ABOVE THE FOLD
Movie review: Encanto
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music, clever writing and an animation style that reveres racial difference ensure Encanto casts a durable spell with enough power to make you forget it’s Disney formula.
Movie Review: The Last Duel
Nobody knows how to dissect the alpha male psyche with as much compassion as the director of Gladiator and Blade Runner, which is why Ridley Scott's latest epic about an historic rivalry between two French heroes of yore has as much blood and guts as it does heart.
Movie Review: Eternals
Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao creates a rich tapestry of stories in this new superhero saga that finds inspiration in ancient myth, yet struggles to bring its epic scope down to Earth.
THE SICK DAYS
The Sick Days: Part 22
After toughing out the chronic pain of inflamed joints and fever flashes, a young reporter hits the wall and lands in the hospital where hiding the truth about her illness is no longer an option
By Shelley Page
An ...
THE DADDY DIARY
Daddy Diary #8: The Puppetry of Parenting
What does a puppet parent looks like? Imagine a new form of entertainment if choreographed by a drunk, one-legged Danny Kaye and a zombie cheerleader.
By Chris Lackner
“I've got no strings so I have ...
POP CULTURE DECODER
Christmas music is more maligned than soul patches; Misty Harris jumps to its defence
By Misty Harris
Every holiday season, the masses profess their hatred of Christmas music with a level of zeal normally reserved for discussions about ...
FOOD
Recipe: Reset Button Green Smoothie
A spritely emerald green, this smoothie is packed with kale and spinach, but sweetened naturally with pear, banana and pineapple, so as good as it is for you, it doesn’t taste like medicine.
By Louise ...
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December 25, 2016
Lion has a big roar
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October 7, 2016
The Birth of a Nation delivers blood-soaked tropes
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October 30, 2015
Movie review: Truth, not black and white
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July 6, 2015
Pop Culture Decoder: Why I hate 21 Day Fix
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November 5, 2015
Charlie Brown vs. Bart Simpson
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January 22, 2016
Dirty Grandpa leaves a stain
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September 15, 2015
Pop Culture Decoder: Cosmetic Dermatology
Sports: 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang
From the history-making luge team to comeback kid Mark McMorris, Canada has had a Games to remember — and it could get even better during the last week of competition
By Bev Wake
There have been moments, during these 2018 Winter Olympics, that should stay with us for a while.
There was Sam Edney, unable ...