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Maya Rudolph: Loot, SNL, Bridesmaids, and her cool parents
Maya Rudolph has been a comedy staple on our screens for decades. She’s impersonated everyone from Donatella Versace to Beyoncé as a cast member on “…
1 year, 8 months ago
Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee: Jackie Shane’s fascinating story
Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee are the directors of a new documentary about the late American R&B singer Jackie Shane. Jackie was a Black tr…
1 year, 8 months ago
Jimbo: Clowning, Drag Race, and winning for weirdos around the world
Jimbo the Drag Clown got a taste of revenge last year. After getting eliminated from the first season of “Canada's Drag Race,” she returned to win Se…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sophie Nélisse: Irena’s Vow and what training as a gymnast gives her as an actor
The Canadian actor Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets) stars in the new film “Irena’s Vow,” which tells the story of Irena Gut, a Polish nurse during Worl…
1 year, 8 months ago
Nikki Giovanni: Poetry, the birth of hip-hop, and why she genuinely wants to go to Mars
Considered one of the world’s greatest living poets, Nikki Giovanni carved out a revolutionary legacy during the civil rights era with poems that upl…
1 year, 8 months ago
Zarrar Kahn: How his debut film depicts the horror of living in a patriarchal society
For his debut feature film, “In Flames,” the Pakistani Canadian filmmaker Zarrar Kahn pulls inspiration from his experience living in Karachi as a ch…
1 year, 8 months ago
Jay Baruchel: Existential dread, optimism, and why he stayed in Canada
It’s been more than two years since the series debut of “We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel),” and the Canadian actor, writer and director Jay Ba…
1 year, 8 months ago
Alexandre Hamel: Why he’s out to prove that ice skating is an art
Alexandre Hamel is a French Canadian former international-level figure skater and one of the artists with Le Patin Libre (Free Skate) — the world’s f…
1 year, 8 months ago
Noah Kahan: Stick Season, authenticity, TikTok, and lying to therapists
Noah Kahan is one of the most successful singer-songwriters in the world right now, but it wasn’t that long ago that he was writing his latest album,…
1 year, 8 months ago
Quick Q: Cadence Weapon on his new album Rollercoaster
In the three years since Cadence Weapon won the Polaris Music Prize, the Canadian rapper has been working on his new album, "Rollercoaster,” which co…
1 year, 8 months ago