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Tipping anywhere between 15% and 25% on your restaurant bill is ingrained in the culture of North America, but University...
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This month, UK online tech magazine The Kernel is hosting Trollwatch, a campaign to put online harassment at bay by...
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Emily Esfahani Smith calls for a return to chivalry because, she argues, feminists have upended the rules so thoroughly that...
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Young actress Quvenzhane Wallis is getting some huge oscar buzz for her heart-breaking performance in the film Beasts of the Southern Wild....
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The men's fashion trend is said to be the next big thing, filling some with delight and others with alarm....
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The Museum of Modern Art is set to introduce 14 video-games into it's galleries. Pac-man and Tetris will now join...
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With urban bike share programs gaining in popularity across North America, the value of bike helmet laws is being questioned. ...
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Should parents be allowed to use force to discipline their children? Dr John Fletcher, Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Medical Association...
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Today on Q, the pros and cons of people who commit sexual assaults sharing their experiences anonymously online. The discussion...
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Does political talk in the U.S. need redesigning? Author and National Review columnist Jonah Goldberg, Slate editor David Plotz, and Cassandra Dahnke...
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A heated debate is raging over a $300 million proposal to renovate the iconic Fifth Avenue branch of the...
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The biggest story of this year's South by Southwest Festival wasn't music or film. It was a marketing campaign called...
Are we paying too much attention to gender differences when it comes to raising and educating boys and girls --...
> Jaime Reina / AFP The debate over where, and even whether, it's appropriate for mothers to breastfeed their children...
Q's Modern Love series wrapped up today with a bang. We convened a Q debate on the future of...
On today's show Jian talked to Farhad Manjoo of Slate.com who argues that -- loved as they are by some --...
Today on Q, we spoke with Fred Stutzman, the creator of the Freedom app. It's an app that cuts...
In the second instalment of our Modern Love series, we tackle the debate around marriage. The Secret Lives of...
Today marks the launch of Q's Modern Love series -- a look at what's next in sex and relationships....
Author and developmental psychologist Helene Guldberg argues that the messages from the "anti-bullying industry" are "not only unhelpful and depressing,...
A TV dad, a model, a dragon, a lawyer and a hip hop star have been revealed as the debaters,...
This Rick Mercer rant set off a wave of strong reaction both for and against his call to gay, lesbian...
That's the plan unveiled recently in the UK. The government announced that the country's largest Internet Service Providers will begin to filter...
Facebook pages such as "You know she's playing hard to get when you're chasing her down an alleyway" and "Riding...
Today on the show, we convened a Q Debate on privacy in the digital age. Jeff Jarvis, author of the...
Radio station contests usually offer prizes like a trip to Cuba or a shopping spree....but The New HOT 89.9...
Two writers of young adult fiction have caused a stir this month with an open letter calling on their...
Today on Q, we heard from Daniel Hamermesh. The economist's new book, Beauty Pays, is full of statistics to show...
In Vancouver, two hookah shop owners have launched a Constitutional challenge against the city bylaw that bans smoking in public places....
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 | Categories: Debates
Today we convened a Q debate about whether the distinctive qualities of British English are being lost as a...
This week, a restaurant in Pennsylvania made international news because it's instituting a no children under 6 policy, and it's...
Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters FIFA is in the news for their decision to ban headscarves, specifically the "snood", a tight...
In November, San Francisco will vote on whether to ban the practice of circumcision, prompted by the claims of some who...
With the recent spate of suicides by gay teens, many educators across North America have been taking steps to make classrooms...
_ or _ _ ? Today on the Best of Q, we revisited the Great Spaces Debate. We...
Today Jian spoke to Fadl Issa. He's a Montreal restaurant owner who thought he was supporting his local team...
The latest hockey controversy isn't about head hits, but about gay marriage. It began when New York Rangers forward...
From the baring of a buttock here to the rising number of swear words there to, yes, nipplegate, the ever-moving...
Back in January, Constable Michael Sanguinetti told a group of York University students that, "women should avoid dressing like sluts...
The film hasn't even been made yet, but controversy is surrounding the Hollywood adaptation of the popular manga series Akira....
On Q this morning, we convened a Q debate to find out what the three major political parties will do to...
It's not easy to control or change information about ourselves once it's on the internet. So a growing number...
As you may have heard .xxx has been approved as the newest internet domain name. And as you may be able...
