Elliot Page comes out at the Human Rights Campaign Foundations inaugural Time to Thrive conference. Two great entries in the canon of celebrities picking slightly random names for their children, if you ask me. 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. She earned an Emmy for the role in September. When their children come home unable to speak to them, their bodies covered with evidence of abuse they cant escape, their minds and spirits forever changed by abuse they dare not name? The truth about not only Tat, but also Dan Levy (the visionary co-creator of Schitts Creek and also a longtime friend) and other Canadian artists, is that weve always had the talent just maybe not the audacity to make it known. A look-alike Starbucks that technically spoofs the worlds biggest coffee brand, Nathan cites parody law as his defense, and in 24 hours, the world was talking about the mysterious stunt. The shows always been building to this point.). Nathan enjoys playing Corey a little too much, and amazingly, the gambit succeeds. The Handmaids Tale wins big at the Emmys. Named CELINUNUNU, the collection replaces baby blue and hot pink with a palette that equates neutrality and gloom: black, grey and a touch of green. Tatiana Maslany attends the world premiere of Marvel Studios' upcoming new series "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on August 15, 2022. Richard Wagameses Indian Horse is published. Where were you when you accepted Drake as your personal saviour? 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. Hows that for an English lesson? This is the question audiences asked so much that Avatar surpassed Titanics box office record in 41 days to become the highest grossing film of all time (earning roughly $2.79 billion US) at least until Avengers: Endgame stole the crown this summer. Major projects are made with our money and also without and thats OK, as Toronto and the rest of Canada welcome major productions, and our filmmakers shape them, here and elsewhere. According to Citadels artistic director Daryl Cloran, the set and overall look of the play evolved thanks to its run at the theatre, and Hadestowns success has been a real boost for the city. Let this sink in; Cline Dion launched her Las Vegas residency at 34 years old. Now, hes using his knowledge to help struggling small-business owners make it in this competitive world. 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 . And similar to the Temple of Light in Santiago, this structure is a light-filled dome in the wilderness. Canada had no greater presence on Broadway this decade than with Irene Sankoff and David Heins smash musical Come From Away. She was in Cas and Dylan with Richard Dreyfuss, The Other Half with her partner. Acclaimed but never a smash, its the rarest of comic book adaptations: a movie thats lovingly faithful to the source material. We featured Zadie Xa this past year at CBC Arts, and she sums up one of my favourite things about being part of this team: we get to talk about artists who celebrate their cultural heritage and their Canadian identity, and then watch as they take it all over the world. Emily Kai Bock directs Grimess iconic video for Oblivion, When Montreal-based director Emily Kai Bock joined forces with Grimes (born Claire Boucher) and cinematographer Evan Prosofsky for the video for Oblivion, the trio likely had no idea that their limited budget and simple premise would garner 200,000 views in just a few days. Her look that evening leaves fashion observers shook, but its her wild ride with James Corden on his Carpool Karaoke segment later that month that confirms to the world that Dion is now a full-time meme. went viral. Here are 10 examples. Which was helped, obviously, by the bands killer performance of Ready to Start, which closed out the show that night. According to the thread, he tried to jump-start her car, and when that failed, he called a tow truck and drove the woman home, giving her his number and telling her to call him if she needed anything. 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. Read: theyre friendly! government was telling the arts community they wouldnt get as much funding if they didnt try harder to include us.) Since then, its become something to look forward to come (early, early) springtime (or late, late winter) in Canada, and its gotten even bigger thanks to the introduction of Canadian Screen Week, which allows for even more time and attention for well-deserved Canadian productions. And Im not just talking about their infatuation with Schitts Creek. But until the call for representation isnt so tragically needed, Ill take Liu kicking ass and looking fine in a superhero outfit. B.C. Musician Lucas Silveira expresses how seeing Jim Carrey in the 2017 documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond took his admiration for the actor to a whole new level. But after basking in