Chris Rattan
NOW Magazine
Toronto, ON, Canada
Contact Chris
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Chris:
Nuit Blanche 2018: Ekow Nimako creates a monument to Scarborough – out of Lego
The Toronto sculptor is among the artists shifting the art scene's attention east as the all-night art event's first foray into the suburbs → Read More
CBC arts show In The Making demystifies the genius artist
Documentary series travels Canada and the world to create portraits of artists in the midst of making new work → Read More
Virtual reality film imagines an Indigenous future for Toronto
Nature reclaims the city in director Lisa Jackson's room-scale VR experience Biidaaban: First Light → Read More
Review: Anna Calvi uses rock 'n' roll to subvert the gender binary on Hunter
Album review: Singer/guitar shredder Anna Calvi is in a new era of openness, and it's pushed her to new heights on this third album, Hunter. → Read More
10 must-see queer films playing at TIFF 2018
This year's fest is light on queer content, but we dug into the program to round up key titles plus films with prominent queer directors, writers and actors → Read More
Review: The Miseducation Of Cameron Post delivers mixed messages
Desiree Akhavan's engaging drama about teens at a gay-conversion camp suffers from uneven characterization → Read More
Toronto Caribbean Carnival costumes go high tech
As carnival culture spreads globally, local costume designers are using technology to rekindle interest in old traditions → Read More
Toronto students learn the art of Ol’ Time Carnival
Veteran designer Clarence Forde will teach carnival history to grade-schoolers this fall → Read More
ROM's #MeToo exhibit shows why we can’t separate art from artist
The museum tackles sexual assault allegations against influential photographer Raghubir Singh – and reframes his work in the process → Read More
Eight can't-miss events at queer festival Bricks and Glitter
The community-based arts event takes over venues across Toronto's west end from July 19-29 → Read More
Janelle Monáe's Rebel concert was a celebration of freedom and self-love
Review of Janelle Monáe's Toronto concert at Rebel: With a joyous, ambitious performance, the newly out pop singer's performance was the truest version of the story she's been telling since the beginning fo her career. → Read More
Janelle Monáe's Rebel concert was a celebration of freedom and self-love
Review of Janelle Monáe's Toronto concert at Rebel: With a joyous, ambitious performance, the newly out pop singer's performance was the truest version of the story she's been telling since the beginning fo her career. → Read More
Bricks and Glitter: a new queer festival that's "for us, by us"
The 10-day grassroots event is more than just an alternative to Pride Toronto → Read More
Review: It's time to call a moratorium on docs about Whitney Houston
Kevin Macdonald's authorized film Whitney paints a dimensionless portrait of the late pop icon → Read More
Toronto-set web series Virgins! celebrates the joys of being sexless
Black women on TV are increasingly affirming their desire for sex. But with Toronto-based web series Virgins!, creator Aden Abebe chronicles the lives of four millennial women as they navigate adulthood without a certain rite of passage → Read More
TV review: Hannah Gadsby's Nanette isn't genius – it's something else entirely
Australian comedian's Netflix special is a game changer → Read More
Man in giant radish suit helps feed the city
To raise money for North York Harvest Food Bank, urban planner Josh Neubauer has worn a custom radish suit on his two-hour commute to and from work. This campaign, the Radish Commuter, calls attention to food insecurity in Toronto's inner suburbs. → Read More
The best Canada Day 2018 events in Toronto
A guide to the best Canada Day 2018 events in Toronto. Recommendations on where to go and what to do on on July 1, including fireworks and events at Harbourfront, Mel Lastman Square, The Bentway Skate Trail, Toronto Islands and Ontario Place. → Read More
Not into Pride? Alternative queer festival to launch in July
Bricks and Glitter will showcase young queer, trans and two-spirit artists, musicians and performers in venues across the city's west end → Read More
The Ethnic Rainbow wants to be your Pride alternative
Stand-up comic Brandon Ash-Mohammed created monthly comedy showcase The Ethnic Rainbow to support LGBTQ+ comedians of colour who have felt excluded from Toronto's non-inclusive comedy scene. The June 23 show is an alternative Pride event for QBIPOC. → Read More