Telly With Melly for May 25: Live With Kelly and Ryan comes to Canada
Live With Kelly and Ryan is going Canadian again — just in time for the country’s 150th birthday. Fresh off the addition of Ryan Seacrest as its new co-host, the morning talk show will trot across the...
View ArticleTelly With Melly: Canadian ratings for the week of May 8-14
No doubt, Saturday Night Live has had a stellar season. Alec Baldwin’s pouting buffoonery as U.S. President Donald Trump was a driving force, as well as Melissa McCarthy’s unbridled aggression as press...
View ArticleReality Check for May 27: The Bachelorette, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars
Whaboom or bust. If you need proof that some reality TV shows may in fact be stretching reality (shocking, we know), look no further than Monday’s premiere episode of The Bachelorette. How else to...
View ArticleTelly With Melly for May 30: SpongeBob SquarePants, Fear Factor
It’s a good day for fans of quadrilateral clothing. Nickelodeon has announced that SpongeBob SquarePants has been renewed through to its 12th season. The animated show set in Bikini Bottom is currently...
View ArticleTelly With Melly for May 31: The Carmichael Show, Food Delicious Science
The Carmichael Show — a comedy that’s been reverently described as Norman Lear-like for its grasp on the cultural zeitgeist — is back Wednesday with season 3. And though the show has already tackled...
View ArticleTelly With Melly for June 1: Life Below Zero, Scripps National Spelling Bee
Focusing on folks who inhabit notoriously inhabitable areas, Life Below Zero visits Alaska on Thursday. Hardy fella Glenn Villeneuve lives in a one-room cabin with no running water. His only fuel for...
View ArticleTelly With Melly: Canadian ratings for the week of May 15-21
How about that NCIS finale? In a week packed with season-enders, the cliffhanger episode on May 16 had the most Canadians gripping their sofa armrests. It started with a Navy SEAL going missing and...
View ArticleReality Check: America’s Got Talent, Bachelorette and more
America has definitely Got Talent This week’s water-cooler worthy moment is brought to you by the adorable Darci Lynne Farmer of Oklahoma City. The 12-year-old’s mission: Keep the art of ventriloquism...
View ArticleTelly With Melly for June 5: Brother vs. Brother, Hot Girls Wanted
There’s brotherly love — as in putting up with a sibling who steals your secret candy stash. And then there’s brotherly love — as in teaming up with him to build a home-renovation empire and land among...
View ArticlePop Forecast for June 26: Despicable Me 3, Becoming Canadian and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need....
View ArticleGlobal Voices: What’s your gift to Canada?
As Canada Day approaches, there is a lingering question for many. What does 150 years of Canada mean and how do we properly mark it? This anniversary is about more than giant rubber ducks, a travelling...
View ArticleThe Amazing Race Canada players ‘so competitive’ in Season 5, says showrunner
Barrelling around the corner in a blur of backpacks and Spandex, the teams battling it out on The Amazing Race Canada scan Capilano Suspension Bridge Park for a falconer with a clue to their next...
View ArticlePop Forecast for July 3: Spider-Man: Homecoming, Snowfall and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need....
View ArticleGlobal Voices: Toronto school builds bridge to reconciliation
Singing O Canada is a morning ritual familiar to every Canadian student. But at one Toronto school, they’ve added another tradition. Recently, Craig and former Prime Minister Paul Martin visited...
View ArticleHolland America bound for Cuba
New sailings for Nieuw Statendam, pair of Vista-class vessels also on line’s voyage agenda It’s been an exciting couple of weeks for Holland America Line (cruise.center/holland) — so much so that...
View ArticleEuropean river cruises get a makeover
I probably shouldn’t admit this since I’m a purveyor of all things cruise, but I really like river cruising. Europe, Asia, North America – the destination isn’t so important. River cruising is just an...
View ArticleOne Vista visit and you’ll be back for more
Carnival. All I have to do is type that one word and, chances are, you’ve already formed an opinion of what it is to take a Carnival (cruise.center/carnival) cruise. Unless you’ve sailed with the line...
View ArticlePlenty of pacific voyages for your sailing adventure
Cruises to Alaska dominate the offerings, but itineraries also include such destinations as California, Hawaii and Japan As much as I love travelling overseas to Europe, Asia and abroad, I have to...
View ArticleQueen Mary 2 remastered and raring to go
From upgraded staterooms, bar menus to on-board kennels, Cunard’s flagship liner vastly improves on-board sailing experience Today’s article comes to you direct from the North Atlantic, from the...
View ArticleSmall-ship expedition becomes a big environmental exploration
Take a journey through West Coast wonders aboard Outer Shores’ six-passenger Passing Cloud This is one of those cruises I’m almost hesitant to tell you about, for the simple reason that I think it is...
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