Oprah Winfrey’s departure from WeightWatchers sends stock tumbling
Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving the WeightWatchers board of directors and donating millions of dollars in the weight management firm’s stock to charity, the company said Thursday, sending its stock tumbling in early trading. The exit of the media…
How Ron Sexsmith ended up singing with Leonard Cohen in an Indigo basement
Day 613:59Canadian music legend Ron Sexsmith looks back on a remarkable career with a 60th birthday concert at Massey Hall Canadian songwriting legend Ron Sexsmith has turned 60, and will be celebrating the milestone with a concert at Massey Hall…
Comedian, Curb your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis dead at 76
Acclaimed comedian Richard Lewis has died. He was 76. Lewis, who revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2023, died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack, said his publicist Jeff Abraham….
Cineplex has made nearly $40M from online ticket fees at heart of drip-pricing lawsuit
Cineplex Inc. has made almost $40 million from online booking fees, which are central to a competition bureau lawsuit against the Canadian cinema chain. An agreed statement of facts filed in the case before the Competition Tribunal shows Canada’s largest…
Two men convicted in killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio. An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury delivered the verdict in the trial of Karl Jordan Jr….
Self-tapes are Hollywood’s new normal for auditions. Not everyone is happy
Joel D. Montgrand is having a banner year. The Saskatchewan actor from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation near Prince Albert said up until recently, he was only recognized for bit parts, “one-liners” and fleeting moments in your favourite shows. But within the past two months, he’s…
6 first-time Juno nominees that you need to know
Every year, the release of the Juno Award nominees comes with the excitement of seeing which first-timers made the list. This year, there were 90 first-time nominees, a significant jump from 2023’s 50 first-timers, and a clear sign that Canada’s…
Oppenheimer’s top prize at SAG Awards adds to momentum as Oscars draw closer
Oppenheimer continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards. As the Academy Awards draw closer, Christopher…
Halifax lawyer to receive Juno for decades of helping others achieve stardom
A Halifax lawyer who has played a behind-the-scenes role in the careers of musicians such as Sloan, Feist, The Rankin Family and Alvvays will be front and centre at next month’s Juno Awards in Halifax when he receives a special achievement award….
Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to top Billboard country music chart
Entertainment Beyoncé has made history once again, becoming the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country music chart. The Grammy winner achieved the feat after her new single Texas Hold ‘Em reached No. 1 on the country airplay chart this week….
Canadian indie Suze gives one of Hollywood’s most underrated actresses the role she deserves
You might not know Michaela Watkins by name, but you likely know her face — and her voice. She’s been reliably funny, sharp, warm, witty and delightful in more than 100 sitcoms, dramas and comedies. New Girl, Transparent, Modern Family, Kroll Show, Casual,…
James Cameron invested as companion of Order of Canada at ceremony in Ottawa
Ontario-born filmmaker James Cameron attended a ceremony at Rideau Hall Thursday recognizing his appointment as a companion of the Order of Canada. Cameron is the director of many of the biggest blockbusters of all time, including Titanic, Avatar, and The Terminator. …
Does Netflix’s Avatar prove that good live-action adaptations are impossible?
When taking on the role of Uncle Iroh in the Netflix live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender, actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee can really only think of one thing he was asked to change by showrunner Albert Kim: the accent. “Albert…
Canada’s comedy legends celebrated in Hamilton as hall of fame dream gets revived
A comic with a dream 20 years in the making to create a Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame is hoping he’ll soon be a step closer, as he brings comedians together to drum up support for the project this week…
With Law & Order spinoff, Toronto finally gets its big break — as itself
Fans of crime procedurals take note: Canada’s Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, a spinoff of the popular U.S. franchise debuts Feb. 22. The series, which has Canadian directors and is shot in Canada, stars actors Kathleen Munroe, Aden Young and Karen…
Nova Scotian performers concerned about scaled-back federal arts funding
People who present dance, music and theatre arts in Nova Scotia say they are concerned about some extra federal art funding coming to an end next month. The Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) received an additional $8 million in 2019,…
Why readers’ love for romance novels is stronger than ever
A new romance-exclusive bookstore in Edmonton is feeding a growing demand for the genre, with a big boost from online communities.
‘We’ve come so far:’ Indigenous stars talk representation and role models
Indigenous actors are having a moment on some of the world’s most popular streaming services — even if they never expected it. Katarina Ziervogel from Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba never pictured herself landing the role of Taloa in the Disney+ series Echo, partly because…
Prince Harry, Michael Bublé try wheelchair curling
4 days ago News Duration 1:54 Prince Harry and Michael Bublé try their hand at wheelchair curling at the Invictus Games One Year to Go celebration. Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, cheered on from the sidelines at Vancouver’s Hillcrest…
Michael J. Fox receives standing ovation for surprise appearance onstage at BAFTAs
Michael J. Fox made a surprise appearance onstage during Sunday night’s BAFTA Film Awards as he presented the prize for best film to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The 62-year-old Canadian-American actor, who is living with Parkinson’s disease and uses a wheelchair, stood…
George Santos sues late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for allegedly tricking him into making videos
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show. The lawsuit…
Oppenheimer wins best film, director and actor at BAFTA awards
Atom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes — including best picture, director and actor — at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday. Gothic fantasia Poor Things took five prizes. Christopher Nolan was named best director, and Cillian Murphy won the best actor…
Bill Cunningham, CBC reporter who covered Vietnam War and coined The National, dead at 91
Bill Cunningham, the Canadian broadcast journalist who covered the Vietnam War for the CBC and helped name its flagship program, has died. He was 91. An obituary posted on Saturday said he passed away peacefully in Toronto on Jan. 31. A…
Lululemon marketing complaint could be a test of Canada’s greenwashing laws, expert says
A Vancouver non-profit is calling on Canada’s competition regulator to launch a greenwashing investigation into Lululemon — saying the athleisure brand is misleading consumers about its environmental practices. The complaint, which was filed by the organization Stand.earth last Thursday, says Lululemon’s Be Planet sustainability campaign…
Inuit Valentine’s cards connecting culture, humour to modern day art
An Inuk from Makkovik is showcasing Inuit culture and humour this Valentine’s Day after creating her own set of Valentine’s cards — some for children and others that are very much only for adults. Andrea Andersen, who now lives in Iqaluit,…
Stolen Beatles bass guitar returned to Paul McCartney 51 years later
A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles’ first two albums has been found and returned after 51 years following a global hunt. The guitar, dubbed the “most iconic lost musical instrument of…
Bleak, beautiful Oppenheimer tells us about our apocalyptic future
There are few figures in American history as mythologized as J. Robert Oppenheimer — in no small part due to the man himself. So building a cohesive story about him — the physicist who helped define an entire scientific field…
These Indigenous artists are putting queer love in the spotlight
Unreserved53:492SLGBTQ+ Love Songs When Melody McKiver came across a collection of Indigenous love songs transcribed by anthropologists in the early 1900s, the title of one stood out to her: I Don’t Need You Anymore. “Our ancestors had breakup songs too,”…
I fell in love with Montreal on the page. Now, my ode to the city is in my local library
This First Person article is the experience of Sarah Gilbert, a writer in Montreal. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Montreal was cold, grey and in the middle of a recession when I showed…
If Alicia Keys’s voice cracks at the Super Bowl, but it’s edited out, did it even happen?