the attention of 10 women hired off Craigslist, Nathan calls off the ruse. Released in 2002, Hands Clean is Alaniss account and calling out of sexual abuse and manipulation by a music industry figure she was working with in her early pop days and the lyrics still resonate. It reminded me of Sam Shepard.) From there, Nathans game plan explodes. Still, Dion is still more queen of corny than queen of cool. The film follows a family dominated by Black women who are forced to confront secrets that have been hidden for decades when a man shows up at their door and promptly falls dead. It was designed by Patkau Architects, and the Vancouver firm went on to win a Governor Generals Medal in Architecture in 2018 for its work. The architect, Todd Saunders, is a Newfoundland native who lives and works in Norway. This was truly the decade of the Reevesaissance, with the Canadian icon starring in a number of action films and three smash John Wick movies and winning the internets heart along the way. Because honestly, its not too often that a brand-new actor ends up fronting a movie that earns a goddamn billion. Grimess fourth full-length studio album blasted her previous incarnations away to create a space so uninhabitable, so comfortable, so off-putting and so compelling that Claire Bouchers reputation as an artist fixated on her/the future felt permanent. She revealed that she got married during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and joked that it was a secret and no one really knew about it. To try and predict the nominees and winner of the Polaris Prize is tricky; the award is an ever-changing shape-shifter that takes delight in honouring talent the masses have largely undervalued. Shot among a 50,000-person crowd of motorbike rally spectators in a football stadium (and a mosh pit made up of Bouchers brother and his friends), the video juxtaposed the tiny Boucher atop the shouting, shoving, shirtless masses and created a playful effect that also addressed themes of traditional masculinity. As for that YouTube video, it has more than 10 million views as of writing, and however it was made, it remains, per the description, simply amazing., The plan: Attract customers with cheap gas by offering a completely legal rebate that absolutely no one claims.. However, their legacy in the city remains: in 2017, the two released The Videofag Book, which chronicles the four years and the genius bred from them with contributions by members of Torontos arts community who rightfully valued the fruits of Ellis and Tannahills labour. When did Justin Bieber, a wee baby maestro, evolve into a national treasure? Featuring Paul Giamatti in the titular role, the film earned Giamatti a Golden Globe, won several Genie Awards and garnered an Academy Award nomination for best makeup. Bao wins the Oscar for best animated short. James took six months to complete the series, shot inside the mysterious and foreboding walls of Kingston Pen, and he did it in the company of the guards and inmates of the institution. But really, the inn pays homage to local architecture and industry. Vivek Shraya publishes her debut book God Loves Hair. Of course, the sisters had already broken into the mainstream thanks to an abundance of So Jealous tracks being featured on Greys Anatomy. Not a child actor, not yet a woman, she was a model of Canadian kindness and patience. Shawn Mendes releases Life of the Party (also: meet Shawn Mendes! Of course, the Damien Chazelle romantic musical was destined to be a hit after opening to almost unanimous praise at the Venice Film Festival (spoiler: it did go on to earn over $400 million US worldwide). Universally panned, just like the bestselling books that spawned it, Fifty Shades was nevertheless a phenomenon. Just kidding Im not delusional. True Blood, The Vampire Diaries: softbois with fangs were bloody everywhere and The Twilight Saga started the frenzy. This year alone, Canadian female filmmakers Alexandra Lazarowich and Grace Glowicki won top prizes at Sundance and SXSW respectively. Canada has been heavily featured in South Park since it started back in 1997 (even more than in The Simpsons). When architect Fumihiko Maki got the assignment to build North Americas first museum of Islamic art and culture, capturing the concept of light was apparently the brief. And it reflected not only his own headspace, but the dark, sad feelings that became synonymous with a year that ended with the election of U.S. President Trump and all that he stood for. Again with the bunker, Lillian says. The Golden Globes were another shining moment for Asian-Canadian pride as Oh won the award for best actress in a TV drama for her portrayal of Eve Polastri on Killing Eve, sweeping the stage in a glitzy white dress with gold sequined sleeves (fully living out a Crazy Rich Asians fantasy that I 100 per cent mega-swooned at). Dutchers victory was historic for a few