Covering Humanity at War
Nahlah Ayed will never forget the day she looked into the eyes of death.
She stood still, the gun po…
The Natural: Laureen Harper Talks Family, Fitness and Canadian Pride
Laureen Harper is a natural. She’s found the secret to balancing her official duties, being a mom…
The Tympanic: Beat Goes On
For six years, Ottawa groove-rock band Tympanic has been rocking stages across the country and at ho…
Travel Diary: South Africa
I heard a “joke” in Ficksburg, South Africa, which went something like this, “What is the diff…
The Price of the Word: It’s Time for a Change in Kazakhstan
Journalism and fear never go well together.
Just one day before I interviewed CBC foreign correspond…
Eulogizing the Senators
Breakout, drop pass, gather, wind-up, wrister, twine, the last step serving as the swiftest route to…
Publisher’s Message: Canada Lives in the Centre
Ottawa is still a small big town. Federal politics are deeply woven into the community and play…
The Celebrity Look for Less: Kirsten Dunst
The month of May is all about slowly transitioning out of your winter wardrobe while embracing the t…
Gypsy “Now Playing” in Cornwall
Are you into rock, soul and some blues?
Then you have to be at Gypsy’s new CD release party this Sat…
Film Review: The Cabin in the Woods
If you like movies about cabins in the pines with secret elevators underneath them leading to a comp…
Solar Dance: Genius, Forgery, and the Crisis of Truth in the Modern Age
Today Vincent Van Gogh is everywhere. Prints of the Dutch master’s most famous paintings adorn stu…
Polling Déjà vu in Wild Rose Country
In November of 1936, in the depths of the Great Depression, incumbent Democrat President Franklin De…
Recipe for a Dancer
By: Chick Snipper
With the arrival of shows like So You Think You Can Dance (important enough to hav…
Book Review: Behind The Bank Counter
Brian L. Coventry’s You Can Bank on That: The Early Years, a second sequel to the author’s first b…
Dalai Lama Visits Ottawa
The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet may have come with a serious message, but His Holiness started his publ…
Death and the Maiden Duke It Out at The NEW Gladstone
Ariel Dorfman’s dark and daring drama Death and the Maiden provides a thrilling conclusion to The…
Controversial Public Servant Cuts Coming – Canada’s Magic Shrinking Trick
Public Servants Series
What will Canada look like if tens of thousands of public sector jobs are los…
Recipe: Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies (Chewy)
Very few things are better comfort foods then a glass of milk with a delicious gooey-chewy chocolate…
DIY: Metal Frame Collar for your Blouse
Blouses are one of the staples in anyone’s wardrobe. They can be dressed up with pencil skirts or…
Travel Diary: Maputsoe, Lesotho
A big, white pickup truck pulled into the compound, one afternoon at Rachel’s Children Home, an HI…
Father Knows Best
With my parents’ 48th wedding anniversary approaching this month, there is cause for a lot of remi…
Sin: The Russia You Never Knew
Book Review by: Damira Davletyarova
Zahar Prilepin’s book Sin is a collection of short stories…
Searching for Style on Two Wheels
Last year, Michelle President and Zara Ansar, were bouncing at trampoline class as they gabbed about…
Bette’s Etiquette Beat – Deadiquette
Spring has sprung in the Nations’ Capital! It is always one of my favourite seasons- buds blosso…
New Burger Place Opens Downtown
Watch out, Ottawa; there’s a new burger place in town. Burgers on Main is located on Sommerset betwe…
