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And fortunately, shes still thriving: in November 2019, Full Frontal was renewed for a fifth season but its up to all of us to ensure it continues well past the term of the next U.S. president. TOP STORY The Orphan Black Star Lined Up to Star as the Marvel Attorney/Superheroine (Photo by Marvel Comics; Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) The MCU's TV wing just got a little more badass: Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany has been tapped by Marvel to star in its Disney+ She-Hulk series, playing the leading lady who snagged super powers after sharing some of cousin Bruce Banner's . (Remember lip dubs?!) From the pageantry and jewels, to the filth and horror, Canadian drag has and continues to create a space where the most glamourous of bejewelled gods and goddesses can work and perform alongside the strange, unusual or radical. When I spoke to Meghie about that decision on The Filmmakers in 2018, she wisely noted, Its better to be scared than unhappy.. For anyone who doubted whether the CBCs Peter Mansbridge (or Uncle Peter, as he deserves to be called) would find his way into the Disney canon: how dare you/I wont forget it. It included the first excerpt of Joshua Whiteheads Jonny Appleseed. Even if the story of a woman falling in love with a water monster/fish-man wasnt entirely up your alley (full disclosure: Id be more interested in it if he wore jeans), The Shape of Water became a point of Canadian pride after the crew cleaned up at the Academy Awards. ), A Tribe Called Red release their self-titled album, Four years after first forming, the Ottawa-based A Tribe Called Red made their full-length debut with the release of their self-titled album, which went on to be longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. Stompa, a storm of a song, catapulted Millbrook, Ont., singer-songwriter Serena Ryder to national and, to a certain extent, international stardom. She also went on to win the Juno Award for Aboriginal album of the year. David Ly is the author of the chapbook Stubble Burn and the poetry collection Mythical Man. And of course, this past year she was the very first Canadian contestant to compete on the ever popular RuPauls Drag Race. The future looks even more promising thanks to the December 2018 announcement that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is getting its first lead Asian superhero. And thats the final image of the series: a drones-eye view from the sky though not so high to obscure the action on the ground. And while this might not seem particularly original, or even like decent joke fodder, surprising celebrity cameos (heres looking at you, Rihanna and Emma Watson) and wild performances by Rogen, Baruchel and Brampton, Ont.s Michael Cera earned the comedy over $120 million US while delivering a surprising tale about the importance of friendship and not being the absolute worst. dollars.) Although its not strictly autobiographical, the shock, grief and bewilderment that follow such a tragedy are at the heart of the show (indeed, the word betroffenheit" in German means just that finding yourself in a state of shock or trauma). Hop a funicular car, and in less than a minute, a sleek glass cube will drop you in the river valley home to an extremely extensive network of trails. Its one of the finest things Kims Convenience has given us. Earned It by Torontos The Weeknd is one of the more notable cuts. Thomas Leblanc is a Montral-based broadcaster, comedian and producer who co-hosts CBC Podcasts Chosen Family. So if I asked her to do something that felt unnatural or dishonest (like, say, nose nuzzling), I had to justify why I needed it and more often than not, I realized that I didnt. And one million of those were me. Organizers revealed the lineup of guests at next month's. Through vivid storytelling at the hands of his gender-fluid, time-travelling alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Monkmans work used historical events to celebrate the resilience of Indigenous people despite the onslaught of colonialism. But dont take my word for it. There are few films in Hollywood and almost none in Canada that have a family of Black women at their centre; as Meghie noted when I interviewed her, its a strange and unsettling privilege to be one of the first. Instead of Washington State University, nave heroine Anastasia Steele hangs out on the University of British Columbia campus. And Im not just talking about their infatuation with Schitts Creek. From those first notes on the keyboard to the then-15-year-olds angelic coo, Baby stepped out of the rock n roll-heavy Canadian musical landscape