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Global Voices: Tracking apps for giving back
How many steps did you take today? How many calories did you eat? Odds are, most readers could answer these questions just by whipping out their smartphones. We’re living in the app age, where everyone...
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Pop Forecast for May 22: Solo: A Star Wars Story 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: Mental Health Awareness meets Mother’s Day
Recently, Hollywood gave mothers a controversial gift. Tully, a film starring Charlize Theron as a mom struggling to stay afloat, is dividing critics and mental health workers alike. Some say it’s a...
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Pop Forecast for May 28: Arrested Development, Action Point 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: STEAM power tackles global challenges
Craig and Marc Kielburger With the same pen, Leonardo da Vinci sketched enigmatic smiles, and drew up blueprints for technologies that were centuries ahead of his time. He saw no boundary between art...
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Pop Forecast for June 4: Ocean’s Eight, Dietland 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: Blockchain can end forced labour
You’re standing in a grocery store, two cans of competing brands of tuna in your hands. They both look the same, but where did the fish inside come from? The fishing industry in places such as Thailand...
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Sarah Paulson talks Ocean’s 8, her co-stars and X-rated improvising
Wouldn’t it be great if we never had to read another story about #MeToo again? If “time’s up’ were just something you said during a spirited game of Charades? If, instead of calling out men who’ve...
View ArticleCruise lines ready in event of storm crises
You might have already heard about Tropical Storm Alberto. At the end of May, it became the first named storm of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season — days before the season’s official start on June 1....
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Pop Forecast for June 11: Incredibles 2, The Affair 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: Time to abandon the hapless-dad clichés
In the middle of a store, your toddler howls because you won’t buy a toy. Strangers glare in silent—or not-so-silent—judgment. Every mom has experienced this public questioning of her parenting skills....
View ArticleSilversea keeps its Expeditions in a world class of their own
In early June, somewhere between the English Channel and the Celtic Sea, luxury line Silversea officially celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Silversea Expeditions brand, sailing from London to...
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Pop Forecast for June 18: Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom 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: Your socially conscious summer reading list
Last year, five Virginia teens were found guilty of spraying racist graffiti on an historic black schoolhouse. Instead of hard time, they got hardcovers. The judge handed down a list of books covering...
View ArticleRevamped Mariner makes most of shorter vacations
One of my favourite big ships just got a tremendous new makeover. Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas just emerged from a US$120-million dry dock before sailing into her new home port at the Port of...
View ArticleGlobal Voices: The world is your neighbourhood
Not all heroes wear capes — one of ours wore a cardigan. When Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood debuted 50 years ago, you might not have taken the kindly Fred Rogers for a revolutionary. But as seen in the...
View ArticleGlobal Voices: Mandela’s education empowerment legacy lives on
Five years ago, Craig sat under the South African sun at a funeral and joined an entire nation in mourning a hero. Nelson Mandela would have turned 100 this month. Though his legacies number too many...
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Books for Kids: Examining the plight of the honeybee
The Honeybee Kirsten Hall Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault Atheneum Books for Young Readers Ages 4 to 8 Bernie Goedhart A school librarian friend told me about a recent episode in which a stray bee...
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Books for Kids: MiNRS fans have major impact
MiNRS3 Kevin Sylvester Simon & Schuster Canada Ages 8 to 12 Bernie Goedhardt Fans of Kevin Sylvester’s MiNRS series can breathe a sigh of relief — and pat themselves on the back. The long-awaited...
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Pop Forecast for June 25: Sicario Day of the Soldado and more
Chris Lackner MOVIES Big releases on June 29: Sicario: Day of the Soldado; Uncle Drew. Big picture: Hmmm. On the same week marijuana legalization passed in the Canadian Senate, the drug war escalates...
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