The Sentinels – Part 2
By Lisa McLean Inside my cousin Jim’s fishing store, special dates are recorded in permanent marker on white walls. The time his daughter won a prestigious scholarship, and the birth…
The Sentinels – Part 1
By Lisa McLean It’s 5am in July on the south coast of Newfoundland, and there’s light spilling from my cousin Jim’s fishing store. His is the one with the faded…
Gina Burgess: “It was literally a dream come true”
Your musical output includes flamenco, Arabic, and the klezmer band Der Heisser. Sounds like you keep your ears open. Do you ever feel you need to more narrowly focus, or…
Jonathan O’Dea: Expressions 2021
Here’s a sneak preview of a pop-up exhibition running October 15-24. Jonathan O’Dea works in pastel, skillfully wielding them to produce a ‘painterly’ effect. His subject matter is often sweet…
Isabelle Côté and Yolande Pottie-Sherman: A comparative look at resettlement
By Hannah Loder Resettlement takes an international comparative approach to studying resettlement. While Newfoundland and Labrador is, of course, not the only place that has grappled with resettlement, do you…
Nicholas Ruddock: “Thinking like a hummingbird seemed easy”
Can you tell us a little about yourself? And what’s your connection to NL? I live in Guelph, Ontario. I have been married to the artist, Cheryl Ruddock, for 45…