Hours of Culture: Four things you should check out this week
Monday March 9 to Sunday March 15
The Royals: Given our obsession with the British monarchy, it was only a matter of time before we got a trashy, fictionalized version of palace life. Enter Elizabeth Hurley as queen consort of Britain and what looks like all kinds of naughty misbehaviour. The show premieres Sunday. (eonline.com)
Rebel Heart: Madonna’s 13th studio album, set for release on Monday, has won critical praise from some while one reviewer took the 56-year-old to task for “still trying to pass herself off as a teenager.” Ouch. (madonna.com)Joel Ryan/The Associated Press
Leonard Cohen’s Montreal: Bernard Avishai’s essay on how religious thought in Montreal influenced Leonard Cohen during his formative years offers an insightful lens through which to see the singer-songwriter’s greatness. (newyorker.com)Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
The Bachelor: If you’re already planning on watching The Royals, might as well go for a completely trashy week that starts with the live season finale of what’s arguably the most grotesque iteration yet of The Bachelor. (abc.com)Craig Sjodin