Arts

Who dethroned Bad Bunny as the most-streamed artist on Spotify this year? Take our arts and culture quiz to find out

Angels in America: Tony Kushner’s two-part classic is as necessary as ever, even in That Theatre Company’s imperfect Toronto production

Conservative MP apologizes for asking minister to speak English after criticism from Bloc

Five things to watch this weekend: Netflix’s American Symphony bends your ear, plus Nathan Fielder’s The Curse continues to be a blessing

Steely Dan, hyper-specific playlists and love songs: Globe staffers review their Spotify Wrapped

Shane MacGowan, front man of The Pogues, dies at 65

Why Lessons in Chemistry cast the wrong dog

Lessons from a living legend: Tom Wilson on Junkhouse, Bob Dylan and late-night falafels

Bollywood legend Anil Kapoor says he’s always evolving – but there’s one role he’ll never take on

Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro is a grand symphony of ambition

Art of Time Ensemble founder Andrew Burashko says goodbye with one more Christmas show

Nestruck on Theatre: With Narnia and Alice, Bad Hats lead a boom in original holiday family musicals

To resurrect the ‘80s cult flicks of his past, one Canadian filmmaker went back to the future

Indigenous arts leaders sign open letter in support of Wanda Nanibush after departure from AGO

Daniel MacIvor’s Monster and Here Lies Henry are plays emblematic of a decades-long partnership

John Woo’s action-lite Silent Night is all filler, no killer

The heartbreaking drama Monster marks a tremendous return to Japan for Hirokazu Kore-eda

‘Part of our history’: New book looks at Peter Lougheed and his Métis grandmother

Kai Thomas on the ‘surreality’ of winning the Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for debut

Canadian film, TV workers eye return to ‘changed world’ after Hollywood strike

Montreal music venues call for rule changes as noise complaints choke industry

Send in the cloned pets: With Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim left behind a musical satire of the 1 per cent as his popularity surges in the demo

Researcher fights Quebec coroner to see forensics collection shown in museums

Canadian sports broadcasters brace as Amazon’s NFL shopapalooza hints at a global future

Kiss frontman Paul Stanley is painting more than his face these days

Onegin’s crisp choreography redeems its stale storyline

Daryl Hall is suing John Oates over plan to sell stake in joint venture. A judge has paused the sale

Rio de Janeiro police investigate Taylor Swift concert organizers after fan’s death

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual abuse by two more women

Chinese court rejects Canadian pop star Kris Wu’s appeal

Which classic musical is coming to Toronto in 2024? Take our arts and culture quiz to find out

Books gift guide 2023: The best reads for everyone on your list

To John Woo, thanks for everything! Love, action fans

Children’s books gift guide 2023: A title for every type of young reader

Take The Globe’s news quiz for the week ending Nov. 24

Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali face an unsteady apocalypse in Netflix’s Leave the World Behind

Organizers of Taylor Swift’s Rio shows say they could have taken ‘alternative actions’ after fan dies amid extreme heat

Five things to watch this weekend: Swan Song dances to CBC Gem, plus Netflix plays another Squid Game

Buffy Sainte-Marie pushes against doubts over Indigenous ancestry

Aki Kaurismaki’s tragicomedy Fallen Leaves is the sweetest surprise of the year

Dream Scenario director Kristoffer Borgli on why Toronto makes the perfect ‘boring city’

To Kill a Mockingbird at Mirvish makes a rare touring stop in Toronto for a big-budget Broadway play