“I wanted to make sure that any story I told was a funny story”:
Part two of our conversation with Rick Mercer about his latest book, The Road Years. Did you keep a journal during the seasons of The Rick Mercer Report? I never did….
Rick Mercer on the road: “It was part of our philosophy that we wouldn’t have a crew that couldn’t fit in a minivan”
The Road Years, Rick Mercer‘s follow-up to Talking to Canadians, takes us through 15 seasons of The Rick Mercer Report, as he and his production team composed of field producer Michal…
“I have found my new home in Newfoundland and my muse” – Ting Ting Chen shares her impressions
Can you tell us a little about yourself? I am a St John’s-based fine art photographer. I specialize in both fine art landscape photography and fine art portrait photography. My…
Ink, splash & colour: Elizabeth Whitten publishes first book exploring NL comics
Can you tell us a little about yourself? It’s interesting that you went from anthropology to journalism. I’m a journalist based in St John’s, and I’ve been in this field for…
From page to stage, from written word to sung aria: the opera adaptation of Lisa Moore’s debuts this evening
It opens, like much great performance, with a wedding. “They’re really in love!” Opera on the Avalon’s adaptation of Lisa Moore’s acclaimed and adored novel February had a star-studded world…
Jay McGrath & the end of the world as he knows it: “It hit me – what if something bad happened? Like really bad. What would we do?”
Can you tell us a little about yourself? I grew up in Branch, which is a community about 90 minutes outside St John’s. I did a bunch of stuff at…