Elwy Yost and a land where the shadows are always like magic
Elwy Yost turned generations of young people into film buffs through his groundbreaking television programs…
Roseanne brings the blue-collar perspective back to TV
A grossly underrepresented sector of popular culture gets a loud, sarcastic but sympathetic voice…
The tragedy of Oscar Wilde
The Anglo-Irish playwright, poet and novelist ended up imprisoned, the casualty of his own foolishness…
The diet shell game
Stick to the evidence when reporting on – and endorsing – food studies. We need real solutions to obesity and Type 2 diabetes, not book sales…
Hollywood feeds a fascination with guns that borders on pornographic
As movie stars rush to denounce gun violence, their industry has perpetuated the mythology that such carnage is as American as apple pie…
Kate Harris’ Lands of Lost Borders a masterpiece
In Lands of Lost Borders, Kate Harris ruminates on 10 months aboard a bicycle along the Silk Road once conquered by Marco Polo…
Turning streets into destinations, one bench at a time
Outdoor furniture and art are more than add-ons in the greening of a city – they are essential parts of a healthy environment…
Let’s stop gratuitously thrashing historical reputations
Emily Murphy should be celebrated for her accomplishments and how they changed Canadian society for the better, not reviled for her shortcomings…
Harry Truman completely unprepared for his accidental presidency
The inauspicious heir to the White House had planned to play poker the night Roosevelt died. Instead, he became president…
Politics, propaganda and the Bayeux Tapestry
French President Emmanuel Macron has loaned the historic depiction to Britain for public display. Is he taunting the English about Brexit?…