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Fall book preview: 62 new titles to read this season
theatre and performance
Life of Pi actor Divesh Subaskaran is soaking up the ‘epic adventure’ of starring role
LIFE OF PI by Martel, Novelist-Yann Martel, Akash Keer and Divesh Subaskaran in Life of Pi. Photo Credit: Johan Persson. Credit: Johan Persson/
world
Canadian Anne Michaels among six Booker Prize finalists
Author Anne Michaels, who has an idea of mapping the city according to people's personal stories, photographed at Berkeley Church on Queen St., E., Toronto, April 22, 2011. Photo by: Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
arts
The Beaches’ lead singer Jordan Miller is giving Thunder Queens the spotlight at Polaris
Jordan Miller (centre) with members of London, Ont. band Thunder Queens, Lola Hayman (left), Violet Bruneel (second from right) and Clara Magnan are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-SOAK.FILM in association with Riverfest Elora **MANDATORY CREDIT**
tiff
TIFF 2024 was a transformative and essential edition of a festival at an inflection point
Jennifer Lopez arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of ‘Unstoppable’ at Roy Thomson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
arts
The Life of Chuck wins Toronto film festival’s People’s Choice Award
Director Mike Flanagan arrives on the red carpet ahead of the film "The Life of Chuck", during the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto on Friday, September 6, 2024. Flanagan, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
arts
The Bear, Hacks dominated for comedy, while Baby Reindeer, Shogun took drama at Emmy Awards
This image released by Netflix shows Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales, in a scene from "The Crown." (Keith Bernstein/Netflix via AP)
theatre and performance
Chinese theatre finally gets its centre-stage moment
Donna Soares as Chao Tun; Lindsay Wu as Emperor Ling; with Eponine Lee and Richard Lee in The Orphan of Chao (Shaw Festival; 2024).
books
Percival Everett, Rachel Kushner and Miranda July are fiction nominees for National Book Awards
FILE - Percival Everett appears at the 38th American Film Festival in Deauville, Normandy, France on Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
on the scene
TIFF 2024: A plethora of packed post-screening parties, plus a fundraiser stacked with megastar weight
Nolan Bryant
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TIFF 2024: How much money is too much money for a film-festival ticket?
Fans react to meeting US actress Selena Gomez during the Canadian premiere of "Emilia Perez" at the Princess of Wales theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 9, 2024. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
fall cultural preview
Ten fall theatre productions – new creations, revivals, musicals and more – that seem highly promising
style advisor
How costume designer Mara Zigler became one to watch on Canada’s film scene
Mara Zigler is pictured at Expo Vintage Outlet in Toronto wearing a mix of pieces from the stores Expo Vintage, Good Habits, Divine Decadence and Soop Soop.
music
Taylor Swift is already transforming Toronto — and her private jet hasn’t even landed yet
A Taylor Swift themed hotel room at Bisha Hotel in Toronto on September 10, 2024.
fall cultural preview
From Taylor Swift to Springsteen, here are the 10 most anticipated concert tours of the fall
(FILES) American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24, 2024. Pop superstar Taylor Swift on September 10, 2024 endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris in the US presidential contest against Donald Trump, saying she was a "warrior." "I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election," she posted on her Instagram account. (Photo by ANDRE DIAS NOBRE / AFP) (Photo by ANDRE DIAS NOBRE/AFP via Getty Images)
review
Jeff Lynne’s ELO tripped the electric light fantastic and bid farewell in Toronto
20240823_JeffLynneELO_PalmSpringsCA-1040921 ELO Coming to Toronto for concert review of Jeff Lynne and ELO opening concert , Palm Desert, CA on August 24
film
Toronto’s Revue Cinema reaches new lease agreement after tensions with landlords threatened closing
The Revue Film Society, the not-for-profit board that operates the historic cinema in the city’s west end, obtained an interim 10-day injunction from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, preventing the theatre’s landlords from “evicting, locking out, or otherwise interfering with Revue’s business operations” until trial or further court order. The Globe spoke with Serena Whitney, head programmer at Revue Cinema in Toronto, Ontario on July 2, 2024. (Carlos Osorio/The Globe and Mail)
music
Juno Awards to eliminate reggae, three other categories from 2025 awards
Maestro Fresh Wes performs at the Juno awards, in Halifax, Sunday, March 24, 2024. The Juno Awards have notified committee members that it plans to remove four categories from the 2025 ceremony. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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The family matters of Jackie Maxwell and Deragh Campbell, the mother-daughter duo dominating Canadian culture
Deragh Campbell (L), actress, filmmaker, and her mom Jackie Maxwell, are photographed at the Coal Mine Theatre in Toronto on Sept 4, 2024. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
music
k.d. lang steps back into the spotlight for Country Music Week
k.d. lang waves to the crowed after receiving a Juno for her Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction during the 2013 Juno Awards in Regina on Sunday, April 21, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Derek Mortensen