Q&A: Cristela Alonzo on the magic and diversity of TV
Cristela Alonzo on her cancelled show, the importance of a diverse writers’ room, and the pressures of being the first to do something
Adrian Lee
Jon Stewart is back, now at HBO. Could he change the VR game?
Jon Stewart, former Daily Show host, has inked a deal with HBO to make ’timely short-form digital content’— with one very interesting component
How the CRTC and NFB could help prevent a global media crisis
Why ’discoverability’ matters for your favourite show, and how a trio of just-announced summits from the CRTC and the NFB could help a global issue
Toronto has a self-esteem problem
Those popular ’Toronto vs. Everybody’ shirts are caught in a copyright tussle with a Detroit brand. Why Toronto needs to take pride just in being itself
’I rather like the idea of defying death’: Q&A with Christopher Plummer
The legend of stage and screen speaks openly about mortality, his legacy, and why Canadians need ’goosing’
Inside the machinations and magic of pop music
A writer delves into the largely anonymous, fascinating machine that churns out today’s pop hits and tells their human stories
What did Back to the Future get right or wrong? Doesn’t matter.
Don’t look ’Back to the Future’ in anger. Focusing on what the movie did and didn’t get wrong about 2015 is a disservice to science-fiction.
The beasts head East: Atlantic Canada gets its election moment
With a whirlwind tour, Trudeau makes his last pitch. First stop: the Atlantic, where leaders are circling and strategic voting is in play.
Do you know the name of Canada’s Prime Minister?
A viral video lampoons some Canadians who don’t know some of the basics about our country and politics. But it’d be cruel to mock too much.
The Thrill: Goodbye from Maclean’s culture podcast
It’s been a wonderful ride, but our culture podcast is going on indefinite hiatus. Here’s why