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Pop Forecast for Jan. 15: 12 Strong, The Assassination of Gianni Versace and...
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....
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12 perfect winter songs (plus one super-cool band)
Jim Reyno With this winter now officially the coldest winter of all time on any planet in any galaxy ever (or so it seems), here’s a look at some chilly records over the years. Simon & Garfunkel,...
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Global Voices: Empathy in the face of addiction
Ruston Baldwin took his first drink when he was two years old. His father was an angry man and a drinker himself. He raised Baldwin on beer. When Baldwin was seven, his mother was diagnosed with a...
View ArticleYes, you can cruise solo and not get soaked
When I first started cruising, I typically travelled by myself. But unlike booking flights or a hotel, booking a cruise for one can be an expensive proposition, all because of something known as the...
View ArticleSailing cruises an intimate way to see global destinations
The word “cruise” is such a broad term. When you think about what constitutes a cruise, most of us probably picture a gigantic ship bobbing around in the Caribbean — and to be sure, that’s probably the...
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Pop Forecast for Jan. 22: Maze Runner: The Death Cure 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: Just call it CSI: Congo
Abducted from their homes one by one in the dead of night, more than 40 girls from the village of Kavumu in eastern Congo were raped, mutilated, and dumped the next morning, barely alive, in nearby...
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How to be a better listener and have meaningful conversations
“Oh, hey! Long time no see! How’s everything going? Good! We should really go for coffee sometime and catch up … All right, byyyeee!” So goes many a casual encounter, perhaps punctuated with a followup...
View ArticleNancy Rosen’s paintings bring artistic edge to Grace and Frankie
Virginia Woolf isn’t the only one who knows the value of having a room of one’s own. On Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, free-spirited Frankie (Lily Tomlin) carves out creative solace in the living Pottery...
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Pop Forecast for Jan. 29: Winchester, Altered Carbon 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 ArticleStunning itineraries highlight Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new ultra-luxury...
A few years ago, river cruises were the hot trend in the cruise industry. While their unprecedented growth still continues, a new wave of cruise ships are hitting the high seas and, in doing so, are...
View ArticleGlobal Voices: Bridging the gap between immigration and employment
Talha Mohammad Malik is one of the lucky ones. He came to Canada seeking a better future for his daughter. He brought with him a strong education and promising job experience, one of the more than...
View ArticleCarnival gives its veteran a brighter look for its Bahamas voyages
Although there is much talk about Carnival Cruise Line’s upcoming Carnival Horizon, which debuts this spring in Europe, the line has been quietly paying attention to some of its older but well-loved...
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The 13 Super Bowl halftime shows post-Nipplegate
It’s been 14 years since Justin Timberlake accidentally exposed Janet Jackson’s breast at Super Bowl XXXVIII, a wardrobe malfunction on par with political crisis, apparently, and thus dubbed...
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Pop Forecast for Feb. 5: Fifty Shades Freed, Here and Now
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....
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Global Voices: Why you can do about the nuclear threat
Marzhan Nurzhan has a mission. The 25-year-old from Kazakhstan is rallying global youth to tackle one of the biggest threats to her generation. But time may be running out. On Jan. 25, partly in...
View ArticleBooks for Kids: Celebrating family, friendship, love
Bernie Goedhart With just a couple of weeks to go before Valentine’s Day, stores are filled with cards and gifts and heart-shaped chocolates. But love comes in many shapes and sizes, not least of which...
View ArticleSoak up Seaside’s fun on-board adventures
Once in a while, a ship comes along that is boldly disruptive. It changes the way that we think about what constitutes a cruise, and what is possible on an ocean-going vessel. Geneva-based MSC Cruises...
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Pop Forecast for Feb. 12: Black Panther, Bachelor Winter Games 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 ArticleThis robot sorts, folds laundry for you
We can’t all have our own personal Rosie the Robot — like George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy, and Jane, his wife — but the Laundroid will have you feeling positively Jetson-esque. Unveiled at...
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