Chris Dart

Web Writer

Chris Dart is a writer, editor, jiu-jitsu enthusiast, transit nerd, comic book lover, and some other stuff from Scarborough, Ont. In addition to CBC, he's had bylines in The Globe and Mail, Vice, The AV Club, the National Post, Atlas Obscura, Toronto Life, Canadian Grocer, and more.

Latest from Chris Dart

Dandyism pays tribute to how Congolese sapeurs use fashion as 'a way of resisting'

Dance piece makes its North American debut in Toronto as part of the Luminato Festival

Comedian Lisa Gilroy is tapping into Canada's 'pure creative energy'

The Edmonton-born actress and comedian will be hosting the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards at a time when national pride is through the roof

This play is about Christmas Eve at a strip club. It's also about loneliness

Theatre artist Julie Phan says we need more stories about sex work written by sex workers themselves, including her new play Never Walk Alone

Neema Nazeri wants you to know he's 'a real comedian'

Best known for his online sketches and creating characters like Bobak Markarian and Luca Marino, the Toronto-based stand-up aka ‘Neema Naz’ is determined to wow audiences on stage

Srutika Sabu graduated medical school. Then she became a clown

Toronto-based writer and performer’s new show Neptune's with a Fish questions who gets to be an artist

50 years after he first hit newsstands, Captain Canuck is ready for a comeback

Creator Richard Comely says Canada needs to be more self-sufficient in everything, including pop culture, and adds that Canada's superhero is 'an idealized interpretation' of how we see ourselves

Jasmeet Raina questions the meaning of success in Season 2 of Late Bloomer

Former YouTuber Jus Reign explores divisions in Canada’s Punjabi community in second season of his TV dramedy and tries his hand at directing
DESTINATION: ART

People love these giant Screaming Heads, but how did they get here?

How a high school art teacher turned a broken down farmhouse into the monument of ‘art and creation’ known as Midlothian Castle

New play asks what happens when technology comes for all our jobs

Truck has been eight years in the making, but feels especially relevant now, says playwright. Truck runs March 26-30

'My brother has worked on a job where it's him, an ex-priest and an ex-con'

The Trades creator on why blue-collar work makes such fertile ground for a sitcom. Season 2 of The Trades debuts March 13