U.S. fare speaks to Toronto in fest lineup (The Hollywood Reporter)
TORONTO -- The Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its most American-friendly lineup in years, capped off with new titles from Renny Harlin, Paul Schrader and Robin Swicord....more...A New World for Sale, Ocean-to-Ocean View (New York Times)
In ?Seizing Destiny,? Richard Kluger writes a detailed history of how the United States put together the pieces of real estate that would eventually make it the wealthiest, most powerful nation on earth....more... Ian Gillespie! Our city columnist profiles a local artist who's attracting attention from across Canada (London Free Press)
As I knock on Aidan Urquhart's front door, I have to admit I'm harbouring a few dark doubts. This is, after all, a guy who's been called an "art terrorist." A guy who dubbed his night-time stints of clandestine street postering around this city as "bomb runs."...more... The Nation cover story denies Superhighway (WorldNet Daily)
In a cover story for the current Nation magazine , Christopher Hayes is the latest to join a growing list of those who deny a NAFTA Superhighway exists....more... The NAFTA Superhighway (The Nation via Yahoo! News)
The Nation -- When completed, the highway will run from Mexico City to Toronto, slicing through the heartland like a dagger sunk into a heifer at the loins and pulled clean to the throat....more... Gao's plans to never play again tabled (Boston Globe)
BEIJING -- The long road back began in Rio de Janeiro, where Gao Jun earned her return ticket by winning the gold medal in women's table tennis at the recent Pan American Games. Last week, she was back in the city where she first became an Olympian, getting a glimpse of her old world reborn....more... Rankin gets write idea to please fans at festival for all (The Scotsman)
FANS of Ian Rankin's best-selling Rebus crime series will hear an exclusive extract from the final book at the Edinburgh People's Festival....more... Walking to the shops ?damages planet more than going by car? (Times Online)
Walking does more than driving to cause global warming, a leading environmentalist has calculated....more... Farmer who put saskatoon berry on map remembered as innovator (CBC Manitoba)
John Ritz, the Manitoba farmer who was the first to win European palates over to the saskatoon berry, has died at the age of 56....more... |