You can't make this stuff up — or can you? Bombs are serious business. The infamous Unabomber killed three people and injured several others before his 17-year spree ended in 1995. But if anyone was going to translate Donald Trump’s hate speech into action, it could not have been a more cartoonish figure than the
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Great works of art, revisited
The unearthing of a forgotten Caravaggio masterpiece, The Persuasion of the Imbecile (above) brings to mind some of the other great works of art throughout history. Some highlights below: 1. Make America Great Again For some mysterious reason, Grant Wood did not include a torch in his famous homage to the American dream (symbolizing
Bourdain visit brings out best – and worst
If there’s one thing Newfoundlanders hate more than being ignored, it’s being talked about, at least in a way that doesn’t match their own self-perceptions. It’s a reversal of the Oscar Wilde adage, but perhaps reflects the same dilemma experienced in many isolated regions of the world: if we can’t all agree who we are
Crosswalk conundrum
The Springdale town council has done the wise thing and taken the rainbow crosswalk issue under review. Bravo! Fools rush in where pedestrians fear to tread. They dearly need to take a closer look at this complex issue. First, there are several colours involved. And none of them are black. This requires extra study. How
How the other half lives
Here it is. My video collage of our trip to the Dominican Republic with my cousin and her family and colleagues to build houses through the Canadian charity Live Different. It was a life-changing experience. Even though I contracted pneumonia and missed the building part, I dearly want to go there again next year. I
‘It all begins here!’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CviBsiR0VE4 Actually, it began quite a bit before this, but if there ever was a moment that perfectly captured the hubris of the Muskrat Falls delusion, this Dec. 17, 2012 spectacle was it. You can picture then-premier Kathy Dunderdale the night before, carefully honing every mixed metaphor and tired cliché in front of a mirror.
The simplicity of pasta
A couple of years ago I saw a fun video by Bob Blumer called "Man vs Can." Blumer is a Canadian TV host perhaps best know for his former show "The Surreal Gourmet." The premise of Man vs Can? Blumer bets he can make a fresh pasta dish on the stove faster than his young
Into the lion’s den: respected climatologist survives attempted mauling unscathed
Last week's Committee on Science, Space and Technology hearing in Washington should have been a sober discussion about the latest findings on climate change and the direction the U.S. should take towards mitigating the damage. Instead, it was about as productive as a World Wrestling Entertainment match. Lots of melodrama and smackdowns with no
Agnus Dei – Samuel Barber LIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRL447oDId4 I was just browsing through some concert reviews I filed more than 15 years ago, and came across one I wrote on a Quintessential Vocal Ensemble concert in May 2000. The choir, conducted by Susan Quinn and primarily populated by Holy Heart of Mary graduates, was in its prime at the time. One of
I’ll take the blue pill — and I don’t mean Viagra
A belated review of The Red Pill, a film by Cassie Jaye In February, federal Conservative leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier received an endorsement from Alberta Wildrose MLA Derek Fildebrandt. It was an important coup for Bernier who would normally face an uphill battle convincing right-leaning Albertans to bet on a Quebecer. He wanted to tweet