June 5, 2026reviewFunny Girl at the Shaw Festival delivers the laughs in a post-Hacks worldAisling Murphy4 min read
June 5, 2026opinionCarney’s online streaming act about-face is a blow to middle-power solidarityJ. Kelly Nestruck4 min read
June 5, 2026California, New York and other U.S. states prepare lawsuit to block Paramount deal2 min read
June 5, 2026summer culture previewThis summer’s top 10 pop, rock and country concerts – plus, a little jazz and classical4 min read
June 5, 2026Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help, is back with a new novel after 17 years and some hard lessons learned 6 min read
June 4, 2026Alanis Morissette, Mötley Crüe, Feist among FIFA musical performers in Toronto and Vancouver2 min read
June 3, 2026Kevin Young wins the Griffin Poetry Prize for his ‘melancholic and haunting’ Night Watch2 min read
June 3, 2026obituaryCanadian filmmaker Ron Kelly provoked the Establishment with his movies6 min read
June 3, 2026reviewWaiting for Godot at Stratford is tedious and stark – but that’s the pointAisling Murphy4 min read
June 2, 2026reviewThe Hobbit at Stratford is a middling journey through Middle EarthAisling Murphy4 min read
June 1, 2026With this year’s Motive Crime & Mystery Festival, Toronto’s flagship literary fest steps further into independence3 min read
June 1, 2026reviewSomething Rotten! at Stratford is a mind-blowing scramble of egg puns and danceAisling Murphy4 min read
June 1, 2026Surprises, snubs and more snubs from this year’s confounding Dora Award nominationsAisling Murphy4 min read
June 1, 2026Blood, guts and heart: At Tribeca, this Canadian troupe is bringing horror to the masses4 min read
May 31, 2026The best, worst and weirdest moments from the Canadian Screen AwardsBarry Hertz6 min read
May 29, 2026reviewStratford’s Death of a Salesman is mournful and languid, with an undeniable Willy Loman at its centreAisling Murphy4 min read
May 29, 2026André Sills takes on his biggest Stratford Festival season yet: Othello and Oberon 7 min read
May 28, 2026reviewA Midsummer Night’s Dream is the Stratford Festival’s best Shakespeare in agesAisling Murphy4 min read
May 28, 2026Canadian poets talked tough at Griffin Poetry Prize town hall: ‘Our time has come, but our visibility has not’4 min read
May 28, 2026What to watch this weekend: Two great HBO shows come to a close – and Amazon finally delivers in QuebecJ. Kelly Nestruck4 min read