2020: The Year of Empathy, My Book List
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to encapsulate all of this year in a word that encompasses both…
Discovering Black Tea: What Not to Do
When I tried my first cup of loose-leaf black tea, my first reaction was, “Oh, it tastes like black tea.”…
What Did Elisabeth Wear? Clothing in Semlac
Clothing in Semlac is perhaps the hardest detail to keep track of in Between Worlds. I have photos, but they don’t…
Svetlana Dvoretsky: The Woman Behind Theatre
A Russian-Canadian Impresario Have you ever heard of the word “impresario”? That’s someone who organizes and maybe even finances performing…
What Is Flamenco Dance? Myriam Allard Answers
Continuing With Flamenco Last month, I wrote about Bonnie Masina, a woman who took up flamenco dance at age 50.…
Exploring Creativity by Exposing Yourself More
Engage With Your Art Form Theatre guru Trevor Copp has a bowl of theatre tickets, roughly 1,200 of them. The…
Inspiration Isn’t a Eureka Moment: Laurence Lemieux’s “Looking for Elvis”
One myth I want to take down with this interview is the romanticized image of inspiration. Yes, we all get…
Foreheads, Grade 10, and Stories
If there’s one thing I’d wish I’d done more of, it’s pay attention in English class, specifically grade 10 English…
Yes, World, There is Prejudice in Canada
My Hometown A myth is developing about Canada, my country: that our arms are wide open to immigrants. It’s also…
Language is More Than IQ Scores and Alzheimer’s Prevention
One thing I’ve always envied about descendants of pioneer families is that those descendants had easy access to their roots…