It’s a momentary glitch that singers everywhere fear: the dreaded voice crack. So when Alicia Keys belted out the opening notes to her iconic anthem If I Ain’t Got You during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show — and warbled, ever so slightly, before recovering…
What went wrong with Bob Marley: One Love?
Ziggy Marley’s movie is not receiving the love its name calls for. Despite the fact that Bob Marley: One Love was, Ziggy says, a labour of love, a slew of negative reviews and limp early box office numbers have already poured…
Lily Gladstone leaned on community to get through some scenes in Killers of the Flower Moon
Lily Gladstone says there were moments filming Killers of the Flower Moon when panic would set in at the thought of playing a role that could be so triggering. She plays Mollie Kyle in Martin Scorsese’s historical drama about the Osage murders, a period…
A Dene filmmaker and his ‘Cold Road’ to Indigenous representation on screen
Dene filmmaker Kelvin Redvers wants audiences for his latest movie to sit on the edges of their seats. An isolated, snow-covered highway in the middle of northern Canada sets the scene for Cold Road, a thriller that tells the story of…
Usher rolls through hits at halftime in star-studded Super Bowl
Usher delivered a high-energy Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas on Sunday that featured surprise appearances by some of his most famous collaborators as the R&B star rolled through a parade of his hits. The stadium was packed with…
This Calgary-made guitar travelled to the Grammys with Tracy Chapman
5 days ago News Duration 6:59 Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman made a rare public appearance at the Grammys, performing her song Fast Car alongside country singer Luke Combs. Some eagle-eyed fans traced her guitar back to Judy Threet, a Calgary-based guitar…
Seth Rogen’s new pottery reality TV show inspired by modern-day popularity of ancient craft
A new Canadian reality TV show is mixing Seth Rogen’s inherent charm with the explosion in popularity of pottery and ceramics. The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down hits airwaves on Thursday, and like its British counterpart, potters from across the…
Attention, Swifties: an N.B. barber has mastered the Kelce cut
3 days ago News Duration 2:07 Karma is the guy at 615 Rothesay Ave. Jeffrey Dugas of Obsidian Barbers in Saint John has been fielding requests for haircuts in the style of Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs’ tight-end Travis…
Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations
Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. News stations such as CTV and BNN Bloomberg would be…
Rêve on her ‘love affair’ with dance music, and musical love letter to Montreal
Rêve is reliving her Cinderella moment. The Montreal musician, 28, garnered both her first Juno nomination and first win at last year’s awards ceremony, after the stellar online success of her single CTRL + ALT + DEL. Less than a year later, she’s…
Famed former Boston Symphony, TSO conductor Seiji Ozawa dead at 88
Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his management office said Friday. He was 88. The internationally acclaimed maestro,…
The Promised Land is a true Mads Mikkelsen marvel — if you have a strong stomach
Much like its plot, the name of Mads Mikkelsen’s new stubbornness-saga has had a journey of its own. Originally lifted from the Danish novel The Captain and Ann Barbara by Ida Jessen, the story about an aging military captain’s attempt to…
Fate of Vancouver musician’s long-lost song highlights growing problem of streaming fraud
Musician Paula Toledo recently learned one of her songs had found an audience through an unlikely source — bootleg Russian DVDs. But she didn’t expect it would lead to a fake version of it streaming online. Toledo recorded How Long in the 2000s but…
Cineplex pulls South Indian film following drive-by shootings at Toronto-area movie theatres
Toronto Cineplex has cancelled screenings of a South Indian film following four drive-by shootings at theatres throughout the Greater Toronto Area the day it premiered. Theatre chain says it pulled action film Malaikottai Vaaliban after windows shot at Alex Nino…
Cop drama Allegiance aims to show flaws, possibilities in justice system
Mark Ellis was nervous coming aboard another show about police officers. Not least because police procedurals have become an even more crowded media sub-genre since he co-created Flashpoint in 2008. But Ellis was more worried about making such a show when concerns…
Commercials may be here to stay on streamers like Amazon unless you open your wallet
Ad-free entertainment used to be one of the big selling points of streaming services, but as more services including Amazon’s Prime Video add commercials, experts say the glory days of advertisement-free video content are gone. That is, unless you open…
Is Piano Transcribing Music Illegal?
Piano Transcribing Music Piano transcription is the process of writing out music notation on staffs, or musical staves, for a song, piece, or an improvisation. It is a process that requires a lot of time to master. However, it is…
Charlotte Cardin, Daniel Caesar, Talk lead 2024 Juno nominees
In an almost exact repeat of her showing in 2022, Montreal artist Charlotte Cardin leads the 2024 Juno nominations with six, with nods for artist, album, pop album, songwriter and single of the year, along with TikTok’s fan choice award, the show’s…
Country music star Toby Keith dead at 62
Singer-songwriter Toby Keith, who twice won the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year award, has died. He was 62. Keith, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the…
Saskatchewan actor revelling in breakthrough role as Qavvik in True Detective: Night Country
The latest season for one of television’s most beloved crime drama series has a Saskatchewan connection. Joel D. Montgrand is playing the role of Eddie Qavvik in True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of the HBO anthology series. Montgrand,…
Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and more red carpet fashion from the 2024 Grammy Awards
Celebrities took to the red carpet on Sunday in Los Angeles ahead of the 66th Grammy Awards, decked out in metallic gowns, trendy menswear and Barbie-fied outfits. Taylor Swift arrived fashionably late to the event, wearing a long white gown gathered at…
The 2024 Grammys: Montreal’s Allison Russell wins during pre-ceremony
The 66th Grammy Awards arrive Sunday evening, with female soloists like SZA, Phoebe Bridgers and Victoria Monet dominating the nominations — and over a dozen Canadian artists competing for the music industry’s most prestigious prize. The ceremony, hosted by comedian Trevor Noah,…
I want to be the representation I didn’t see on TV growing up with a disability
This First Person column is written by Dylan Earis, a graduate of the University of Regina’s school of journalism. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ. Growing up, I watched a lot of TV. I have a physical…
5 Canadian Afrobeats artists to know
Afrobeats has been soaring in popularity since its inception in the early 2000s. From 2017 to 2022, there was a 550 per cent increase in the number of times songs from the genre — the catch-all term for popular African…
Molly McGlynn, Emily Hampshire and Maddie Ziegler talk Fitting In
Molly McGlynn never saw herself making this movie. Not only was the idea of putting this story on screen too painful, it was too terrifying. That’s because the plot of Fitting In, which premiered in theatres this week, was directly…
Rocky actor, former linebacker Carl Weathers dead at 76
Carl Weathers, a former NFL and CFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star — playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator and teaching golf in Happy Gilmore — has died. He…
Argylle’s biggest mystery is why anyone decided to make it
Agent Argylle — clad as always in his tightly tailored velour suit, “smell the fart” grimace and vaguely insane Me, Myself & Irene-inspired flat top — is going through a typical workday. He’s basking in the sun of a foreign locale, ducking bullets…
Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to new charges from on-set shooting
Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a Western movie set in New Mexico. Court documents filed Wednesday show Baldwin entered the plea in…
Musicians say alcohol and the industry are intrinsically linked, but some want to change that
When Nicole Ariana stepped up to the mic in front of a packed crowd at a downtown Halifax club, she hadn’t had anything to drink. That, she admits, was a relatively new experience, though she’s been performing for a decade. …
TikTok may lose Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and more as licensing dispute grows
Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired. UMG said…
MuchMusic doc pulled from Crave months after director says he clashed with labels
A MuchMusic documentary that once came under scrutiny for using a deep catalogue of popular music has been pulled from its premiere date on Crave. Representatives for Bell Media said Monday that a “scheduling change” was behind their decision to…
Mike ‘Holmes Approved Homes’ demolished due to alleged defects
A bulldozer tears through a modern house in Meaford, Ont., a picturesque community on Georgian Bay. Occupied for just two years, the home’s once soaring ceilings, large windows and backyard patio are now just a heap of crushed glass and…
Music icon Joni Mitchell to perform at Grammys for 1st time
Entertainment Revered Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is set to make her Grammy Awards performance debut at this year’s ceremony next Sunday. Canadian singer-songwriter, and 9-time winner, also nominated for best folk album The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 28, 2024…
Tanya Tagaq on making her acting debut in True Detective: Night Country
Q20:51Tanya Tagaq: True Detective, the brilliance of Jodie Foster, and creating the series’ score Most people who land their very first acting job don’t get to debut alongside an American screen legend like Jodie Foster — unless you’re Tanya Tagaq,…
Vince McMahon resigns from WWE parent company after ex-employee files sex abuse lawsuit
Wrestling icon Vince McMahon resigned Friday from WWE’s parent company t he day after a former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing him and another former executive of serious sexual misconduct, including offering her to a star wrestler for sex….
Documentary on the legacy of residential schools in B.C. wins at Sundance Film Festival
A documentary chronicling the devastating legacy of residential schools in B.C. is among breakout films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie received the jury prize for directing in the U.S. documentary category for Sugarcane about the investigation into the…
Lulu Wang made Hong Kong its own character in Expats
Lulu Wang originally came to Expats, the new Nicole Kidman miniseries that premiered Friday on Prime Video, as sort of a side project. The director, just a few years out from her Oscar nominated drama The Farewell, was initially only asked…
Explicit fake images of Taylor Swift prove laws haven’t kept pace with tech, experts say
Explicit AI-generated photos of one of the world’s most famous artists spread rapidly across social media this week, highlighting once again what experts describe as an urgent need to crack down on technology and platforms that make it possible for…
War stories deserve better than Masters of the Air
Band of Brothers, the HBO war miniseries about American paratroopers produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, begins with a sort of narrative hammer to the skull. “We came from a small, small town,” says a combat veteran immediately off the…
Vancouver to host the 2025 Juno Awards
After six years away, the Juno Awards will return to Vancouver in 2025, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today. The 54th Juno Awards will take place at Rogers Arena on Sunday, March 30, 2025, with the usual…
Netflix reports the money is rolling in — and so are advertisements for Canadian subscribers
Netflix told investors it has added millions of new customers and has lots of room to grow its revenue — with part of that growth coming from the planned elimination of the cheapest, ad-free plan available to Canadians. According to fourth quarter…
Why weren’t Barbie’s director and lead actress Kenough for Oscar nominations?
“Did this film direct itself?” When a female-directed film that received critical acclaim and box-office success was nominated in several Oscar categories — including best picture, but not best director — that was the question that had people buzzing. But this wasn’t Barbie, and the director wasn’t Greta Gerwig….
Netflix slams into live events with $6.7B wrestling takeover of WWE’s Raw
Netflix took a big step into live events on Tuesday with a more than $6.7 billion ($5 billion US) deal that would make it the exclusive home of World Wrestling Entertainment’s Raw from January 2025 onward. The 10-year partnership will put Raw on the streaming platform…
‘New optimism for music’ in the air as 2024 ECMA nominations announced
With seven nominations, P.E.I.’s East Pointers led the pack as the 2024 East Coast Music Awards kicked off the trip to Atlantic Canada’s big music week in May. The nominations were announced Tuesday in Charlottetown, where the awards will be…
Tegan and Sara announce their new graphic novel, Crush
Tegan and Sara’s next graphic novel, titled Crush, is set to be published on Oct. 1, 2024. Illustrated by Tillie Walden, Crush is the sequel to Junior High, which they published in 2023. The Canadian pop duo made the announcement on…
Norman Jewison, director of Moonstruck, In the Heat of the Night, dead at 97
Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director, whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies to social dramas, has died at age 97. Jewison died “peacefully” Saturday, publicist Jeff Sanderson confirmed to CBC News. Additional details were not immediately available. The…
Oppenheimer leads 2024 BAFTA nominations with 13 nods
Atom-bomb epic Oppenheimer leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories, including best film. Gothic fantasia Poor Things received 11 nominations on the list announced Thursday, while historical epic Killers of the Flower Moon and Holocaust drama…
Finding the ‘heart space’: Director Ava DuVernay gets personal for new film
Director Ava DuVernay speaks with the CBC’s Eli Glasner about what compelled her to create her latest and perhaps most challenging film, Origin. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) When you sit down to interview Ava DuVernay, you quickly realize how she rose to…
He was a YouTube star who went dark. Now Jasmeet Raina has a TV series about online fame
After years of YouTube stardom for his online confessionals and sketches, Jasmeet Raina — the Guelph, Ont.,-born Punjabi Sikh millennial formerly known as Jus Reign — wanted a new creative challenge. So with nearly a million subscribers to his name,…
Nerene Virgin, ‘trailblazer’ star of Today’s Special and Black history educator, dead at 77
Nerene Virgin, a former actor, public broadcaster, anti-racism advocate and educator also known for her trailblazing work, has died in Burlington, Ont., at age 77. Virgin, a fifth-generation Hamiltonian, was a teacher before gaining prominence for playing Jodie on the TVO children’s show Today’s Special in…
Mass layoffs at Sports Illustrated cast doubt on future of storied magazine
First published in 1954, Sports Illustrated could be characterized as a part of sports history. But word of mass layoffs at the magazine on Friday had employees and observers worried for its future. The planned cuts at Sports Illustrated include possibly all…
Actor Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter again in connection with Rust shooting
A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge Friday in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the A-list actor. Special prosecutors brought the case…
The Bear’s Matty Matheson on restaurants, acting — and that Emmys kiss
Matty Matheson never set out to be an actor — let alone deliver one of the most talked about Emmy acceptance speeches in recent memory. Despite that, the real-life restaurateur and chef based in Fort Erie, Ont., did just that on…
