Everyone loves a wiener

1. Dachshund UN’s creator, artist Bennett Miller, says he chose the breed because like the UN, an organization with a complex and often conflicting...;

Back in the saddle again

Patti Smith and Sam Shepard mounted just one brief production of the play they co-wrote, Cowboy Mouth, in New York in the spring of 1971. After reading...;

Slim Twig and U.S. Girls’ eastern retreat

Beyond sharing a matrimonial bed, rock-noir conceptualist Slim Twig (a.k.a. Max Turnbull) and ’60s-pop revisionist U.S. Girls (a.k.a. Illinois native...;

A legend in its own time

Long live the legendary Horseshoe Tavern, where a legacy of rock, country, folk, soul, and punk has somehow survived Toronto’s desire to swap character...;

Design within reach

Geoff McFetridge began as an installation artist and printmaker, falling back on the financial cushion of corporate design gigs. His client list is impressive...;

Different strokes

With all the technology of the 21st century close at hand, it seems almost archaic for an artist to work exclusively with paint. But there is nothing...;

007 by the numbers

The latest instalment of the James Bond franchise, Skyfall, opens in wide release this week. In honour of the 23rd Bond movie to date, we take a look...;

Diamond Rings’ many facets

For Diamond Rings (a.k.a. John O), style is as important as sound. The Toronto performer’s as well known for his glam look as for his insanely catchy...;

Signs of the Apocalypsis

Thirty-five years after Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer penned Apocalypsis, his graphic notation still confounds even the most seasoned musicians....;

Spring awakening

Collective of Black Artists (COBA), a music and education company that takes all their cues from traditional African culture, spent the past two decades...;