Recalling September 11

Conrad Sweatman:

Photographer focuses on finding the whimsical

Synesthesia — a psychological condition associated with sounds producing the sensation of colours and shapes — is supposed to affect many of the world’s musical savants. Read More

Conrad Sweatman:

Stylus, one of Canada’s oldest surviving independent music magazines, set to fold

'It’s a huge loss that I don’t know if we can exactly measure' Read More

Jill Lawless, The Associated Press:

David Bowie archive opens in London chronicling five decades of icon’s restless creativity

LONDON (AP) — When David Bowie died in 2016, he left a vast musical legacy – and a trove of unrealized projects. Tantalizing details of those abandoned and unfinished ideas are revealed in Bowie’s arc... Read More

The Canadian Press:

Suspect arrested after Montreal concertgoers report needle pricks, dizziness

MONTREAL – Montreal police say a 33-year-old man was arrested last month after reports that people at an electronic music festival were allegedly pricked with needles. Police spokesperson Véroni... Read More

The Associated Press:

Rick Davies, co-founder and singer of Supertramp, dies at 81

LONDON (AP) — Rick Davies, the co-founder, singer and songwriter of British band Supertramp, has died after a long battle with cancer, the band said Monday. He was 81. Davies, who co-wrote the band... Read More

Ben Waldman:

Talk therapy

Everything’s on the table in counselling-session-based thriller Read More

Ben Waldman:

Playboy un-funnies

Dance-drama examines what might have gone on behind famed mansion’s doors Read More

Holly Harris:

Emotional trip

Amazing Race Canada winners' autobiographical show a moving ride Read More

Randall King:

Playing the long game

Manitoba-shot dystopian tale a bleak, slow-burning trek of metaphors Read More

Randall King:

Winnipeg-shot movie ‘Normal’ gets raucous reception in Toronto

Die Hard meets Fargo. That was one of the more on-the-nose critical reactions to the Winnipeg-lensed movie Normal, which got its world première Sunday at midnight at the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Read More

Ben Waldman:

African Movie Festival expanding its reach

Hopes to help break down cultural divides Read More

Denise Duguay:

Five thrillers for a chiller season

All good summers must end and so we turn to our screens, big and small, for cosy autumn viewing. Onward to five worthy viewing options that cover thrilling, killing and even chilling, as Charlie Sheen exclaims “Winning” one more time. Read More

Alison Gillmor:

Class bores

Nothing changes for characters in frictionless Downton finale Read More

The Associated Press:

Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas

Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals of “Zootopia.” Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big roles this fall at... Read More

Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press:

Steven Spielberg celebrates ‘awesome’ 50th anniversary ‘Jaws’ exhibition at Academy Museum

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Why would anyone keep a prop from the set of “Jaws?” Steven Spielberg was musing about what it felt like while making his 1975 oceanic classic, and how little he thought any of it... Read More

Robertson’s reconciliation roadmap makes for timely book club fodder

The Free Press Book Club, McNally Robinson Booksellers are pleased to welcome back Winnipeg Swampy Cree author David A. Robertson to the next virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. to read fro... Read More

Reviewed by Jordan Ross:

Serving up winners

Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry ushers in a new generation of men’s tennis greatness Read More

Reviewed by Susan Huebert:

Diplomat’s faced crucial challenges at home and abroad

Change is part of life. But while some alterations in work and home life are personal and modest, others have a profound effect on communities, provinces and countries. Read More

Reviewed by Alison Gillmor:

A sense of selves

Alter egos in Oyeyemi’s new novel offer mischievous, anarchic glee Read More

Reviewed by Alan MacKenzie:

Lunar aliens linger behind King’s cast of characters

If aliens made contact with Earth, how would people react? Not governments, scientists or religious groups, but average, everyday Canadians? Read More

Reviewed by Graeme Voyer:

Officer’s legacy tainted by Irish war

This well-written historical narrative by Toronto author and broadcast journalist Linden MacIntyre recounts episodes in the controversial life of a British army officer, Sir Hugh Tudor (1871-1965). Read More

Reviewed by Chris Smith:

A long, strange trip

Garcia biography chronicles highs and lows of life in the Grateful Dead Read More

Reviewed by Nick Martin:

Twists and tangles

Richell’s sophomore thriller leaves readers delightfully in the dark Read More

Reviewed by Gordon Arnold:

Journalist’s darkly comedic Gaza novel fizzles

Phoebe Greenwood’s novel Vulture takes readers back over a decade to life in Gaza, drawing on her background as the Jerusalem-based stringer covering the Middle East for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Times. Read More

Ben Sigurdson:

J.W. Dafoe prize long list includes Sinclair, Friesen

Three books with Manitoba connections have made the 10-book long list for the 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize. The prize, named after former Manitoba Free Press (and then Winnipeg Free Press) editor John W... Read More

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press:

Omar El Akkad, Miriam Toews shortlisted for Writers’ Trust non-fiction prize

TORONTO – CanLit heavyweights Miriam Toews and Omar El Akkad are finalists for one of the country’s top non-fiction prizes.  The Writers’ Trust of Canada says they are among the five... Read More

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press:

Dryden’s “The Game” remains as significant as ever, over 40 years after its release

Expectations were always going to be high for a new closing chapter in the 30th-anniversary edition of Ken Dryden’s seminal book “The Game.” Like he did throughout his Hall of Fame h... Read More