Margaret Atwood thrilled by award from France honouring her literary achievements
Canadian author Margaret Atwood has received a high honour from France’s ministry of culture for her contributions to literature. Atwood was named a commander in the French Order of Arts and Letters, which rewards people who have made significant contributions…
Coachella’s Canadians: AP Dhillon, Nav, Grimes, Blond:ish featured on 2024 lineup
Music festival Coachella has announced their 2024 lineup, which includes Canadian acts Nav, AP Dhillon, Grimes and Blond:ish. It’s not the first time for all but one of the Canadian artists featured to have performed at the festival. Grimes — the…
Suzette Mayr and Eleanor Catton among 8 Canadians longlisted for $147K Dublin Literary Award
Eight books written by Canadians are among the 70 longlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award, including The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr and Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton. The €100,000 ($146,842 Cdn) prize annually recognizes the best work of fiction in English from anywhere…
The Bear, Succession tie for most wins at 75th Emmy Awards
After a four month delay, the 2023 Emmy Awards celebrated the best in television Monday night. The show, which was originally slated to air in September 2023 and was pushed into the new year due to the Hollywood strikes, took place at the Peacock…
Sum 41 to end final world tour with stop in Toronto
Sum 41 is heading home to play its final show before retirement — but not until 2025. The Grammy-winning rock band from Ajax, Ont., will play Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 30, 2025, which is slated to be the last stop…
The Bear roars while Beef and Succession win big during a sentimental Emmy Awards
Monday evening’s Emmy Awards brought big wins for Succession, The Bear and Beef, an EGOT for Elton John, and paid tribute to beloved shows of the past after a months-long delay from the Hollywood strikes pushed the ceremony honouring series that aired…
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown revives a classic series with swashbuckling success
The Prince of Persia series has been stuck in quicksand for a few years. The original 1989 game by Jordan Mechner dazzled with its realistic (at the time) animation of a prince running and leaping across death traps. In 2003,…
Canada’s Drag Race winner Venus on the wildly popular show’s impact
Venus, the first Indigenous winner of Canada’s Drag Race, spoke to CBC News about the country’s drag scene and how the show inspired her ahead of her Thursday night victory.
Mean Girls star Angourie Rice on reinventing a comedy classic
Australian actor Angourie Rice, who stars in the new Mean Girls movie musical as Cady Heron, tells CBC News about getting over her fear of singing and which scenes from the 2004 film she was most excited to recreate.
The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights becomes 1st Spotify track to cross 4 billion streams
Entertainment The Weeknd is setting records on Spotify once again with Blinding Lights. The Toronto superstar’s 2019 hit single became the first song to cross the milestone of four billion plays when the streaming service updated its figures on Friday….
From Avatar to Dune: The most anticipated new shows and movies of 2024, and where to watch them
Hot on the heels of one of the best years for movie and TV releases in recent memory, 2024 is shaping up to be an impressive year for screens both big and small. Even though there may have been strikes…
George Carlin AI comedy special is ‘ghoulish’ and ‘creepy,’ his daughter says
As It Happens6:44AI used to create comedy special of dead comedian George Carlin A new comedy special starts with the quote, “I’m sorry it took me so long to come out with new material, but I do have a pretty…
A primer on the 2023 Emmy Awards — and why they were delayed
The 2023 Emmy Awards are arriving in 2024. Hollywood’s two strikes meant a four-month delay for television’s annual celebration of itself — the awards were originally slated for last September. But both strikes have now been resolved and the show will…
Canada’s Drag Race crowns season 4 winner
Canada’s Drag Race has crowned its new queen after a glitzy season filled with heated moments thanks to cast members who weren’t afraid to speak their minds. On Thursday night’s season finale, Vancouver’s Venus joined the ranks of past winners Priyanka,…
Meet the Canada Reads 2024 contenders
Canada Reads is back! This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to carry us forward. When we are at a crossroads, when uncertainty is upon us, when we have faced challenges and are ready for the…
Stars of Echo discuss Marvel’s Indigenous superhero spin-off
7 hours ago News Duration 0:58 Actor Devery Jacobs from Kahnawà:ke, Que., and Twilight actor Chaske Spencer co-star in Echo, a new Marvel series. They spoke to CBC about jumping from indie films to franchises and how Indigenous representation has…
Oppenheimer, Barbie, Succession lead SAG Award nominations
The 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday heaped nominations on Oppenheimer, Barbie and American Fiction, while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best male actor. Just as they were at the Golden Globes, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer were again the lead nominees. Each…
‘A heart-stopping moment’: Calgarian describes Emmy win for sound work on The Last of Us
Calgarian Michael Playfair said there was a moment during filming for The Last of Us when microphones were everywhere and he thought, “there’s no way this is going to work.” He said it happened in the first episode when the…
Michael Bolton says he’s recovering from brain tumour surgery
Entertainment The 70-year-old Grammy-winning singer added that he is taking a break from touring while recovering. Grammy-winning singer says surgery was success, he’s taking a break from touring CBC News · Posted: Jan 05, 2024 8:27 PM EST | Last Updated:…
Nigel Lythgoe to ‘step back’ as So You Think You Can Dance judge amid sexual assault allegations
TV producer Nigel Lythgoe said Friday that he is stepping aside as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance after lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault, including one from Paula Abdul. Lythgoe is also co-creator and executive producer of…
Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy explores grief in new Netflix film
Good Grief is a new Netflix release written and directed by Schitt’s Creek creator and star Dan Levy. In the movie, Levy also stars as a man who loses his spouse and embarks on a journey to cope with his…
Glynis Johns, who played Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins and sang Send in the Clowns on Broadway, dead at 100
Glynis Johns, the husky-voiced British actor most widely known for her role as a suffragette who reconnects with her children thanks to a magical nanny in the blockbuster 1964 movie musical Mary Poppins, has died at the age of 100. Johns,…
With Echo, Marvel bets on Indigenous superheroes and standalone projects as its cinematic universe struggles
An Indigenous superhero gets her own Marvel spinoff next week — the first of the company’s bets on projects that don’t require prior knowledge of its popular cinematic universe. The Disney+ series Echo stars Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez, a.k.a. Echo, the…
Director of Mickey Mouse slasher film fully expects you to hate-watch it
As It Happens6:28Director of Mickey Mouse slasher film is totally cool with you hate-watching it The director of a Mickey Mouse slasher movie has a message for all the haters out there: Bring it on. The trailer for Mickey’s Mouse…
British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for films Michael Clayton and The Full Monty, dead at 75
Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in The Full Monty, Michael Clayton and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, has died, his family said. He was 75. A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said Wilkinson…
For 100 years, this Mickey Mouse operation has thrived. Is Disney now losing its magic?
