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Des McAnuff and the cast of Tommy

Later this month, the Who's rock-opera Tommy opens at the Stratford festival. Today on Q, we featured an interview with...

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Chloe Robichaud from Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival is underway in the south of France, and lone Canadian to make the official selection is...

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Pete Townshend on The Who's "Tommy"

The Who's iconic guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend on his 1969 "rock opera" Tommy, overcoming abuse as a child and...

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Mel Brooks on a life in comedy

A special one-hour interview with comedy genius Mel Brooks - writer, performer, composer, and film director -- creator of films...

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Dan Brown's bizarre rituals

Mega-selling author Dan Brown's new novel is called Inferno. He spoke to Jian about writing for a mass audience, his fidelity...

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Does the "feminist" label matter?

Katy Perry says that while she believes in "the strength of women," she does not identify as a "feminist".  And...

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Battle of the Heys!

As we celebrate today's release of Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires of the City and we bask in the glow of...

Jian's essay on Commander Chris Hadfield

Jian discusses Commander Chris Hadfield's incredible space oydessy....

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Bjorn Ulvaeus on ABBA's enduring appeal

This past week marked the opening of ABBA: The Museum in Stockholm, Sweden -- a new permanent exhibition devoted to...

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The National on "Trouble Will Find Me"

For the past 14 years, the Brooklyn-via-Cincinnati band The National have taken their mix of raw talent and classical training,...

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