Parents have the power to release their child’s remarkable inner gifts
The talents of some children are like buried treasure. But you can trust a parent to see these precious gifts and help unearth them…
The tangled tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots
Over the past four-plus centuries, Mary’s reputation has waxed and waned. A movie due out this year should put a positive spin on it…
Rewriting our history won’t make it go away
Historical revisionists want to rename buildings, pull down statues and rename paintings. Leave our history alone, warts and all…
We don’t want to go where trade wars have taken us before
Trump is obviously not deterred by the warnings from economists of a global trade war that could usher in a new depression…
New ‘hyper-reality’ to entertain Cineplex Rec Room visitors
West Edmonton Mall location to be among the first to feature state-of-the-art virtual reality technology…
Visiting Liverpool in search of John Lennon’s first muse
Sixty years ago, John Lennon’s mother Julia was killed. He never got over the loss and you can find echos of her influence in Liverpool…
Banksy, and art’s uneasy alliance with capitalism
The gift shop at the Toronto exhibit offers a swath of overpriced items. What would the ultra left-wing artist think of that?…
Out of the roiling heat of Montreal, into the heart of artistic genius
And a full dose of air-conditioned museum comfort certainly doesn't hurt the appreciation of Picasso…
The man who cheated death again and again
Caryl Chessman won eight stays of execution until the gas chamber finally caught up with him on May, 2, 1960…
Embrace the moment, regardless of the circumstances
By living lives of integrity, by doing our best despite our imperfections, we find a way to move forward…