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Kathleen Hanna: Bikini Kill, the feminism of riot grrrl, and her new memoir
Kathleen Hanna is a punk icon, a pioneer of the riot grrrl movement, and one of the most influential feminists of the ‘90s. As the frontwoman of Biki…
1 year, 7 months ago
Quick Q: Don McKay on receiving the Griffin Poetry Prize’s Lifetime Recognition Award
The Newfoundland-based writer Don McKay has been publishing poems about the natural world since the ‘80s. This year, he was honoured with the Lifetim…
1 year, 7 months ago
Remembering Alice Munro
Alice Munro, a Canadian author who was revered worldwide as master of the short story and who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, has died at the age…
1 year, 8 months ago
Serj Tankian: System of a Down, raising awareness of the Armenian genocide, and his new memoir
System of a Down’s Serj Tankian grew up hearing stories about his family members who died during the Armenian genocide, many years before he was born…
1 year, 8 months ago
Quick Q: Billianne shares how one comment from Taylor Swift changed her life
Billianne is a Canadian singer-songwriter who recently premiered her new single “Daydream” live on “The Today Show.” She sits down with Tom to discus…
1 year, 8 months ago
Kevin Durand: On Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and going to “ape school”
Canada’s own Kevin Durand plays the tyrannical bonobo Proximus Caesar in “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” — the latest installment in the long-run…
1 year, 8 months ago
Moya O'Connell: On directing Hedda Gabler — one of theatre’s most complex roles
The critically acclaimed Canadian theatre director and actor Moya O’Connell is directing a new production of Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 masterpiece “Hedda G…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ncuti Gatwa: On becoming the first Black queer Doctor Who
Ncuti Gatwa is the new Doctor Who — the time and space-travelling lead in the BBC's hit show of the same name. Ahead of the season premiere, Ncuti jo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Evany Rosen: On her new show Davey & Jonesie's Locker
Evany Rosen is one of the funniest people in Canadian television. She’s the creator of the new comedy series “Davey & Jonesie's Locker,” which follow…
1 year, 8 months ago
Remembering Steve Albini
Steve Albini, the musician and legendary producer, died on Tuesday, May 7 from a heart attack. He was 61 years old. Today we revisit Tom’s conversati…
1 year, 8 months ago