Mike Doherty

How the new ruling against Robin Thicke and Pharrell kills creativity—and will ruin music for audiences

Ishiguro’s long-awaited novel explores new terrain—and not just because of the ogres

North Korea’s odd movie history explains a lot about its fury over The Interview

Forget Islamic State, Ukraine and Ebola. For the Grammys, it’s the year of relentless optimism.

Although an undeniably dated film, Purple Rain retains the best thing it depicts: Prince’s status as one of the planet’s finest live acts

The smartest stupid movie ever made is having a moment at the box office

Canada is infatuated with cask ale, but just ask Britain—love isn’t forever

The Bone Clocks shouldn’t work. Mike Doherty explains why it does

The Calgary-born singer and songwriter owes part of her success to an odd source: our military

Book review: Eight World Cups