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Five things to watch this weekend: Donald Glover takes on Beyonce in Swarm, plus Mississauga’s Ethan Eng covertly takes over his high school in Therapy Dogs
SWARM (TV Series). Set between 2016-2018, follows Dre (Dominique Fishback, shown), an obsessed fan of the world’s biggest pop star who sets off on an unexpected cross-country journey. Credit: Amazon Studios
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Romance queen Tessa Bailey on writing a good sex scene: ‘Feminism goes out the window’
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HBO’s delightfully vulgar Succession season 4 gets ready to go out on a middle-finger high
Alanis Morissette to headline Toronto’s RBC Open concert series in June
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Theatresports creator Keith Johnstone put performers in touch with their creativity
Improv guru and author Keith Johnstone, relaxes in his Calgary home as he scans newspapers for humorous articles on Tuesday, July 30, 2002. Photo by Jeff McIntosh / The Globe and Mail
Phantom of the Opera is ending after a decades-long run. Share your memories with The Globe
Alanis Morissette to headline Toronto’s RBC Open concert series in June
Phantom of the Opera is ending after a decades-long run. Share your memories with The Globe
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Five things to watch this weekend: Donald Glover takes on Beyonce in Swarm, plus Mississauga’s Ethan Eng covertly takes over his high school in Therapy Dogs
Barry Hertz
Barry Hertz
obituary
Theatresports creator Keith Johnstone put performers in touch with their creativity
Toronto DJ Debby Friday taps experience navigating Europe’s club scene for debut album Good Luck
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Romance queen Tessa Bailey on writing a good sex scene: ‘Feminism goes out the window’
Sarah Laing
‘My hatred is cold, rational and constructive:’ Ukrainian director channels anger on stage
Documentary filmmaker Brian D. Johnson on setting the soundtrack for new film The Colour of Ink
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HBO’s delightfully vulgar Succession season 4 gets ready to go out on a middle-finger high
Writers’ Trust of Canada launches new international non-fiction award
nestruck on theatre
Plays about division in Iran, Ukraine and New Brunswick - plus what else is opening on stages this week across Canada
Kelly Nestruck
Kelly Nestruck
Recorded music industry sees growth slow in 2022 as labels suggest streaming prices should rise
Ukrainian ballerina uprooted by war flies high again in Swan Lake
film review
Bloated but beautifully brutal John Wick: Chapter 4 stuffs your guts before Keanu Reeves spills them
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Good luck surviving bleak Apple TV+ drama Extrapolations as it imagines a future of climate crises
PBS Masterpiece version of Marie Antoinette tackles cancel culture, problematic royals
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Tender Canadian queer romance You Can Live Forever finds love in the Jehovah’s Witness community
In Israel, protesters in Handmaid’s Tale costumes have become a fixture
Taylor Swift kicks off career-spanning Eras tour
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour opening night a celebration of the full arc of her career
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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts features stunning objects, but not much narrative
Bob Odenkirk tackles new acting challenges in AMC’s Lucky Hank
Victims of alleged Morrisseau art fraud include Westerkirk Capital billionaire Sherry Brydson
In ‘A Nation’s Paper,’ Globe writers will explore the paper’s relationship with Canada and the world
Lance Reddick, The Wire and John Wick star, dies at 60
Ford government to drop $5-million one-time arts grants but maintain Ontario Arts Council base funding
Jim Gordon, famed session drummer who killed mother, dies
Room writer Emma Donoghue ‘brokenhearted,’ not despairing over stage adaptation’s Broadway postponement
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Canada’s answer to Chris Rock? Or Hannah Gadsby? In The Land Acknowledgement, Cliff Cardinal refuses to be put in a box
Comedian Trevor Noah wins prestigious Dutch Erasmus Prize
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Frankly DC, I don’t give a Shazam: Fury of the Gods is disposable superhero nothingness
Pamela Anderson is ready to tell her own story, thank you very much
Atom Egoyan’s new concert-film hybrid of Steve Reich’s Clapping Music awaits applause as a salute to the composer
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Five things to stream this weekend: Netflix’s Money Shot: The Pornhub Story offers skin-deep look at internet’s dirtiest little secret
Barry Hertz
Barry Hertz
Margaret Atwood, Timothy Snyder headline conference aimed at helping Ukraine’s students fight for democracy
Montreal-born Adrien Morot on winning an Oscar with The Whale star Brendan Fraser
Vancouver Folk Festival revival is music to the ears of B.C.’s dedicated fans
‘Just tell Avril I’m not mad,’ says topless Junos protester after being charged
Three Canadians nominated for Griffin Poetry Prize long list
opinion
Can Bill C-11 save my son from sounding like Peppa Pig and Bluey?
Kelly Nestruck
Kelly Nestruck
Books for kids: 27 titles for every type of young reader
book review
Thomas d’Aquino’s Private Power, Public Purpose challenges next generation to build on the ultimate Ottawa insider’s legacy