The Sunday Magazine22:54For 100 years, this Mickey Mouse operation has thrived. Is Disney now losing its magic? You might describe Marlene Morris as a Disney lifer. As a child, she grew up watching Disney movies on weekends and listening to her…
Paula Abdul accuses American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
WARNING: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Paula Abdul has accused former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit filed…
Growing up, Sandra Oh didn’t see a part for herself in ‘Anne of Green Gables’
(Credit: Emily Shur) Sandra Oh has long been a powerhouse talent on screen. The Canadian actress has infused life into the many characters she’s stepped into, from her iconic role as Cristina Yang in Grey’s Anatomy that earned her a…
How the music business is putting a green spin on vinyl records
Vinyl records were once written off as relics. First, they were replaced by shiny compact discs that (supposedly) offered superior sound. Then streaming took over, allowing fans to carry vast music collections with them wherever they go. In recent years, vinyl…
Amazon’s Prime Video to start showing commercials in February
Entertainment It will cost $2.99 a month for Canadian viewers to opt out of ads on Amazon’s Prime Video starting in February. Company representatives told the Canadian Press they will introduce commercial breaks to TV shows on the streaming service starting…
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announces 78 new appointments to Order of Canada
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has announced 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada — a list that includes activists, authors, artists, Indigenous leaders and other accomplished Canadians. Simon’s office announced three new appointments of “companions” — the highest level of the Order of Canada…
Comedian Tom Smothers of TV’s groundbreaking Smothers Brothers dies at 86
Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86. The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family,…
Taylor Swift fan died of heat exhaustion at Rio de Janeiro show last month, forensics report says
Heat exhaustion caused the death of a 23-year-old Brazilian fan who attended a Taylor Swift concert in November, according to a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday. Ana Clara Benevides passed out during Cruel Summer, the American musician’s second…
Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead, South Korean officials say
Lee Sun-kyun, an actor who starred in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has died, South Korea’s emergency office said Wednesday. Lee was found dead in a central Seoul park on Wednesday, the office said. Earlier, police said Lee was discovered unconscious at an unidentified Seoul location. South Korean…
Kanye West apologizes to Jewish community for antisemitic remarks
The artist formerly known as Kanye West issued an apology to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his antisemitic remarks that sparked criticism, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain his words caused. “I sincerely apologize to the Jewish…
How the cast of the new Percy Jackson series went from fans to heroes
After 10 years, the best-selling book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians is returning to screens, this time on Disney+. Based on author Rick Riordan’s fictional world of Greek mythology, the show follows the quest of Percy Jackson, played by Walker Scobell, as…
The 13 best queer films of 2023
(Courtesy) Here & Queer is an interview series hosted by Peter Knegt that celebrates and amplifies the work of LGBTQ artists through unfiltered conversations. This is a special year end edition counting down the best queer films of 2023. When…
2023 was a banner year for video games — and video game industry layoffs
The past calendar year has been a banner one for best-selling, critically acclaimed video games. Blockbuster titles like Alan Wake 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder headlined a year full of critically acclaimed games that sold tens of…
From Barbenheimer to Britney, these are the pop culture stories that kept us entertained in 2023
Let’s get the honourable mentions out of the way, first. Rihanna performed at the SuperBowl — and announced a pregnancy while she was onstage. The Beatles released a new song using an old demo from the late John Lennon, featuring additions…
Laura Lynch, founding member of country band The Chicks, dies in car crash
Laura Lynch, a founding member of the U.S. country band The Chicks, died in a head-on car crash on a Texas highway, law enforcement officials said on Saturday. “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch,” the…
Christmas music is big business — just ask Mariah Carey
The trees are lit up, the sleigh bells are ringing, but for some the true sign of Christmas is Mariah Carey singing. Crafting the perfect holiday hit isn’t easy — see above! — but artists from Cher to Alanis Morissette to boygenius have…
Vin Diesel accused of 2010 sexual battery in lawsuit by former assistant
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A former assistant to the actor Vin Diesel filed a lawsuit against him on Thursday alleging that he sexually…
The Iron Claw explores bond between wrestling brothers
The Iron Claw from Canadian director Sean Durkin explores the Von Erich family of pro-wrestlers and the toxic relationship between the father and sons vying for his approval.
Comedian Jo Koy to host 2024 Golden Globes
Comedian and actor Jo Koy has been tapped to host the Golden Globes, picked by producers for his “infectious energy and relatable humour.” Koy last year saw his Easter Sunday become the first big studio movie with an all-Filipino ensemble. He…
In defence of frazzled Christmas movie moms
What do A Christmas Story, Home Alone and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation have in common? They’re all cult Christmas classics, yes, and they’re all getting up there in years, sorry, but there’s something else. Moms. Harried moms who forget their…
Frog Lake First Nation woman hired as etalk’s first Indigenous host
When people tune in to watch CTV’s daily entertainment show this coming January, they will be greeted by the program’s first full-time Indigenous host. Michaella Montana announced on social media on Dec. 13 that she got the gig to be the full-time co-host on…
Ryan Gosling releases Ken the EP with Christmas version of ‘I’m Just Ken’
Ryan Gosling hasn’t had (K)enough of showing off his musical chops as Ken from Barbie quite yet. The actor teamed up with the film’s composers, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, to release an EP with three new versions of the Grammy-nominated song, “I’m Just…
Why is everyone suddenly talking about Céline Dion’s medical condition?
A recent interview between Céline Dion’s sister Claudette and a Quebec magazine has led to a resurgence of headlines about the Grammy Award-winning singer and her rare medical condition. On Dec. 12, Claudette Dion told 7 Jours magazine that Céline had lost control of her muscles due to illness. The…
What to stream for free over the holidays in Canada
If this was the year you decided to cut back on cable or one of your many streaming platforms, you may be looking for content to watch this holiday season for free. The CBC News Entertainment team has put together…
Marvel, Disney cut ties with Jonathan Majors after actor convicted in assault of girlfriend
Jonathan Majors was convicted Monday of assaulting his former girlfriend after a two-week trial that the actor hoped would salvage his damaged reputation and restore his status as an emerging Hollywood star. But shortly after the verdict, a spokesperson for…
Step inside the secretive world of toymakers
At a $3-billion toy company in downtown Toronto, kindergarteners file in with parents and siblings, clad in snowsuits and ready to offer their expertise. They pass a toy museum decked out with Paw Patrol toys, Tech Decks, Bakugan and more,…
As Canadians bid farewell to Reader’s Digest, one woman says the magazine changed her life
The Current7:22How Reader’s Digest changed this Canadian’s life Read Transcribed Audio When Elisabeth Baugh opened a Reader’s Digest in 1982, she didn’t know it would change her life. Baugh was born with an arteriovenous malformation, a rare vascular defect that caused…
Canadians on Survivor are smart, strategic — and underestimated, ex-champ says
When Erika Casupanan of Toronto won the popular reality TV game show Survivor in 2021, she did it by flying under the radar, and working in the shadows. “I really brought in my experience as being an underestimated Asian woman…
Fox picks up B.C.-shot crime drama, Murder in a Small Town, for upcoming fall lineup
British Columbia Based on the Karl Alberg novel series by late Canadian author L.R. Wright, Fox says the series will star Vancouver’s Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk. Toronto’s Milan Cheylov will direct with Vancouver’s Ian Weir as head writer The…
Sexy movies are a hard sell to Gen Z. Can Poor Things change that?
