‘The clown is like an everyman figure that exists in all cultures,’ said Quebec clown Melissa Holland. The clown ‘connects us all’
Category: Culture
Posted inCommentary
The problem with ‘wokeness’
‘Woke’ is now equivalent to scare words of the past, like ‘socialist,’ ‘communist’ and ‘Marxist.’ The problem with ‘wokeness’ is twofold
Posted inCulture
Macron opposes gender neutral writing as he opens language museum
The French president waded into a culture war debate, backing a bill to ban the use of “inclusive language” when writing
Posted inCulture
Did a computer write this? Book industry grapples with AI
Group of writers, including “Game of Thrones” author, filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI over alleged violation of copyrights
Posted inCommunity
Could Canadian cities become havens of longevity?
Blue Zone cities have vastly different cultures. Yet, the people in each one live long, healthy lives. What could they possibly have in common?
Posted inCoffee with Canadians
Lt.-Gen. Michel Maisonneuve: ‘I wanted to be controversial’
Lt.-Gen. Maisonneuve on the speech that got him cancelled, how he got invited to speak at the CPC Convention and what Trudeau should explain to Canadians
Posted inCommunity
Old Montreal churches get a second life
100 churches have been redeveloped over the past two decades. Instead of places of worship, they serve as community and business centres
Posted inFamily
England, Wales grapple with growing teen knife violence
Between 2012 and 2022, knife and offensive weapon offences among children increased 19 per cent, compared to eight percent among adults
Posted inCommunity
Hamas attacks on Simchat Torah add ‘insult to injury’
‘That’s when we realized it’s serious, and different from [past] flare-ups,’ said Noah Ifergan, a Canadian who was in Jerusalem on Oct. 7
Posted inCulture
Disposable diaper scare causes flight to turn around
Panama’s civil aviation authority at first announced the flight had to turn around due to a presumed “bomb threat”