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Don't Watch 'The Watcher' Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan
Published Oct 19, 2022
In June 2014, Derek and Maria Broaddus bought 657 Boulevard, a six-bedroom, 110 year-old home in New Jersey. Three days after purchasing the...
Articles By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
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Features'Kim's Convenience' Has Changed the Canadian TV Game — Next Stop, the World Published Jan 18, 2021TV series Kim's Convenience sprung from the wildly successful 2011 play by Ins Choi, based on the playwright's personal experiences navigati...
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ReviewsGood Kid Bring Listeners Back to a World of Chuck Taylors and Side-Swipe Bands on Second EP Published Nov 12, 2020Good Kid 2 is quite possibly the most literal title these Toronto pop-punkers could've chosen. The second EP is also the longest in the band...
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ReviewsTerra Lightfoot's 'Consider the Speed' Is an Emotionally Testing, but Fun, Country-Rock Road Trip Published Oct 16, 2020Terra Lightfoot's rockabilly sound is distinct, and Consider the Speed, her fourth full-length album, makes no left turns. "Called Out Yo...
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StreamsToronto's STACEY Shares Atmospheric "One Woman" Published Oct 09, 2020Toronto psychedelic-pop singer-songwriter STACEY has shared a new single titled "One Woman" — the third from her forthcoming debut album Sat...
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