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Academy Awards
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Music
A track-by-track preview of the new Hendrix collection
‘It shows a complete at-oneness with his instrument,’ says long-time studio engineer Eddie Kramer
Theatre
Therapy as compelling drama
Daniel McIvor’s new play, Communion, is deliciously dramatic in its exploration of a woman’s relationship with her therapist and her daughter
Theatre
A mesmerizing Miracle
Brilliant performances by two young actresses make for convincing revival of Broadway classic about Helen Keller
tears of a clown
Grown-ups laugh, Oscar doesn’t
The Academy has always been a sucker for easy sentiments, but this year’s comedies are where the real drama happens
Betting Help
In the office pool, the winners are . . .
To capture the Oscar contest, you need the score points in the little-understood technical categories. We asked experts for help
Will they be right?
Groen and Lacey pick the winners
A big night expected for Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock and of course, Kathryn Bigelow
Sweden honours Michael J. Fox for Parkinson's work
Canadian actor given honorary degree of medicine from group that awards annual Nobel Prize in medicine
Flaherty keeps status quo for arts and culture
No new cash, but no cuts either, drawing a mixed reaction from Canadian artists
Music
Making noise over Juno noms
Crooner Michael Buble leads the pack with six nominations. Other multiple nominees include rapper Drake and teen idol Justin Bieber
Vancouver art gallery should stay put, advocates say
Critics say moving the Vancouver Art Gallery makes no sense from a city-building perspective
For soldiers in the real world, The Hurt Locker sets off explosions of laughter
Oscar favourite's admirers don't include those who actually do the job - defusing or destroying makeshift bombs
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John Doyle: Weekend TV
Stars, cars and crooks
Not a celebrity gawker? Check out what W5 has to offer
Johanna Schneller: Fame Game
Under-appreciated? Not any more
On his fifth try, Jeff Bridges will likely get his best-actor due
Andrew Ryan: Television
Celebrity shocker: Stars explore their family trees
Sarah Jessica Parker traces her roots to the infamous Salem witch trials in the first instalment of the series
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Elizabeth Renzetti: In London
Fearing a knife, the BBC wields a scalpel
Under assault, the BBC rethinks its focus
R.M. Vaughan: Q&A
Even when Ethan Hawke plays a loser, he’s still the coolest guy in the room
Hawke plays a hard-luck cop in Brooklyn’s Finest
Russell Smith: On Cultures
A lament for the bookshelf
In the future, our books will be invisible, like our music, but we’ll be the poorer for it. Here’s why
Johanna Schneller: Fame Game
The man who shot The Messenger
Oren Moverman has critics and audiences rooting for a small film with Oscar chances
Elizabeth Renzetti: In London
Reclaiming the sceptr'd isle
A London play takes on the thorny issue of English nationalism
Lynn Crosbie: Pop Rocks
7 days, 5 things
Brittany Murphy’s husband is ‘furious’ - furious! - over allegations that drugs contributed to his wife’s death
Warren Clements: Word Play
It doesn’t get more random than this
If any word were to have a random array of meanings, it makes sense that that word would be “random.”
Nestruck on Theatre
What will Matthew Jocelyn's first season at Canadian Stage Company look like?
Video
Liam Lacey in 60 seconds
Globe film critic Liam Lacey discusses what's up on screen, at the festivals, and at the box office. This week: From Paris With Love and J'ai tue ma mere (I Killed my Mother).
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