Monthly Archives: September 2010

Stumpy Sam goes to TIFF


September 8, 2010


For Riverdale actor Rick Miller, who plays Stumpy Sam in the Toronto International Film Festival flick The Legend of Beaver Dam, spending four hours in gore make-up to transform into the evil swamp monster "was tolerable for a few days." … Read more

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Christina Sommers on the effects of Women’s Rights


September 7, 2010


Sommers discusses the risks and consequences of only supporting and encouraging females.

“Change the attitude, change the vision, change the consciousness … one step at a time.” Liv Arnesen combines education

Liv Arnesen on her expedition across Antarctica


September 7, 2010


Liv Arnesen used her expedition across Antarctica by ski as a catalyst to spread awareness about global issues.

Why are human feet washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest?


September 7, 2010


Strange things are afoot in the Pacific Northwest. Actually, nine feet. With the discovery last week of a human foot on a beach in Washington state — the ninth found on the Pacific Northwest coast in three years — the … Read more

Kory Teneycke blasts back at Margaret Atwood


September 3, 2010


Hot: Margaret Atwood. Talk about stirring the pot. The Canadian literary icon’s simple act of adding her voice to an on-line petition protesting against a Fox News-like channel coming to Canada has sparked outrage among right-wing commentators. “This is not … Read more

Book Shows What’s on the World’s Dining Tables


September 2, 2010


Think it’s hard enough to arrange a dinner date? Try arranging 80 of them in 30 countries over a three-year period. That’s one of the struggles that Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio faced while writing their book, What I Eat: … Read more

Water activists to put petition against pension fund before Toronto teachers


September 1, 2010


TORONTO – The Council of Canadians is going head-to-head with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan — a Goliath in the world of pensions — over investments in privatized water in Chile. As close to 20,000 Toronto teachers gather for a … Read more