Global Voices: How to reduce infant mortality
Craig filed in out of the hot Kenyan sun, alongside Kipsigi women carrying jugs of clean water. In the corner of the mud hut, a two-day-old boy and his rail-thin mother clung to life. Craig visited the...
View ArticlePop Forecast for April 16: I Feel Pretty, Westworld 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: How young is too young to protest?
A new cadre of youth voices is emerging in nationwide protests against gun violence. Thousands of classrooms sat empty last month when students in the United States and Canada walked out in solidarity...
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan inspired by Negan for Rampage
Eric Volmers When Jeffrey Dean Morgan first saw himself on screen as Agent Russell in the mega-budgeted monster film, Rampage, he noticed an uninvited guest creeping into his performance from time to...
View ArticleSymphony of the Seas set to make big waves for maiden season
It’s official: Royal Caribbean has, once again, introduced the world’s largest cruise ship. The 228,000-gross ton Symphony of the Seas, which is 362 metres end-to-end and spans over 16 decks in...
View ArticleBy ocean or river, Viking fleets keep on growing
It was about this time six years ago that I stood on the pier in Amsterdam, on a cold and blustery Dutch day, and watched as Viking Cruises launch its first set of Viking Longship riverboats. The...
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Meg Wolitzer’s The Female Persuasion takes timely look at feminism
Jamie Portman For U.S. novelist Meg Wolitzer, there was an inevitability in her decision to walk in last year’s Women’s March on Washington, one of many that day across the U.S. and around the world....
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Pop Forecast for April 23: Avengers Infinity War, The Handmaid’s Tale
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: Closing the gender wage gap
When news broke that Mark Walhberg was paid 100 times more than his co-star Michelle Williams to reshoot scenes from All the Money in the World, the response was swift. Headlines blared ‘unequal pay...
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Avengers: Infinity War writers battle with abundance of superheroes
Eric Volmers BEVERLY HILLS — Every writer has to face the terror of a blank page. Consider screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely as they set about the daunting task of writing Avengers:...
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Avengers: Infinity War answers few questions, despite hype
Eric Volmers “It might be best for you to see it, so I’m going to talk about bass fishing, OK?” That was Chris Pratt’s response to a typically geeky question at a star-studded news conference for...
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Pop Forecast for April 30: Overboard, Carol Burnett 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: Recycling should be last resort — don’t forget the two other Rs
On the River Thames, a boat made of plastic bottles sets out on an unusual fishing expedition. The students on board are from Canary Wharf College in London, England, and they aren’t in search of...
View ArticleCarnival gets it right with Horizon
BARCELONA, Spain — When I stepped aboard the 3,960-guest Carnival Horizon for a week-long Mediterranean cruise, I expected a lot from Carnival Cruise Line’s (latest ship. Her predecessor, Carnival...
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Russia — not just vodka and nesting dolls
Irene Seiberling For Postmedia News With the Russian river cruise season to reopen in just a few months — running from about May to mid October — now is the time to start setting things in motion....
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Pop Forecast for May 7: Life of the Party, Safe 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....
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Books for Kids: Stop Feedin’ da Boids!, Dr. Coo and the Pigeon Protest
Bernie Goedhart Forget the first crocus or the first buds on a tree. For me, a true sign of spring is pigeon poop on my balcony and incessantly cooing pigeons on the windowsills. This year, they’ve...
View ArticleGlobal Voices: Healing the wounds of Canada’s residential schools
Not far from the sleepy suburb where we grew up, there is a site of unspeakable trauma. About 120 kilometres west of Toronto, you’ll find the grounds of the former Mohawk Institute, one of Canada’s...
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Greece is the word for Celestyal sailing
ATHENS, Greece — For 18 years, I’ve been trying to make it to Santorini, Greece. A storm on a four-day cruise in March 2000 scrapped my chance at landing on the island, and I’ve made two failed...
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Pop Forecast for May 14: Book Club, Cargo 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....
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