In 2000, Tom Green was at the height of his career. The Canadian comedian’s eponymous cable access program, The Tom Green Show, launched him to stardom after it moved to MTV, and he landed roles in big box office hits like Charlie’s Angels and Road Trip. But that same year, Green, then 28, received the […]
WARNING: This story mentions intimate partner violence and suicide. The city of Brantford, Ont., has put the call out for an artist to design and create a mural honouring the comedian and actor Phil Hartman. Hartman, who was born in Brantford in 1948, is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday […]
After a period of (relative) silence, the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar appears to be back on. Late Thursday night — and months after the last official diss track from either rapper — Lamar released the music video to Not Like Us. That song reached No. 1 on the Billboard 100 when it debuted back […]
The University of Manitoba is decolonizing its art collection, replacing problematic paintings and sculptures with contemporary Indigenous art. “The university is ultimately a colonial institution that is designed to serve white people … and that needs to change,” said C.W. Brooks-Ip, registrar and preparator of the University of Manitoba Art Collection. “We have had artwork that is by […]
It’s a good time to be an Eddie Murphy fan. After stepping out of the spotlight for a few years, Murphy is back and reengaging with the culture. There’s a new Shrek sequel on the way and talk of a Donkey-focused film. In 2019, Murphy returned with the riotous Dolemite is My Name. He’s also begun revisiting some […]
Barbenheimer is back, baby. And this time, it’s all green. At least, that’s what some overly confident movie studios would have us believe. Because almost exactly one year after the unlikely success of the same-day debut of Barbie (Greta Gerwig’s rose-coloured film about Mattel’s iconic doll overthrowing the patriarchy) and Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan’s look at the […]
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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of P.E.I.’s most famous author. CBC’s Nancy Russel spoke last week with the Montgomery 150 committee’s Linda Lowther and Caeley Currie from the Bedeque Area Historical Museum about some of the 70-plus events that are planned to celebrate Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Rick Cluff, one of British Columbia’s most loved radio personalities, has died. Cluff passed away following a short battle with cancer days after marking his 74th birthday. A consummate broadcaster, Cluff brought his friendly voice and big personality to CBC Vancouver in 1997 and helped turn The Early Edition into the No. 1-rated morning show in […]
Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, died Monday surrounded by family at his home there, said publicist Carri McClure. She declined to comment on any cause of death. […]
Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards — even if the superstar mused it might be a bit early. The Grammy winner stayed on his feet as a parade of artists performed his hits — Childish Gambino kicked it off with U Don’t Have to Call, joined by Keke Palmer, who took […]