For anyone planning a trip to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia know this: Cape Breton isn’t just another stop on the map—it’s a place that calls to you. With rugged coastlines, miles and miles of beaches, vibrant autumn colours, and a deep-rooted culture that fills the air with music, Cape Breton has a soul all its own. Every time I visit,… View Post
This week, Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post and quintessential out-of-touch billionaire, squashed an editorial endorsing Kamala Harris for president. His reasoning? We can only assume it’s because he’s afraid of Donald Trump’s wrath if Trump is successful in his second coup attempt. The result? Within hours of the announcement, 60,000 Washington Post subscriptions were cancelled. That’s a real… View Post
By Anne Brodie Jesus Christ founded the Roman Catholic Church during his earthly ministry around 30 AD. The Church has remained the most powerful in the world since then and in some ways the most secretive. We peer inside its innermost workings in Edward Berger’s transfixing thriller Conclave, adour, dimly lit, festering with ambition, passion and villainy, and millennia of rite,… View Post
One of the things I love most about hosting What She Said is the incredible opportunity I get to witness, and share with you, how women continually reimagine and reinvent the world. Today’s guests come from vastly different fields, each with unique backgrounds, yet they all share one key trait: the courage to see things differently. Whether it’s disrupting the… View Post
By Anne Brodie Guy Maddin’s back with a bang – and he’s in classic form, only funnier with Rumours (spelled properly) a witty, bizarre tale of seven world leaders, the G7, trapped one night on a mysterious wooded and watery island with no way out. A Canadian film, with international stars like Cate Blanchett, funded in part by Maddin’s home… View Post
It’s Thanksgiving in Canada, and as always, I’m feeling grateful for many things—one of them being that we celebrate this holiday in October. How do Americans handle the pressure of Thanksgiving just four weeks before Christmas? No, thank you! I love this time of year when the air is crisp, the trees are ablaze with colour, and the festive stress… View Post