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Friday February 10, 2012
Canada Reads 2012 Winners on Q
After an exciting and sometimes controversial week of debates, Carmen Aguirre's Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter was crowned winner of Canada Reads 2012.
The book was championed by Shad, and this morning both Carmen and Shad dropped by Studio Q to talk about the big win. They also address some of the more heated language that came out in the week's debates.
Categories: Q Blog
Friday February 10, 2012
Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons on Q
Jian had a rare opportunity to speak with music producer Rick Rubin and entrepreneur Russell Simmons, the co-founders of the pioneering, influential - and sometimes controversial - Def Jam Recordings.
The new book Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label features photos, interviews, and essays recounting how the label evolved from an NYU dormroom into an empire that brought hip hop to the masses.
Categories: Books, Q Blog
Friday February 10, 2012
Enter our Six-Word Modern Love Story Contest!
The goal is simple: tell a full and rich modern love tale in just six words. Funny. Sad. Sexy. Or futuristic sexy, the kind with spaceships. The choice is yours.
(Ernest Hemingway started the whole six-word story idea by writing this one -- "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." He's said to have thought it was his best work.)
Post your best work right here before February 13th, noon ET, to enter. Please include your full name and where you're from.
The winners will be announced on a Q Modern Love special on February 14th. Winners will get their story read on air, and receive a nifty Q tote bag of swag!
Categories: Modern Love, News Promo, Q Blog
Friday February 10, 2012
Mio on the Down-Lo: I Heard It Through The Gripevine
Got a grievance, a squawk, a grouse...a gripe? Then plant a little customer
service-related gripe on the GRIPEVINE and watch it, hopefully, grow
into a satisfactorily resolved issue with the mega-corporation of your
disdain. But will this new attempt to help the common man fight THE MAN succeed
where Twitter and other social media haven't? The research sez corporations do
not have the infrastructure to effectively process your claims so Gripevine is
also there to help companies reach out to their customers. Browse some of the
other gripes on the site and lemme know some of your customer service
nightmares...okay? And click through for more...Categories: Columnists, Q Blog
Wednesday February 8, 2012
Clara Hughes on Q
Today, Olympic speedskater and cyclist Clara Hughes was on the show. She's the spokesperson for Let's Talk, in support of mental health programs. She also appears in the new documentary Darkness and Hope: Depression Sports and Me.
Clara spoke openly about her own experience with depression, and her plans for London 2012. Sixteen years after her first Olympics, Clara is back on the bike. She says she's feeling stronger than ever, and that she's on track to have her best race yet.
Categories: Q Blog
Wednesday February 8, 2012
Can yoga kill you?
CP Image/Jim Cooper
Today, guest host Terry O'Reilly spoke with William J. Broad, a senior science writer for the New York Times the author of the new book The Science of Yoga: The Risks and The Rewards (an adapted excerpt from it was featured in the New York Times magazine last month, and provoked a strong reaction from yoga practitioners).
After surveying more than century of scientific inquiry into yoga, Broad concluded the risks and benefits associated with the practice are far greater than he ever imagined. He says "yoga can kill and maim - or save your life and make you feel like a god. That's quite a range. In comparison, it makes other sports and exercises seem like child's play."
Categories: Books, Q Blog
Tuesday February 7, 2012
Should Hollywood make more "positive" films?
On today's show, guest host Colm Feore spoke to veteran film producer Lindsay Doran, whose credits include Sense and Sensibility, Stranger than Fiction and This Is Spinal Tap. She has been challenging the film world perception that a film is only artistic if it ends badly and that filmmakers and actors only win Oscars for stories based in misery. She believes Hollywood should be making more movies that leave viewers feeling inspired.
Listen below and tell us what you think. Do you think Hollywood should produce more positive films? Do you agree with Lindsay Doran's definition of what makes a film positive?
Categories: Q Blog
Friday February 3, 2012
Q is coming to Montreal!
Q is coming back to Montreal for a live show at the historic Le National theatre (1220 Ste-Catherine Est). Join us to fête Quebec culture on Thursday, March 1, 2012, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Guests include multi-lingual comedian Sugar Sammy, dance great Louise Lecavalier, En Audition's Simon Olivier Fecteau, and many more. Electronic music maestro DJ Champion will perform live throughout the show.
THE SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT, BUT THERE WILL BE A RUSH LINE.
Doors and bar open at 4:45 p.m. Come early and have a drink before the show. Stay for the after party (8 p.m. to 9 p.m.) to meet Jian and the crew.
*Note: Ticketholders MUST arrive by 5:45 p.m. or admittance cannot be not guaranteed. Rush line starts at 5:15 p.m.*
Categories: Q Blog, Q on the Road
Friday February 3, 2012
Do we need another sexual revolution?
And what should it tackle? Our Modern Love series continues today with a look into where we are really at when it comes to sex and love.
Despite our culture's seeming openness about all things sex and love, there are a surprising number of myths and taboos that persist.
So what, as a culture, do we need to be more honest about when it comes to our private lives? And what assumptions should we be rebelling against?
Today, Jian delved into these issues and more with syndicated sex and relationships columnist Josey Vogels, longtime TV sex-advice host Sue Johanson, and author of the new book The Sex Diaries Project, Arianne Cohen.
Have a listen to what they had to say, and then tell us what anxieties haunt you around sex and relationships today -- and what myths and taboos you'd like to see busted.
> Sue Johanson
Categories: Modern Love, Q Blog
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