Exile - Table of Contents

What is gained when a writer is forced to leave everything behind?   When the great Austrian (and Jewish) theatre critic Alfred Polgar was forced to flee Vienna, a day before the Nazis entered...

Our deserted island lists. Photo: Angel - SaintEvil - all JAMAICAN This month we asked out writers, "It's time for a classic: assuming the set-up was mysteriously taken care of, what 5 c...

Turns out The Great Ziegfeld is not so great . . . The 9th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 4, 1937 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. George Jessel served as host. Jes...

Rex Goudie's third album is a lyrical delight.   Rex Goudie has come a long way since being Canadian Idol's runner-up in 2005. Who would have though five years after he was dared to try out fo...

Reviews of Taio Cruz, Britney Spears & Two Door Cinema Club. Song Reviews Taio Cruz and Kylie Minogue - "Higher" The United Kingdom had a good number of new acts emerge in 2010, and fr...

Dark, grim, yet strangely touching, Little Martyrs is not for the faint of heart. "May your consolation be my redemption." That is the theme behind Dominick Parenteau-Lebeuf's Little Martyrs. Ins...

We've all encountered The Importance of Being Earnest at one point in our lives, but I urge you to take a second look. Photo: David Whiteley Who would have thought 115 years after its deb...

Meet the characters that make Modern Family hilarious. Modern Family is one of the funniest shows on TV right now. It has become very popular, and I think it is because of strong writing and the ...

When you hear Newfoundland you immediately think of funny accents and Screech. But with Republic of Doyle, the writers take great care to avoid playing on the easy humour of stereotypes. Star Allan Ha...

There are spies, guns, and beautiful women. But InSecurity isn't your average spy drama. In fact, it's not a drama at all. Sitting in a suite in the Chateau Laurier, I'm waiting for three stars o...

Art: Nina Charest Dear Miss Smartypants, I recently got a fantastic new job, but this involved moving to a new city where I didn't know anyone. While I work with great people, they all seem t...

The Lipizzaner stallions of the Spanish Riding School are world famous for their acrobatic displays of classical dressage. But the breed has had a difficult history, often exiled from Austria by the p...

In the wake of Ireland's economic collapse, there is potential for a mass emigration on a scale not seen since the potato famine in the mid 19th century. Kendall Giberson argues that this is an opport...