any sense of Fuse, I’d be surprised. What that means is, check Fuse out because whether you’re in Toronto, in Arts, and/or socially conscious, you’ll be informed in many ways by flipping these pages.
magazine / publisher: Arton’s Cultural Affairs Society and Publishing Inc., / main creator: editorial board / $4.50 per, $20 for 5 / Fuse Magazine, 183 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2R7