AltWeeklies Wire
Mark Twain Minus the N-Wordnew
Can’t anybody teach anymore?
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-05-2011 |
Books
Tags: Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn
Lydia Kwa’s 'Pulse' is a courageous piece of fiction.new
It’s always pleasurable to read a novel set in Toronto, but the key to Pulse is Kwa’s spare yet evocative prose.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
04-02-2010 |
Fiction
'The Amazing Absorbing Boy': Trinidad to T.O.new
When his mother dies, comic-book-obsessed Sammy leaves Trinidad to live with his strangely distant dad in Regent Park. Everything about his new city fascinates the teenager, and he dives into his experience with eyes and ears wide open.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
02-05-2010 |
Fiction
Douglas Coupland's New Novel 'Generation A' is Funny Yet Disturbingnew
Douglas Coupland caught the spirit of his own time in his breakthrough Generation X. Now he's figured out how to tune into the zeitgeist of the future.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-21-2009 |
Fiction
Drew Barrymore Skates to Directorial Success in 'Whip It'new
She's been easy to stereotype -- blond and unbearably cute. But the endearing scion of Hollywood royalty and now queen of the rom-com can no longer be dismissed as just a people-pleasing personality.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-14-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Whip It, Drew Barrymore
Catherine Hardwick Tackles 'Twilight'new
Director of teen-friendly vampire romance fights for respect from Hollywood boys' club.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
11-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Soul of All Great Designs' Goes Off the Railsnew
Neil Bissoondath can really write, but in his latest novel he gets trapped by his own unworkable premise.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
10-14-2008 |
Fiction
Director Steven Sebring's Link to Eclectic Rocker Patti Smith Pays Offnew
Dream of Life is not your typical rockumentary. But then again, its subject, Patti Smith, is not your typical rocker.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steven Sebring, Dream of Life
Anne Hathaway Gets Even Smarter in 'Rachel Getting Married'new
Hathaway may be only 25, but she's smart enough not to burn her bridges in Hollywood.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Why I'm Pained by Palinnew
The gun-toting right-wing mama isn't exactly what we feminists had in mind.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-08-2008 |
Commentary
Why is Andrew Pyper Wasting His Time on Thrillers?new
The bestselling Toronto author, who won the Arthur Ellis Award for best first novel, has immense talent, but you get the feeling he's taking the easy route churning out whodunits.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-02-2008 |
Fiction
'Elegy' Deals with Issues That Actually Matternew
In a season dominated by comic book adaptations suitable for teenagers, along comes Elegy, the story of womanizing college prof David Kepesh, who gets more than he bargains for when he takes up with his ex-student, Consuela.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
08-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Elegy, Isabel Coixet
'A Jihad For Love' Director Parvez Sharma Speaks His Mindnew
In his impressive documentary, queers from many different countries embrace both Islam and their sexuality, and that creates a fascinating tension.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Every Word Counts in 'Girl Meets Boy'new
As part of a series called The Myths, Girl Meets Boy reworks the Iphis story handed down to us by Ovid in which a girl, brought up as a boy in an anti-female world, falls in love with a girl.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
07-07-2008 |
Fiction
Queers Get Pressured to Support Bad Moviesnew
Why can’t a queer fest program decent features?
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
06-30-2008 |
Movies
