Chatelaine_April_May_2019

Five things on our radar this month

THE CHECKLIST

CURRENT OBSESSION

Name

Cher

You know her best as

the fi rst-name-only with

an unforgettable wail.

You’ve confused her with

fellow gothic beauty

Anjelica Huston (her

competition for a role in

The Addams Family).

You fi rst loved her as

the “babe” in “I Got You

Babe,” Winona’s mom in

Mermaids or the siren

who made you belieeeeve

in life after love.

You were psyched

to see her

in last year’s megahit

sequel Mamma Mia!

Here We Go Again.

And now she’s back as

Cher! (Who else?)

The comeback queen is

touring her new album of

ABBA covers. Multiple

locations across Canada ,

April and May.

MUSIC

Last year’s visiting

exhibition by art rock

star Yayoi Kusama

was the buzziest

attraction in Toronto.

Which explains why

more than 4,

people contributed to

a crowdfunding eff ort

in support of “Let’s

Survive Together,” a

permanent installation.

Art Gallery of Ontario,

Toronto, spring

Mirror, mirror

ART

TV

Murder

most foul

Killing Eve, the ultimate

cat-and-mouse thriller

(where the mouse is a

sociopathic, modelesque

murderess, and the cat

is Sandra Oh), is back for

its second season after

winning a Golden Globe

for its Canadian star.

Bravo, April 7.

Beauty spot

TV

Lions and tigers and bears (and monkeys and stingrays

and penguins) are the stars of the David Attenborough–

narrated doc series Our Planet—Netfl ix’s follow-up to the

BBC’s hugely popular Planet Earth. Eight one-hour

episodes feature the fi nest of fl ora and fauna from around

the globe, including eight wilderness areas never before

seen on fi lm (or Insta). The series is a feast for the eyes

with an important message about the role of humanity

in our planet’s preservation. A perfect binge-watch for

Earth Day (April 22), if you can wait that long.

Netfl ix, April 5.

If there’s one thing we know for certain about the fi nal season of the medieval drama Game of Thrones,

it’s that nobody is safe from the chopping block (or poison pie or fi re-breathing dragon). These fi erce

female characters have managed to survive seven seasons, but before the fi nal credits roll, it seems safe

to assume a few more heads will fi rst. HBO Canada, April 14.

TV

Battle royale

LIKELY TO CROAK

LIKELY TO CONQUER

Arya Stark

The Faceless Man

has taught her well.

Daenerys Targaryen

She’s still got

two dragons, so ....

Cersei Lannister

She’ll do whatever

(and whoever) it takes.

Sansa Stark

So. Much. Bad. Luck.

Brienne of Tarth

Good deeds never

go unpunished.

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notebook CULTURE

OUR PLANET

PHOTO, NETFLIX.

KILLING EVE

PHOTO, AIMEE SPINKS/BBCAMERICA. CHER PHOTO, MIKE MARSLAND/CONTRIBUTOR/GETTY IMAGES. KUSAMA IMAGE, YAYOI KUSAMA,

INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM—LET’S SURVIVE FOREVER, 1017, PHOTO MARIS HUTCHINSON/EPW STUDIO.

GAME OF THRONES

PHOTOS, HELEN SLOAN/HBO.