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Back to SearchKapwani Kiwanga: Combining history and art at the Venice Biennale
Visual artist Kapwani Kiwanga represents Canada at this year’s Venice Biennale, the Olympics of visual art. Her installation, “Trinket,” uses seven m…
1 year, 9 months ago
June Squibb: On starring in her first leading film role at 94
The Oscar-nominated actor June Squibb is living her dream at 94 years young. Decades into her career as a character actor, June is now enjoying her f…
1 year, 9 months ago
Alexandra Stréliski: Fighting cynicism, burnout & hearing her music at the Oscars
The Montreal pianist Alexandra Stréliski was working at an ad agency when the late director Jean-Marc Vallée discovered her music and started using i…
1 year, 9 months ago
Carol Burnett: Climbing the Hollywood sign, getting her first laugh & having fun at 90
Carol Burnett is one of the most adored comedians of all time. In 1967, she broke up the boys club that was network television with her freewheeling …
1 year, 9 months ago
Meghan Fandrich: Devastating wildfires, moving forward after tragedy & healing through poetry
When a wildfire ripped through Lytton, B.C., in June 2021, the town burnt almost entirely to the ground. Meghan Fandrich lost her small business, the…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sam Smith: Gloria, self-love & why queer joy can feel radical
Last summer, Sam Smith joined Tom to talk about the release of their latest album, “Gloria.” Since then, the singer-songwriter has announced the re-r…
1 year, 9 months ago
Quick Q: Jennifer Castle shares how her song got featured on Season 3 of The Bear
Before making her name as a singer-songwriter, Jennifer Castle worked at a restaurant in Toronto with celebrity chef and restaurateur Matty Matheson.…
1 year, 9 months ago
Karan Aujla: How he overcame tragedy to become a history-making global superstar
Ten years after immigrating to Canada from India, the rapper and singer Karan Aujla made history as the first Punjabi artist to ever win a Juno Award…
1 year, 9 months ago
Jodie Comer: The Bikeriders, accent training, and her path to acting
Jodie Comer is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor who you may know as the assassin Villanelle on the show “Killing Eve.” Though she’s been acting s…
1 year, 9 months ago
Brendan Healy: The Inheritance, learning from the past, and how to stage an epic 7-hour play
The Canadian director Brendan Healy has taken on an epic project: a new production of Matthew López's seven-hour play “The Inheritance,” which has be…
1 year, 9 months ago