Schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 2
Jian's back with an all new season of Q! Find out what to look forward to this fall, and what we have in store for you today: Q essay: In the first opening essay of the new season, Jian acknowledges all those for whom Summer 2014 was a difficult one. Far from slow news stories about beating the heat, sombre headlines...
Jian's back with an all new season of Q! Find out what to look forward to this fall, and what we have in store for you today:
- Q essay: In the first opening essay of the new season, Jian acknowledges all those for whom Summer 2014 was a difficult one. Far from slow news stories about beating the heat, sombre headlines -- about Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Ferguson -- have dominated these past few months. [FULL POST]
- Canadian film auteur Atom Egoyan opens up about the mixed critical reaction to his controversial new film The Captive. The film -- which stars Ryan Reynolds, Rosario Dawson and Mireille Enos -- was panned, and even booed by a famously vocal audience, at this year's Cannes Film Festival. [FULL POST]
- It was a well-kept secret that while NYC-based indie pop band FUN were blowing up, their guitarist Jack Antonoff was busy at work prepping his first solo album as Bleachers. Jian speaks with Jack about finding his voice, writing on the road, and why Strange Desire is more than just a solo record. Bleachers perform two songs from the new album. [FULL POST]
- Montreal writer Mireille Silcoff helps us unpack the surprisingly popular phenomenon of "unboxing videos," which show people opening new purchases. Why do these simple, often amateurish videos regularly rack up tens of millions of hits on Youtube? [FULL POST]
* Please note: all schedules are subject to last minute changes. Check back for updates.