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• Just for Laughs tour gives insight into relationships
  Relationships: good or bad — or even non-existent — standup comedians’ material just wouldn’t be the same without them.Next week, Just For Laughs ...
• Getting local crafts into people's hands
  Laurie LeGrow knows the amount of work craftspeople put into their projects. A knitter since the age of six, LeGrow is also aware of the ...
• What music is supposed to be
  In his song, "An Open Letter From the Island," Ian Foster wants to correct a few misconceptions about Newfoundlanders. "I'm gonna tell you a few ...
• Repartee sweeps music awards
  Repartee: “A quick and witty response,” according to the dictionary. Also something that perhaps doesn’t come easy on the podium when you’re ...
• Lost letters from Second World War era returned to...
  Frank Picco of Ottawa has learned about a facet of his late father's life - one that may have been lost to history altogether, if not for the ...
• A 'fare' assessment
  Outside a St. John's taxi stand, a couple waits with a slip of paper. The paper is a taxi voucher, given to them by a social worker, for the $80 ...
• 'Midnight's Children'
  At midnight on Aug. 15, 1947, two babies are switched at birth by a nurse in a Bombay hospital, on the very day that India gained its ...
• A wealth of words, caught in cups
  How do you get artistic inspiration from a dictionary? Or an old university linguistics text? How about a book of slow-cooker recipes?Maiike ...
• Getting a second chance
  Lacey Quilty smiles as she opens the door to her home. Dressed neatly in a white blouse and black mini-skirt, she hurries to put out some burning ...
• ‘Feast of Pottery’
  Local artist Alexis Templeton is giving you something extra on the table to appreciate this Thanksgiving weekend. For the third year in a row, ...
• Seeking ‘Spectators’ ... and musicians
  It’s been three years since Amelia Curran released her last record. Three really long years. The time and the space between 2009’s ...
• Cuffer Prize shortlist announced
  The Cuffer Prize is getting harder and harder to judge, says one member of the deciding panel, since the quality of writing seems to get better ...
• Breaking his way into a new artform
  Clay artist Jason Holley spends what he says are “ridiculously long hours” in his studio, to the point where his wife has to bring him in meals. ...
• Musician turned actor lands role of Deadshot
  There was a time when Michael Rowe was known for his intensity as a musician. Dreadlocks flying and eyes fixed, Rowe was the drummer for St. ...
• Escapism, 1930's Style
  There are Broadway shows with a social message, and there are Broadway shows that are just so cheesy, you’re afraid to admit you’ve seen ...
• Poetry in motion
  Metrobus’ slogan, “Get on, be moved" is now even more appropriate — and in more ways than one.The latest installment of Metroverse, a project ...
• Stories of Santa
  In the 33 years that Bruce Templeton’s name has been synonymous with Santa Claus, he’s had many experiences with St. John’s children who have ...
• ‘A Nation Worth Ranting About’
  If you don’t know what a Flyboard is, you’re going to want to take a second and Google it. Essentially a water-powered jetpack that enables a ...
• ‘22 Minutes’ begins new season
  It’s been 20 years of “22 Minutes,” and if star Shaun Majumder has his way, the show will see at least 20 more.“This could last forever,” he said ...
• ‘Stars Come Out for Ron’
  Say the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Songs” in Newfoundland and Labrador, and you’ll need to go no further before it’s clear who you’re ...
• Artist fuses documentary film and dance
  Childhood. Religion. Children. Work. The F-word — not the one you’re thinking, though perhaps to some, offensive all the same.Dancer and ...
• Stanley Braxton means to bring you the funniest truth
  Anyone can be an improv actor — every one of us improvises all day, every day, whether we know it or not. Can we do it as well as Stanley ...
• Fidler on film
  Sit with Jim Fidler for a while and one thing will become absolutely clear: you don’t need sight to have vision. Blind since the age of nine, ...
• From Manuels to the Playboy Mansion
  A young C.B.S. woman is living out her dream in Los Angeles, following in the footsteps of Newfoundland models like Shannon Tweed and Danielle ...
• ‘Salty and sweet’ pays off for Jordan Canning
  “Both salty and sweet” is how filmmaker Jordan Canning describes her favourite way of storytelling; mixing tragedy and comedy, humour and heart. ...
• Wangersky named to Giller Prize longlist
  Telegram editorial page editor Russell Wangersky has been named to the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist — for the second time — for “Whirl ...
• Local movie ‘Beat Down’ coming to theatres in...
  After a successful run on the film festival circuit, “Beat Down” is ready to test the market in a cinema setting.The debut feature film by St. ...
• Sick from school
  Pencils, notebooks, colds, flus, head lice: going back to school often means picking up more than just classroom supplies. Even children’s lunch ...
• Capturing the essence of place
  A world where light and movement are tangible; where sky and water are ever-changing; where some features of the landscape call for thick, opaque ...
• Shining their ‘Eastern Light’
  Tom Power’s recipe for a Newfoundland tune, done The Dardanelles style: one traditional jig/reel, a dash each of acoustic guitar, bouzouki, ...