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Tickets: Announcing q live from Iqaluit, featuring the Jerry Cans, James Ungalak, Aasiva and more
This spring, q is traveling north to Iqaluit. We'll be there as part of the second annual Nunavut Music Week, taping a special evening of q live on April 25.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019: Dionne Brand, Tim Baker and more
Today on q: poet Dionne Brand, singer-songwriter Tim Baker, photographer David McMillan, poet José Olivarez, author Margaret Atwood.
'I was taught to be deferential': José Olivarez on learning to give himself permission to tell his own stories
José Olivarez first encountered poetry as a high school student during a time when he had a lot of questions. What he discovered was that poetry isn't necessarily about getting answers, so much as it's about refining the questions we already have.
Monday, April 22, 2019: Rupi Kaur, Adam Cohen and more
Today on q: poet and author Rupi Kaur, rock icon Rod Stewart, actor Tatiana Maslany, musician Adam Cohen.
Friday, April 19, 2019: David Foster, Marie Kondo and more
Best of q: producer and musician David Foster, author and organization guru Marie Kondo, the long, complicated history of Baby Shark, director Peter Hedges.
Thursday, April 18, 2019: Max Minghella, Nile Rodgers and more
Today on q: actor and director Max Minghella, Nile Rodgers' Greenwich Village block party, cartoonist Box Brown, The Grizzlies director Miranda de Pencier and actor Anna Lambe.
Max Minghella on pop music, Elle Fanning and his directorial debut, Teen Spirit
Minghella's new film stars Elle Fanning as a shy teenager dreaming of making it big in a singing contest.
The Grizzlies: Miranda de Pencier and Anna Lambe on the importance of shining a light on traumas in Nunavut
The Grizzlies tells the story of a Nunavut high school teacher who started a lacrosse program to help students find hope during a time when teen suicide was on the rise in Inuit communities.
Cartoonist Box Brown on drawing the history of cannabis
The New York Times best-selling cartoonist talks to Tom Power about his new comic book, which details the history of cannabis and the controversy surrounding it.
Nile Rodgers of Chic pays tribute to New York's Greenwich Village in his q block party
In this edition of the q block party, Nile Rodgers takes us through a playlist of songs that inspired him when he was growing up in Greenwich Village.
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The Grizzlies: 15 things about the groundbreaking new Canadian film
In a tiny Inuit community, teen suicide was widespread — until a teacher showed students how to play lacrosse.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019: Ma-Anne Dionisio, C.J. Farley and more
Today on q: actor Ma-Anne Dionisio, q online columnist Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory's Iqaluit block party, author and journalist C.J. Farley.
Why Lil Nas X is putting the Old Town Road Billboard controversy behind him
"I didn't want it to get to that point where it was more popular because of controversy than the song itself," the 20-year-old rapper said in his first Canadian interview.
Ma-Anne Dionisio readies for a role that finds humour in mental health
Dionisio talks about her experience moving to Canada, landing her breakthrough role as Kim in Miss Saigon, and now, prepping for the lead role in the Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal.
Author C.J. Farley on secret societies, elitism and the myth of meritocracy at Harvard
Farley's experience with inequality and competition at Harvard inspired his new book, Around Harvard Square. Amid the recent college admissions scandal, he talks about who really deserves a spot in elite academic institutions.
Scott Rogowsky leaves HQ Trivia: Will the live mobile game show survive?
Our online columnist Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks about what Rogowsky's departure from HQ Trivia means for the future of the game show app.
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory's musical tribute to Iqaluit
Mask dancer and visual artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory picks songs that remind her of her home of Iqaluit.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019: The Cranberries, Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman and more
Today on q: Fergal Lawler and Noel Hogan of the Cranberries, poet Michael Redhill, architectural historian Peter Sealy, author Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman.
The Cranberries on their final album and life after Dolores O'Riordan
Noel Hogan and Fergal Lawler of the Cranberries open up about the band's final album, In the End, which was made using the late Dolores O'Riordan's unfinished demo tapes.
How Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman discovered she was a 'fake violinist' and her dream orchestra was a sham
In her early 20s, Hindman fulfilled a lifelong dream to play violin in a prominent orchestra, but she soon realized that it was all a sham because the orchestra used pre-recorded music to fool its audiences.
Before novels, Michael Redhill wrote poetry. Twitch Force is his first collection in 18 years
Poet and novelist Michael Redhill discusses his new poetry collection, Twitch Force, and shares a live reading in the q studio.
Monday, April 15, 2019: Lance Bass, Chris Butler and more
Today on q: former NSYNC member Lance Bass, q screen panel with John Semley and Tina Hassannia, YouTuber Elle Mills' Ottawa block party, Missing Link director Chris Butler.
NSYNC's Lance Bass opens up about Lou Pearlman, the conman who defrauded '90s boy bands
Lance Bass' new documentary The Boy Band Con details the fraudulent schemes of music producer Lou Pearlman, who paved the way for boy bands like NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys.
Inside Laika's Missing Link: Director Chris Butler breaks down the stop-motion process
Chris Butler takes us behind the scenes of Laika's Missing Link and sheds some light on what goes into making a stop-motion movie.
YouTuber Elle Mills shares her Ottawa block party playlist
In this edition of the q block party, Elle Mills shares a playlist of songs that take us through her early life as just a regular kid growing up in Ottawa.
