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Books for Kids: The Golden Thread – A Song for Pete Seeger
The Golden Thread: A Song for Pete Seeger Colin Meloy, illustrated by Nikki McClure Balzer & Bray Age 7 and older Bernie Goedhart In the stream of books that flows across my desk each year, every...
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Pop Forecast for July 30: The Spy Who Dumped Me 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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Italy’s lesser-known gems — the Sorrento coast, Abruzzo mountains
Paula McCooey Italy has many treasures — whether it’s the Renaissance art of Florence, ancient architecture of Rome or the canals of Venice — there’s no doubt this European gem offers a cornucopia of...
View ArticleGlobal Voices: We need to talk about suicide
Twenty years ago, if someone jumped off a bridge, it wasn’t news. Decades of research have shown that sensationalized stories of suicide can lead to an increase in deaths and self-harm, so most news...
View ArticleAt Edge of innovation Celebrity Cruises’ newest vessel in class of its own
It is always exciting when a new cruise ship comes out, but I can’t quite remember the last time I was this excited about a new ship launch — and this particular one is still several months away. This...
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Pierce Brosnan singing in Mamma Mia isn’t the only vocal travesty
Jamie Portman When Pierce Brosnan was foolhardy enough to warble some ABBA numbers in the first Mamma Mia film in 2008, the critics reached for their stilettos. New York Magazine likened his singing...
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Voice actor Jim Cummings brings Winnie the Pooh to life
Eric Volmers By most accounts, there could be as many as 400 voices floating around Jim Cummings’ head at any given time. Granted, the veteran voice actor hasn’t actually counted them. “I have no...
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Pop Forecast for Aug. 6: The Meg, Slender Man 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: Do it yourself cities
Early one brisk June morning, Chelsea Whitty walked Edmonton’s streets intent on committing what some might call vandalism. Armed with party supplies and planters, the urban planner decorated a...
View ArticleNortheast Passage expedition marks Silversea first
There is almost too much cruise news to talk about this week. That’s good for me and probably bad for my editor. Here are three of my favourite cruise news stories for this week: The Northeast Passage...
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Pop Forecast for Aug. 13: Mile 22, The Last Sharknado 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: Let your kids look for frogs this summer
One summer when we were kids, our family rented a cottage. The four of us piled into a van laden with all the summertime accessories we’d need and took the highway north until the air tasted fresh. Our...
View ArticleCarnival adds life to Long Beach terminal refit
Every cruise begins in the same way: with an embarkation process. You enter the terminal to have your documents checked, pass through a security screening, and then on to the final phase where you have...
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Pop Forecast for Aug. 20: A.X.L., Searching 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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Pop Forecast for Aug. 27: Kin, Jack Ryan 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: Tackling air pollution in Canada
Stepping off a plane in Delhi a while back, Craig noticed a billboard in the distance. Your whitest whites, it promised, advertising a new brand of laundry detergent. The once white button-down in the...
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Cam Christiansen’s documentary Wall a visual treat
There are no shortage of impressive moments in Calgary filmmaker Cam Christiansen’s animated documentary Wall. But it’s safe to say few films this year will boast one as brilliant as the segment that...
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Pop Forecast for Sept. 3: The Nun, Peppermint 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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Global Voices: Remembering Annie Bartlett – role model and bias buster
We want to tell you about Annie Bartlett. We’ll introduce our friend as she liked to do so herself, as a “visual artist, folk dancer, jujutsu fighter and feminist.” She was also a social activist...
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Pop Forecast for Sept. 10: The Predator, A Simple Favor 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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