There’s that old story that we all think we know so well: the woman who successfully sued McDonald’s for serving her coffee that was too hot. Her actions, which got a jury to rule in her favour to the tune of $2.7M seemed to be a shining example of a “frivolous lawsuit” that was making…
Rock & roll can be absurd. Thousands upon thousands will gather, stand around for hours on end in sun, rain, cold, or in dank cement rooms. They will clap, chant, and devote massive adoration to a prophet on a platform who will feed on that energy and turn it into entertainment for the gathered. Somewhere…
“What’s a talent wasted?” This question is posed by a parent in JIG. Specifically, it’s posed by a woman whose daughter has the potential to be a world champion Irish dancer. What she asks, is what good is it to know that someone is gifted and not do everything you can to nurture that gift.…
Every year, it seems as though retailers want us to start thinking about Christmas earlier and earlier. Here in Toronto, it’s not unusual to see shops with their Christmas decorations up before October has ended. With such commercialism commonplace, and the pressures of the season climbing as we all get older, it’s no wonder that…
What do you think about when you hear the words “New Orleans”? Probably Jazz, Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, and Voodoo. How about Indians? I know, me neither, but local tribes known as Mardi Gras Indians are a huge part of New Orlean’s cultural legacy. They have a long and sometimes sad history within Louisiana, they…
How does a community keep pushing forward, when the tendency is not to plan any further than one week away? Director David Weissman has a theory. “You don’t really have a choice. You’re there, it’s happening, and it becomes the new normal…After panic and terror of a crisis, once you realize that it’s not going…
For many of us, finding an outlet for anger is difficult. I can only imagine that is has to be monumentally more difficult when the source of one’s anger played itself out in popular culture. Such was the well documented case for Conan O’Brien one year ago during his fallout with NBC. What happened next…
