Fellon Phelps aka Jonel Farmer is an respected community leader born and raised in the Glenville neighborhood who loves his city and says radio stations dont support him and the local rappers and they must […]
“I need a change,” Aretha Franklin says at one point in “Respect,” the new film starring Jennifer Hudson as the Queen of Soul. “I want to sing what I want to sing.” For all her […]
WOLF SKYWALKR is back with a brand new single: Blue Dreams. July 2021 – WOLF SKYWALKR is an artist who continually explores new ideas, refusing to be boxed-in while still allowing his songs to be […]
Hyphened-Nation was inspired by the author’s travels overseas, and time spent living in the United Kingdom. Living abroad was an eye-opening experience, she grew to understand certain aspects of American culture better, the longer she […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything, from how we work and shop to how we communicate and learn. Worryingly, governments have overtaken market forces in deciding economic winners and losers, with arts spaces ending up among the biggest losers despite well-documented evidence that the sector is […]
A United states native of Atlanta, Ga, Benjamin Collins is an award-winning international best-selling author. His amazing drama thriller book Paying for His Mistake has captivated the minds of readers worldwide, this book will blow […]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)‘s sobering “code red for humanity” report comes on the heels of months of devastating weather events around the world. Our front pages have been dominated by photos that look as […]
“Here are your handcuffs. Now, how would you like to wear them?” Each time I embark on a new low-budget independent film, this is the mantra that begins to play on a loop in my head. […]
Exactly 70 years ago this month, Sunset Boulevard, the award-winning classic, directed by Billy Wilder, was released amid big changes in Hollywood. At the height of their powers, Hollywood studios had been self-contained, operating as monopolies where production, distribution and […]
Just north of the historical center of Athens, Greece is the Metaxourgeio District. It has been home to artists and writers, such as poet Tasos Livaditis, who grew up there in the mid-20th century. Livaditis […]
Before COVID-19 shutdowns in March 2020, my drama students and I at Carleton University were scheduled to attend a live theatre production of Daisy, by playwright Sean Devine, that opened (and promptly closed) at the Great […]
The actor Michael Sheen recently complained about the lack of opportunities in film and journalism for working-class people. Writing in the New Statesman, Sheen said that the path he had taken into the film industry – […]
Sneakers (or trainers if you’re British), once the symbol of athleticism, have transcended their primary function to become commercial and fashionable objects of desire. From sportswear and street style to catwalk fashion, sneakers have made […]
The news that Depop – Generation Z’s favourite app for selling and buying used clothing – had been sold to Etsy for $1.6bn (£1.1bn) is a warning shot for fashion retailers. For years, traditional retailers and “fast […]
Singer Billie Eilish’s new look for British Vogue, in which she trades her baggy clothes for lingerie — most notably a series of corsets — has sparked much debate. Eilish has previously spoken of her […]
As we bid the pandemic year goodbye and herald the new year, it’s worth asking about the kind of society Canada wants to be in 2021 and onward. I envision a country where people are […]
I stopped in my tracks, shocked by something I saw in a Montréal laneway window that had been boarded up in the city’s Plateau neighbourhood. I was looking at caged chickens, with no space to […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected children’s worlds in many ways. Due to closures and restrictions, they have experienced the loss of social engagement and the support of friends, school communities or extended family. Children have likely had […]
Until recently, the idea of paying close attention to mature women’s style would have, at best, been met with little interest from other consumers and the fashion industry but most likely completely ignored. After all, […]
About 14 million people, including me, watched the top Republican presidential contenders spar in their third debate Wednesday night. And while most pundits and viewers were attuned to their words, I noted the importance of what they […]
What happens if you decide to jump in, Escape to the Country-style, and flee the city rat race? Well, for a start, your identity begins to change in response to the new place around you. This change happens […]
Canada has never been a driving force in fashion. As a nation, our culture and identity are often reduced to stereotypes involving plaid, nature and hockey. Though we have held multiple fashion weeks, they never […]
Political dressing is fashionable right now, but is it fashion? Celebrities and stars turned up dressed in black at the 75th Golden Globes Award ceremony. Instantly the media was in frenzy over what they dubbed […]
The biennial Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) recently took the virtual fashion world by storm. Over four days in November, the festival showcased 15 designers who presented creative and artistic runway shows that underscored our interconnection to water. This […]
There are are relatively few female musicians in jazz. Recordings led by women formed only one-fifth of the top 50 albums NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll over 2017 to 2019, and this seems to be a […]
As many as 12.6 million gig-goers attended live music events in 2019, generating £4.7 billion, according to industry body UK Music. With the arrival of the pandemic in March 2020, all of that was put on […]
Described by some as “Europe’s biggest tech show”, the Berlin Radio Show has long been famous for exhibiting the next big thing in consumer electronics. In 1963, that was the compact audio cassette, introduced at […]
Writing during what seems – in retrospect – to have been the wildly carefree summer of 2019, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday lamented that “sex is disappearing from the big screen.” Fast forward two years, and, […]
In the aftermath of the horrific Atlanta shootings, of which six of eight victims were Asian women, recent news headlines in Canada and the rest of the world have shed light on an increase in anti-Asian racist attacks. These acts of […]
The coronavirus pandemic has been good business for Netflix: the video streaming service has added more than 15 million new subscribers so far this year. From an investing perspective, Netflix always surprises. Either the company’s quarterly results […]
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