 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | A Saskatchewan licence plate with an abbreviation for Chappell Roan's new song The Subway was featured in a teaser video for the track. (@chappellroanfandemonium/TikTok, Amy Harris/The Associated Press) | | | Oh, the disappointment of a squandered summer weekend. Nothing can compare. Realizing the trampoline bunnies aren’t real? No biggie. The erasure of Saskatchewan from Chappell Roan’s new video? I’m already over it, never mind the hype — and mayoral excitement and documented evidence of the province’s rich namecheck potential. (If anything, it’s inspired me to revisit the source of every Canadian Xennial’s earliest night terrors. Flashbacks to The Peanut Butter Solution, anyone?)
“Sunshine guilt” is all too real, especially in this country. But while the Civic Holiday weekend is almost over, it’s still summer, dammit. So for those considering an 11th-hour staycation, when was the last time you consulted this guide to can’t-miss music festivals? (It’s Osheaga this weekend in Montreal, and Q has a new interview with Debby Friday, who’s performing there today.) Up for a road trip? How many of these Destination: Art attractions have you experienced in person? Know a spot that should be on the list? As always, I'd love to hear about it. | | | | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | Maddy Young | | From Maddy Young, here’s a textile-based throwback to the pre-algo era — the dawn of screen-induced FOMO. Yes, that’s a sampling of images from her actual Instagram account circa 2014-2017. Writes Maddy: “I definitely feel the nostalgia for the old chronological square grid, as well as the unpolished way we used social media before we all needed to use it as a job and for self-promotion. I look at these old pictures and I'm like, ‘What was I trying to tell people with this photo of a box of Kraft spaghetti?’ It's a mystery.” | | | | |  | Ron Siu | | Evil Smile by Ron Siu. Ron’s showing a bunch of his dream-like monotype prints at Latcham Art Centre in Stouffville, Ont. They’re appearing in the show Paper Mirrors. | | | | |  | Megan Oldhues | | Toronto-based artist Megan Oldhues is off to Calgary this summer for Bump Festival (on now through Aug. 18). But she painted this mural a little closer to home. Find it in St. Thomas, Ont. | | | | |  | Paul Saltzman | | | | | How one man’s existential crisis brought him face to face with the Fab Four. | | | | |  | Netflix | | | | | Anne T. Donahue and Peter Knegt tackle two of the most talked-about shows of the summer, And Just Like That… and Too Much. | | | | |  | HBO | | | | | | | The comedy is a glittering satire of megachurch culture, and Jay Ashdown is more than a fan. | | |  | Olivia Thomson | | Did any of you make it out to Sappyfest this weekend? Olivia took part in the festival’s zine fair yesterday. As she told us in this Q&A, it’s one of her favourite places to be this time of year. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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