and began to build a bridge between the pop world and the rest of us, offering a much-needed reprieve from the default offering of mainstream-beloved dudes holding guitars and wearing plaid shirts. Back in 1998, Alanis gave us a song called That I Would Be Good, which became a mantra. (The winner of the contest, by the way, got the chance to visit both spots on a special Deadpool tour. The phenomenal success of productions like Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen launched the continents premier stage destination into a bold new era. at the Telluride FIlm Festival. Bao wins the Oscar for best animated short. Obsidian Theatre Company stuns at the Dora Awards. Like, say, his Giller Prize nomination for last years French Exit, which included a cat inhabited by the spirit of a womans late husband a character every book should have, IMHO. Now in its 41st year, Buddies is gearing up for a collaboration with Theatre Rusticle for their version of A Midsummer Nights Dream, while the community continues to evolve and grow thanks to the theatres support of (and consistent call for) new talent. We don't want to seem greedy (that'd go against the Canadian stereotype, right? As it turns out, it also led me to a friends birthday party at the drag bar Crews and Tangos in Torontos gay village. Expect to see a lot more of her in the 2020s. From there, Meghies journey becomes a bit of a filmmaker fairytale. The Times piece called it a centrepiece of Saskatoons redeveloping riverfront, and that growth has earned the city a more recent mention: Architectural Digest named the city a top travel destination for 2019. His talent deserves a platform. The launch video has to be seen to be believed. This other moment of viral gold comes a few short weeks after Dion turns 50, and her new embrace of fun and individuality make her appear more youthful than she has since, like, 1989. Maybe you dont really know the mans story either. Swiss Chalet, the Ottawa Senators and the SNC-Lavalin scandal are all also mentioned (seriously). ), A year into the Trump presidency, as pop culture was increasingly reflecting the social #issues of the moment, Guillermo del Toros The Shape of Water told a story just as critical of the worlds various injustices and systemic ickiness but it served it up as a Cold War fairy tale. (It does not go over well). Turns out, were also a haven in real life for American TV producers looking for literature they can adapt into Emmy Award machines! Its glass walls, for instance, are no match against Calgary vandals (or Calgary weather), and according to the local CBC News outlet, the citys spent around $300,000 repairing the panes. A quirky catharsis according to The Guardian. Spoiler? This bouncy rap single was a huge smash in Canada, going five times platinum, but failed to perform anywhere else which really is a shame, because Nova Scotias Classified put together an incredibly catchy, fun and motivational single. And that vision is, in many cases, true Ive known artists whove lived temporarily in Iceland, explored the ocean on freighters or casked whisky at the Glenfiddich distillery in Scotland. When the New York Times named Saskatoon one of the 52 places to go in 2018, the Remai Modern was tipped as the main attraction. We invite you to close out your own decade by taking a little pride in what your fellow Canadians have accomplished in the 2010s. (Terrific!) Meanwhile, the films produced in Quebec this decade by great French-Canadian auteurs like Monia Chokri, Anne mond, Sophie Goyette, Myriam Verreault, Genevive Dulude-De Celles, Louise Archambault and Chlo Robichaud should mean that we never have to speak of Jean-Marc Valle again after what he did to poor Andrea Arnold. However, while the decade was surely a win for Asian-Canadians, and every moment was more than deserving of those headlines, as I look back, I cant help but imagine a decade when Asians being cast, asked to host award shows or just being on good television isnt such a spectacle when we are just seen. Since I was adopted by my drag family House of Filth in 2013, Ive had the immense privilege of getting to see countless performers across this country dabble, experiment, create, destroy and share some of the most incredible drag Ive ever had the pleasure of seeing. This decade alone, she produced six feature-long documentaries and a short film serving as a powerful inspiration for Canadian women to keep going, even when it feels like the hardest thing in the world. Having hosted several hundred performances and built an incredible artistic community, the duo used their announcement to remind fans and the media that their intention was never to