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A Different World reboot has 'spirit of the original,' says showrunner

How the classic college sitcom tackles today’s tricky issues

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Meet the new Carrie: Manitoba's Summer H. Howell won horror role over 1,400 others

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Carrie remake depicts same modern horrors of teenage life that brought its director to Vancouver

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Glee reboot in the works, says Ryan Murphy

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Hudson & Rex welcomes actor John Reardon back

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Book Review: Patrick deWitt's mastery as a writer is revealed in Giller-nominated Dodge City

While Patrick deWitt’s new offering, Dodge City, contains elements of the classic road novel, it also confidently subverts others. Protagonist Lee Clarke, sets off on a trip that’s less about quest and more about amplifying a choice, standing still with your decision, even as you give yourself over to the existential inevitabilities of the journey.

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'People do suffer from weirdness': Canadian author Patrick deWitt reinvents the comedy of manners

Slate magazine has called Patrick deWitt “the great chronicler of American weirdos.”

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Crisis in CanLit: Canada has a wealth of fiction writers. Its literary culture is holding them back

'The finest literary fiction being written is not American or British but rooted in Canada and speaking to the world'

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What makes a good leader? Authors Jody Wilson-Raybould and Roshan Danesh can explain

With their new book, The Inbetween Leader: Cultivating Courage and Unity in a Complex World, authors Jody Wilson-Raybould and Roshan Danesh are looking to foster a new way of leading, at a time where leadership is being questioned around the globe and cynicism around leadership is commonplace.

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Hit the books this fall with these four hot Canadian titles

There are plenty of new Canadian books to choose from this September, including these red-hot picks.

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The truth behind Lucille Ball's red hair

Iconic star of I Love Lucy started life in Hollywood as a bottle blond

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Country music legend Dolly Parton has died aged 80

By her own reckoning, she penned 3,000 tunes in all, including enduring standards like 1973's Jolene and the iconic ballad I Will Always Love You, which became an international smash for Whitney Houston

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Canadian music industry legend Bob Ezrin is back with his elbows all the way up

Welcome to one Canadian’s nightmare.

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Film review: Tony is a portrait of the chef as a young, messed-up man

Dominic Sessa excels in the role of a pre-fame Anthony Bourdain in this creative retelling by Canadian director Matt Johnson

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Combing Canada's tastiest television archives

Bruno Gerussi brought his familiar charm to a cooking format for Celebrity Cooks

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