The power of poetry / Q&A with Spoken word poet Brandon Wint

 Though he now calls Edmonton home, poet Brandon Wint says much of what shaped his art can be owed to what he calls being "a child of Ottawa's creative commuity." Here, he says, is where he truly began to know himself and see more clearly what he could offer the world

A Big Show with Hat Fitz and Cara for Small Halls

 Images by Roseanne Lake. The Festival of Small Halls is exactly as it sounds, a bunch of bands going to historic and beautiful places around Ottawa playing big shows in small places. The festival is meant to bring life and vitality back to small venues outside of the city landscape. It

Why Your Business Needs a Jib Crane

 Most people underestimate how hard owning and operating of a small business can be. Although running any small business is challenging, running an industrialized small business can be even harder. There are many different variables that can affect how your  and neglecting any one of them can be disastrous. A

Get Your Politics On With Generous at the GCTC

 All photos courtesy of Pascal Huot The Great Canadian Theatre Company is opening its season with a solid hit of political theatre. Generous, by award-winning Canadian playwright Michael Healey, is a great play to see at any time, but it’s a special treat during an election campaign. Generous at first

Bluesfest Beats

 Photo by Steve G The countdown to RBC Ottawa Bluesfest is on. As the weeks leading up to the festival go by, OLM will continue to highlight must-see performances by some of the acts that you may have not yet discovered—so Ottawa music lovers listen up! An exciting variety of

Outstanding Obaaberima

 Photo credit: Jeremy Mimnagh Looking for something incredible to do this week? Head to the National Arts Centre to see its latest production Obaaberima. Playwright and actor Tawiah M'Carthy won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Outstanding Production in 2013 for his masterpiece. The play actually won three Doras in total:

4 Misconceptions That Won’t Help When You Hit the Slopes this Season

 Common Errors to Avoid from Sought-After Instructor & Keynote Speaker Chalky White As the season gets underway and skiers of all levels journey to the snow-capped mountains, chances are that a great many of them will do some things that won’t help their cause, says world-class ski instructor Chalky White.

How U.S. Midterm Elections might affect Online Gambling Regulations in the U.S.A.

 Last week the U.S.A. saw the holding of midterm elections for represented positions in the United States Senate. The Republican Party had a considerable win and was able to pick up many seats in these elections, and in turn ensured they now command the majority of the voting power in

The Future’s Bright—The Future is Red and White

 At the beginning of the 2014 season, few would have bet on tennis players Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard becoming massive factors on the men and women’s tours respectively. However, while in the past North American tennis has been ruled by the U.S.A., with players such as the Williams Sisters

European Union Film Festival: One Mile Away

 The European Union Film Festival will snitch the dirty, yet exhilarating details behind the often concealed truths of gang wars with the film ‘One Mile Away.’ Unveiling social progress is possible when two rival groups adjoin with a purpose. Street gangs generally operate on the pretense of restricted solidarity, power claims, disturbance

Industry Leaders Rally Together to Support ALS Canada

 From left to right: Sir Terry Matthews, Debbie Weinstein and Bruce Lazenby Terry Matthews, high tech mogul; Bruce Lazenby, president and CEO of Invest Ottawa; and Debbie Weinstein, founding partner of LaBarge Weinstein LLP to participate in ice bucket challenge to raise funds for ALS Canada Leaders from Ottawa’s business

Mazda’s CX-5 is Top of its Class for Smaller SUVs

 Like millions of Canadians, I am a fan of smaller compact SUVs. What I look for in a SUV is a combination of fuel-efficient power matched with performance that provides comfort smooth handling and a maintenance regimen that is not going to cost me hundreds of dollars every time I

Putting the “Science” in “Science Fiction” – Hydrogen Power, Part 3

 I have discussed the potential benefits and limitations of hydrogen power in my two previous blogs, showing how the transition to hydrogen power shows great potential for the creation of a greener future and the issues that will need to be overcome in order to allow a hydrogen economy to

Putting the “Science” in “Science Fiction”: Hydrogen Power, Part 2

 In last week's blog, I talked about the many possibilities offered by using combustible hydrogen as a power source for cars and other vehicles. Hydrogen holds a great deal of promise for use in this manner, but there is another entirely different way of drawing energy from hydrogen. This method