Ottawa filmmaker Amen Jafri is building a decent career out of exploring life in Ottawa. Her first effort The City That Fun Forgot?, explored the capital's reputation for being dull. Now she's tackling an equally misunderstood subject, the federal bureaucrat, with a series called The Secret Lives
The first thing that strikes you about Eden Robinson is her laugh. It's infectious, joyous and always ready to break out. She seems to be a genuinely happy person and that sunny outlook shines through the hard times in her latest book Son of a Trickster.
When she was 10 years old, Eva Tavares' mother took her to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in downtown Vancover to see a production of The Phantom of the Opera. Tavares was entranced and after the show was over she told her mom, "OK, I want to
NACO’s Ideas of North Festival has gone from strength to strength over the past 10 days, culminating in two memorable final concerts over the weekend. It’s rare for the orchestra to enjoy the luxury of a deep dive into a single composer over an intensive period,
"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illuminates reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings of antiquity." — Cicero Poor old Cicero met an unfortunate end sometime later but these words are worth considering when you read books
By Nathaniel Dove He holds the rare honour of being denounced in the House of Commons and being awarded the Order of Canada. And for 50 years, he has made his living by satirizing all that he sees ripe for his wit. Now Terry Mosher, better
When Matthew Larkin left his post as music director at Christ Church Cathedral, he said he would be moving forward to found a new choir in Ottawa. Well, true to his word, Larkin has done just that and the Caelis Academy Ensemble will debut at
Tom Thomson is one of those figures in Canadian history who commands our attention even a century after his demise. As an outdoorsman, his ability was legendary but as a painter, his eye captured something true about our place, especially the rocks, trees and lakes
Gabriel Dumont would be intrigued. Dumont, the ally of Louis Riel and leader of the Métis forces during the 1885 North-West Rebellion against the Canadian government, fled Canada for the U.S. after the rebellion was quashed and Riel hung. In the U.S., he joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild
As the new exhibition of paintings by the great Canadian James Wilson Morrice was being hung at the National Gallery earlier this week, a passing comment had Katerina Atanassova’s heart glowing like a fauvist apple. Atanassova, the exhibition curator, was overseeing the hanging of a
