Smiley

Fans of thriller writer David Cornwell – better known by his pen name John le Carré – may have thought they had seen the last of recurring protagonist George Smiley when the author died in 2020. Yet the beloved spy is set to return next autumn – this time penned by Cornwell’s son.Publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced a currently untitled novel by Nicholas Cornwell, who writes as Nick Harkaway, set during the decade that passes between the end of le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and the beginning…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto & GTA Music Columnists Hip hop meets cannabis culture in Canadian rapper's latest release Published May 13, 2023  •  2 minute read Canadian rapper Smiley. Photo by Supplied Article content Canadian rapper Smiley — signed to OVO Sound, the record label owned by Drake — is making waves in the music industry with his unique sound and impressive collaborations. His latest release, Sixer, is no exception. From our newsroom to your inbox at…

Smiley is off to space. In the video for his latest song “Certified Freestyle,” the OVO Sound rapper gets abducted by aliens who give him a drink and offer him the opportunity to rap for them.The track is as boastful as usual for Smiley who compares himself to James Harden of the Philadelphia 76ers and brags about sleeping with someone’s girl.“I might fuck his bitch but I don’t kiss her, that’s an old ting I don’t miss her,” he raps. “Like I play with Harden I’m a Sixer.”The track is a collaboration between Smiley and…

It’s hard to keep up with new tracks every week. With a bevy of songs being released every day, we made a list highlighting new tracks from Canadian artists.Boslen, “Santa Muerte”Vancouver’s Boslen admits his love makes him act like a fool on his fiery new single “Sante Muerte,” his first of 2023. Despite his admission of foolishness, this new track is primed for the dancefloor. Album Conversations Over Dinner coming in later this year.Smiley, “Eternals”The OVO Sound artist’s newest single “Eternals” sees him embracing…

Smiley dropped his latest single “Nicky Nine Door” today.The track was produced by Flarryse and Yxngtee, and mixed by Devin Nakao.The OVO Sound rapper released an accompanying video which sees him partying in multiple locations like a rundown kitchen, a gas station, and a train cart. The video was directed by King Bee Productions.About a minute into the video, Drake appears in a cameo, touching Smiley’s shoulder before it cuts back to partying as usual.The song itself boasts Smiley’s air-tight flows and sticky hook as he…

The dimpled sphinx was found near the Hathor Temple, where the famed Dendera Zodiac had been discovered. Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced Monday. It is…

Even stars can’t help but feel starstruck sometimes, and that includes Ice Spice.In a video “Ask Me Anything” interview with Elle, Ice Spice admitted to feeling starstruck when she ran into Toronto rapper Smiley during last year’s OVO Fest.“Shoutout Smiley, but I don’t know why I was so starstruck,” she explained laughingly. “Like, when I seen him I know he thought I was so weird. He was like ‘you good?’ I fuck with him, like I don’t even know what it was, I was just like ‘Oh shit.’”“I’m like girl get it together, like…

Eliza is not sorry when her husband dies. Peter Cargill is 20 years older than his 18-year-old bride, and persuades her parents back in Kalamazoo, Michigan, that he will be a tender and supportive spouse. But as they chase the gold rush and head out west, the opposite turns out to be the case. The year is 1851, and there is little recourse for Eliza against his cruelties: “He had made it clear that he intended to put it to her, whether she liked it or not, once or twice every day.” So when he’s shot in a bar fight in…

As much as I love my smartwatch, I can still appreciate the design and engineering that goes into a traditional mechanical timepiece—most of the time. Richard Mille hopes to capitalize on the era of mobile devices and the devolution of the written word with a new watch packed full of three-dimensional emoji, but only one emoji comes to mind when I think about spending $1.22 million on the RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley.The official story behind the inception of the RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley, as explained by…

Toronto rappers Killy and Smiley have teamed up for a single that couldn’t be more Toronto, paying homage to a Raptor legend with “Vince Carter.”On the Oz and Boi-1da-produced track, Killy revels in his local stardom and mounting success. “I fly through the city / Vince Carter,” he raps on the song’s chorus, alluding to Carter’s high-flying dunks from his prime years in Toronto.Smiley’s verse features his signature sing-songy flow and vocal inflections.In the song’s video, directed by recurring collaborator Gravelsite,…