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Benny Safdie tells the inspiring story of a loser
Celebrated filmmaker and actor Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Oppenheimer) did something outside his comfort zone when he made his latest film, “The Smash…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Gustavo Gimeno on Igor Stravinsky’s 1967 Toronto curtain call
Back in 1967, Igor Stravinsky, the legendary classical composer, ignored his doctors’ advice and conducted the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in what wou…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
For Tantoo Cardinal, there’s no turning back
For more than five decades, Canadian acting legend Tantoo Cardinal (Dances with Wolves, Killers of the Flower Moon) has worked tirelessly to bring nu…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
He used to steal his mom’s copies of Vogue — now he works there
As a kid growing up in Nipissing, Ont., Christian Allaire dreamed of being part of the glamorous world that he saw in his mother’s Vogue magazines. N…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Sebastian Gaskin started embracing his Indigeneity in his music
Sebastian Gaskin is a musician from Tataskweyak Cree Nation in Manitoba who fuses his culture with R&B, rock and pop music. Earlier this year, he joi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How losing his voice made Patrick Watson a better singer
What happens when you build a career being a singer-songwriter and then you permanently lose your voice? That’s what happened to acclaimed musician P…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Scarlett Johansson was “humbled” directing Holocaust survivors
What does the title of “highest-grossing actor of all time” actually mean for a Hollywood star? For Scarlett Johansson, who currently holds that posi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
“Having the space to fumble" shaped Hanorah’s music
Hanorah is a singer-songwriter from Montreal who’s opened for Mavis Staples, and grew up listening to Etta James and Joss Stone. But on her latest EP…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Sterlin Harjo was roasted for being a genius
As a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship (also known as the MacArthur Genius Grant), you could say filmmaker Sterlin Harjo is a certified genius. H…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Amy Millan had to break up with her guitar
“It’s not you, it’s me.” That’s the line Amy Millan used to break up with her guitar. The Canadian singer-songwriter had lost the love she had for he…
3 months, 3 weeks ago