How to increase your reading speed
Speed reading is really just a collection of good habits, intention and concentration. Anyone can dramatically improve the rate at which they read…
HGTV personality takes from Canadian taxpayers to build Bahamian resort
Government intervention in films and television is both expensive and unwarranted, taking hundreds of millions of dollars from regular hard-working Canadians…
The Mayweather-Paul bout was bad for boxing but good for capitalism
Exhibition matches aren’t a true test of a pro boxer. They tend to occur in more relaxed environments with unique rules – and showboating…
Director examines colonization in production of classical play
Actor, playwright, director, producer Reneltta Arluk returns to U of A as first Indigenous woman to direct on Timms Centre’s main stage…
Trudeau trampling freedom of expression
So culture lobby can rake in more dough…
A fast and furious bit of grovelling from John Cena
The actor and wrestler has angered China. No, not Chyna, the former WWE wrestler. And not china from your grandmother’s curio cabinet. The real China…
TV series shines a light on Norway and its war
As historically-inspired dramas go, the eight-part PBS series Atlantic Crossing is unusually authentic…
Literary detective work leads to major book prize for U of A poet
Iman Mersal won the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Book Award for her creative non-fiction novel recounting the life of a gifted young author…
Everything I know about the U.K. I learned from TV
I’ve developed a real affection for British TV, even when the accents are so gumbo-thick that I’m forced to turn on subtitles…
Toxic masculinity or a beautiful release of frustration?
The new movie Nobody represents a fantasy people approaching middle-aged might have. A sudden jolt back to relevance and strength…