All stories in: 40 at 40
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Podcast: Looking back at the legacy of alternative weeklies
NOW is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year – as you might have noticed – so for this week’s episode of the NOW What podcast... -
NOW turns 40: Our cover story hits and misses
Surviving for 40 years in print is no small feat in today's media landscape. Reader habits have changed, culture has shifted (and shifted again). What... -
Looking back at Sarah Polley’s first TIFF triumph
We’ve been writing about Sarah Polley in these pages for a long time. It’s sort of hard not to, given the space she’s created for... -
Jim Carrey, on the brink of stardom
Working on my recent series on classic comedy specials, I got to wondering why homegrown Toronto comic Jim Carrey had never done one. There was... -
40 at 40: Jack Layton’s legacy looms large amid current election
It's hard not to look at the growing polarization of our politics in Canada and think of how different things might have been if Jack... -
Danko Jones is still defiant two decades after landing on NOW’s cover
This story is part of our 40th anniversary archival series. Check back every Monday for a new 40 at 40 cover story marking four decades of NOW... -
Revisiting Jessica Chastain’s breakout year
We can agonize over choosing NOW’s TIFF cover. Some years, we’ve gone back and forth over potential candidates until the very last second; some years... -
Revisiting a classic Amy Winehouse interview from 2007
It's been a decade since Amy Winehouse died, and her legacy – along with the tragic circumstances of her untimely death at the age of... -
Toronto’s first Fringe Festival in 1989 ushered in a new age for indie theatre
31 years ago, Toronto’s very first Fringe Festival launched in the Annex. Just over 40 theatre companies took part. There were only four venues: the... -
Tomson Highway believes controversy is good for art
Tomson Highway loves a scandal. In fact, he says art needs more of them. When his play Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing was mounted... -
40 at 40: Andrea Scott makes the move from theatre to TV
In more than two decades of writing about Toronto theatre, I’ve interviewed close to a hundred playwrights, but no one – except maybe Hannah Moscovitch... -
40 at 40: When queer icon Craig Russell got married
With Toronto Pride turning 40 this year, it’s fitting to devote this week’s 40 at 40 anniversary feature to one of Toronto’s – and the... -
40 at 40: Fucked Up reflect on the time they could have been huge
There was a moment in 2011 when it felt like Fucked Up would become one of the biggest bands in the world. That’s the year... -
40 at 40: Looking back at our Kids in the Hall oral history cover
When the legendary Canadian sketch troupe the Kids in the Hall announced recently that they had begun shooting their new Amazon TV show, I immediately... -
40 at 40: long before Ellen DeGeneres had a talk show
A couple of weeks ago, Ellen DeGeneres announced that, after 19 seasons, she was leaving her hugely successful daytime talk show. She's one of those...
