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“This is a great book. It became a popular table game in the summer holidays with two teams competing with all your questions.

A lifetime of engagement with religion, philosophy, and activism in a series of fascinating reflections.

The university system has its problems. Students invest a lot of time and money in education but all too often don’t get what they came for.

In the early 1960s, a group of students at UBC started a magazine called Tish.

He created Hee Haw, the number-one show on TV. He wrote and produced variety shows for Jackie Gleason, Andy Williams, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Sonny and Cher, and Perry Como.

One of the most iconic villains in the history of television, the enigmatic Cigarette Smoking Man fascinated legions of fans of the 1990s’ hit TV series, The X-Files.

Montreal journalist Lou Sabatino, under witness protection after nearly being gunned down by the Mafia, is sucked into the quirky world of a conniving Russian dominatrix who has secretly recorded h

Whispering Pines is the first comprehensive history of Canada’s immense songwriting legacy, from Gordon Lightfoot to Joni Mitchell.

Poetry that explores how accidental voyeurism can force reconsideration and reconciliation
 

The ultimate guide to the world’s longest-running science fiction series

Travel through space and time with this guide to 50 years of Doctor Who. Doctor Who has been a television phenomenon since it began 50 years ago on November 23, 1963.

Whether it’s a report from the real Cannes or a young couple discovering that reading Jacques Derrida aloud can lull their child to sleep, Jim Hanas finds the strange in the everyday and the everyd

When Eddie receives an early morning call for help, he catches the next plane to Britain. His friend, Dr.

Legend. Bum. Genius. Con Man. Devoted husband and father. Myth. Storyteller. Inspiration. Drunk. Visionary. Tom Waits is all of these things.

In Asian folklore cranes symbolize longevity, immortality, and good fortune.