Psychologist and writer Alison Gopnik was on the show today to talk about the trend towards school-style preschool teaching....
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That's the question being asked by some around California's move to ban shark finning. While the environmental and ethical case against...
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Q took the show live to New York City last night, and convened a special Q media panel with The...
On today's show Jian spoke with legal reporter Brian Grow about the growing trend among lawyers of using Google...
It's an open secret in the entertainment world: Hollywood animated features must appeal to kids and adults alike. It's been...
Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. And today, Q's media panel responded to the deluge of International Women's...
"Hey Arianna, can you spare a dime?" That's what writers are saying to the editor of The Huffington Post...
Today on Q, Jian spoke with author Gary Taubes about his new book, Why We Get Fat: And What To Do...
_ or _ _ ? Today on Q, we convened the Great Spaces Debate. We asked, after writing...
Would you? Do you? And what are the key concerns for you on this controversial issue? It's a meat that's...
Can you be shocked into changing your behaviour by a Public Service Announcement ad? Will bigger and scarier images...
It's a question that often gets asked in North America, particularly when we're confronted with the shock of extreme...
The final installment of Oprah's Book Club has been announced: two 19th century novels by Charles Dickens. Oprah's audience screamed...
ON THE BEST OF Q TODAY: Just before Thanksgiving this fall on Q, writer, chef -- and vocal critic of vegetarianism...
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More and more, students are friend-requesting their teachers on Facebook. But should teachers accept those friend-requests? Most school boards...
Athletic-style training is taking off for the pre-verbal set. That includes everything from baby gyms to competitive soccer for toddlers....
Well, there have been many battles in the so-called mommy wars -- cloth versus disposable, to vaccinate or not,...
Today on Q Jian spoke to Jeet Heer about a controversial article in the Maclean's magazine annual university ranking issue. It appears...
The TLC network is promoting its new reality series "Sarah Palin's Alaska" as a non-political, family adventure show....
Today Jian spoke with biographer Charles Foran about the campaign to honour the late Mordecai Richler with a public monument in the...
Today on Q, University of Calgary professor Rebecca Sullivan debated Regina Leader Post tv blogger Gord Craig on the...
The National Ballet's Karen Kain debated former dancer and current New Republic dance critic Jennifer Homans on that question...
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem was on the show today discussing Susan Faludi's provocative cover story for this months...
That's the argument made by Gail Dines in her new book, Pornland. She says today's porn depicts too much violence...
Writer, chef, culinary traveller (and vocal critic of vegetarianism) Anthony Bourdain squared off on this topic on Q this morning...
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Or is it the dirtiest? Today on Q, lawyer and columnist Ezra Levant faced off against environmental journalist Andrew Nikiforuk...
Today, we talked to music/cultural critics Sady Doyle and Ann Powers about rapper Eminem's newest hit "Love The Way...
On Q today, writer John McWhorter argues for the re-release of the so-called censored eleven -- eleven Looney...
This past weekend, news leaked that the Ontario provincial government would end the current ban on holding mixed martial...
A columnist for The Guardian newspaper, Priyamvada Gopal, says this cover of Time magazine "comes perilously close to...
Should Essence Magazine have hired a woman of colour as its new Fashion Director? Today, Jonathan Torrens hosted a...
Today, Stephen talked to the artist behind the Dancing Auschwitz video that has been creating controversy for the past couple of...
(AP/Peter Morrison) Pop culture audiences seem to have high tolerance for misbehaviour. From Woody Allen to Roman Polanski, Britney Spears...
When you hear the name Hitchens in the same sentence as God, the effect is usually subversive. But not...
Are they valuable forums for free speech, or snake-pits of abuse and attack? Some news sites - including the...
Should city dwellers be allowed to raise chickens? The latest flashpoint in the great urban chicken debate is Calgary, where...
On June 18th, the FDA in the United States will hold a hearing on a new drug called Flibanserin, which claims to...
Today on Q we talked about this year's Cannes film festival. Macleans film critic Brian D. Johnson noted that there are no...
Today we hosted a Q debate on what do with classic children's books that are deemed racist. From "Tintin...
Newsweek's Ramin Setoodeh recently wrote that it's rare for a gay actor to pull off playing a straight character....
In a recent commencement address at Hampton University in Virginia, President Obama warned graduates about the fragmented nature of the new media landscape....
Today on Q we heard from anthropology professor Lionel Tiger. He's part of a new group of academics called "The...
