Reviews

Vancouver Dance Hall Review

Lounges, Products, Reviews

Vancouver Dance Hall Review

by Alicia Wooding

Alicia Wooding navigates the Vancouver ballroom dancing scene.

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Faith in Bollywood

Faith, Reviews

Faith in Bollywood

by Ruminique Nannar

Bollywood conjures up many images of spectacular dance numbers, opulent sets, hyperbolic acting and general mindless fun. Since the beginning of Indian cinema, religion and faith have influenced the story lines that create the largest film industry in the world today.

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Brideshead Revisited (1981)

Reviews, Series

Brideshead Revisited (1981)

by Alicia Wooding

Brideshead Revisited (1981) Directed by Derek Granger (Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh)

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Top Five Intergenerational Flicks: Faith Issue

Movies, Reviews

Top Five Intergenerational Flicks: Faith Issue

by Ruminique Nannar

Five films that bring together youth and seniors, reviewed by Rumnique Nannar.

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Savage Gods, Silver Ghosts by Ehor Boyanowsky

Books, Reviews

Savage Gods, Silver Ghosts by Ehor Boyanowsky

by William K. Stearn

Wisdoms of writing, growing older, and fishing brotherhood.

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A Little Distillery in Nowgong by Ashok Mathur

Books, Reviews

A Little Distillery in Nowgong by Ashok Mathur

by William K. Stearn

Narrated by a child, set in India, England and Canada, A Little Distillery in Nowgong is a brilliant and gripping tale that spans four generations of family.

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Body Breakdowns: Tales of Illness and Recovery edited by Janis Harper

Books, Reviews

Body Breakdowns: Tales of Illness and Recovery edited by Janis Harper

by William K. Stearn

Body Breakdowns is a book that gently and sincerely pokes at the very lining of our existence with a sharp stick.

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War in the Country by Thomas Pawlick

Books, Reviews

War in the Country by Thomas Pawlick

by Adam Voghell

Thomas Pawlick’s The War in the Country examines cases in which municipal, provincial, and federal governments’ have used policy to support industrial agriculture, gas, and mining operations in rural Canadian communities.

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Jacob’s Prayer by Lorne Dufour

Books, Reviews

Jacob’s Prayer by Lorne Dufour

by Basil Reynolds

Jacob’s Prayer is a collection of the personal stories, poems and pictures about the author’s experience being a white teacher trying to make a home on the Akali Lake First Nations Reserve up in the Cariboo.

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Marilyn Monroe: Your Personal Fashion Consultant by Michael and Karan Feder

Books, Reviews

Marilyn Monroe: Your Personal Fashion Consultant by Michael and Karan Feder

by Sadie Couture

This book is barely a book, more of a collection of paper dolls for grown-ups.

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