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Matthew Rankin: Universal Language combines classic Iranian cinema with Winnipeg
Matthew Rankin: Universal Language combines classic Iranian cinema with Winnipeg

Matthew Rankin is a Canadian director whose new film “Universal Language” has just been selected as Canada's pick for best international feature film…

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The Tragically Hip: A new doc gives an inside look at the band’s rise to fame
The Tragically Hip: A new doc gives an inside look at the band’s rise to fame

The Tragically Hip have been called the most Canadian band in the world. Now, a new four-part documentary series called “The Tragically Hip: No Dress…

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Quick Q: Caity Gyorgy breaks down her approach to scatting
Quick Q: Caity Gyorgy breaks down her approach to scatting

Caity Gyorgy is a Juno-winning jazz singer who’s originally from Calgary. Earlier this month, she released a new album, titled “Hello! How Are You?” …

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Oliver Jones: A Canadian jazz legend turns 90
Oliver Jones: A Canadian jazz legend turns 90

The Canadian jazz pianist Oliver Jones turns 90 today. Tom visits Oliver at his home in Montreal to talk about his legacy in Canadian music, his rela…

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Quick Q: Enuka Okuma on her film Out Come the Wolves
Quick Q: Enuka Okuma on her film Out Come the Wolves

In the new film “Out Come the Wolves,” all of our greatest fears about being stranded — and hunted — in the wilderness come to life. The Canadian wri…

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Yann Martel: Life of Pi and the case for being a bit less reasonable
Yann Martel: Life of Pi and the case for being a bit less reasonable

Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning novel “Life of Pi” has been adapted into a Tony award-winning play that’s on stage now in Toronto. The bestselling…

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MJ Lenderman: Blending humour and sadness on his new album
MJ Lenderman: Blending humour and sadness on his new album

Since releasing his critically acclaimed album “Boat Songs” in 2022, the singer-songwriter MJ Lenderman, also known as Jake Lenderman, has been getti…

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Paula Abdul: Music video history, Janet Jackson & American Idol
Paula Abdul: Music video history, Janet Jackson & American Idol

In the late ‘80s, Paula Abdul helped define what a pop star could be, from dance to music to performance. If you were watching music videos at that t…

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k.d. lang: How she broke the mold of country music
k.d. lang: How she broke the mold of country music

Though she’s been called Canada’s original cowboy punk, k.d. lang has had a long and complex relationship with country music. When she got her start …

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Tim Burton: Making Beetlejuice’s long-awaited sequel
Tim Burton: Making Beetlejuice’s long-awaited sequel

As a visionary director and self-professed loner, Tim Burton has spent decades channelling the angst and loneliness he felt as a child into hit movie…

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