Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s important for schools to have a knowledge-rich curriculum that sequentially builds on knowledge year by year. Alex Trebek taught us that
Tag: Television
Father Brown is G.K. Chesterton’s most durable creation
Reading Time: 4 minutes He was an early and vocal critic of Nazism. He was also an unapologetic opponent of eugenics and derisive towards the concept of racial purity
Schitt’s Creek star spikes enrolment in U of A online Indigenous course
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tens of thousands of new students from nearly every country in the world have joined Dan Levy in relearning history from Indigenous perspectives
Why the polls may not tell the tale of the U.S. election
Reading Time: 2 minutes Few people don’t have harsh opinions. Trump and Biden are generally thought of as great or awful
Lorne Cardinal wins August Schellenberg Award
Reading Time: 4 minutes Best known for his role as the Sgt. Davis Quinton on Corner Gas, he has more than 100 film, television and stage credits on his resume
Revisiting the TV shows of my youth
Reading Time: 4 minutes Bringing back wonderful memories of laughing, learning and engaging with TV shows that people have gradually forgotten
Is alien life floating in the clouds of Venus?
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s a good chance the global shift from skepticism to possibility about extraterrestrial life is about to extend even further
The dangers of uncritical media consumption
Reading Time: 3 minutes Do we really believe that deception, dishonesty, manipulation and lack of accountability lead to peace, happiness and meaning in life?
Fake news? Every era had its perpetrators
Reading Time: 5 minutes Early newspapers were often more interested in expressing the opinions of the owners than the facts
CRTC lacks perspective on vital telecom industry
Reading Time: 3 minutes When making daunting decisions, having people who have experience in industries under discussion is invaluable