reasons: a member of the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick, he was the first East Coast artist ever to take home the Polaris and he recorded the album using 100-year-old wax cylinder recordings of songs in traditional Wolastoq, which is a language spoken by fewer than 100 people. I like sci-fi mostly the quiet kind, where people are stuck in space alone with maybe one book or maybe zero books. When I spoke to Meghie about that decision on The Filmmakers in 2018, she wisely noted, Its better to be scared than unhappy.. As a result, the 20142015 season proved joyous as it shone a spotlight on the past, bringing back beloved characters and guests, and culminating in a 40th-anniversary spectacular in February 2015. Like so many NFY mysteries, we may never know. Queer Eyes Antoni Porowski talks about how much he loves TV host, author, restaurateur and Iron Chef America winner Chuck Hughes. The 2010s have been all about fame often vapid, toxic, shallow and undeserved fame, a new kind of parasitic stardom that almost anyone can attain just as long as theyre desperate enough. What was once considered the great equalizer for drag in the United States has become a global standard for drag as viewed by the mainstream. Youll need a passport to visit this otherworldly temple, a Canadian-led project designed by Torontos Hariri Pontarini Architects. (As a wee baby music journo, I remember the scramble that year to snag tickets to his show at the Mod Club and my inability to do so because I had no idea who represented him or how to find out.) And sunlight animates the structures features both inside and out. Discussing homegrown artists who break out internationally is always tricky. Enter Jeremy Dutcher, whose win for Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa beat out contemporaries like Alvvays and U.S. Even as a performer who is considered such, its hard to sum up the ethos of what makes me alternative because it has historically been a label given by others rather than claimed by oneself. In less than a decade, a 29-room hotel in a Newfoundland town most Canadians have never heard of became one of the worlds most talked-about tourist destinations. Now, the 2010s may have been the decade when Canadians stopped saying sorry, but when Tat and I first became friends in 2006, she said sorrya lot. (In my mind, we are best friends.) 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. The lyrics are classic, straightforward Cline, referencing her ongoing claim that she is now the boss of her career: Im flying on my own / On the wings of your love () / The warmer winds will carry me / Anywhere I want them to / If you could see what I can see / That nothing's blocking my view. Is she singing about her late husband and manager no longer controlling all aspects of her life? (See: Arkells, The Sheepdogs.) Post-truth might have a political whiff to it, but few terms define the decade quite like it. Here are a few of the many, many examples. Were here for it. 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. Its a trend I hope continues in the 2020s: less obedience, less compromise, more empowerment, more ambition. In addition to announcing her new album, Alanis kicked off the final month of this decade by giving us all second offering of what doesnt always come easy these days: excitement for the future. In 2016, she became the first Canadian actor to win a Primetime Emmy Award for a Canadian . ; Elvis Stojko; Manitoba Sauce Cake; suburban Ottawa; and, of course, maple syrup and poutine. Live from New York, its Saturday night! For this press tour, Dion allegedly asks her team to forgo the traditional publicity pit stops on shows like Ellen and Good Morning America. While shes now a mainstay on the landscape of Canadian publishing, in 2010, Vivek Shraya self-published her first book, God Loves Hair a collection of 21 short stories that follow a child who navigates topics like gender, racial politics, sexuality and religion. 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. Im going to call you Cher from now on. This stunning drag queen who towered over me, teetering over the edge of that platform was talking to me. These words became iconic the moment they were spoken by Wolastoqiyik musicologist, vocalist and composer Jeremy Dutcher. And it reminded anybody who saw it of the cruelty inflicted by the Canadian government over the course of the last 150 years. I cant wait to see what the next decade will bring you. OK, so this one isnt a building though the idea of camping under a fibreglass ziggurat isnt entirely terrible, especially if you compare the experience to the average Toronto apartment. Reeves was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert when the titular host asked him the ultimate question: What do you think happens when we die, Keanu Reeves? Reeves exhaled slowly, paused and looked Colbert in the eyes.