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Anjulie’s pop star dream had to die so she could start again
About a decade ago, Anjulie had huge success writing catchy pop songs that were all over Canadian radio and MuchMusic. She won a Juno Award, she was …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Laura Reznek turned to music to process a family tragedy
Laura Reznek is a British Columbia-born musician and singer-songwriter who’s just released her new album, “The Sewing Room.” She made the record to h…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Bob the Drag Queen knew he’d win Drag Race
When Bob the Drag Queen landed his debut book deal, his publisher asked him if he wanted to write a memoir — but he had something different in mind. …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s poetry’s role in the housing crisis?
In her latest poetry collection, “Wellwater,” the Canadian poet Karen Solie takes a hard look at climate grief and economic anxiety. Her opening poem…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Chloë Sevigny on the cost of being cool
Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, there was no one cooler than Chloë Sevigny. After being discovered on the streets of New York, she became the ulti…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
How a CCR cover landed July Talk’s singer a role in Sinners
July Talk’s Peter Dreimanis just made his big screen debut playing a singing vampire in Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” — and it all happened because of a C…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Jasmeet Raina made Late Bloomer’s 9/11 episode for his younger self
The Canadian content creator Jasmeet Raina, also known as Jus Reign, is back with Season 2 of “Late Bloomer” — his half-hour comedy series inspired b…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Even Amanda Rheaume was surprised by her own people’s history
For her sixth studio album, “The Truth We Hold,” folk singer Amanda Rheaume dug deep into her Métis heritage by interviewing elders in communities ac…
8 months, 3 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…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
How Mark McKinney became Mark Carney
The Canadian actor and comedian Mark McKinney (Superstore, The Kids in the Hall) isn't necessarily known for political comedy, but now he’s playing P…
8 months, 3 weeks ago