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q from the CBC

Each day, q covers entertainment, pop culture, and high arts with forays into the most provocative and compelling cultural trends.

Dee Snider of Twisted Sister

Even Twisted Sister is distancing itself from Trump

Global Politics

Dee Snider became friends with Trump, and let him use “We’re Not Going To Take It” for the campaign. But now, the Twisted Sister frontman isn’t so sure it was a good idea.

Gina Yashere on laughing in the face of bigotry

US racism vs. UK racism? ‘You know where you stand with American racism,’ says comedian

Culture
Adele

As ’25’ smashes records, Adele says getting it out was ‘the hardest process I’ve ever had’

Music
Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman’s new greatest hits album celebrates a quietly powerful legacy

Music
Comedian Marc Maron performs on stage at The New Yorker Comedy Playlist, 2014.

From standup to Obama podcaster: Marc Maron uses vulnerability to stand out

Media
Lena Dunham (second from right) and the other principal actors of the hit HBO series, Girls.

Lena Dunham’s candid, quirky style shows through in a brutally honest new book

Culture

Lena Dunham doesn’t hold much back when it comes to mining her life — warts and all — for material. “From an early age, I found the concept of secrecy really destructive,” she says. In her new book, that includes her struggles with OCD and criticism of her hit show, Girls.

Mick Ebeling says watching Daniel eat with his prosthetic arm was on par with witnessing the birth of his children.

How a California man is using 3-D printers to bring prosthetic limbs to war-torn Sudan

Environment

Sudan has been ravaged by years of war, costing many Sudanese life and limb. But for those who have lost a limb, there’s new hope. A California man has created a project to use 3-D printers to make new artificial limbs.

Boko Haram

Many of the girls who escaped Boko Haram in Nigeria are so traumatized they can’t even speak

Conflict & Justice

The abduction of nearly 300 girls by an Islamist group called Boko Haram took place just as the South Korea ferry disaster happened — so the Western media ignored it. This is about to change.The abduction of nearly 300 girls by an Islamist group called Boko Haram took place just as the South Korea ferry disaster happened — so the Western media ignored it. This is about to change.