Author: Tristan Stewart-Robertson
Why listening to Louis Armstrong could lead to riskier bets
HAPPY music such as Louis Armstrong’s “St Louis Blues” can lead you to make riskier lottery bets, compared to sad music such as The Cure, says a new study.
Why we must watch the Winter Olympics
Do not turn away from the Winter Olympics. And do not turn away from the news from Russia when the games are over. Why boycotting the Sochi games is wrong.
Women of the world paint stories with song
The auditorium is empty, save for the lighting and sound man, the stage manager, a husband and a reporter. On stage are three women from around the world, having met for the first time just a few minutes earlier. They will be performing individually in a couple of hours but need to prepare for an encore together. […]
Nelson Mandela death – an artist’s tribute
Artist in residence Jason Skinner has offered an artistic tribute to the late South African president Nelson Mandela, who died at the age of 95 on December 5, 2013.
Six Nations hunt for lost World War I history
An appeal is going out to rediscover information about the Six Nations soldiers and the carved flagpole stopper of the 114th Battalion from World War I.
The independence battalion
How the Six Nation men of the 114th Battalion in World War I shaped indigenous relations in Canada for decades to come as they asserted their independence.
Halifax news café pop-up
Tomorrow’s Conversations is a series of pop-up shops in the community with news website Tomorrow. Drop in with your Halifax news to our event on November 5, 2013.
Reading Rainbow ‘Check it Out’: 30 years on
The team behind the music video of Reading Rainbow’s first episode talk about the making of “Check It Out” and literacy in America 30 years on.
Indigenous health inequality: are the boats sailing apart?
Research finds disparity in indigenous health, and tries to bridge the divide. Are the boats of the Two Row Wampum sailing further apart?
Justice must be seen to be done – both by reporters and the public
Why does it matter that justice is seen to be done? Consider the legal and journalism challenges behind the basis of “open justice”.
