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Lights, camera, cashmere: Why knitwear king Brunello Cucinelli made a film about his life

The 72-year-old Italian designer looks back at his beginnings in Brunello: The Gracious Visionary, a hybrid narrative-documentary

Fotogramma dal film, con Brunello Cucinelli tra le capre cashmere in Mongolia. Brunello Cucinelli documentary . Brunello: The Gracious Visionary, a hybrid narrative-documentary

Fotogramma dal film, con Brunello Cucinelli tra le capre cashmere in Mongolia. Brunello Cucinelli documentary . Brunello: The Gracious Visionary, a hybrid narrative-documentary

5 min read

opinion

The culture wars come for The Odyssey – and miss

Marsha Lederman

4 min read

Hudson Williams show YAGA to make its world premiere at TIFF

Hudson Williams and Carrie-Anne Moss are pictured in this handout still from the Crave series "YAGA."
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-TIFF
(Mandatory credit)

Hudson Williams and Carrie-Anne Moss are pictured in this handout still from the Crave series "YAGA."
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-TIFF
(Mandatory credit)

Hudson Williams and Carrie-Anne Moss are pictured in this handout still from the Crave series "YAGA."
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-TIFF
(Mandatory credit)

1 min read

What to watch this weekend: Five new geeky shows and movies to beat the heat

J. Kelly Nestruck

Brian Posehn and Kevin Sussman in Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

Brian Posehn and Kevin Sussman in Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

Brian Posehn and Kevin Sussman in Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

4 min read

Bezos wants Amazon Prime Video redesign to showcase company’s massive AI bets

4 min read

review
Compelling Canadian sci-fi thriller The Outer Threat offers a new kind of close encounter
Barry Hertz
4 min read
review
The Odyssey is an awe-inspiring spectacle
5 min read
Delightfully absurd Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is the cult classic you’ll be hearing about in a decade
Barry Hertz
4 min read
Haunting and surreal, Rose of Nevada is a time-travel journey like no other
Barry Hertz
3 min read

What to watch this weekend: Five new geeky shows and movies to beat the heat
J. Kelly Nestruck
4 min read
What to watch this weekend: A gender-trope-bending action series and a nostalgia trip to Bayside
3 min read
What to watch this weekend: Five under-the-radar or cult British and Canadian shows ready to binge
J. Kelly Nestruck
4 min read
What to watch this weekend: Elle Woods is back and a British rags to riches story
3 min read

Lights, camera, cashmere: Why knitwear king Brunello Cucinelli made a film about his life
5 min read
opinion
The culture wars come for The Odyssey – and miss
Marsha Lederman
4 min read
Hudson Williams show YAGA to make its world premiere at TIFF
1 min read
What to watch this weekend: Five new geeky shows and movies to beat the heat
J. Kelly Nestruck
4 min read

What to watch this weekend: Five new geeky shows and movies to beat the heat
J. Kelly Nestruck
4 min read
review
Netflix’s The Hawk could’ve been a movie
Paniz Vedavarz
3 min read
Once at war, the Stratford Festival and Slings & Arrows make peace
J. Kelly Nestruck
6 min read
The Vampire Lestat is a bloody good time
Amber Dowling
4 min read

Yesterday

John Felice Ceprano with his rock sculptures at Remic Rapids in Ottawa on Monday, July 6, 2026. His sculptures are entirely balanced by physics, using no bonding materials. Jess Deeks/The Globe and Mail

John Felice Ceprano with his rock sculptures at Remic Rapids in Ottawa on Monday, July 6, 2026. His sculptures are entirely balanced by physics, using no bonding materials. Jess Deeks/The Globe and Mail

Artist John Felice Ceprano celebrates 40 years of rock sculptures by the Ottawa River

Zenith Wolfe

9 min read

Yesterday

The Toronto skyline is seen on the opening day of the western section of Biidaasige Park in Toronto's Port Lands on Friday.

The Toronto skyline is seen on the opening day of the western section of Biidaasige Park in Toronto's Port Lands on Friday.

opinion

A bigger Biidaasige Park is another waterfront triumph for Toronto

Alex Bozikovic

4 min read

July 24, 2026

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection will continue a series of 10 touring exhibitions to venues across the country.