While speaking with reporters about his film Poor Things earlier this fall, director Yorgos Lanthimos took a moment to address the spicy elephant in the room. “Why is there no sex in movies anymore?” the Greek filmmaker wondered. He was…
Matthew Perry died of acute effects of ketamine, according to L.A. county medical examiner
Matthew Perry died of the acute effects of the drug ketamine and his death has been ruled an accident, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office on Friday. Several factors contributed to the actor’s death, including…
Unnecessary Wonka prequel lacks charm of Gene Wilder’s original
3 hours ago News Duration 9:08 Ultimately, Wonka is a sign of creative rot in Hollywood, says the CBC’s Eli Glasner. Timothée Chalamet plays Willy Wonka in an origin story that recycles 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory but…
Actor Andre Braugher died of lung cancer, publicist confirms
Andre Braugher’s cause of death has been revealed to be lung cancer, the actor’s publicist confirmed to CBC News on Thursday. Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his roles on the series Homicide: Life on the Street and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, died Monday at…
Greta Gerwig will be jury president at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
Greta Gerwig will be president of the 77th Cannes Film Festival jury in 2024, making her the first female American director — and the youngest person since 1966 — to receive the honour. The role is widely considered to be…
The Canada Reads 2024 longlist is here!
Canada Reads is back! This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to carry us forward. When we are at a crossroads, when uncertainty is upon us, when we have faced challenges and are ready for…
Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast, other stars mourn Andre Braugher on social media
The Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast mourned co-star Andre Braugher on social media as other tributes poured in for the veteran TV actor, who died Monday at the age of 61 following a brief illness. Terry Crews, who played Terry Jeffords alongside Braugher…
Andre Braugher, star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life on the Street, dead at 61
Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his roles on the series Homicide: Life on the Street and Brooklyn Nine-Nine died Monday at age 61. Braugher’s publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed his death to CBC News, saying he had died after a brief illness….
Crowds line Dublin streets for funeral procession of Pogues singer Shane MacGowan
Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to say goodbye to the Pogues front man Shane MacGowan as his funeral procession wound through the Irish capital. MacGowan died Nov. 30 at the age of 65 after a…
What happened at the end of Netflix’s Leave the World Behind?
Netflix’s newest apocalyptic thriller, Leave the World Behind, has people talking. Directed by Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, the film stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke and Kevin Bacon. It’s adapted from the 2020 novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam, and produced…
The 2024 Golden Globe nominations include nods for Ryan Gosling, Canadian filmmaker Celine Song
The 2024 Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced Monday by comedian Cedric the Entertainer and actor Wilmer Valderrama. Among the Canadian nominees are Ryan Gosling, who was recognized for his supporting performance as Ken in Barbie; Canadian-Korean filmmaker Celine Song, who took…
Hayao Miyazaki tops North American box office for the first time with The Boy and the Heron
For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki’s decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki’s latest enchantment, The Boy and the Heron, debuted with $12.8 million US, according to studio estimates. The…
‘Cinematic’ pop star Josh Alexander is a musical threat in 3 languages
Josh Alexander says his road to stardom began when he was eight years old, sitting on the couch with his grandmother. He says they would record episodes from singing competition shows like America’s Got Talent, American Idol and The X Factor and watch them…
The Boy and the Heron has a beautiful, secret backstory
There’s something Aristotle said in his Poetics about the effective use of metaphor. Boiling it down, he observed that while coming up with metaphors takes genius, overstuffing your story with beautiful — but confusing — symbols doesn’t leave you with a…
Want to hear the wonder of deep space? This music is made from NASA’s telescope data
The Current13:00Turning deep space data into music Music can often transport you to another time and place. But now a Montreal composer is bringing listeners far out into the cosmos with a piece of music created from NASA’s data on the Milky…
Ryan O’Neal, Oscar-nominated heartthrob actor popular in the 1970s, dead at 82
Ryan O’Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in Love Story and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in Paper Moon, died Friday, his son said. “My dad passed away…
Godzilla Minus One brings king of monsters back to its roots
24 minutes ago News Duration 8:19 Toho Studios is back with its 33rd monster movie starring Godzilla, and this latest offering brings the story of the original nuclear kaiju back to where it all began: Tokyo, bombed, broken and still…
TIFF cuts 12 full-time staff members, cites pandemic and SAG-AFTRA strike as factors
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) shed 12 full-time staff members across various departments in a restructuring on Thursday. Judy Lung, TIFF’s vice-president of public relations and communications, cites setbacks from the pandemic and this year’s Hollywood strikes as factors….
The year of projectiles: 11 times fans hurled items at musicians in 2023
“I f–cking dare you,” Adele warned a crowd during a July show, to discourage them from throwing objects at her onstage. The Grammy winner appeared to be joking, strolling across the stage in Las Vegas with a T-shirt cannon and firing merchandise into the audience….
