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Marcel Dzama: The fire that destroyed his early work, Group of Seven, and being drawn to nature in his new show
For decades, the visual artist Marcel Dzama has been attracting attention for everything from his root beer ink drawings of bears, bats and flapper g…
2 years ago
Colman Domingo’s journey from clown to playing civil rights leader Bayard Rustin + Kaia Kater’s new song The Internet
After decades stealing scenes as a supporting actor, Colman Domingo is now generating Oscar buzz for his first lead role in the Obama-backed Netflix …
2 years ago
Dan Levy: Good Grief, living with self-doubt, and breaking expectations after Schitt's Creek
Dan Levy’s (Schitt’s Creek) debut feature film he wrote and directed is a story all about grief, aptly titled, “Good Grief.” Dan tells Tom about the …
2 years ago
Jeffrey Wright on his connection to American Fiction & Jean-Michel Basquiat + Jordan Alexander's new song
The actor Jeffrey Wright has transformed himself into dozens of characters over the years, from Jean-Michel Basquiat in the movie about the late arti…
2 years ago
Aurora James: Making AOC’s Tax The Rich dress, her memoir Wildflower, and using fashion as a tool for activism
New York-based Canadian fashion designer Aurora James tells Tom about founding her label Brother Vellies, her memoir “Wildflower,” and the story behi…
2 years ago
Nick Green: How he’s helping destigmatize HIV/AIDS with his play Casey and Diana
In 1991, a visit from Princess Diana to the Casey House in Toronto changed the way many in society looked at people dying of AIDS. That’s the story t…
2 years ago
Cynthia Nixon: The legacy of Sex and the City and the evolution of Miranda
“Sex and the City” turned 25 last year, and for the first time since the show ended, it’s back in the form of a new revival series, called “And Just …
2 years ago
Mick Jagger: The Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts, and the future of music
The Rolling Stones are back with “Hackney Diamonds,” the band’s first album of original material in 18 years. In a Canadian exclusive interview, fron…
2 years ago
Elizabeth Acevedo: Living wakes, family secrets, and why she’s been planning her own funeral since she was a kid
New York Times bestselling YA author and champion slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo has written her first novel for adult readers, “Family Lore.” The story…
2 years ago
Robbie Robertson: What The Band was, what it could have been, and why it ended
Robbie Robertson, the string-bending guitarist and principal songwriter of The Band, died at 80 earlier this year. Today, we revisit Tom’s 2019 conve…
2 years ago