After Chloé Zhao’s recent win for Best Director at the Golden Globes, I made a point to learn more about her and her previous work. There, I learned of her movie The Rider, which came out in 2017. Apparently, after seeing this movie at TIFF, Frances McDormand approached her about directing Nomadland. So, I was …
Month: March 2021
Ah, the Sun is shining, the flowers are blooming…perfect time to dial back into the TV! After a few weeks, I’ve made it through a number of new watches. Here are some of the new TV shows and movies I’ve enjoyed lately: A Call to Spy This movie focuses on the real-life stories of a …
The FA Women’s Super League (WSL) in Britain is like watching the Women’s World Cup every weekend. The teams feature some of the best players in the world from England, the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, and more, including Vivianne Miedema (the highest-scoring WSL player…and one who is coming quickly for Christine Sinclair’s international goals …
NASA will soon attempt to fly the first aircraft on another planet! The Ingenuity rotocopter, which weighs only 4lbs, is designed to prove that we can perform powered flight on another planet – one with a very thin atmosphere that is just 1% the density of Earth’s. To do so, its four-foot, carbon-fibre blades will …
I first got into speed skating during the ‘98 Nagano Olympics (aka the year of the epic Roots hats) when Catriona Le May Doan skated to gold in the 500m. The fluidity, grace, and power – all while wearing a futuristic-looking, aerodynamic suit – was captivating. So was the winning. Canada has more medals in …
True to his name, emerging artist Big Wild lays down big anthems that are sure to fill up a room – and your ear drums. The man behind the moniker is Portland-based artist Jackson Stell, who according to Wikipedia, was making music for an advertising agency before going solo. But, these tunes are too good …
The long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to change our understanding of the universe. It will be the largest, most complex space telescope ever built, and is 100x more powerful than the Hubble Telescope! And, if you’ve seen the stunning images from Hubble, you’ll understand how improving on that seems almost unfathomable. As …