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Author of the article: Liane Faulder Publishing date: May 27, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  5 minute read  •  Former Edmonton playwright Brad Fraser. Photo by David Hawe /supplied Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content We are living in the age of memoir — the inward journey preoccupies the literary landscape. Brad Fraser’s new rel...

Edmonton playwright  Brad Fraser became one of the most celebrated and talked-about figures in the Canadian arts scene when he first burst into public view in the 1980s. His funny, poignant, provocative plays foregrounded queer issues at a time when they were still very much on the margins. His brilliant work came to prominence just as the AIDS crisis did, and it often reflected what the community was experiencing during that turbulent time. His work also became a polarizing cultural flashpoi...

The Nutcracker Suite this season. Photograph by Christopher Duggan. If you’re desperate to see dance beyond watching TikTok, the Kennedy Center has just the thing: live performances. It recently announced the 2021-2022 season with exciting debuts (classical Indian dance company Akram Khan), big-name collaborators (Meshell Ndegeocello), and some reliable favorites (Alvin Ailey, The Nutcracker). Looking ahead to next summer, the lineup also features a special week dedicated to Black artists w...

Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. It is hard not to warm to the personality of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (1656–1733), the most celebrated and eccentric collector of antiquities in early 18th-century Britain. In Lord Wharncliffe’s description a century later, the earl ‘distinguished himself chiefly by odd whims and peculiarities; one of which was a fixed resolution not to believe that any thing he disliked, ever did or could happen’. At the same time, he was a serious figure...