Film pranks can be enjoyed without shame

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was one big, long, hilarious prank pulled by the film's British co-writer and star, Sacha Baron Cohen, who delivered the gag straight-faced and with impeccable comic timing.

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NAC orchestra offers downloads

To celebrate Canada Day and it's 40th anniversary, the National Arts Centre, is launching the NAC Musicbox and making 150 rare recordings available online for free.

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Young punks brush up their Shakespeare and shed blood

ON STAGE -- What: Shakespeare in the Summer

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Two dancers to get the cha cha chop

Two dancers will be booted on Thursday night's episode of So You Think You Can Dance, leaving 10 competitors in the game.

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Robert Amos

Robert Amos writes about visual arts. A full-time professional artist, Amos was born in Belleville, Ont., and is a graduate of York University in Toronto.

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Kevin Bazzana

Kevin Bazzana holds a PhD in music history from the University of California at Berkeley and a master's degree in musicology and performance practice from Stanford University. He has taught and written about classical music for 20 years and is an international expert on Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.

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Adrian Chamberlain

Adrian Chamberlain writes about arts, entertainment and books. He has won three B.C. Newspaper Awards for arts writing and plays keyboards for a band In his spare time.

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