Global Voices: We must do better in highlighting women’s voices
Last month, science writer Ed Yong announced in The Atlantic that he’d spent two years consciously trying to level the gender balance in his stories, ensuring the sources he spoke with represented the...
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Big Brother Canada returns thanks to fans’ support
Big Brother is watching you, and apparently you’re watching Big Brother — obsessively so. The Canadian edition of the reality show is back for a sixth season after fans protested its cancellation last...
View ArticleSilversea liner’s refit will increase passenger capacity, add features
One of my all-time favourite cruise ships will be getting a makeover by the time you read this. Ultra-luxury line Silversea (cruise.center/silversea) is sending its 540-guest Silver Spirit back to the...
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Indigenous tattoos explored in new series Skindigenous
A picture may be worth a thousand words but for many Indigenous people, a tattoo can convey your whole genealogical story. Skindigenous, a new docu-series airing Tuesdays on APTN, explores tattooing...
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Pop Forecast for March 12: Tomb Raider, For the People and more
“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. With that in...
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Global Voices: Tips for a green March Break
Congratulations, Canada; you’ve survived another February. Your reward: March Break. Many families will escape winter this month, loading minivans to tour the big city or heading somewhere warm. Before...
View ArticleDon’t have to head south to seek Disney cruises Alaska, Maritimes,...
If you’ve got kids, a trip with Disney Cruise Line is a no-brainer. The line offers four classically styled ships that recall the grandeur of the great transatlantic ocean liners, but with all of the...
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Ava DuVernay brings ‘a little bit of sweetness’ to A Wrinkle in Time
T’Cha Dunlevy LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey wants nothing but the best for Ava DuVernay. So she is elated to witness DuVernay’s meteoric rise over the past half-decade. That time frame also marks the...
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Wrinkle in Time fuelled by Storm Reid’s math-savvy character
T’Cha Dunlevy Storm Reid is the quintessence of calm in the eye of the — well, you know. The young U.S. actress isn’t asking herself very many questions as she fields a barrage of them from the press....
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Pop Forecast for March 19: Pacific Rim Uprising, Krypton and more
“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. With that in...
View ArticleGlobal Voices: Canada must take water shortages seriously
A winter of bitter winds but little snow gives way to a dry spring. April showers are just a nursery rhyme. City officials ask citizens to take shorter showers. The drought drags through summer. By...
View ArticleEnvision-ing a river cruise celebration with Jann Arden
Just as we enter the start of the 2018 European river cruise season, Avalon Waterways (cruise.center/avalon) has some compelling reasons to book early for 2019, not the least of which is a new ship and...
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Mortician Caitlin Doughty spotlighted in new doc Into the Night
Some people are meant to paint masterpieces, some to be financial wizards. Caitlin Doughty was born to think about death. The 33-year-old mortician has worked on thousands of corpses and pondered their...
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Pop Forecast for March 26: Ready Player One, Roseanne 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: Canada willing to listen to young Canadians
If young people are the future, they should help create it. Canada Service Corps is part of a new national youth service strategy — something we’ve wanted to see ever since we were told as teenagers...
View ArticleGalapagos takes travellers a step back in time
You know you’ve arrived into a very different world when you stare into the eyes of a marine iguana, and it stares right back at you, unafraid. It doesn’t scurry around for protection or advance...
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Books for Kids: Scion of the Fox
Bernie Goedhart Scion of the Fox S.M. Beiko ECW Press Age 11 and older The cover illustration drew me in. It shows a young fox in a snow-covered forest, an accompanying blurb promising “a thrilling...
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Pop Forecast for April 1: Blockers, Paterno 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: Gentrification without exclusion
Brandon Grossutti estimates he’s given out more than 70,000 free meals. In 2013, Grossutti opened Pidgin, an upscale restaurant in a downtrodden neighbourhood — Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is...
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Pop Forecast for April 9: Rampage, Lost in Space and more
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” but these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need. With that in...
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