Olivia de Havilland was more than an actress
PAT MURPHY: She played two off-screen roles that took courage and independence. She was, to put it simply, a woman of genuine substance.
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The Congo’s great liberation turned into abject failure
PAT MURPHY: How great plans quickly descended into decades of dictatorship, corruption, kleptocracy and violence
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Why some people are immune from scandal – until they’re not
MARCO CLEMENTE, JO-ELLEN POZNER and TIM HANNIGAN: Media play a role in determining whether bad behaviour makes public figures fall from grace, say management experts
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Double Indemnity still a great movie 76 years later
PAT MURPHY: Corruption is rife and there’s no safe space for the naïve or the credulous. The noir world isn’t a beautiful place
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CRTC lacks perspective on vital telecom industry
PETER MENZIES: When making daunting decisions, having people who have experience in industries under discussion is invaluable
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Racist cop shows, biased news fuel public fears of crime
TIMOTHY CAULFIELD: Portrayals of violent crime in pop culture and media are skewing people’s perception of how likely it is to happen to them, says U of A expert (FREE membership content)
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The Habsburgs: Rise and fall of Europe’s premier dynasty
PAT MURPHY: They were canny, enduring and keen on expansion. In the end, however, the empire couldn’t survive the First World War (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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Digging for the bones of a lost Irish hero
PAT MURPHY: Red Hugh O’Donnell was the kind of historical figure who often fires imaginations (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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Finding new value – and a great back story – in an old film
PAT MURPHY: D-Day the Sixth of June was based on an award-winning novel by Canadian journalist Lionel Shapiro (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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Hubris, conspiracy and the fall of Margaret Thatcher
BOOKS: The former U.K. prime minister had a radical streak and a thirst for combat that the men she led didn’t share (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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The Year 1000: a look at globalization’s roots
PAT MURPHY: Author Valerie Hansen demonstrates that the concept of international trading networks and linkages goes back a very long way (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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The legend of Davy Crockett
PAT MURPHY: Disney’s 1950s version of the life of King of the Wild Frontier was, well, mostly historically correct (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
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