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  • 40 at 40: We knew Emma Stone was going to be huge

    Norman Wilner

    Some of our favourite NOW covers took weeks to come together. NOW’s 2010 TIFF cover with Emma Stone took about 48 hours. It’s a fun...
    NOW Magazine September 9, 2010 magazine cover featuring Emma Stone
    Movies & TVNews & Features

  • 40 at 40: Shyam Selvadurai looks back at the queer novel that launched his career

    Glenn Sumi

    In September 1994, NOW put a young, unknown gay Sri-Lankan-Canadian novelist on the cover for his debut novel, Funny Boy. This month, Shyam Selvadurai –...
    BooksCulture

  • 40 at 40: Doc filmmaker Ron Mann recalls the start of Toronto’s New Wave

    Norman Wilner

    It’s been nearly four decades since Ron Mann made the cover of NOW with his second documentary, Poetry In Motion – a scrappy little 16mm...
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  • 40 at 40: Stand-up Elvira Kurt on making LGBTQ+ history and staying honest

    Glenn Sumi and  Daryl Jung

    Over the last 40 years, dozens of stand-up comics have graced the cover of NOW. But only a few have made history. That’s what Elvira...
    ComedyCulture

  • 40 at 40: Remember when Barenaked Ladies were indie rock trailblazers?

    Richard Trapunski and  Kim Hughes

    Barenaked Ladies really wanted to be on the cover of NOW Magazine. “You know, we were 20-year-old kids from Toronto,” says singer/guitarist Ed Robertson. “Getting...
    Barenaked Ladies on the cover of NOW Magazine in 1991
    Culture

  • 40 at 40: Sook-Yin Lee has flown her freak flag for decades

    Richard Trapunski and  Kim Hughes

    Sook-Yin Lee has been a creative presence in Canada for decades. If you’re of a certain generation, she might be your paragon of cool –...
    Culture

  • 40 at 40: Is the East vs. West debate still a thing in Toronto?

    Eleven years ago, NOW Magazine devoted a cover story to the classic "east vs. west" divide in Toronto. Was it gimmicky? Toronto Life thought so...
    A graphic based on NOW Magazine's East vs West cover
    LifestyleReal EstateYour City

  • 40 at 40: Jean Yoon on Yoko Ono and anti-Asian racism

    Glenn Sumi

    Few NOW covers have caused as much controversy as Jean Yoon's nude cover for her play The Yoko Ono Project in January 6, 2000. Debra...
    CultureStageTheatre

  • 40 at 40: Kenny Robinson, godfather of Canadian comedy

    Glenn Sumi and  Daryl Jung

    Last year, Kenny Robinson – often called the Godfather of Canadian comedy – marked the 25th anniversary of his Nubian show, which helped kickstart the...
    ComedyCulture

  • 40 at 40: Jeff Bridges and cult classic The Big Lebowski

    Ingrid Randoja and  Norman Wilner

    Look at Jeff Bridges on that cover. Just look at him. He’s 48, he’s happy and he has absolutely no idea he’s just played the...
    CultureMovies & TVNews & Features

  • 40 at 40: Revisiting the birth of hip-hop in Toronto

    Richard Trapunski and  Michael Hollett

    In February 1982, NOW Magazine put the spotlight on an interesting new trend that was popping up in the Toronto music scene.  It was called...
    Culture

  • 40 at 40: Michael Healey on his 22-year-old classic

    Glenn Sumi and  Jon Kaplan

    It's hard to believe now, but playwright and actor Michael Healey didn't realize The Drawer Boy – his 1999 play about two Ontario farmers in...
    CultureStageTheatre

  • 40 at 40: Buffy Sainte-Marie discusses what we weren’t ready for in 1988

    Glenn Sumi and  Daryl Jung

    It's fitting that we're launching a series of 40 memorable NOW covers with Daryl Jung's April 14, 1988 cover story on Buffy Sainte-Marie. Throughout her...
    Culture

  • From the archives: 40 memorable NOW Magazine covers

    Glenn Sumi

    This year, NOW Magazine turns 40 years old. To mark this occasion, we’re launching 40 at 40, a series looking back at 40 of our...
    NOW Magazine 40 at 40 archival feature
    Culture

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