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Creative Types
July 26, 2010 | 3:26 pm

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From Justin Bieber to Neil Young: a roundup of Canadian musicians acting

It was only a matter of time before Bieber fever infected Hollywood, so the news that Justin Bieber will be launching his acting career in September’s season premiere of CSI comes as no surprise to anyone. Canadian pop stars generally like to lay low from the acting biz, but when they come out, they make it worth our while. Here, a roundup of some of our country’s most ridiculous musician cameos >>

(Photo-illustration: Neil Young by Steve Jurvetson, Justin Bieber by Kerosene Photography, TV by William Hook)

The Dish

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September 30, 2009 | 8:12 am

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Moms encourage kids to eat McDonald’s, the caveman diet, a Canadian-themed bar grows in Brooklyn

Small fry: McDonald's-sanctioned mothers promote fast food eating for children (Photo by Noli Fernan Perez)

Small fry: McDonald's-sanctioned mothers promote fast food eating for children (Photo by Noli Fernan Perez)

• Manhattan was besieged by a group of McMoms last week—a team of pro-McDonald’s matriarchs who were handpicked by corporate bigwigs to crusade in favour of the fast-food giant. In their attempts to convince other parents that the chain provides good food for kids, they offered some words of McWisdom: trade the Coke for a bottle of Dasani, take the salt off fries and swap the cheeseburger for some chicken McNuggets. Unfortunately, they provided no counsel about the ill-effects of selling out to the man. [New York Daily News]

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009
September 10, 2009 | 11:36 am

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So much for a heart of gold: Neil Young cancels his free TIFF appearance

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Tell us why, Neil

In a move sure to have fans pleading “tell me why,” Neil Young has cancelled his much-hyped public appearance at the film festival. The legendary rocker was set to appear at Yonge–Dundas Square on Monday for a public screening of Neil Young Trunk Show, Jonathan Demme’s new concert film about Young.

Details of Young’s appearance were sketchy, but there was no shortage of hopeful rumours (too hopeful, it seems)— spawned in part by a Toronto Star photo caption on August 20, and reported by outlets like Rolling Stone—that he was to give a free concert.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009
August 12, 2009 | 5:01 pm

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Thank you, recession: this year’s free TIFF events are surprisingly wonderful

Young on Yonge: sideburned Canadian rockstar Neil Young appears for free during TIFF (Photo by Félix Antolín Hernández)

Rock star Neil Young gives a free performance (Photo by F.A. Hernández)

Synonymous with velvet ropes, lavish parties and celebrities whose annual income rivals the GDP of Palau, the Toronto International Film Festival has never been a particularly thrifty affair—until now. TIFF is getting recession friendly in ’09 by offering expanded free programming at Yonge-Dundas Square (the kind that so irked Rex Reed last year), not to mention some A-list celebrity appearances. “It’s been a tough year for everyone, so everyone deserves a bit of a break,” says festival managing director Michele Maheux. And judging by the press release, it’s good to see they’re not phoning it in with the freebies: planned events include appearances by Neil Young, George A. Romero, Joan Baez, Sapphire and many more. The full list, after the jump.

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