The Lost City of Z from James Gray is an entertaining, moving and, engaging jungle adventure/psychological portrait of an extraordinary man, Irish explorer Colonel Percival Fawcett. His Amazon excursions of the 1920’s and 30’s fired international interest and the fashion for jungle exoticism. Sons …
Nursing Home Negligence: What You Need to Know
As our population ages, many of us must face the possibility of long-term nursing care for ourselves, our parents and grandparents. Transitioning yourself or a family member into a nursing home can feel scary and stressful. As with most transitions in life, knowing what to expect can help ease …
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Prof. Ronald J. Deibert talks Black Code
Nick de Pencier’s disturbing documentary Black Code based on Prof. Ronald J. Deibert’s book Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace looks at the elevated state of digital surveillance in the world today. Deibert, Director of the U of T’s Citizen Lab dedicated to researching and reporting on …
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Big week dominated by Fate of the Furious, Maudie brave enough to offer something completely different and what is NCFD150?
The Fate of the Furious (or #F8 if you’re cool) is the latest all adrenaline, all action franchise, fan boy fodder. The franchise tragically lost Paul Walker who died in 2013 but here he is in #F8 deciding to retire, along with Mia. Big Daddy Vin Diesel’s character betrays the gang which makes …
Interview: Barb Stegemann ‘The Perfume War’
Barb – your story of searching for ways to make life better for war weary Afghans is incredibly inspiring. You've created an actual antidote to despair. We follow your journey in the commentary but how hard was it? It wasn’t hard to take the risks from putting it on my visa card and …
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