From Riotous Roots: Looking to the Future of the Rhubarb Festival
Mel Hague speaks about her tenure, the future of the fest, and becoming a Google-searchable queer.
What I Wish I’d Known: Adam Paolozza
Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get it right, you can always make another show.
Matt Buechele on His Pitch Perfect Musical Parodies
We can all share in the secret language of our fandom.
What I Wish I’d Known: Michael Healey
I was a better artist once I got on the drugs and the chat.
10 Reasons Why Fame is Different after Sixty
Studio execs aren’t worried about your chemistry with your co-star which is usually a therapy dog named Bootsie anyway.
Mad Kitchen: Marjorie Chan’s (Microwaved) Home-Steamed Fish
“Early on, I decided, ‘Marjorie, don’t get miserable with food.’ Even if you’re feeling poor, if you need to eat, and you’re out, and you haven’t had time to prep or whatever, just eat.”
Mad Kitchen: Owais Lightwala’s Haleem
“I’m more interested in the serving of things than the making. My role isn’t to have the recipes, or to be the chef. My role is to take care of the chef.”
Mad Kitchen: Catherine Hernandez’s Embutido
“I love spam,” says Catherine Hernandez.
Telling the Story of the Murder Trial that Changed the Country
Fiction about a real-world tragedy risks sensationalizing the events that remain painful for a lot of people. But they also provide the opportunity to explore human behaviour, to directly address the impacts of violence and trauma.
Based On and Inspired By: How Artists Work from Real Material
A playwright, an actor, a designer, and two theatre creators/performers talk about what it’s like working on a piece of theatre based, in some way, in reality.
Mad Kitchen: Jovanni Sy’s Rellenong Bangus, via Derek Chan
Thankfully, Hong Kong–born and Vancouver-based Chan was (and still is) a capable home cook.
An American in [Insert City]: Life on Tour for McGee Maddox
Sometimes the little cities can surprise you.
In Conversation: Hannah Moscovitch
“What do you do with desire in a marriage where you cannot fuck your husband without the consequences being disfigurement and death?”
Mad Kitchen: Remington North’s BBQ-Style Wet/Dry Ribs
“Ribs kind of hold a near and dear place to my heart, which is comic because ribs are near and dear to everyone’s hearts.”
Mad Kitchen: Paul Amos’s Pig’s Head
“At Christmastime we have an annual cheese party that we call ‘Cheesus,’ and the centrepiece is the pig’s head.”
A Deceptive Dinner
The reality is that the turkey is actually chicken.