Archive for 'Arts & Culture'
From Up Here – What’s Your Hat Size?
“Break a leg!” Yeah we’ve all heard that one before, right? An old expression that means “I hope you get lots of applause and must then repeatedly bend at the knees in order to bow for [...]
3 Writers + 7 Years of Success
This week marks the 2011 Women of the Short Story book tour. It also marks the seventh anniversary of a local publishing gem—Daniel Wells’ Biblioasis. ____________________ On Sunday October 2nd, three of Biblioasis’ most accomplished short [...]
Nolan Scrapes Rust Off Another Franchise
Not long ago, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures provided the press with our first look at the new Man of Steel. This re-visioning of the series comes only five years after Bryan Singer tackled his [...]
Local Publisher Short Listed for Prestigious Literary Prizes
The Writers’ Trust Of Canada announced their short list of five authors vying for the coveted $25,000 Fiction Award, described by organizers as “the Golden Globes of the prize season.” Also announced were the five nominees for [...]
The Cult of Personality
Ever taken a good look at the so-called society page in the local daily paper’s weekend edition? Try it sometime. Take a really good look. Go ahead, I can wait… What did you see? I’ll tell [...]
