As It Happens7:30How Blondie’s Clem Burke altered the course of Fred Armisen’s life From the moment Fred Armisen first laid eyes on Clem Burke — rocking out on Saturday Night Live with his Beatles haircut and big, red drums — his life was forever changed. Burke, the iconic Blondie drummer, has died at the age of…
Live from London, it’s Saturday night! Wait, London? You heard that correctly. Saturday Night Live announced Thursday that it plans to launch a British version of the U.S. sketch comedy show that is celebrating its 50th anniversary across the pond. The U.K. version, produced with Sky Studios, will have a British cast of comedians — to…
Albums from Elton John, Miles Davis, Tracy Chapman, Mary J. Blige and the cast of Hamilton are entering America’s audio canon, along with singles from Helen Reddy and Céline Dion and the music of Minecraft. New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include Davis’ groundbreaking 1970 merger of jazz and rock Bitches Brew, John’s loaded-with-hits…
As It Happens6:2045-year mystery behind eerie photo from The Shining is believed to be solved It’s a moment etched in horror movie history. In Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining, the camera zooms in toward a black-and-white photograph hanging in the hallway of the Overlook Hotel. It’s dated July 4, 1921. Dead centre stands Jack Torrance…
After many years of impassioned calls for an Oscar recognizing the art of the stunt, the film academy has decided to give it an official award. An achievement in stunt design prize will be added starting with the 100th Academy Awards in 2028, which will recognize films released in 2027, the film academy said Thursday. “Since the…
Pussy Riot — to themselves, their fans and even academics — aren’t just a music group. “They’re, like, more than just a band,” explained fan Matthew Lipke, waiting outside their recent show at Lee’s Palace in Toronto. “They’re like a movement.” For others who headed to the Pussy Riot: Riot Days tour, a show based…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and tariffs have breathed new life into a superhero from the 1970s: Captain Canuck, a government agent with superhuman strength who defends Canada’s sovereignty. “All of a sudden, Canadians are looking to Captain Canuck as a symbol. And it’s basically, to them, Captain Canuck symbolizes independence,” said Richard Comely, 74, the…
Writers Vincent Anioke, Trent Lewin, Dorian McNamara, Emi Sasagawa and Zeina Sleiman have made the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize shortlist. Their nominated works are: The winner will be announced on April 17. They will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and a two-week writing residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The remaining four finalists will…
UPDATE | After this story was published, the Atlantic Veterinary College issued an apology and offered to reinstall the painting in a prominent campus location. Read the full update here. The now former artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Veterinary College has quit his position, saying the Charlottetown institution was trying to censor one of his paintings. Christopher Griffin,…
As singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer prepares to receive the symbolic key to the City of Burlington – in large part for her leadership in a fight against quarry expansion on Mount Nemo – the fate of that quarry is currently in the hands of the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). Harmer will be honoured by her hometown at a ceremony…