And the NQ cycle keeps on going

The Summer NQ is in its last few days of proofing; at this stage it seems a continual round of reading and finding just one more spelling error - oh, and that footnote is formatted wrong - and can we even up these columns here? At the same time, work for the Fall issue is starting to come into the fold. The time between these two magazines is actually our shortest production span of the year. Won't give away the next theme yet; that's a surprise. Ditto for the cover. But maybe tune into CBC's On the Go, say over the next week or so. Might hear a thing or two of interest.

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Musing on a theme

We're through a first edit of the Summer Issue, still placing text and scouting for imagery - and, also, thinking about the theme: Traditional Music and Dance. More specifically, a number of our writers ask the question: just what is traditional music? Is there some government department that officially stamps it thus? Does it matter who wrote it? What about who sings it? Fascinating questions, where this kind of music begins, and where it goes.

(Image: rysonsmusic.com.)

Dancing to our copy deadline, Summer Issue

Our features, essays and reviews are flying in from all over. On performing in Renews, preserving the intangibles of play, and decoding the artistic structure of Beijing Opera. Not to mention the efforts to obtain our cover image, a striking piece that turns out to be not as accessible as I had imagined. We'll see what we can file by end of day - you can weigh our efforts against what you hold in yours hands in a month or so.

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Cover models

We set the bar high with our Spring cover - the gorgeous Barbara Pratt painting, the jiffy new logo. Cover design is an art in itself, as you can see by these examples. We're determined to keep high standards, creating something exciting, so you might catch us visiting galleries and generally keeping our eyes peeled for that piece, that idea, that image that says NQ Summer.

(Image: blogspot.com.)