Late last month, the legislature of Iceland unanimously passed a law that makes stripping illegal. Specifically, the ban makes it...
Today's Q guest Stuart Heritage says no. He hates them with a passion and considers them a cruelty inflicted on...
Today the Q media panel took a look at the coverage of the Helena Guergis scandal. She's the recently ejected...
Hi, I'm Rachel Matlow, the producer of the Twin Peaks story today. Even though I was only ten-years-old at the...
"Twinkies As Addictive As Crack Or Smoke"... "Fatty foods are like heroin and cocaine"... On the show today, guest host...
Was Pink Floyd the soundtrack to your youth? Any memories you'd like to share? While you reminisce, check out...
Hi, I'm Rachel Matlow, the producer of the "David After Dentist" story/debate on Q today. I (like MANY of you)...
On Monday's program, we spoke to two leading chefs, with very different opinions about the local food movement. London-based Peter...
On Friday's show, we spoke with Academy award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme about his new Neil Young concert documentary, "Neil Young...
The visit of conservative pundit Ann Coulter to Canada became the media story of the week - and the focus...
Today we talked to Pulitizer Prize-winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan. As fashion editor for The Washington Post, she's assessed the...
On Friday's show, we talked to Stephen Ashton, a district councilor for Tofino, BC -- a picturesque sea-side community on...
Advice columnist David Eddie was on the show today, doling out common sense from his self-declared inexpert point of view....
Today, Q's sports-culture panel looked at the NHL's ongoing attempts to curb head injuries. While no one is disputing that...
This week began with International Women's Day, a day which few in Canada's media marked with any major stories. Our...
Pearl Harbour. Roswell. The death of Princess Diana. 9/11. For every dramatic or decisive cultural moment in history, there's a...
We spoke with Details magazine editor-at-large Jeff Gordinier today as part of Q's "Manscape" series. Jeff suggests that there's a...
It was a big night for The Hurt Locker, Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges at the Academy Awards. What did...
A surprise line in this week's Speech from the Throne has set off a cross-country debate about the national anthem,...
Precious enters this year's Oscar race with a total of six nominations. The film is the harrowing story of an...
Comedian Guy Earle joined us on today's show. While hosting a comedy night at a Vancouver club, Guy Earle took...
From the opening ceremony to the nightly news, Canada is front and centre on the world stage right now. What...
Well, you heard our opinionated Q media panel debate their media stories of the week. One of which, was the...
The March issue of Vanity Fair has being stirring up a lot of controversy... Check it out here . Many...
Canadian-born celebrity journalist and gossip site editor Bonnie Fuller said on Q that she believes people's attraction to gossip is...
Sure, a wonderfully done accent is something we can admire in a performance, but they are so often so poorly...
Today Matt Wacowich was on the show, co-director of the documentary "Jump: the World's Greatest Streakers." He was joined by...
Hello Q land, Peter Mitton here, producer of the Americanization of Mental Illness story on Monday's show. One thing journalist...
It's Kathryn here at Q. Call me crazy, or lazy, or a bad steward of popular culture, but I somehow...
A new documentary about America's obesity crisis is in the works. Academy Award winning filmmaker Barry Levinson is directing... and...
Last night seemed like it was going to be a big night for Canadians at the Grammys. With all the...
As you may have heard, one of the most influential and enigmatic figures of the past century -- author J.D....
The first image I saw after Haiti's disastrous earthquake was of a stunned and injured young girl, just rescued from...
On Friday, Q featured a special program dedicated to relief efforts for Haiti and the Haitian people. Given that Haiti...
If you want it then you shoulda put a ring on it ... When the book "Marry Him: The Case...
Today on Q we got some straight talk from English professor Anne Trubek on the state of handwriting. No, she...
On Wednesday's show, we featured a debate about cigarettes in films marketed to young movie-goers. This issue was reignited recently...
Friday on Q, Globe Columnist Margaret Wente, Toronto Star publisher John Cruickshank, and activist and author Judy Rebick debated the...
When we talk about civic engagement I think there's an incredible amount of skepticism in the media about the lack...
Q has been counting down our picks for the top-20 albums of 2009. The final 5 will be revealed throughout...
If you're heading to a night at the opera, you may be pleasantly surprised to see a barihunk or two...
Hi there, Peter Mitton here, producer of the "Christmas Music Can Never be Cool" story on the December 18th edition...
