In this week’s What She Said, I continue to embrace a philosophy that’s at the heart of my show: I am not a niche, and neither are you. That’s why each episode offers a variety of topics. It’s about exposing us to different concepts and ideas, broadening our perspectives, and reminding us that learning is an expansive, ongoing, and fulfilling… View Post
Rosacea is more than just a skin condition; it’s a daily journey for more than three million Canadians, with a notable prevalence among women. This chronic issue can transform the face with its signature redness, visible blood vessels, and sometimes, acne-like bumps. But what exactly is rosacea, and how can those living with it find some much-needed relief? Living with… View Post
By Anne Brodie Sometimes a movie will knock you flat out. The King Tide is such a film. It’s set on a wild, windy isolated island off Newfoundland and Labrador, where its population origins are cloaked in mystery. It’s a closed society, “mainlanders” are to be shunned and discouraged from showing up and no one leaves the island. An ideal… View Post
Happy Earth Day to those who celebrate. The significance of this day is becoming clearer as the years go by. We are now in a climate emergency, and there is nowhere on earth that is not being severely impacted by this escalating event. As I scrolled through pictures from my travels this morning, I felt a renewed sense of purpose… View Post
What is the gender wage gap and why does it exist? If you arrived here through a search on Beyoncé’s internet and don’t want to linger, the short answer is patriarchy. If you’re invested and committed to change, there’s a longer, more tangled story we need to unravel if we’re going to crush this issue once and for all. Because… View Post
By Anne Brodie – Léa Seydoux and George MacKay star in The Beast, from Bertrand Bonello, as lovers who meet over a century of time space, and emotion but never quite gel. Both suffer from anxiety, and panic as catastrophes happen, again and again, 1910, 1990s, 2044, wherever their narrative lands us. Seydoux’s nouvelle vague-y face acting, with plenty of… View Post