Vanessa Granowski’s favourite holiday spin is the Chipmunks singing The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late). Maybe she’ll mix your favourite carol into her weekly Randomland Fridaze residency at Circa (126 John, circatoronto.com) if you wrap up one of her present picks.

Detroit – I was in Motown speaking at a city council meeting the day Detroit auto execs jetted into Washington to ask for the big bailout and were shown the door.

If you’re looking for a movie to set the mood for the holiday season, skip Four Christmases and go directly to A Christmas Tale.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Cannes festival’s Director’s Fortnight series, Cinematheque Ontario has scoured its archives for a treasure trove of Quinzaine premieres.

Singer/songwriter/strummer deluxe Colin Munroe has gone from piecing together his tenderly eclectic pop creations in his grandfather’s attic to headlining shows in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and Atlanta.