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection will continue a series of 10 touring exhibitions to venues across the country.

McMichael gallery to close for three years for large-scale renovation

Lana Hall

4 min read

July 24, 2026

U.S. singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" in a London nightclub in 2023, leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, July 24, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

U.S. singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" in a London nightclub in 2023, leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, July 24, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over attack at U.K. nightclub

Sam Tobin

2 min read

July 24, 2026

The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy book cover author Matthew Campbell

The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy book cover author Matthew Campbell

review

The Man Who Stole the Gods is a gripping and shocking account of a global art conspiracy

Kate Taylor

4 min read

July 24, 2026

Fotogramma dal film, con Brunello Cucinelli tra le capre cashmere in Mongolia. Brunello Cucinelli documentary . Brunello: The Gracious Visionary, a hybrid narrative-documentary

Fotogramma dal film, con Brunello Cucinelli tra le capre cashmere in Mongolia. Brunello Cucinelli documentary . Brunello: The Gracious Visionary, a hybrid narrative-documentary

Lights, camera, cashmere: Why knitwear king Brunello Cucinelli made a film about his life

Ben Kriz

5 min read

July 24, 2026

Brad Wheeler Interview with jazz icon Herbie Hancock, who plays Toronto's Massey Hall, July 26

Brad Wheeler Interview with jazz icon Herbie Hancock, who plays Toronto's Massey Hall, July 26

Jazz icon Herbie Hancock remembers takin’ off with Miles Davis

Brad Wheeler

4 min read

July 24, 2026

Books on the shelves

Books on the shelves

The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of July 25

1 min read

July 23, 2026

Caroline Toal and Farhang Ghajar in Twelfth Night.

Caroline Toal and Farhang Ghajar in Twelfth Night.

review

In Canadian Stage’s terrific Twelfth Night, the park’s the thing

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

July 23, 2026

opinion

The culture wars come for The Odyssey – and miss

Marsha Lederman

4 min read

July 23, 2026

Hudson Williams and Carrie-Anne Moss are pictured in this handout still from the Crave series "YAGA."
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-TIFF
(Mandatory credit)

Hudson Williams and Carrie-Anne Moss are pictured in this handout still from the Crave series "YAGA."
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-TIFF
(Mandatory credit)

Hudson Williams show YAGA to make its world premiere at TIFF

Nicole Thompson

1 min read

July 23, 2026

Shania Twain At the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto.
Please find exclusive photo for the Globe and Mail at link below.
Photography credit: FRED THIEBAUD

Shania Twain At the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto.
Please find exclusive photo for the Globe and Mail at link below.
Photography credit: FRED THIEBAUD

Shania Twain comes full circle on new album – but first, a stop at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern

Brad Wheeler

4 min read

July 23, 2026

Brian Posehn and Kevin Sussman in Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

Brian Posehn and Kevin Sussman in Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

What to watch this weekend: Five new geeky shows and movies to beat the heat

J. Kelly Nestruck

4 min read

July 23, 2026

Bezos wants Amazon Prime Video redesign to showcase company’s massive AI bets

Greg Bensinger and Dawn Chmielewski

4 min read

July 23, 2026

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 8: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Olivia Rodrigo performs on stage during an exclusive Billions Club Live show to celebrate the partnership between Spotify and FC Barcelona before El Clásico on May 8, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images for Spotify)

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 8: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Olivia Rodrigo performs on stage during an exclusive Billions Club Live show to celebrate the partnership between Spotify and FC Barcelona before El Clásico on May 8, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images for Spotify)

Swifties dubbed them the Taydaughters. Now they’re wrestling with Taylor Swift’s double-edged influence

Aisling Murphy

5 min read

July 23, 2026

Jazz pianist Oliver Jones is shown in Toronto on Monday May 5, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Jazz pianist Oliver Jones is shown in Toronto on Monday May 5, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Oliver Jones, celebrated Canadian jazz pianist, dies

Cassandra Szklarski

4 min read

July 23, 2026

Actor William Fichtner poses for a portrait at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, ON on July 20th 2026. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail

Actor William Fichtner poses for a portrait at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, ON on July 20th 2026. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail

William Fichtner trades the intensity of Hollywood for the sensitivity of Canada

Barry Hertz

6 min read

July 23, 2026

Carole Pope performing at Pride celebrations in 2024. Watch Antidiva_ The Carole Pope Confessions on CBC Gem beginning July 24. Courtesy of CBC Courtesy of CBC Gem

Carole Pope performing at Pride celebrations in 2024. Watch Antidiva_ The Carole Pope Confessions on CBC Gem beginning July 24. Courtesy of CBC Courtesy of CBC Gem

Carole Pope documentary celebrates a Canadian queer icon

Peter Crighton

4 min read

July 22, 2026

FILE - Actor Ethan Hawke, right, talks with Charles Gaines as they attend the Mi'kmaq community's water ceremony on the shores of Pomquet Harbour to support the aboriginal call for a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, near Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on Oct. 26, 2015. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

FILE - Actor Ethan Hawke, right, talks with Charles Gaines as they attend the Mi'kmaq community's water ceremony on the shores of Pomquet Harbour to support the aboriginal call for a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, near Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on Oct. 26, 2015. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Author Charles Gaines, who popularized the world of bodybuilding with ‘Pumping Iron,’ dies at 84

Mark Kennedy

3 min read

July 22, 2026

Will Ferrell as Lonnie Hawkins in Netflix's The Hawk.

Will Ferrell as Lonnie Hawkins in Netflix's The Hawk.

review

Netflix’s The Hawk could’ve been a movie

Paniz Vedavarz

3 min read

July 22, 2026

Eanga-Selenge, Kelly Wong and Martin Happer in One for the Pot.

Eanga-Selenge, Kelly Wong and Martin Happer in One for the Pot.

review

One for the Pot is fun for the lot in Shaw’s silly staging

Aisling Murphy

3 min read

July 22, 2026

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan interacts with fans on the red carpet during the Mumbai premiere of The Odyssey, in Mumbai, India, July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan interacts with fans on the red carpet during the Mumbai premiere of The Odyssey, in Mumbai, India, July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is the future of filmgoing – if we want it to be

Barry Hertz

5 min read

July 22, 2026

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, by Marianne Cronin (HarperCollins)

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, by Marianne Cronin (HarperCollins)

Books we’re reading and loving this week

Globe staff

7 min read

July 22, 2026

Justin Trudeau, left, and Katy Perry attend the Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour - Live from Paris world premiere in New York on May 8.

Justin Trudeau, left, and Katy Perry attend the Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour - Live from Paris world premiere in New York on May 8.

An open letter – and date-night recommendation – to Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

July 22, 2026

Former lead Don McKellar, pictured as Darren Nichols in Slings & Arrows, will be one of the former leads taking part in the reading.

Former lead Don McKellar, pictured as Darren Nichols in Slings & Arrows, will be one of the former leads taking part in the reading.

Once at war, the Stratford Festival and Slings & Arrows make peace

J. Kelly Nestruck

6 min read

July 22, 2026

Sara Farb as Fanny Brice and Qasim Khan as Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl. Photo by David Cooper.

Sara Farb as Fanny Brice and Qasim Khan as Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl. Photo by David Cooper.

Is Sara Farb Canada’s greatest star?

Aisling Murphy

6 min read

July 21, 2026

Her Private Hell film still

Her Private Hell film still

Nicolas Winding Refn’s starry thriller Her Private Hell is our collective misery

Barry Hertz

3 min read

July 21, 2026

Fans of the K-pop boy band, known as 'Army,' came to greet their kings.

Fans of the K-pop boy band, known as 'Army,' came to greet their kings.

As part of the BTS Army, I laughed and cried at the K-pop band’s biggest-ever show in Paris

Hannah Sung

5 min read

July 21, 2026

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection art museum is shown in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Mandatory credit)

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection art museum is shown in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Mandatory credit)

McMichael gallery to close next week for a three-year renovation

Nicole Thompson

1 min read

July 21, 2026

Dan Werb author photo_credit_Joe Fuda

Dan Werb author photo_credit_Joe Fuda

Dan Werb finds wonder in the wild creatures that share our cities

Matt Horseman

4 min read

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