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Elders share wisdom of food
A local group is unveiling a series of films that features Islanders eager to share traditional knowledge of food production, a basic life skill that's fast fading into the past.
The Value of Compromise (a story about Elves)
In a country characterized by increasingly intransigent partisan politics, it sometimes seems that supernatural intervention will be required to get people to compromise. Here’s a story of how that might happen, courtesy of another small island in the North Atlantic.
Celebrating five years of (picture) starting careers
The Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-operative is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Picture Start program, which helps would-be filmmakers enter the industry.
Nutritious, local, and overlooked
Coastal cultures worldwide have made seaweed an integral part of their diet. Why haven't we?
Finding Newfoundland in Waterford [Ireland]
Sometimes you don't find what you're looking for, but you discover something you didn't expect...
REVIEW: Lawnya Vawnya (April 21)
Festival goers and organizers watch Lawnya Vawnya dance into the past as acclaimed DJ Kid Koala throws crowd into a clapping, laughing, crowd-surfing frenzy.
REVIEW: Lawnya Vawnya (April 20)
Samm Joyy and Alyson Samson report on Lawnya Vawnya's first weekend day of events...
A Feast for the ages: Leonard Cohen returns to St. John’s
As Montreal's poet-songwriter and master of romantic despair returns to St. John's, the woman who has been organizing an annual local event to celebrate his music is finally brought full circle. This is Vicky Hynes' account of Leonard Cohen's April 20 performance at Mile One Centre.
REVIEW: Lawnya Vawnya (April 19)
Zach Bonnell, Samm Joy, and Ben Rigby share their Friday evening Lawnya Vawnya experiences...
Elders share wisdom of food
A local group is unveiling a series of films that features Islanders eager to share traditional knowledge of food production, a basic life skill that's fast fading into the past.
The Value of Compromise (a story about Elves)
In a country characterized by increasingly intransigent partisan politics, it sometimes seems that supernatural intervention will be required to get people to compromise. Here’s a story of how that might happen, courtesy of another small island in the North Atlantic.
Celebrating five years of (picture) starting careers
The Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-operative is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Picture Start program, which helps would-be filmmakers enter the industry.
Nutritious, local, and overlooked
Coastal cultures worldwide have made seaweed an integral part of their diet. Why haven't we?
Finding Newfoundland in Waterford [Ireland]
Sometimes you don't find what you're looking for, but you discover something you didn't expect...
REVIEW: Lawnya Vawnya (April 21)
Festival goers and organizers watch Lawnya Vawnya dance into the past as acclaimed DJ Kid Koala throws crowd into a clapping, laughing, crowd-surfing frenzy.
REVIEW: Lawnya Vawnya (April 20)
Samm Joyy and Alyson Samson report on Lawnya Vawnya's first weekend day of events...
A Feast for the ages: Leonard Cohen returns to St. John’s
As Montreal's poet-songwriter and master of romantic despair returns to St. John's, the woman who has been organizing an annual local event to celebrate his music is finally brought full circle. This is Vicky Hynes' account of Leonard Cohen's April 20 performance at Mile One Centre.
REVIEW: Lawnya Vawnya (April 19)
Zach Bonnell, Samm Joy, and Ben Rigby share their Friday evening Lawnya Vawnya experiences...