Taylor Swift makes history as Time’s Person of the Year for 2023
Taylor Swift is in her Person of the Year Era…. again. Time has named Swift Person of the Year for 2023. The achievement is an historic one, making her the first woman to appear twice on a Person of the Year…
Norman Lear, producer of All in the Family, dead at 101
Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as All in the Family and Maude and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101. Lear died…
The Weeknd funds humanitarian aid in Gaza with $2.5 million donation
The Weeknd, a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye, is donating $2.5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for its humanitarian efforts in Gaza. The funding equates to four million emergency meals, and could feed more than 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks, according to…
Toronto filmmaker Charles Officer dies at 48
Charles Officer, an award-winning Canadian filmmaker, producer and writer whose work spanned features, documentary and television, and often centred Black voices and characters, died at his home in Toronto on Friday. Officer, who was 48, passed away after a long illness, according…
Drake is bringing an artsy amusement park to Los Angeles
Drake is bringing a defunct 1980s art amusement park called Luna Luna back to life. Along with his arts and entertainment company, DreamCrew, Drake is recreating the park and turning it into an immersive art exhibition in downtown Los Angeles. The reimagining is…
Chad Allan, founding member of The Guess Who, dead at 80
Chad Allan, a Winnipeg-born, multi-talented musician who shared a stage with some of Canada’s rock greats and hosted CBC’s Let’s Go music program, has died at the age of 80. Allan, a singer and songwriter who played multiple instruments, was inducted into…
Myles Goodwyn, former April Wine singer, dead at 75
Nova Scotia musician Myles Goodwyn, who stepped down earlier this year as the singer of April Wine, died Sunday. The 75-year-old’s death was confirmed by his publicist, Eric Alper. The cause of death is unclear. Goodwyn, who lived in the…
Prominent Iranian rapper Toomaj arrested again by regime forces, his whereabouts unknown
Less than two weeks after being freed on bail, prominent Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has been arrested again. The outspoken critic of the Iranian regime previously spent a year and 21 days in detention, including 252 days in solitary confinement, in…
Avril Lavigne, Rick Mercer, Tantoo Cardinal among those inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame
Pop-punk icon Avril Lavigne, political satirist Rick Mercer and hockey superstar Connor McDavid were among those inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame tonight at a special anniversary gala in Toronto. The Walk of Fame, honouring notable Canadians for excellence in…
AGO to review policies amid criticism over Indigenous curator’s split from gallery
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) says it will review some of its governance policies and work on “rebuilding of trust” as it faces intense criticism over the departure of its celebrated Indigenous curator Wanda Nanibush earlier this month. The…
Murda Beatz returns to Fort Erie high school a star, after producing Drake, Ariana Grande and more
The Nov. 17 spirit assembly at Greater Fort Erie Secondary School, was “without a doubt, the most electric I’ve ever felt this building,” principal Fred Luows said. It was a full house as students and teachers gathered to celebrate student…
Maestro — Bradley Cooper’s cinematic symphony — soars
There’s an old dictum in screenwriting: start late and end early. The idea is to boil every scene down to its essentials. That spirit carries throughout the remarkable new film Maestro which Bradley Cooper directed, co-wrote and starred as the iconic…
Netflix balks at proposed levy on streaming services
Streaming giant Netflix says Canada’s telecommunications regulator should recognize the role it already plays in helping fund the country’s broadcasting industry and reject calls to mandate an additional payment from the company. But if the Canadian Radio-Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) does move…
Who’s that wonderful girl on TikTok? It’s Mona from the kids show Nanalan’
Jamie Shannon has a new morning routine. He straps a puppet onto his right hand, torques his voice to mimic a three-year-old girl and hits live on his cell phone. Suddenly, he’s sending and receiving love worldwide on TikTok. Today, there…
A Heartfelt Stop-Motion Animation for Apple Reminds Us to Be Kind This Holiday Season — Colossal
Animation #advertising #Anna Mantzaris #humor #stop motion #video November 29, 2023 Grace Ebert Karma comes quickly for the Scrooge-esque character in Anna Mantzaris’ “Fuzzy Feelings,” a touching stop-motion animation about loneliness and compassion. A holiday ad for Apple that’s…
Surreal Scenes Unfold in Sandy Skoglund’s Vibrant and Otherworldly Photographs — Colossal
Art Photography #Sandy Skoglund #surreal November 29, 2023 Kate Mothes “Revenge of the Goldfish” (1981). All images © Sandy Skoglund, courtesy of Paci Contemporary, shared with permission For more than five decades, Sandy Skoglund has explored a fusion of…
Build Your Own Bismuth Crystals With Nervous System’s Miniature Geometric Puzzles — Colossal
Design Science #crystals #nature #Nervous System #puzzles November 29, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Nervous System Among the Earth’s metallic elements, bismuth is one of the most beguiling. Rarely encountered in nature, it can be synthesized for a…
Faith XLVII Engages Humanity’s Shadows Through the Delicate Interplay of Light and Dark — Colossal
Art #drawing #Faith XLVII #maps #nature November 28, 2023 Grace Ebert “A Study of Light and Shadow V.” All images © Faith XLVII, shared with permission Artist Faith XLVII (previously) describes a recent body of work as “a kind…
Fleshy Gills and Spotted Caps Sprout from Ann Wood’s Lifelike Paper Mushrooms — Colossal
Craft Food #Ann Wood #birds #flowers #mushrooms #paper #vegetables November 28, 2023 Grace Ebert All images © Ann Wood, shared with permission You don’t need to head out to the forest to find plump morels or chanterelles. After years…
Studio Ibbini Juxtaposes Negative Space and Botanical Filigree in New Laser-Cut Paper Works — Colossal
Art Craft Design #paper #sculpture #Studio Ibbini #vessels November 28, 2023 Grace Ebert All images © Studio Ibbini, shared with permission Artist Julia Ibbini and computer scientist Stéphane Noyer of the Abu Dhabi-based Studio Ibbini (previously) continue to collaborate on…
Ranjani Shettar’s Delicate Sculptures Entwine with the Lush Plant Life of the Barbican’s Conservatory — Colossal
Art #Ranjani Shettar #sculpture November 27, 2023 Grace Ebert “Cloud songs on the horizon” (2023). All images are installation views of ‘Ranjani Shettar: Cloud songs on the horizon,’ Barbican Conservatory, © Max Colson, Barbican Art Gallery, courtesy of Barbican…
In ‘Nature Mart,’ Geoff McFetridge Queries Human Responsibility and Connection Through Minimal Paintings — Colossal
Art #acrylic painting #Geoff McFetridge #painting November 27, 2023 Grace Ebert “Person Person” (2023), acrylic on canvas, 50 X 40 inches. All photos by Jessann Reece, courtesy of the artist and Cooper Cole, Toronto, shared with permission Canadian artist…
Hera’s Imaginative New Murals Question the Animal Impulse to Migrate — Colossal
Art #Hera #murals #public art #street art November 24, 2023 Grace Ebert “We all are Birds of Migration. Some With Feathers, Some Without” (2023). All photos by Brian Tallman, shared with permission A mouse-costumed girl sitting on a duffel…
The 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest Highlights the Stunning Sights Above and Below the Surface — Colossal
