With Disney Plus's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier set to release March 19, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have forgotten where these characters were left off in July 2019. The show will feature many returning characters the audience have not seen since the events of Avengers: Endgame or earlier. As the name suggests, the series stars the...

Eager-eyed and full of excitement, I found myself in a room with a group of my favourite people – journalists. I remember walking into the Chelsea Hotel in Toronto attending my first journalism conference NASH80 and feeling a wave of excitement rush over me. Not only was I in a place full of industry leaders, but it was my first...

During the first lockdown back in March 2020, Nick Sommers, 19, was bored at home and wanted to distract himself from the pandemic. He found his distraction in creating art.“I genuinely felt lost, and as if I needed an outlet to throw myself into. So, I literally just went to the art supply store, bought some small canvases and cheap...

Two letters, one syllable, the most common word according to the English dictionary and yet an awfully difficult one to use — No. A possible threat to social lives and moral obligations, this tiny, mundane expression seems to hold more power than most weapons in modern times. But learning to say No could be life-changing for many, including me. I...

Who doesn’t like a little getaway? Be it to a different era with big crowns, heavy gowns or a time when dragons were real. Just the feeling of nostalgia can keep you hooked to the screens. So what exactly makes us forget all our work and binge-watch these fancy shows and films for hours? “Period dramas and historical dramas bring...

In theatre, a day without a show is a "dark day." The Ottawa Little Theatre has had nothing but dark days since Ontario locked down in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This should have been an especially bright season for the theatre. When Ontario shut down, the theatre was producing Burn by local actor and playwright John Muggleton, which...

The start of 2021 promised a lot of things to gamers. To them, it wasn’t just the end of a series of unfortunate events. It was the start of a year that would revolutionize gaming. With the releases and announcements in 2020, the hype was building up. Two new consoles were announced by Sony and Microsoft, with a new challenger...

What can a standup comedian do when a global health crisis effectively shuts down the performing industry for months and upends people’s lives across the world? If you’re Canadian comedy legend Jon Dore, you sit down and find humour in the absurdities of this new normal. CBC’s Humour Resources is a comedic look at the strange ways lockdown measures have...

Just about any Tom Green fan who follows the comedian on social media has been virtually invited on his adventure through the American West with his dog, Charley. Green has been sharing a vlog series on his YouTube channel documenting his road trip through the desert: what he sees, what he finds and what he is creating. Through the years,...

When the world was crumbling and the economy stumbling, some people turned to art as a ray of hope. This whirlwind of a year helped us realize how art has the power to heal from the uncertainties and harshness of mere existence. “Art gives us a different perspective; an insight into feelings that might have existed, the ones we didn’t...