On today's show, film critic David Thomson argued that the trend in Hollywood acting is "pretending", as opposed to the...
I'm Rachel Matlow, producer of the "Jersey Shore" story on Q. The MTV reality show first captured our attention here...
On today's show, we touched down on the recent incidents of "stage rage" -- actors taking direct action to deal...
Today on Q, Washington Post dance critic Sarah Kaufman argued that The Nutcracker is an over-roasted old chesnut that needs...
Today on the show, comedian and television host Howie Mandel talked about his life-long struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and ADHD....
On today's show we checked in on reports that volunteer writers and editors behind the collaborative online encyclopedia are walking...
The epithet "douche" has recently surfaced a number of times on prime time network TV shows (actually, exactly 76 times...
On today's show, writers Carlin Romano and Damon Linker debated whether or not the German philosopher Heidegger's work should be...
That clause demands that as a condition of participating at the Olympics all artists must refrain from making any negative...
Today's show featured two of the world's most prominent environmental advocates: Canadian scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki and former U.S....
You've seen the commercials. You've heard the various parties slug it out in front of the CRTC. It's time for...
Today on Q, we picked up on a debate sparked by some recent Britney Spears concerts in Australia. Her dance-heavy...
Today on Q, Joe Dolce of the Dot Gay Alliance explained his quest to bring ".gay" online as a new...
The gates between East and West opened on this day two decades ago. Some say it was the most significant...
Author and journalist Nick Carr has been working on that question that seems to be on everyone's mind. And he's...
The casting of 13-year-old Abigail Breslin (of Little Miss Sunshine fame) in the role of Helen Keller in an upcoming...
The list of Canadian comics who have defected to the U.S. is no joke. And it's happening all over again...
The spectre of blackface has been raised several times lately. The latest issue of French Vogue includes a 14-page photo...
Nooooo baby! Calgary Transit has rejected advertising from the city's Glenbow Museum, citing "community standards." The bus ads would have...
On Monday Q's sports-culture panel tackled the damage caused by concussions. Athletes can sustain a lot of physical punishment...especially in...
Chris Rock was on Q this week to talk about his new docu-comedy, "Good Hair." According to the film, black...
Canada fell from 4th place to 7th place in this year's Nation Brand Index. The policy consultant behind the rankings,...
On Saturday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper surprised audiences at a National Arts Centre gala in Ottawa by belting out a...
MJ might be remembered (and rightly so) for his music but there's people moonwalking in his memory all over...
Anthony Zuiker created one of the world's most successful television franchises ever -- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Now, he's invented...
Consumer advocate, political advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader believes that the super-rich can play a bigger role in...
On the show today, we talked to James Moore, the Conservative Minister of Canadian Heritage, about the future of Canada's...
Tonight marks the debut of Courtney Cox's much-hyped TV comedy "Cougar Town" in which she plays a divorced older woman...
They're out there and their use is growing -- and not only among university students. Some experts are predicting that...
Q's sports panel has waded into the ongoing story of South African runner Caster Semenya. Following her victory in the...
Our interview with filmmaker Adam Yamaguchi this morning about his doc Japan: Robot Nation was a little spooky (robots getting...
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore says the widening income divide in America, the financial meltdown and resulting housing foreclosures has...
A political and artistic debate is being waged at this year's Toronto Film Festival. An open letter of protest from...
Matt Damon was Guest #1 on Q's season premier today. His new film "The Informant!" is about the highest-ranking corporate...
Canadian model Liskula Cohen won her recent lawsuit against Google, forcing Google to reveal the name of an anonymous blogger...
On Monday, we talked to UK film writer Kaleem Aftab about the new Quentin Tarantino film, Inglorious Basterds. Aftab thinks...
On Wednesday, we heard about a theatre company in Chicago that offered patrons refunds to one of its productions. At...
On Thursday's show, Q featured a discussion about a new coffee shop that recently opened in Seattle called 15th Avenue...
Kate Copstick, the new owner of the British literary magazine Erotic Review says women can't write about sex. "I think...
Today on Q, we talked to Corinne Maier, author of "No Kids: 40 Reasons Not to Have Children." She's a...
For the first time in 20 years, this month has marked the return of 'irregular' produce to European and British...
Amazon recently deleted hundreds of copies of George Orwell's "1984" that had already been downloaded by Kindle owners, raising new...
