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Comedy

Tragedy Plus Time: Toronto Comedian Scott Porteous

Scott Porteous, a rising star in the comedy scene, brings a refreshing blend of quick, quirky humour to the stage. Describing his style as a mix of intelligent insights and offbeat jokes, Porteous keeps audiences [...]
Classical

Kissin / Goerne (Concert Review): A Poet’s Love

North American audiences can consider themselves lucky that Evgeny Kissin, one of the finest concert pianists of his day, has deigned to go on tour with baritone Matthias Goerne for a programme of Schumann and [...]
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with Interdisciplinary Artist and Fashion Stylist Biba Esaad

Interdisciplinary Artist and Fashion Stylist Biba Esaad is currently based between Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC. Following Esaad’s time at Queen’s University – where she specialized in a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors) focused on [...]
Arts

A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney (Theatre Review): I’m Wishing…

Playwright Lucas Hnath’s (deep breath) A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney is more or less what you’d expect. A ninety-minute, one-act play, Death of Disney follows the title [...]
Charities

Charitable Choices: Jay McCauley, Global Brand Ambassador for TELUS

Jay McCauley is the Global Brand Ambassador for TELUS. This dynamic, world-leading communications technology company since 2000 has contributed more than $1.7 billion, including 2.2 million days of volunteerism, to charitable causes. Jay helps to elevate [...]