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'We're all Earthlings': the scientists using art to explore the cosmos
Can art advance science? Researchers on the hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence are using videos, music and more to go beyond the final frontier
Melissa Locker
21, Nov, 2019 @5:01 PM
Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything – Montreal's tribute to its favourite son
The new exhibition was conceived as part of the city’s 375th anniversary celebrations – but has morphed into a thorough investigation of all things Cohen
Melissa Locker
08, Nov, 2017 @12:00 PM
Move over Hamilton – it's time for 36 Questions, the first ever musical podcast
The audio genre gets its first all-singing, all-swinging show - inspired by the New York Times’ 36 Questions That Lead to Love listicle and starring Frozen’s Kristoff
Melissa Locker
02, Aug, 2017 @1:00 PM
Leonard Cohen: Montreal remembers 'local legend' with murals and exhibition
Giant paintings are being planned in Cohen’s hometown alongside an expansive exhibition planned to coincide with the first anniversary of his death
Melissa Locker
16, Jun, 2017 @5:00 AM
Steven Van Zandt: 'We literally brought down the South African government'
The E Street Band member and Sopranos actor has his first solo album since 1999 – here he talks about Springsteen, Trump and taking on Apartheid
Melissa Locker
10, May, 2017 @5:10 PM
Patrick Adams: the 'underground disco' super-producer whom DJs still adore
The cult favorite, who is being celebrated in his native New York this month, made gritty disco music that had a lasting influence on dance music
Melissa Locker
09, May, 2017 @7:33 PM
TJ Miller on his latest project: 'This is a truly apolitical talk show'
The Deadpool comic voices a monstrous puppet in The Gorburger Show and talks about why he’s staying away from making a political statement
Melissa Locker
07, Apr, 2017 @12:00 PM
Bittersweet home Alabama: S-Town, the next podcast from the makers of Serial
What started as a rambling email turned into a real-life drama full of murder, grief and antique clocks. The producers of This American Life and Serial, Brian Reed and Julie Snyder, explain their latest long-form audio adventure
Melissa Locker
28, Mar, 2017 @11:03 AM
Needle in the hay: Elliott Smith's incomparable brilliance lives on
A reissue of his mid-90s album Either/Or has divided his followers, but almost 15 years after his death the introverted songwriter is still fascinating new fans
Melissa Locker
10, Mar, 2017 @4:10 PM
Roger Waters: 'War isn’t about ideology, it’s not about religion. It’s about money'
As The Wall gets set to debut as an opera, the ex-Pink Floyd bassist talks about why it still resonates and why Trump symbolizes everything we need to avoid
Melissa Locker
09, Mar, 2017 @11:00 AM
The 50 best podcasts of 2016
From Making Oprah to Trumpcast and My Dad Wrote a Porno, here are the most brilliant, essential listens of the year
Stuart Heritage, Hannah Verdier, Will Dean, Leah Harper, Jason Phipps, Freddy McConnell, Rowan Slaney, Gwilym Mumford , Melissa Locker and Laurence Phelan
21, Dec, 2016 @5:13 PM
The Bugle: Andy Zaltzman revives 'satire and bullshit' podcast sans John Oliver
The popular British comedic news show, which fizzled out when Last Week Tonight took off, returns with new co-hosts that aren’t just ‘two white guys’
Melissa Locker
07, Dec, 2016 @1:09 PM
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