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A day in the life of Jessie Reyez, Toronto's next big pop star

Cover story: Jessie Reyez takes us on a tour of her favourite Toronto spots, from Kensington Market to the 905. With a breakthrough new EP and her biggest headlining tour yet, the self-assured singer/songwriter is staying hungry. more

Oct 10, 2018 5:51 PM Samantha Edwards Features

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Nuit Blanche 2018: Ekow Nimako creates a monument to Scarborough – out of Lego

The Toronto sculptor is among the artists shifting the art scene's attention east as the all-night art event's first foray into the suburbs more

Sep 26, 2018 5:28 PM Chris Rattan Art & Design

I got into a fight with M.I.A.

A documentary about the polarizing British-Tamil musician’s life is sparking difficult conversations about race and identity – and she isn’t afraid to get heated more

Sep 19, 2018 6:00 PM Radheyan Simonpillai Interviews & Features

Tanya Tagaq steps out onto an unfamiliar stage

The Toronto-based Inuk musician is uncharacteristically nervous about her literary debut, but Split Tooth will get you in the gut, heart and mind as much as her music does more

Sep 12, 2018 6:00 PM Carla Gillis Books

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TIFF preview: Riz Ahmed goes for gold in The Sisters Brothers

Rising British actor and occasional rapper discusses his first Western, landing Hollywood's "Promised Land" roles and tribalism in the wake of Brexit more

Sep 5, 2018 6:00 PM Norman Wilner Interviews & Features

Photos by Samuel Engelking

Toronto Caribbean Carnival costumes go high tech

As carnival culture spreads globally, local costume designers are using technology to rekindle interest in old traditions more

Aug 1, 2018 6:00 PM Chris Rattan Culture

Samuel Engelking

Last call at Massey Hall: fans and musicians share their stories

Massey Hall is about to close for the last phase of a $142-million renovation and is scheduled to reopen in 2020. Before the Toronto concert hall darkens, we gathered memories from throughout the venue's 124 years from Buffy Sainte-Marie, Peaches and more

Jun 27, 2018 7:13 PM Richard Trapunski Features

Pride 2018: The future of music is queer

With big pop stars letting their queer flags fly, music is basking in the LGBTQ+ rainbow like never before. Artists like Toronto's Witch Prophet are succeeding on their own terms, but the industry needs to realize queerness is more than a trend more

Jun 20, 2018 4:46 PM Chris Rattan Features

Samuel Engelking

Torontonians should take control of their data

As Google-affiliated Sidewalk Labs proposes building a high-tech neighbourhood on the waterfront, citizens should demand ownership of data collected in public spaces more

May 23, 2018 5:29 PM Chris Rattan News

Alice Glass is finally telling her story

A decade after she appeared on the cover of NOW as a member of Crystal Castles, the electro-punk star opens up about going solo, #MeToo and growing up in Toronto more

May 9, 2018 4:09 PM Liisa Ladouceur Features

Samuel Engelking

Women chefs step up to the plate in Hot Docs opener The Heat

Director Maya Gallus’s timely film shows how gifted women are transforming kitchen culture and grappling with its hierarchies and misogyny more

Apr 25, 2018 12:24 PM Susan G. Cole Interviews & Features

Photos by Samuel Engelking

U.S. Girls is untangling the misogynist mess of America

There's suddenly a lot of attention on U.S. Girls. Toronto’s Meg Remy is untangling America’s misogynist mess with lush disco grooves. The time is right for her subversive brand of political pop. Read our cover story interview here. more

Apr 11, 2018 6:46 PM Richard Trapunski Features