The CBC, Canada: Art & Design


04/20/2025 04:00 AM
Biblical box office: How productions like The Chosen are bringing Christianity to a screen near you
A recreation of The Last Supper is shown.

The fifth season of the Christian series The Chosen outperformed expectations, and saw its first three parts premiere in theatres to a combined total of more than $36 million US, helping cement religious programming as an appetizing genre for studios and audiences alike.


04/19/2025 04:00 AM
Text with M3GAN and clock in at the Severance office — immersive experiences are changing how we watch
Blonde-haired doll on the left and man in office attire on the right. Image has a glitch effect

The internet’s favourite killer AI doll is back, and this time, movie audiences can slide into M3GAN’s DMs via chatbot technology. These and other interactive experiences that let viewers step into fictional worlds, like Lumon Industries from AppleTV's Severance, are immersive marketing strategies experts say can help build engagement among fans who crave authenticity.


04/18/2025 09:00 AM
Michael B. Jordan's imperfect masterpiece Sinners has a secret in its songs
Two men look panicked while the one on the left puts his arm around the other. They are both drenched in sweat, and bathed in light as if they are looking at a fire.

Sinners — the Ryan Coogler-directed, Michael B. Jordan acted horror — is an impressive achievement. There's a lot going on under the surface.


04/18/2025 04:42 PM
The New Pornographers drummer charged with possession of child pornography
A man in his 40s poses for a mugshot.

Indie rock band The New Pornographers, which was formed in Vancouver in the 90s, said members were "absolutely shocked, horrified and devastated" to learn of the arrest and charges against Joe Seiders. The band says it has "severed all ties with him."


04/18/2025 05:59 AM
Star Wars: Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling, set for 2027
A man wears a black suit with silver trim.

Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling will star in a new Star Wars film that will reach movie theatres in May 2027, Walt Disney's Lucasfilm announced on Thursday.


04/18/2025 12:47 PM
Sean (Diddy) Combs loses bid to delay sex-trafficking trial set to start in May
A man is shown from the shoulders up in a white suit, looking at the camera.

A U.S. judge on Friday denied music mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs's bid to delay his upcoming sex-trafficking trial by two months.


04/17/2025 01:44 PM
Drake adds Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance to his lawsuit against record label
A composite image shows two men in separate photos. The man on the left side of the image is smiling and is wearing a black coat with many necklaces. The man on the right side is wearing a brown suit and has more facial hair than the other man.

Drake has expanded his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, saying more people were duped into believing he was a pedophile after rapper Kendrick Lamar performed Not Like Us at the Super Bowl and the Grammy Awards.


04/17/2025 11:23 AM
Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes: medical examiner
A woman with her long, dark hair in a ponytail is shown from the shoulders up. She is looking at the camera and smiling slightly. She is wearing a sparkly round necklace.

Michelle Trachtenberg, the actor known for roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City's medical examiner said Wednesday.


04/17/2025 04:00 AM
Coachella's a golden opportunity for artists, but some festival fans wonder: Who's it all for?
At an outdoor festival, a number of people stand on the grass near a large sculpture of a bouquet of cartoonish flowers, which towers over the attendees. There are palm trees in the distance.

For fans at the California music festival this year, long lines to get in and a lack of bathrooms were just the first hurdle. The food is even pricier than usual and both livestream viewers and artists complain about the lukewarm crowds. For two Canadian bands who made their Coachella debut this year, it’s an exciting opportunity. Others see room for improvement.


04/15/2025 08:25 PM
Wink Martindale, genial game-show host of Gambit and Tic-Tac-Dough, dead at 91
A game show host reads off a card.

Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as Gambit and Tic-Tac-Dough who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley, has died. He was 91.


04/15/2025 05:00 AM
London, Ont., woman's uncle among Indigenous WW II soldiers being honoured in Dutch museum exhibit
A grey-haired woman with a warm friendly face sits at a desk with papers in front of her.

Eighty years after her uncle Welby Patterson died on a European battlefield in the final days of the Second World War, Maidy Keir of London, Ont., will see him being recognized at a museum exhibit in the Netherlands in a way he never really was back home. 


04/14/2025 12:28 PM
Aimee Lou Wood says SNL apologized for 'mean and unfunny' White Lotus satire
A woman poses in front of a purple photowall.

The White Lotus actor Aimee Lou Wood says Saturday Night Live has apologized to her for a sketch that mocked her appearance, which she labelled as "mean and unfunny."


04/14/2025 12:17 PM
IN PHOTOS | Highlights from Coachella
A performer in pink latex outfit and gloves performing to packed outdoor music festival

Concertgoers have gathered once again in the California desert for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, with headliners including Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone.


04/14/2025 09:03 AM
All-female crew, including singer Katy Perry, blast off on Blue Origin rocket
Six women are seen in blue spacesuits, flanked on either end by men pumping their fists in the air.

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launched his fiancée Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King.


04/14/2025 05:46 AM
Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel prize-winning novelist, dies at 89
A man gives a talk at an electoral campaign in Barcelona.

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, who enchanted readers with his intellectual rigour and lyrical prose for five decades and nearly became president of his country, died on Sunday. He was 89.


04/13/2025 05:00 AM
Artists pay tribute to rocker Joel Plaskett on surprise covers album
Portrait of a white man with grey hair standing outside against a bokeh background.

Some of the biggest names in Canadian music are paying homage to Joel Plaskett on a new tribute album that was made in secret — without the Halifax rocker's knowledge.


04/12/2025 12:00 PM
How Quebec comedian Rachid Badouri adapted his act for 1st English-language tour
Rachid Badouri poses for the camera sitting on a chair with a blank white backdrop

After years of performing worldwide in French, Quebec comedian Rachid Badouri is touring a new solo show in English, and says there’s a subtle difference in what his new audiences want from him.


04/11/2025 04:00 AM
Alex Garland's Iraq-war film Warfare is visceral, exciting and unethical
A man in combat fatigues looks confused and concerned. In front of him are two other men wearing similar outfits looking at him.

Alex Garland's new film Warfare is an adrenaline-rush, time-accurate depiction of one battle during the Iraq war that claims to be completely objective. But its refusal to question, investigate or comment on anything at all is its major failing.


04/11/2025 05:12 PM
Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, known for First Blood and Weekend at Bernie's, dead at 94
A man smiles for a photo.

Ted Kotcheff, whose six-decade career as film and television director included helming the first instalments of two hit movie franchises in the 1980s, has died at age 94.


04/11/2025 10:21 AM
Soulja Boy found liable for sexual assault of ex-assistant, ordered to pay $4 million US
A man is shown from the waist up, smiling. He is wearing an orange jacket and is in front of a backdrop that says "Bet Awards 2023".

A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman more than $4 million US in damages.