Newfoundlandia: Georgina Stirling “The Nightingale of the North”
From wowing Twillingate as a child, to wowing France, Italy, and the world in adulthood …
Newfoundlandia: The Tsunami Of 1929
Tsunamis are meant to happen elsewhere. Out beyond the Atlantic pale and confined to the Pacific ring of fire. Strictly the preserve of myth, rumour, and distant voices. It always had been, until 1929.
The Thoughtful Conversation: The Need For Talking Space
In an era of anonymous noise, what hope is there for real public discourse?
What Is The Point Of Prison?
We all need to fully appreciate that one day soon we will rub shoulders with these people, and when that time comes, do you want them to more damaged or less?
Newfoundlandia: The Lost Incan Treasure In The Earth Of Avalon
The true story of why, somewhere on The Avalon, there is likely a vast treasure of Incan gold that has slumbered for the last 400 years. Happy hunting.
The Thoughtful Conversation: How Inter-provincial Competition Is Harming Our Province
It can be argued in non hyperbolic terms that we in Newfoundland have less access to Ontarian markets than does Germany.
Newfoundlandia: The Last Fatal Duel in St. John’s
To make the past present, we need time and imagination. The time is March 30th, 1826: the year and the day of the last…
The Thoughtful Conversation: Social Media Threatens Democracy
Last month Facebook’s status, “I’m a monster in the closet,” officially landed with a squishy thud. We now know for certain that their likes include creepy levels of global espionage, stalking everyone, and undermining democracy.
Newfoundlandia: What Made the Great Auk so Great?
There are written reports describing how incredibly delicious the birds were, that they were the most exquisite food on Earth, or the best meat in this world or any other. So ravenously were they consumed that one ornithologist described the Funk Islands as North America’s first fast food restaurant.
How Electric Cars Could Keep Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Newfoundland
$231 MILLION: A Reserved Estimate of How Much Money We’d Keep in the Province If We All Drove Electric Cars
Shining a Light on Operation Spotlight
In an attempt to address Human Trafficking, the RCMP in conjunction with the RNC in this Province has been luring prostitutes to Hotel rooms under the guise of being clients.
The Mean Streets Of Frogger Nation
A week in December saw 6 pedestrians run down by cars.