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Writing Scary Movie 3 was “vastly harder” than writing Chernobyl
Craig Mazin is the showrunner behind HBO’s hit post-apocalyptic series “The Last of Us” — but he didn’t always write TV dramas. Much of his career wa…
9 months ago
Remembering Nell Smith
At 13, Nell Smith made headlines for releasing an album of Nick Cave covers with one of her favourite bands, The Flaming Lips. After that, the promis…
9 months ago
Jonathan Roumie on the pressures of playing Jesus
The actor Jonathan Roumie is most famous for playing the role of Jesus Christ in the smash hit TV show, “The Chosen.” He joins guest host Garvia Bail…
9 months ago
In just one night, Tracy Chapman wrote a life-changing hit
The singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman made her voice heard in 1988 when she performed her song “Fast Car” for 90,000 people at a Free Nelson Mandela co…
9 months ago
A special tribute to Joel Plaskett on his 50th birthday
Next week, the Halifax singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett celebrates his 50th birthday. As a special surprise, 22 of his musical friends have come toget…
9 months ago
This Quebecois comedian is taking on anglo audiences now
For years, Rachid Badouri has been one of Quebec's biggest comedy stars. His shows have sold millions of tickets around the world, he has a Netflix s…
9 months ago
Did Yoko Ono actually break up the Beatles?
What do you think you know about Yoko Ono? That she broke up the Beatles? That she was just there, always in the background? David Sheff wants to set…
9 months ago
How Tim Key got Carey Mulligan in The Ballad of Wallis Island
The new film “The Ballad of Wallis Island” tells the story of Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who uses his money to hold a private concert on th…
9 months, 1 week ago
Village Keeper is a mother’s tale of grief, survival and healing
In Karen Chapman's debut feature film, “Village Keeper,” a grieving single mother who’s grappling with violence in her past learns how to put herself…
9 months, 1 week ago
Anoushka Shankar wants you to hear the sitar differently
When Anoushka Shankar was in Goa two years ago, she wrote down four words: “Three chapters, three geographies.” That note has been the inspiration fo…
9 months, 1 week ago