Culture

For generations of McGill students, The Word Bookstore on Milton Street has been almost as familiar a landmark as the Roddick Gates or the Redpath Museum. As The Word marks its 50th anniversary, Adrian King-Edwards, BA’71, the bookshop’s co-founder and owner, shares some memories.

Caity Gyorgy, MMus’22, has won three Juno Awards in the last four years for her albums. The talented jazz singer and composer has been busy putting the finishing touches on her most ambitious project yet.

David Bernad, BA’04, the Emmy Award-winning executive producer of The White Lotus, on how he went from organizing Frosh Week parties at McGill, to producing one of the most acclaimed shows on television.

Before Rihab Chaieb, BMus’10, became a rising star in the world of opera, she was the singer in a metal band. The mezzo-soprano, a “mesmerizing stage personality,” according to The Times, now appears in major opera productions around the world.

Carol Bernard, BA’84, was a respected manager at CN Rail – but her love of music propelled her into a dramatic career shift. As the founder and director of two prominent Montreal choirs, Bernard is now sharing that love of music with her choristers and their audiences.

In her latest short animated film, Oscar winner Torill Kove, MUP’89, revisits her teens and shares a story about the years she and her family spent in Nairobi, Kenya – and what led them there.