be a permanent institution but a transient space that reflected their romantic relationship (which had since come to an end). Many provincial arts councils have done the same: the arts councils in Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec all made funding Indigenous arts one of their key priorities. Women dominated at this years Governor Generals Literary Awards, with winners including: Joan Thomas for fiction (Five Wives); Gwen Benaway for poetry, the first trans woman to take the prize (Holy Wild); Erin Bow for young peoples literature (Stand on the Sky); and CBC Artss very own Amanda Parris for drama (Other Side of the Game), which should incite serious chants of HELL, YES! from all of us. In her pivotal 1991 paper The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion: Contemporary Native Art and Public Art Museums in Canada, Mohawk curator Lee-Ann Martin named the ultimate effect of this erasure: The exclusion of the arts of Native peoples implies that the artistic and cultural contributions to Canadian history by Canadas First Nations [Inuit, and Mtis] are non-existent. Because our art and literature were not acknowledged, as far as the Canadian public was concerned, it didnt exist. The movie was the 10th highest grossing picture of the year, worldwide. Based on Emma Donoghues gripping 2010 novel which follows a kidnapping and assault victim, and the escape she and her son must make from their captor the film adaptation of Room hit Canadian theatres on Oct. 23, just over a month after screening at TIFF. Chris Hadfield uploads his cover of "Space Oddity," recorded on the International Space Station, Theres only one instance where its OK to bust out an acoustic guitar to sing the cover of a world-renowned song, and thats if your name is Chris Hadfield and you are aboard the International Space Station, floating in zero gravity. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, (Getty Images: Mark Metcalfe/Rebecca Sapp/Ethan Miller). She leaves everything on the mic on this song, so it figures that her fellow Canadians ate it up. A quirky, catchy Canadian hit. audiences said goodbye to the cast of "Schitt's Creek" on Tuesday with the series finale. (A hero, a legend, a woman of the people.) (Six years later, the National Gallery saw its largest-ever opening crowd for Sakahn's followup, badakone.). But in the 2010s, Stella Meghie proved that it was indeed possible. He was accepting the 2018 Polaris Music Prize for his debut album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, sung entirely in the Wolastoq language a language that is severely endangered due to Canadas policies of Indigenous assimilation and cultural genocide. For a city to latch on to a movie franchise like that a movie franchise that shut down the Georgia Viaduct for two weeksthats got to say something about its mass appeal. After establishing herself as a queen of quick wit and cutting observations during her 12 years as a correspondent on The Daily Show, Bee drew even more cultural clout as the American election came to a close and attracted her ire. into the grey woods of 17th-century New England in this Canada/U.S. The live-action Aladdin comes out in theatres. Leah Collins is the senior writer at CBC Arts. But it was still a joy when Vancouvers Ryan Reynolds tossed on some Spandex to play Deadpool, the Marvel superhero defined by his DGAF attitude, comedic timing and lust for revenge in the wake of an experiment gone wrong. But beliefs a powerful thing. Ryan Goslings heartbreaking performance in Blue Valentine hits cinemas. And, of course, now that Indigenous artists have the chance to prove our work is both brilliant and marketable that we can sell out arts shows and end up on bestseller lists more arts institutions, publishers and galleries have supported us. Die Besetzungsangaben basieren auf unterschiedlichen Quellen und bieten insbesondere vor der Erstauffhrung keinerlei Garantie auf Vollstndigkeit oder Korrektheit. The architect, Todd Saunders, is a Newfoundland native who lives and works in Norway. Canadians Paul Austerberry, Jeffrey Melvin and Shane Vieau also nabbed the Oscar for best production design thanks to their work making Ontario stand in for 1960s-era Baltimore. Macis tactics, perhaps, are not so different. lang and Sarah McLachlan were heralded as ceremonial triumphs. Whatever the answer, if the 2010s have been a time of all-purpose confusion, few shows have nailed the decade quite like this one, and these are just 10 of its finest moments. The piece not only brought the pairs relationship full circle but showcased Wus range as a designer. (Some of us miss the graffiti. Ten years ago, none of these