On today's Q, guest Reihan Salam said that the erosion of male dominance in society is a long-term trend that's...
On Q today, Monty Python's John Cleese did the math on where to draw the line in comedy. He says...
It's been 12 days since Michael Jackson's death shocked the world. Today, millions will watch his memorial in Los Angeles,...
From the latest celebrity news to the freshest YouTube video, our accelerated culture is constantly churning out new online stories....
Today on Q, we hosted a debate over two videogames featuring first-person challenges that involve sexual violence and rape. While...
Cities across this country and around the world have been taking baby steps lately toward dropping their dependence on the...
Pop star Madonna's legal appeal to adopt a second Malawian child was granted last week, despite the fact that she...
They are a bafflingly mesmerizing pop cultural beast -- half show, half commercial, prowling the remotest regions of the TV...
Well, the summer movie season is upon us. We've already seen Pixar's"Up" rise to the top. Many critics have hailed...
Oprah has recently come under fire for endorsing dubious "junk science" on her show. (Think Jenny McCarthy on "curing" autism.)...
This weekend, Sweden's Pirate Party took 7.3 of the vote in the European Parliamentary elections, guaranteeing them a seat in...
Our collective attitudes toward the rich today have changed dramatically. Last month, Harpers magazine reprinted a letter written to subscribers...
Today on Q, writer, provocateur and anti-theist Christopher Hitchens questioned what he calls the "vague pre-Christian desert morality" of the...
Nigel Lythgoe, a producer and a judge of "So You Think You Can Dance", recently said a same-sex ballroom dance...
The stigma around "fat" in our culture is stronger than ever - fat is associated with all sorts of negative...
Larry King's radio and then TV shows have taken the pulse of a nation for half a century. But today...
More multi-tasking and less concentration are earmarks of contemporary society. On Q today, Rapt author Winifred Gallagher talked about the...
Today on Q, Jewish academic and artist b.h. Yael argued that Jewish advocacy groups like B'nai Brith Canada have gone...
Q recently talked to 'Yoga Inc." author John Philp, and to Ted Grand, owner of the national Moksha Yoga studio...
It's just like the movie you saw last summer! Today on Q, film critic David Edelstein argued that our preoccupation...
Today on Q we explored the controversy around Krystian Zimerman, the acclaimed pianist from Poland, who used a Los Angeles...
In a recent BBC interview, Dame Margaret Drabble - the acclaimed British author, age 69 - said it may be...
And what can be done about it? Author and psychotherapist Susie Orbach argues in her new book, Bodies, that our...
Actress Tori Spelling talked to Q about her Hollywood mothering memoir Mommywood, and her decision to feature her children and...
In today's feature interview with the master of song, Leonard Cohen suggests that perhaps it's time for us all to...
Last week, CBS announced the cancellation of "Guiding Light" - the longest-running soap opera on television and, at 72 years...
This week, Q featured interviews with two outspoken musician activists - Yoko Ono and Bruce Cockburn. (You can have a...
While Q was in Vancouver, we looked at the effect of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics on the city's entertainment...
British reality-TV star Jade Goody died yesterday of cervical cancer at the age of 27. Her decision to share the...
Some of the fiercest literary battles in recent years have taken place over what's appropriate in literature for children. Some...
What about mandatory voting? Q guest and political commentator Rudyard Griffiths has a new book out in which he describes...
Barbie may have turned 50 yesterday, but she's still generating lots of debate over her curvy plastic body and its...
It takes effort to maintain a friendship. We all know that. But the rise of online networks like Facebook and...
It's not just hype - newspapers are truly under threat. Ad revenues are drying up. Venerable news institutions are facing...
Mystery, horror, fantasy novels: all popular with readers, but hardly taken seriously when it comes to most book critics or...
Yes, meta doesn't scare us! It's a blog on blogging! Or, on online postings anyway... In light of recent debates...
On the occasion of Muzak filing for bankruptcy protection... Music expert Joseph Lanza argued on Q today that Muzak is...
Today we talked to best-selling writer Norah Vincent, who exaggerated her mental-health problems in order to gain access to care...
Michael Phelps, Alex Rodriguez, Miguel Tejada, Chris Jericho. This week our role models of sport have less to do with...
Last weekend, Saturday Night Live premiered what looked like another in their long tradition of parody TV commercials ... except...
This blog is all about you! Award-winning journalists Lianne George and Steve Maich were on the show today talking about...
