“Black Trashbag Magic” at NYC Fringe: Alina Burke on Memory, Queer Adolescence, and Turning Trauma into Theatre
Playwright Alina Burke’s Black Trashbag Magic transforms queer adolescence into a haunting, emotionally charged stage experience.
Avril Jensen Is Still Asking the Question: Is any of this real?
We sat down with Avril Jensen ahead of her first Toronto show at the Drake Underground.
Toronto’s Best New Rock Band: Introducing Meathead
Get to know Toronto’s new great rock band: Meathead
Hanging With Bebe And Oona Outside The Loose Moose
We chatted with rising stars Bebe and Oona about what it’s like releasing their debut album, and their favourite part of being in a band with their sister.
Cain Culto on Deconstructing from Christianity, Decolonization and Recent Virality of, “KFC Santería”
Cain Culto on queerness, deconstructing from Christianity, and life after going viral on TikTok
Eleri Ward On Meditation, Transformation, And The Power Of Music
Eleri Ward on the power of music and self transformation
Falling In Love At NXNE 2025
Trying to find love at NXNE by asking strangers questions from psychologist Dr. Arthur Aron’s 1997 study, “36 Questions to Fall in Love.”
Isabella Henao On “The Rehearsal,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” And Her Love of Pirate’s Booty
Isabella Henao, winner of Nathan Fielder’s fake singing competition Wings of Voice, on her experience filming the show and how it’s shaping her quickly evolving career.

