Jokes From the UndergroundDecember 31, 2009 Montreal’s indie comedy scene is turning stand-up upside down. |
Quebec Writing Competition WinnersDecember 30, 2009 Read the three winning entries of last year's Quebec Writing Competition |
The Not-Quite NovelDecember 13, 2009 In their scramble to find the next breakthrough book, publishers are marketing awkward hybrids that are neither literary enough to last nor commercial enough to entertain. |
Interview With Michael ChoDecember 12, 2009 Toronto illustrator Michael Cho chats about his cover for the 25th anniversary edition of Don DeLillo’s White Noise, his relationship with the landmark novel and the renewed literary interest in comics. |
The Silver Palace RestaurantNovember 27, 2009 In this excerpt from a new anthology, Montreal writer Mark Abley tells the story behind his celebrated poem "The Guangzhou Engineering Student: A Letter." |
Talking Toronto Film With Geoff PevereNovember 24, 2009 For decades, Toronto resigned itself to second-fiddle cinematic status. Thanks in part to festivals like TIFF and film-makers like Cronenberg, that's no longer that case. Critic Geoff Pevere discusses the city’s exciting new place in Canadian -- and world -- cinema. |
Interview with Zach WellsNovember 19, 2009 The Halifax-based poet and editor discusses his new book of poems, his populist streak, and his psychomachia disorder. |
The Angel of DiseaseNovember 17, 2009 In this exclusive excerpt from his new book of essays, What the Furies Bring, Toronto poet Ken Sherman probes the creative relationship between poetry and physical suffering. |
The Bitter EndOctober 30, 2009 A Web sitcom set in Montreal exposes the discomfort and disappointment in everyday situations. |
Busker’s WorldOctober 19, 2009 Toronto’s streets could be a world-class site for open-air entertainment. But for that to happen, the city needs to change its tune. |
