“Women were not taught to be ladylike because it was impractical to be ladylike and out turning the fish”: part 2 of our conversation with author, playwright, and filmmaker Michelle Clemens
So we’ve been talking about your mother, Marian Clemens, and how her life has inspired some of your writing. How is your mom’s story a real Newfoundland story? Because I…
“Breaking all those barriers about what women could be seen to do was really important”: Michelle Clemens on artistic influences & outlets
After retiring as principal of O’Donel High School, Michelle Clemens wrote a play, Showdown, which won an Arts and Letters Award and was staged as a reading as part of…
Marc Garneau February 23, 1949 – June 4, 2025
It was just last October that we spoke to astronaut and federal minister Marc Garneau, who has died after a brief illness, age 76. He had just published his biography…
Beyond the Frame: The Passion and Power of Grenfell’s MFA Exhibition
Story & photos by Blessing Adedokun-Awojodu If Grenfell’s Department of Fine Arts had been awarded millions of dollars in unrestricted grants, it could hardly have been more ecstatic than it…
Crafting new narratives from old: Jonathan Green tacks North
“Using historical events as a starting point, particularly events of survival and exploration, I craft new narratives from old. Currently my research is involved with polar exploration, and nautical lore….
Blooming with colour: Clifford George’s new exhibition opens today
“When you live in the city and leave to go back around the bay to where you came from, like I did, you miss the old streets and how they…