“The music of my culture never felt like a strict or repressive place like classical music did. It spoke to me very deeply—the lilting rhythm, the tone, the sense of nostalgia. When making my own music, this came very natural to me.”
Read MoreOne of the perks of being in publishing is getting to chat/hang out/grab a beer with famous people, influential artists, and that local band you have a mad music-crush on. One of the downsides is realizing that most famous people are just like the rest of us: equal parts extroverted, shy, awkward and sometimes not really all that fun to hang out with.
Read More“With Handmaiden, it’s a trip outward... You exit the stuffy house to find the cave to find the mountainside to find the panoramic prairies to something so much bigger. With each reveal the story becomes a bit more layered than you thought it could.”
Read MoreWith festival season winding down, we've got a few film reviews lined up as recap. This year's Vancouver International Film Festival was a doozy, as our writers soon found out. First up, some big names! Personal Shopper and American Honey, each a wild ride in their own right.
Read More“I imagine two Ping-Pong balls pushed into the slack of a used condom. It looks not unlike a ball sack. Except it also looks nothing like a ball sack. It looks like the theory of a ball sack. And I am the girl who is a theory of herself.”
Read More“Your American pals
were orphans in the Pacific,
fighting with filial piety
and no instructions. What games
did you play with them as the vicious
assault on their morale hummed on”
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““Yes,” you say. “When you lost the baby.” You angle your chin slightly. Your chin is a question. Don’t you remember, your chin asks. I’ve never known you to hide behind a euphemism like lost the baby before. I didn’t think I had to explain to you the reasons it was not a baby. I press a finger to the cold metal of the dessert fork on my placemat. I flip the fork so it is upside down. I flip it again. Rightsideup. ”
Read MoreA spell for your happiest and most relaxing October from the hearts of your editors and publishers.
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