Today on Q we heard both sides of the debate swirling around Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve's new film Polytechnique, which...
Q's commentators were cautiously optimistic about the federal government's attention to arts and culture in the 2009 budget. How are...
On January 23rd, we talked to Vancouver mom Trina Campbell, who lodged a complaint against a West Vancouver American Apparel...
In Q's feature interview with the Minister of Canadian Heritage James Moore, he suggested that the Conservative party has an...
Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia, turned eight years old today. Jian talked with the site's founder Jimmy Wales about the...
On Monday's show we talked with journalist and comedy writer Ariane Sherine about the Atheist Bus Campaign. Across England, 800...
On Friday's show we talked about the mysterious figure known as "aXXo," a movie pirate who makes illegal film downloads...
Burger King's new documentary-style "Whopper Virgins" campaign features villagers from remote parts of the world who have supposedly never tasted...
There's something truly invigorating about a great tease, that amazing co-mingling of affection and mockery, cutting insight couched in care,...
Earlier this month, iconic UK art star Damien Hirst went after Cartrain, a 16-year-old artist who was selling collages containing...
A week ago today, nearly 3 million Muslims flooded into the holy city of Mecca on an annual pilgrimage of...
The latest World of Warcraft expansion pack includes a torture quest. Q guest and video-game pioneer, Richard Bartle contends that...
With Tina Fey busting out all over newsstands, Q asks if the hottie imperative is still alive and well for...
We live in a culture steeped in representations of sex. Whole industries are built around selling it, and North Americans...
The Collins dictionary recently announced that they'll be adding a new word to their next edition: meh. As in, 'Oh,...
The Smashing Pumpkins latest tour is being held to the heat by critics and fans who say the band is...
Gene Simmons told Q listeners today that Canadians still suffer from an inferiority complex. That's why so many talented artists...
Given the number of artists involved, the variety of cultural perspectives and the different subject matter, it seems like there's...
22-year-old Sacramento State college grad Natalie Dylan who has recently chosen to auction off her virginity through the Moonlight Bunny...
Last Friday, the Canadian government announced that it had scrapped plans for a National Portrait Gallery. There were more than...
Earlier this week Q talked to Masked Avenger Marc-Antoine Audette, the Montreal radio DJ and comedian who managed to convince...
That's right, it's a Q smackdown in the making. Cats vs dogs. Today on the show we took a look...
Could trademark law curb artists who criticize the Vancouver Olympics? On today's show we checked in on the tension that's...
Well, in the news today ... according to Washington, D.C.-based Foreign Policy magazine Toronto ranks as the 4th best city...
Are the high arts in Canada still too white? And is that a valid question or an offensive one? We...
Arts and culture were on the agenda this election like never before - until the economy stole the spotlight, anyway....
Okay...that was a little embarrassing. I was describing my web pick today, NOTYOURMOTHERSPLAYGROUND, as a thoughtful meditation on, and...
When it comes to high style in the home, we LOVE to watch. There's something just so satisfying about seeing...
Or is it an untouchable classic? Check out our debate on the subject here. Do you have another suggestion for...
In the words of Prime Minister Harper: "I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and...
There's a debate raging -- sparked by a photo spread in the August issue of Vogue India. Picture an elderly...
Today on the show we're continuing our series about the cuts to arts and culture funding with a panel from...
Ah, the two solitudes of art and science. Never the twain shall meet. Sure, there are some miraculous cross-overs here...
Jian blogs: It's the water-cooler chat of the day -- How 'bout them Olympics? Did we lose any more medals...
On Friday's show we had a very lively debate between the author of the new book "The Dumbest Generation" and...
Q guest host Nora Young: Journalists, and especially critics, have long been on the receiving end of irate letters from...
Canadians like to think of themselves as funny....AND nice. But can we have it both ways? Does comedy have to...
Just last month, the Bouchard-Taylor commission released its report on the changing face of Quebec and took English Canadian media...
In the world of pop music, is there anything more final, devastating or dismissive than being labeled a "sellout"? In...
Summer blockbuster season is here. And while this weekend marks the world release of one of a rare gender genre...
There's been a recent interest, in the mainstream media at least, in the manner in which the "dark side" of...
Fashion mogul John Galliano's most recent men's collection used as its muse ... torture. Models wore loose-fitting black hoods. Their...
On December 21, we aired a story that really touched a nerve. It centered around appropriation art, the use of...
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