In today’s National Post, I chat with Old Man Luedecke about his new record, My Hands are on Fire and other Love Songs, and take a look at Kabul Dreams, who call themselves Afghanistan’s first rock band.
A couple of features in today’s National Post: I examine Knopf’s New Face of Fiction program 15 years after it launched; and I explore how Toronto’s cultural institutions are attracting a new generation of patrons.
In today’s National Post, I review Bong Joon-ho’s latest film, Mother.
In honour of Hot Tub Time Machinem my picks for greatest movie time machines is in today’s paper.
Though I might be the last person to give cleaning advice, I have make a contribution to our spring cleaning guide in today’s paper.
In today’s Post I look at the growing chorus of voices demanding the release of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
In Saturday’s National Post you’ll find the latest instalment in our Ecology of Books series, which examines the tug of war between big and small presses in Canada. Also, I have Q&A’s with this year’s Giller Prize judges, which appeared on The Afterword this week.
In today’s National Post, I talk with Jarett Cale and Geoff Lapaire about their new TV show, Pure Pwnage, while over on The Afterword I’ve posted a Q&A I did with Lorin Stein, who last week was named editor of The Paris Review.
In Tuesday’s National Post I chat with Max Raabe, who is in town tonight with his renowned Palast Orchester. I’d never heard of him until recently, but they are really good.
I profiled Nick Hornby for the Post when he was here last fall promoting his new novel, Juliet, Naked. It was during TIFF, and his film, An Education, was at the festival, so he talked a little bit about that too. In honour of the Oscars, I finally posted the Q&A.