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{Anthology I - 2009}

the {warehouse} magazine is a voice. It is an avenue for expression. It is a social conscience. Reminiscent of the counterculture movements of the turbulent sixties or the beat poets who inspired a generation, our soul is rooted in a dedication to social activism and cultural awareness.

i am Spartacus. An estimated nine million people die each year from poverty. This is at once a staggering and humiliating figure to digest. This figure is all the more troublesome when one considers each year North Americans alone spend more than 150 billion dollars on fast food. This figure is all the more deplorable when one considers it is within our material capacity to remedy; yet, through apathy or ignorance, we chose not to.

{Volume I, Issue VI}

the {warehouse} magazine is a voice. It is an avenue for expression. It is a social conscience. Reminiscent of the counterculture movements of the turbulent sixties or the beat poets who inspired a generation, our soul is rooted in a dedication to social activism and cultural awareness.

life on a dime is a reminder. Life is precious.

Our fifth edition in our journey to 2010 encourages readers to take things in stride, while at the same time imploring them to be more serious about critical subjects like the treatment of Aboriginal women and nuclear disarmament. In many ways, life on a dime speaks to the trite maxim, chose your battles.

{Volume I, Issue V}

the {warehouse} magazine is a voice. It is an avenue for expression. It is a social conscience. Reminiscent of the counterculture movements of the turbulent sixties or the beat poets who inspired a generation, our soul is rooted in a dedication to social activism and cultural awareness.

Clamour is an important issue for the {warehouse} magazine, and our readers, as we continue to define our identity and purpose in the urban community. the warehouse is {re}defining the political magazine and you will see demonstrations of this collective effort explored in topics spanning from the playful to the profound.

{Volume I, Issue IV}

the {warehouse} magazine is a voice. It is an avenue for expression. It is a social conscience. Reminiscent of the counterculture movements of the turbulent sixties or the beat poets who inspired a generation, our soul is rooted in a dedication to social activism and cultural awareness.

Symbols. Forget politics, everything in life is aesthetics. And the symbols we keep are defining.

Some of the first thoughts that come to mind when we speak of ‘ancient civilizations’ would likely include the magnificence of the Parthenon perched upon the acropolis, the distinctly Roman architecture of the once monumental Colosseum or perhaps the simplistic grandeur of the Egyptian Pyramid of Khufu. When we think of ‘Peace’, one cannot help but to imagine the now celebrated photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono taken by Gerry Deiter during the couple’s historic 1969 bed-in protest in a Montreal hotel room.

{Volume I, Issue III}

the {warehouse} magazine is a voice. It is an avenue for expression. It is a social conscience. Reminiscent of the counterculture movements of the turbulent sixties or the beat poets who inspired a generation, our soul is rooted in a dedication to social activism and cultural awareness.

the {great} leap forward. Our third issue is a pivotal one. In touching upon the themes of evolution and progress, the great leap forward speaks to our responsibility as a catalyst for social activism and cultural awareness within the community. Our cause discovers its voice in the plentiful content explored within these pages.