I’ve been meaning to acknowledge a Canadian Woman of the Year on What She Said for some time now, but, like many of you, I’m juggling a lot and honestly, time just got away from me. Who would even notice, I rationalized, since I’ve never done this before. I figured I’d just wait until next year. But then, Chrystia Freeland… View Post
A family survived an earthly holocaust living in a salt mine – an extremely well appointed, art treasure trove museum of the best art – salt mine. They’ve been there twenty years and made a policy never to give food or shelter to beggars who come by, as has happened, because every time they offered hospitality, the stranger tried to… View Post
By Anne Brodie Greek mythology comes vividly to life in Uberto Pasolini’s the Return in theatres today. It tells the story of King Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) 1200 years before Christ’s birth who left Ithaca to fight the Trojan War on mainland Greece. For reasons that are not made clear beyond “I was lost”, he failed to return. For twenty years… View Post
Delay. Deny. Depose. These words, etched in bullet casings, are rightfully sending chills down spines in America today after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. For Canadians, they should offer a warning. Our healthcare system, long a source of national pride, is under attack, and we’re inching closer and closer to the nightmare scenarios playing out south… View Post
By Anne Brodie The Martin Scorsese-produced doc Beatles ’64 is a wonderful holiday treat for music lovers and historians. Of course, he did it with a little help from his friends Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, the surviving members of the most influential rock band ever. John Lennon was assassinated in 1980 and George Harrison died of cancer in 2001…. View Post
By Anne Brodie The first thing to notice about Wicked Part 1 is how expensive it looks. And its one of the most heavily promoted movie events in a long while, wall-to-wall TV interviews, ads, themes and digital banners, on pillows, hats, blankets, bags, tees, games etc… enough to turn any other studio green. The sheer volume of cast members,… View Post