Can art save a city? In just the past decade, Miami has taken to the arts like a drowning man to a life raft. Now, the city is booming and Miami has become the artistic heart of the New World.
Miami Mode: The Cuban Press
Food is history. In Miami, everything from the Cuban sandwich to a bathtub full of herbs is an expression of the excitement here about the potential for food to tell stories, to express pride of place and of cultural roots.
Miami Mode: It Might Get Wild
Encounters with wildlife might be the last thing you’d associate with Miami, especially if you’re headed there to depart on a Caribbean cruise, but travel writer Darcy Rhyno finds the search for animals the perfectly contrasting precursor to a week aboard a floating city.
Miami Mode: Homes Away From Home
Miami is more than just the pulsating, neon-clad heart of South Florida hedonism. On a recent trip, travel writer Darcy Rhyno discovered behind the façade a fascinating multi-cultural history to this ever-evolving city.
Dead Funny: Humor in Hitler’s Germany
Darcy Rhyno reviews a new book about joke-telling in Nazi Germany which shows there was humour in the response of the German people to the horrors perpetrated by the Third Reich, including the death sentence for those who told jokes about Hitler’s regime.
Recipe for Raising Chickens
At age 86 and on her deathbed, Minnie Rose Lovgreen dictated a lifetime of sage advice to her neighbour on raising chickens for eggs. As cities across North America debate whether or not to allow chicken coops within city limits, Minnie’s book offers charming common-sense instruction in how easy and rewarding it is to keep laying hens anywhere.
Guitars in the Woods
Darcy Rhyno gets to know guitar maker Russel Crosby who, with his beautifully-made instruments, excels at his craft — yet he struggles to get the word out from his house in the Nova Scotia woods.
My Son is Killing Aliens… Again
Is it possible that violent games are good for boys? Hidden in the popularity of superheroes and the obsessive and repetitive nature of boys’ violent play is the key to understanding their development.
The Man Who Loves Forests
Gary Schneider’s goal is nothing less than to restore the Acadian forests of Prince Edward Island, a place renowned for green farmland. One wood at a time, he might very well succeed.
How to Save a Tuna (and Other Thoughts About the Food We Choose)
Inspired by Andrea Paterson’s article “How To Save a Cow,” Darcy Rhyno suggests we need a new way of thinking about cruelty to animals that provide us with food.
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