Photography #climate crisis #contests #fish #oceans November 24, 2023 Grace Ebert Jack Pokoj, a lizardfish’s open mouth reveals its last meal, Philippines. All images courtesy of Ocean Photographer of the Year, shared with permission The waters surrounding the Philippines…
Remarkably Realistic Marine Invertebrates Made of Glass Surface at the Mystic Seaport Museum — Colossal
Art Craft History Science #Blaschka #glass #nature #sculpture #sea creatures November 20, 2023 Kate Mothes All photos by Joe Michael, courtesy of the Mystic Seaport Museum, shared with permission From the mid-1800s to the 1930s, father-and-son artist duo Leopold…
JR’s Dramatic Cave Intervention Emerges from the Center of the Palais Garnier in Paris — Colossal
Art Dance #JR #public art #trompe l’oeil #video November 22, 2023 Grace Ebert “Retour à la Caverne – Acte I” (2023), Palais Garnier, Opéra de Paris. All images courtesy of Opéra de Paris “Our role as artists is always…
A Group Show Revels in the Wonder and Unknown of the Night Sky — Colossal
Art #astronomy #embroidery #light #painting #stars November 22, 2023 Colossal Danielle Clough. All images courtesy of Paradigm Gallery + Studio, shared with permission What lies beyond the stars we see when we look up at the night sky? A…
Surreal Anatomies and Architectural Motifs Emerge from Elegant Sculptural Candles — Colossal
Design #candles #sculpture #wax November 22, 2023 Grace Ebert Aline Asmar d’Amman, “Aspiration.” All images by Carl Halal, © House of Today Ten Lebanese designers have collaborated with artisans from the Beit Chabab Hospital Workshop to create a unique,…
More Than 100 Photographers Team Up for Vital Impacts Print Sale Supporting Elephant Conservation — Colossal
Photography #animals #astronomy #Vital Impacts November 21, 2023 Grace Ebert Tim Flach, “Flamingo Reflections.” All images courtesy of Vital Impacts, shared with permission Since launching a few years ago, Vital Impacts (previously) has raised more than $2 million for…
Moss, Pine Bark, and Roots Camouflage Tiny Refuges Among the Wild Swedish Forests and Farmland — Colossal
Art Design #land art #nature #plants #site-specific #Ulf Mejergren November 21, 2023 Grace Ebert “Moss Hut.” All images © Ulf Mejergren, shared with permission Artist and architect Ulf Mejergren (previously) continues his interest in cozy, outdoor constructions with a…
Kendall Ross Gets Personal with Her Colorful Sweaters Embedded with Stories — Colossal
Art Craft #fashion #humor #Kendall Ross #knitting November 21, 2023 Kate Mothes “I would never wear this in public” (2022), hand-knit with wool the artist hand-dyed for Factory Obscura in Oklahoma City. All images © Kendall Ross, shared with…
In a Documentary Short, Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley Wield ‘Paint & Pitchfork’ in the Studio — Colossal
Art Documentary #Amy Sherald #art history #Kehinde Wiley #painting #portraits #video November 20, 2023 Kate Mothes In 2018, when their portraits of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were unveiled at the National Gallery of…
Wander Through a Geometric Field of More Than 400 Pyramids in Jim Denevan’s ‘Self Similar’ — Colossal
Art #geometric #Jim Denevan #land art #landscapes November 20, 2023 Kate Mothes Photos by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Manar Abu Dhabi, shared with permission For artist Jim Denevan, a paramount element of his creative practice centers on building experiences…
RISD Pre-Collegiate Programs Are Now Enrolling for Summer 2024 — Colossal
#sponsor Artwork by RISD Pre-College student James A. Rhode Island School of Design has opened registration for its residential summer Pre-College program and year-round online intensive Advanced Program Online. At Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Pre-College, rising high…
The Getty Digitizes a Rare 16th-Century Manuscript from Indigenous Mexico — Colossal
Art History Illustration #art history #Indigenous culture #Mexico November 17, 2023 Grace Ebert “Glue-hardening process,” Book 9, Folio 64v, Artist K. All images courtesy of The Getty In 1577, Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún finished a monumental encyclopedia of…
Botanical Patterns Spill from Shinji Ohmaki’s Existential Vessel — Colossal
Art #installation #light #sculpture #Shinji Ohmaki November 17, 2023 Grace Ebert “Gravity and Grace” (2023), installation view at National Art Center. Photo by Keizo Kioku. All images courtesy of National Art Center In “Gravity and Grace,” Japanese artist Shinji Ohmaki…
One of the Most Colorful Composites of the Universe Highlights Galaxies 4.3 Billion Light-Years from Earth — Colossal
Science #astronomy #James Webb Space Telescope November 17, 2023 Grace Ebert Galaxy cluster MACS0416. Image courtesy of NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain), J. D’Silva (U. Western Australia), A. Koekemoer (STScI), J. Summers…
Søren Solkær’s Enigmatic Photographs Capture Flocks of Starlings in Evening Skies — Colossal
Photography #birds #landscapes #Søren Solkær November 16, 2023 Kate Mothes “Black Sun #36.” All images © Søren Solkær, shared with permission Since 2017, Danish photographer Søren Solkær has traveled Europe in search of the mesmerizing phenomenon of starling murmurations….
Introspective Figures Navigate Surreal Worlds in Simón Prades’ Illustrations — Colossal
Illustration #narrative #plants #surreal November 16, 2023 Kate Mothes Stories come to life on the page and introspective figures explore inner worlds in the dreamlike illustrations of Simón Prades (previously). His surreal scenes often feature silhouettes of people peering…
Over 25 Years of a Pioneering Collective’s History Comes Together in ‘Trailblazing Women Printmakers’ — Colossal
History #art history #books #printmaking November 16, 2023 Jackie Andres Aino Clarke, “Jazz Age.” Photo by Peter Morse, courtesy of Peter and Bobbi Kovner. All images © the artists, courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press, shared with permission Working together…
At a New Restaurant in South Vietnam, Dine Under a Dramatic Thatched Bamboo Canopy — Colossal
Design #architecture #bamboo #Vietnam November 15, 2023 Kate Mothes Photos by Hyroyuki Oki. All images © BambuBuild A cascading bamboo lattice shelters diners at the new Keeng Seafood Restaurant in Long Thành, Vietnam, with a nod to the local…
The Iconic ‘Silver Swan’ Automaton Gets a Well-Deserved Fluff of the Feathers — Colossal
Craft Design History #automata #birds #kinetic sculpture #metal #metalwork November 15, 2023 Kate Mothes In the 250 years since its fabrication in the studio of jeweler and entrepreneur James Cox, the Silver Swan automaton has beguiled viewers. The…
Berndnaut Smilde Conjures Fleeting Nimbus Clouds as They Hover Indoors — Colossal
Art Photography #architecture #clouds November 15, 2023 Grace Ebert “Nimbus Kunstmuseum Hal” (2021). Photo by Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk. All images courtesy of the artist and Ronchini Gallery, shared with permission For less than ten seconds, Berndnaut Smilde’s floating sculptures transform galleries,…
Sebastian Foster Announces 30 Artists for Their Eclectic Fall Print Set — Colossal
#posters and prints #sponsor November 14, 2023 Sebastian Foster Anne Siems Austin-based gallery Sebastian Foster just announced its 2023 Fall Print Set, marking the 11th anniversary of the collection since it launched in 2012. The new release features 30…
The Largest-Ever Roman Mosaic Found in Anatolia is Revealed to Be Even More Expansive — Colossal
Art History #archaeology #mosaics #Turkey November 14, 2023 Kate Mothes Photos by Sercan Küçükşahin for Anadolu Ajansı As the warmer months came to a close in İncesu, Keyseri, Turkey, archaeologists currently at work in a sprawling ancient complex announced…