places existed and neither did Instagram an app that would go on to invent an extremely 2010s activity: liking pics of the worlds coolest-looking cool stuff. This is the year it happened. With the release of the TRCs final report in 2015, Canadians finally had to look at the effects of their countrys actions. Its incredibly hard to describe alternative drag succinctly. In 2010, a Reddit thread about Reeves apparently rescuing a woman stranded on the side of the highway who was without a functioning car or cell phone percolated around the web. But the 2010s truly belonged to Alanis Obomsawin, who at age 87 continues to produce films in partnership with the NFB. In July of 2012, we all set out on a journey: after four seasons of action, adventure, the Albuquerque underworld and Heisenberg, Breaking Bads fifth and last season premiered and brought with it an intensity I cant possibly describe in a simple paragraph. But was it enough? Operatic soprano Barbara Hannigan achieved a professional and life milestone when she was awarded the 2018 Rolf Schock Prize for Musical Arts at a ceremony in Stockholm in October. Youll need a passport to visit this otherworldly temple, a Canadian-led project designed by Torontos Hariri Pontarini Architects. Shes even seen wearing no makeup in the music video! He might not say it out loud, but the characters real KPI is friendship, and what, besides money, is a bigger motivation than the power of love? It ruminated on histories, ruins and water itself, and it was a moving tribute to the site. A few facts stood out: the then 24-year-old was from Toronto, Ont., had already appeared in Selma, Race and Homecoming (not to mention Degrassi: The Next Generation, a rite of passage for every Toronto actor), and is the younger brother of Shamier Anderson, whose resume is similarly stacked. Like Saskatoon before it, Calgary found itself on the Timess 52 places list in 2019, but the star attraction downtowns new Central Library has earned more than the sweet, sweet international attention of the Gray Lady. At the tail-end of this decade, right when we need it most, Alanis has turned Jagged Little Pill into a musical with a book written by Diablo Cody. In Canada, however, it won the Governors General Literary Award, as well as the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize. In a bit of a twist, Canadas quirkiest screen star had quite the Broadway run this decade. Right after her last concert on the Colosseum stage, Team Cline releases the new song, Flying on My Own, that mashes 90s diva house and EDM la Steve Aoki. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the most-viewed video on YouTube until Psys Gangnam Style surpassed it in November of 2012. Even better (and more relevant to 2019), two years after the records release, Shania announced plans for a 23-date Las Vegas residency, where shell be playing well into 2020. There were hugs, claps and plenty of cheers on the set of the sci-fi series "Orphan Black" on Thursday as cast and crew members learned star Tatiana Maslany had scored a Golden Globe nomination. Theres barely an episode where Nathan isnt putting himself out there, trying to turn an awkward encounter with a client (or an actor he found on Craigslist) into something more. Off they went with their new beautiful-people families, while we stood in the window waving lovingly and slightly nervously. This had a remarkable impact: once Indigenous artists were in charge of curating and editing Indigenous pieces once Indigenous art was allowed to be truly Indigenous the issue sold out completely and went into a second pressing. Stella Meghie breaks barriers with the major studio release of Everything, Everything. Women of Canada, I will see you all at the movies! And it led me down a hole of self-discovery and body confidence. But connect it did. After earning popularity on Vine (RIP) in 2013, the 15-year-old Pickering, Ont., native went on to release his debut single Life of the Party in June, which became a record-breaker when it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the youngest artist in history to chart in the Top 25 with a debut single. Noah 40 Shebib is nominated for two best rap song Grammys in the same year, Photographer Norman Wong talks about the impact music producer Noah 40 Shebib has had on crafting the Toronto sound., Nathan Fielder opens Dumb Starbucks in Los Angeles. (Book Club, anyone?) Like the most beautiful flowers that grow in the darkest of places, the Canadian drag scene in the 2010s has blossomed in ways that I dont think anyone could have ever predicted. Let there be light so, so much light.

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