News/Entertainment
Netflix dating shows are going faceless — but conventional beauty remains the norm
Looks aren’t everything, says Netflix’s new blind dating show, Sexy Beasts — but experts say that on television, beauty is still skin deep....
Céline Dion and drive-thru concerts: Some shows to enjoy this summer and fall
Arena concerts, outdoor festivals, drive-thru shows; music lovers are slowly flocking back to hear their favourite artists perform in a live setting after a long,...
TIFF 2021: In-person and red carpet to return, but no popcorn
After a pandemic-savaged year, The Toronto International Film Festival is back. On Wednesday, organizers announced that this year’s festival, which is scheduled to...
Binge or watch live? Viewing habits change as pandemic recedes
Adjust your calendars accordingly, Wednesday is the new Friday. According to Disney. The studio recently announced that it will begin releasing all its original...
Canada’s music festivals in 2021: What’s cancelled this summer?
The vaccine rollout across the country had many filled with hope for a return to a pre-pandemic summer music festival scene. On Thursday,...
Canadian Screen Awards: Schitt’s Creek leads nominations for 3rd year running
Well into its third year of topping awards shows, comedy Schitt’s Creek led the nominations for this year’s Canadian Screen Awards with 21 nods. The...
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donate $250K to Indigenous mentorship program
Celebrities Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are donating $250,000 to help launch a Canadian mentorship program for Indigenous post-secondary students, the program’s chairperson announced on...
Ontario pledges $25M to give arts sector ‘a fighting chance’
Ontario’s cultural heritage minister announced a $25 million investment in the arts sector on Tuesday, with $24 million going toward 140 arts organizations and...
Golden Globe nominations: Films focused on people of colour conspicuously absent from top race
Every year the cycle begins again. The Golden Globes are announced and then industry works itself into a fine froth over the predictable and...
After the gold rush: Why Neil Young and other aging rockers are cashing in on song publishing
In Neil Young’s 1979 song Hey Hey, My My the Canadian musician sang that rock could never die, adding: “Out of the blue...
How 3 educators are inspiring students to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended schools across Canada for students and educators from kindergarten through post-secondary. Amid the waves of upheaval caused by school...
The dark side: 2020 was a boom year for horror on-screen — and that’s no accident
The meaning behind Netflix’s The Platform is hard to miss: “an accidentally timely political allegory,” the New York Times called it, “a brutal...
New slate of LGBTQ holiday movies sparks joy, criticism over portrayal of queer stories
Along with the holiday season, come the holiday movies. And this year, the onslaught includes something new — an unprecedented wave of flicks focused around LGBTQ-relationships....
50 years after their breakup, the Beatles’ music is still here, there and everywhere
Take note today of the first reference you see or hear to the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. Missing it might be...
Singer’s live performance in computer-generated nightclub could be a model for concerts in a COVID world
How’s this for a pandemic performance: a Vancouver singer recently gave a live concert at a downtown supper club to an estimated 4,000...
