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Toronto’s Jersey Shore spinoff is a no-go. But what would a future with Lake Shore have been like?

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Looks like the plug’s been pulled on the Toronto-based hot-mess-of-a-reality-show, Lake Shore, before it even got turned on (no pun intended. Well, maybe a little). The Star reports that the show is a no-go after producers couldn’t secure a network to pick it up. We’re not all that surprised, considering the recent controversy it begat, but we can’t help but wonder what could have been if Lake Shore did make its way into our homes, into our lives.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Hour: C’mon’s last few shows, The Lemonheads make a comeback, the Forgotten Rebels tribute album, Nirvana nostalgia

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The coolest thing about this past Tuesday’s Fucked Up show at The Mod Club was the appearance of C’mon — Ian Blurton‘s killer three-piece outfit with his girlfriend Katie Lynn Campbell (ex-Nashville Pussy) and Dean Dallas Bentley — opening up the show. C’mon is calling it quits, but not before playing a few shows around town this month, including one on Oct. 20 at Cherry Colas and the big one on Oct. 22 at The Bovine Sex Club.

Q&A: Morris Panych, director of Soulpepper’s new adaptation of Ghosts

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Alberta native Morris Panych is a veteran of all trades in Canadian theatre: he’s had over eighty of his productions and two-dozen plays shown across Canada, Britain and the United States. Now, the playwright, actor, director and winner of two Governor General’s Awards seeks to delight and enlighten audiences with his own adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece, Ghosts. We caught up with Panych, who opened up about what it’s like to take on such a famous work.  

There’s no ‘i’ in art. Or is there?

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David Hockney once said, “All art is contemporary, if it’s alive, and if it’s not alive, what’s the point of it?” This might explain his usage of some of the most influential innovations of our time — fax machines, laser printers, office photocopiers, Polaroids — to produce art throughout his 60-year career.