The young adult fiction novel series After has a fascinating genesis and a built-in audience of superfans. Anna Todd’s decision to write a teen romance and bypass regular publishing houses via the Canadian social media app Wattpad resulted in sweet success. Her reworking of the traditional teen romdram to be more authentic is a major hit, four books, 1.5 billion… View Post
Acorn TV’s fem-tastic New Series Queens of Mystery is a treat. The Stone sisters, three fifty-plus renowned murder mystery authors live in the seemingly charming English village of Wildemarsh. Its gardens, smiling citizens and peace is suddenly dashed by the murder of a famous author – and an agent. The Stones’ 28-year-old niece has just moved to Wildemarsh to join… View Post
Hungarian director László Nemes follows his Oscar-winning debut feature Son of Saul with a challenging pre-WWI story set in Budapest and Vienna, Sunset takes place at the height of the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s prominence, in a prestigious women’s hat store with connections to royalty. Irisz (Juli Jakab) the legal heir to the Leiter fortune and store which thrives again following a… View Post
There are few things we purchase in life that hold more meaning to us than travel. When we purchase a vacation we are buying memories, connection, and experience. Those feelings simply don’t appear when you’re buying toilet paper at a local box store. It’s only natural then, that if things go wrong on our vacation, we seek to hold someone… View Post
On March 8, the world celebrated International Women’s Day, a day to recognize the accomplishments of women while shining a light on the work that still needs to be done to achieve gender equality. What She Said! spoke to Caroline Riseboro, President and CEO of global girls’ rights organization, Plan International Canada, regarding the organization’s newly released national survey data that… View Post
At Stephen Lewis Secondary School (SLSS) in Mississauga, many students are interested in pursuing a medical career. The positive side of that is that the students have a natural interest in the biosciences and in helping people; the downside, that many do not realize there are paths for them to pursue those interests beyond becoming a physician. However, since the… View Post