Sunday, March 27, 2022

Hi, art lovers!

Today’s agenda features a couple of promotional items. First up: Canada Reads! The annual meeting of CBC’s de facto book club begins Monday, and if you’ve finished the required reading (translation: this year’s competing books), please direct your attention to the following supplementary content: the pre-show podcast, tune-in guide and five dreamy animated book trailers. And more weekend homework: essays from the Canada Reads authors. Every year, CBC Arts asks the contenders to write a little something about where they work, and I’m sure you’re dying to learn how their home office decor stacks up against your WFH situation.

While Canada Reads begins, another CBC competition will be entering its final phase. It’s your last chance to vote for your favourite teams on CBX: Canadian Ballroom Extravaganza. All the videos are now online, and the polls close Thursday. Need to learn a bit more about ballroom culture before making an informed decision? Here’s a primer on some of the top performers in the country.

And because we promised you eye candy ...

Tara Booth

People can’t stop sending me this article about going “goblin mode.” The topic (and the lead image, actually) instantly made me think of Tara Booth. I love her work as much as jalapeno Cheetos (which is to say a lot).

Sofia Arnold

Goblin mode? (Thumbsucker by Sofia Arnold.)

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Goblin mode! (Foot in the meal, the spice you never knew you needed by Zeinab Diomande.)

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Literal goblin. Painting by Ryan Heshka.

You've got to see this

Catherine Hernandez

From a cabin in the woods to a walk-in clinic

In a series of original essays, Canada Reads authors reflect on where they write.

Courtesy of the Toronto Biennial of Art

What to see at the 2022 Toronto Biennial of Art

Ready to think of the city in a different way? Start with these seven projects. The free event launched this weekend.

Disney/Pixar

How Turning Red helped me understand my own ‘tiger mom’

Christine Vu didn’t grow up in Toronto. (The actor and writer originally hails from northern Alberta.) But watching the new Pixar movie was like seeing her childhood on screen.

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Nancy Nickolson

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Want to know How to Perogy? (Who wouldn’t?!) Edmonton’s Nancy Nickolson is raising money for the Canadian Red Cross’s humanitarian aid efforts in Ukraine. All proceeds from the sale of her illustrated recipe guide go to charity.

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I’m Leah Collins, senior writer at CBC Arts. Until next time!