The road to a carbon-free future will be rougher than we thought
PAT MURPHY: If aspirations and reality collide, always bet on reality (PREMIUM)
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Spending Thanksgiving with Rumpole of the Bailey
MICHAEL TAUBE: Leo McKern was born to play this role. He transforms into the barrister of the people, with personality, magnificent inflection and wit (PREMIUM)
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Quebec artist bears witness to Africa’s climate migrants
CYCLING CANADA: Gilbert Desjardins work is frequently exhibited in and around the Montreal-to-Mont-Laurier region (FREE)
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ConnecTour Chronicles: Traumatic accident led former nurse to artistic success
CYCLING ACROSS CANADA: Painting was therapy at first, ‘so I wouldn’t spiral into depression.’ Now she has her own gallery (FREE)
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When Reagan fired the air traffic controllers
PAT MURPHY/BOOKS: When faced with aggressive labour action where the strikers had apparent leverage, it was assumed that political leaders would bend. It was what everyone did (PREMIUM)
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Why I can’t get enough of Ted Lasso
GERRY CHIDIAC: The program not only makes me laugh, it draws me in. And it even affirms my beliefs about leadership and education (PREMIUM)
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Canada hasn’t always celebrated its Olympic champions
MICHAEL TAUBE: George Orton won Canada’s first gold medal in the 2,500-metre steeplechase in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris but was barely known in this country (PREMIUM)
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Streaming giant Netflix flexes its podcasting muscles
TECHNOLOGY: In a world seemingly dominated by video, podcast titles have also doubled since April 2020, when Apple announced the one-millionth entry in its podcast directory (PREMIUM)
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In praise of talented storytellers Forsyth, Follett
PAT MURPHY/BOOKS: If you’re partial to thrillers but aren’t familiar with either man, find a copy of The Day of the Jackal or Eye of the Needle and enjoy a riveting read (PREMIUM)
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Harry will receive a princely sum for a book about nothing
MICHAEL TAUBE: A profile of someone who has been in the public eye most of his life but achieved little of note isn’t a worthwhile subject (PREMIUM)
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Assembly Required has that old Home Improvement magic
MICHAEL TAUBE: Tim Allen and Richard Karn return to TV with reality series Assembly Required, where they show they remain a dynamic comedic duo (PREMIUM)
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Uncovering the myths and celebrating the reality of André the Giant
MICHAEL TAUBE: Bertrand Hébert and Pat Laprade’s book, The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant, helped unlock this Giant mystery (PREMIUM)
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