Ken Dryden and the Brain Class
By Peter Feniak The Hockey Hall of Famer is always looking for something interesting to do; fortunately, he finds…
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Steven Pinker: Here’s the Good News
By Rob Lutes This cognitive psychologist and bestselling author argues that despite what we see on the news, things are getting better, not worse What was your experience of growing up in Montreal? I grew up in two western…
Bruce Cockburn: Staying Open
By Rob Lutes One of Canada’s finest songwriters and performers reflects on some of the origins and inspirations that…
R.H. Thomson: Letters Home
By Peter Feniak Eight great-uncles went off to fight in the First World War; only one came through unscathed. In…
Stephen Brunt: Sports Matters
One of Canada’s foremost journalists and authors reflects on the importance of sports, words, and community By Rob Lutes …
I’m your man: How Leonard Cohen’s life, poetry and song make him a prophet of love in a particularly dark midwinter
By Matthew Robert Anderson, Concordia University Photo: Denis Courville; Fonds La Presse (BAnQ) Leonard Cohen is hardly the first…
Chris Hadfield: Astronaut, Fighter Pilot, Thriller Writer
By Peter Feniak Whether he’s commanding a spaceship, test-flying a jet, or crafting a page-turner, for this Canadian hero, the…
Tim Caulfield: The Great Debunker
By Peter Feniak His commitment to facts has made him a champion in the fight against medical misinformation and pseudoscience;…
Alanis Obomsawin: A Powerful Voice for Change
By Rob Lutes For more than 50 years, renowned Abenaki filmmaker and activist Alanis Obomsawin has chronicled the stories…
Bryan Trottier: “Don’t Give Up”
The NHL star’s career took him all over, but, he says, in a sense, he never left home By Peter…
