An art exhibit allows men to experience cat calling and more arts stories you might have missed

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Men experience catcalling from other side in art exhibit opening for Stampede (CBC Calgary) 

The art exhibit This is What it Feels Like, currently happening in Calgary, hopes to draw attention to the issue of catcalling. Participants enter a dark trailer where an audio track — full of phrases like "Nice legs" and "How ya doing, sweetie" — plays. The exhibit first surveyed 117 women in Calgary about their own experiences with street harassment. They created the exhibit to reflect these survey responses, with hopes of sparking a conversation about what an issue this really is.

The fight for equal pay in Hollywood continues with Hawaii Five-0's latest controversy (q)

Fans of the popular show Hawaii Five-0 were unhappy to say the least when news broke out that two actors would not be returning to the eighth season of the show. Grace Park and Daniel Dae Kim had been in negotiation for equal pay compared to their co-stars. Actor and screenwriter Amanda Joy, known for the television comedy Second Jen, joined q to talk about the issue — one she's passionate about, particularly when it comes to Asian actors. "They were so obviously meaningful to the show," she told guest host Ali Hassan. "It shouldn't even be a question that they are getting paid the same."

Colour blizzard: 3-year-old painter gears up for gallery exhibition (CBC New Brunswick)

Advait Kolarkar is a three-year old abstract painter from New Brunswick. The toddler began painting abstract art when he was just one. With no artistic instruction from his parents, his art work is entirely his own creation and has grown increasingly popular. Kolarkar creates his paintings using his hands, squirt paint bottles, combs, rollers and his toy dinosaurs. His second art exhibition is set for next January; meanwhile, he's been selling his paintings — some for as high as $500.

Why the 100-year-old mystery of Tom Thomson's death lives on (q)

Tom Thomson was an iconic painter, known best for painting the beauty of Algonquin Park. Tragically and mysteriously, on July 8, 1917 Thomson disappeared into Algonquin Park's Canoe Lake. All that was left in his overturned canoe was a gallon of maple syrup, jam and a rubber sheet. The mysterious circumstances of his death happened 100 years ago now, yet people are still searching for the answers — including a Twitter account @TTLastSpring which chronicles his death and the possibilities of what exactly happened. Over on their blog, q decided to delve a little into the mystery.

How Wonder Woman's Eugene Brave Rock jumped from stuntman to a summer blockbuster (q)

Before Eugene Brave Rock landed a role in the blockbuster Wonder Woman film, he was a stuntman who traveled across the world, including a gig at Disneyland Paris. Brave Rock grew up in the Blood Tribe of Southern Alberta and since childhood hoped to become an actor. He told q about his journey to the Hollywood big leagues and holding on to his Indigenous roots while playing the role of Chief in the superhero film.

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