 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | CBC | | | Who here has a hot take on those Renaissance tour prices? Or Pamela Anderson’s new Netflix doc?
Hold on, hold on … don’t hit send. I’m not asking for a rant. And besides, the chat is already in session thanks to Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, a brand new program that hit CBC Radio last week. Each show promises 30 minutes of thoughtful cultural analysis, skewing on the fun and poppy side, and it’s hosted by a guy who’s mastered the online think piece. Beyond serving as writer at large for BuzzFeed News, Elamin is something of a longtime fixture around CBC. (How long? Listen to this story about his first CBC contract.) And if you’re already a fan of his CBC podcast Pop Chat, then Commotion is definitely for you. The show will take on a different timely topic every weekday. Tune in at 11 a.m. (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One and CBC Listen.
If you missed the show’s first week of episodes, you can catch up here, and while you’re settling into a lazy Sunday binge session, maybe add Q to your, um, queue. The show debuted an all-new format Monday, and like any good makeover, the changes are subtle but transformative. Tom Power is still your host five days a week, but the show’s been slimmed down to an hour, with a focus on the artist interviews listeners have come to expect. Start time is the same as before, but for those who just can’t wait until 10 (10:30 NT), episodes will be available early each morning in podcast format. | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Jaiden George | | The 2023 edition of the Exposure Photography Festival is now underway in Alberta, and Jaiden George is one of the artists featured in the festival’s International Open Call exhibition. (The work pictured is from his series, Staging Nature.) | | | | |  | Michelle Paterok | | Living room window, 5:18 pm by Michelle Paterok, an Edmonton-born artist who really nails why I sit in front of a SAD lamp this time of year. | | | | |  | Michelle Furlong | | Entangled Bloom by Michelle Furlong. (McBride Contemporain in Montreal is showing an exhibition of her paintings through Feb. 18.) | | | | |  | Sofia Reyes | | For Black History Month, OCAD University has curated an outdoor exhibition at Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square, with artwork appearing on the square’s digital billboards. Look for Sofia Reyes’s illustrations in the mix. | | | | |  | Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press | | | | | Hannah Moscovitch is one of Canada’s most acclaimed playwrights, and her work is reaching a bigger audience thanks to new projects including a TV adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire. | | | | |  | Radheyan Simonpillai | | | | | But rebuilding will be a struggle, writes Huda Hassan. (Hear more about this story on Commotion.) | | | | |  | Starz | | | | | | | From Party Down to Hello Tomorrow!, mark these February premiere dates. | | |  | Jimmy Baptiste | | Um, who do I talk to about making a bulk sticker order? (Jimmy Baptiste of Wakefield, Que., is this month’s logo artist. Q&A on the site!) | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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