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A jazz star on the rise
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.
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Getting things ready for your stay at The White Lotus
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.
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From metal to Mozart
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.
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Helping others find their voices
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.
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Mining (and questioning) her memories
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.
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An eclectic approach to Canada’s history
When film director Matthew Rankin, BA’01, came to Montreal to study at McGill, it put him on the path to learning French, embracing the city as his new home – and making the critically acclaimed Universal Language.
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The story behind Chromeo’s distinctly funky charms
If the Montreal electro-funk duo Chromeo’s music hadn’t caught on, David Macklovitch, BA’00, MA’03, the band’s vocalist and guitarist, might be at the front of a university classroom right now, teaching French literature.
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Championing Quebec culture
As the president and director general of the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), Louise Lantagne, BA’77, plays a crucial role in supporting Quebec culture – both inside the province and around the world. (Cet article est disponible en français.)
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One of the Big Apple’s best booksellers
Sarah McNally, BA’98, is the driving force behind McNally Jackson Books in New York. Her chain of independent bookstores has managed to thrive in challenging times. Both Vogue and The New Yorker recently included McNally Jackson’s shops on their lists of New York’s finest bookstores.
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‘Our unofficial Architect Laureate’
The life and work of Arthur Erickson, BArch’50, LLD’75, one of Canada’s most celebrated and influential architects, is the subject of both a new documentary film and a new exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture.
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Looking for a holiday read?
The holidays are almost upon us and (hopefully) that means you’ll soon be able to spend some quality time with a good book or two. Here are some possibilities for you to consider – all written by McGill alums.
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A complicated legacy
Pete Rose has more hits than any player in Major League Baseball history, but he isn’t in its Hall of Fame because he bet on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds. Jeffrey Lenkov, BA’87, co-created a recent TV series about the controversial baseball legend.