TODAY on "Q"
-- Writer and performer SANDRA TSING LOH, talks about her essay collection "The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones", which features her witty insights into mid-life and culture.
-- Musician OWEN PALLETT [PAL-it] is known for his dynamic looping of violin and electronic sounds, and his frequent collaboration with Arcade Fire. He performs live from his latest record "In Conflict" – which has just been shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize – and talks about the tension between dropping fantasy to communicate directly with his listeners, while he wholly rejects the reading of his record as autobiography.