(July 14, 2021) It’s déjà vu all over again with the Stratford Festival opened, and its season being held under a tent, the same way it opened in 1953, with Alec Guinness and a young Christopher Plummer among the cast of Richard III. Plummer wrote about the experience in his deliciously gossipy autobiography In Spite of Myself. It wasn’t until 1956 that Plummer played his … [Read more...] about Stratford Festival opened on July 13
The Charity Report
UK Charities warn against easing of COVID restrictions on July 19
(July 14, 2021) UK Charities warn that shift on 19 July to ‘personal choice ‘on virus precautions is instilling fear in many most at risk, reports the Guardian in a July 13 article End to Covid rules for England ‘leaves 3.8m vulnerable people feeling abandoned. On July 19, virtually all legal restrictions will be lifted, reports the BBC. The legal requirement to wear … [Read more...] about UK Charities warn against easing of COVID restrictions on July 19
Perception of Racial Injustice in Canada Measured by Global PR firm
(July 14, 2021) One year after the killing of George Floyd and the nation’s own identification of the systemic racial injustice faced in Canada by Indigenous Peoples, Black Canadians and racialized communities, people have new expectations for businesses and brands to take action in the fight against racial injustice, says the Edelman Trust Barometer’s Business and Racial … [Read more...] about Perception of Racial Injustice in Canada Measured by Global PR firm
Episode 7 – Covering the opioid crisis with Marcus Gee
(July 9, 2021) What’s it like being a journalist captivated by a serious social issue? For the past two years, award winning journalist Marcus Gee has been writing about what some call the “other” pandemic—deaths from opioid overdose, an epidemic that's killing 17 people a day in Canada, and that the health system is struggling to cope with. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the … [Read more...] about Episode 7 – Covering the opioid crisis with Marcus Gee
Marcus Aurelius: No abstracted ponderer
By Kathleen Adamson (July 8, 2021) Meditations: The Annotated Edition, by Marcus Aurelius, Edited by Robin Waterfield, Basic Books, April 16, 2021, 384 pp., $32.37 The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Rome from 161-180CE, make up one of the most popular and enduring works of philosophy of all time, although they were never intended for public … [Read more...] about Marcus Aurelius: No abstracted ponderer