In her debut novel, The Push, writer Ashley Audrain takes those taboo feelings about motherhood the doubt, the loneliness, the way you suddenly dislike your spouse and cranks them all the way up.
You might be working more from your bed these days. and you wouldn't be alone. Beatriz Colomina, co-author of "The Century of the Bed" joins Piya Chattopadhyay, both from their beds, to talk about the changing meaning of beds, and how work has entered the bedroom and sleep has entered work in the time of COVID-19. It's a shift that could have big implications for the ways our homes, workplaces and cities are designed.
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Baby Beluga s 40th anniversary: Why Raffi thinks we need to build back better from the pandemic
It’s been 40 years since Raffi released his defining song Baby Beluga. After decades of entertaining thousands of children, the outspoken singer-songwriter reflects on the tragedies of 2020, the state of North American politics and his claim that having faith in children is the key to a sustainable future.
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The children’s entertainer reflects on his defining song, the state of politics and why we need to honour kids
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Posted: Dec 20, 2020 12:32 PM ET | Last Updated: December 20, 2020
Raffi s beloved song for children was inspired by a beluga whale he saw during a trip to Vancouver. (Onnig Cavoukian, supplied by Raffi Cavoukian)
Travel writer reflects on how winter affects our psyches
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Many Canadians are facing down winter during the pandemic with dread. And that s something that Horatio Clare can relate to. The British travel writer has seasonal affective disorder and delved into how the season affects our psyches for his memoir The Light in the Dark: A Winter Journal. He speaks with Piya Chattopadhyay about how we should be rethinking the season, what other cultures can teach us, and his hopes for how we can all get through this particular winter together. Plus, we hear a poignant rumination on the season from Edmonton s poet laureate Nisha Patel.
How cooking World War II recipes can help us understand the pandemic
During the pandemic food has helped to bring people together. Culinary historian Samantha George talks about how the Toronto Star s WWII recipes also helped people through challenging times.
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Posted: Dec 06, 2020 9:47 AM ET | Last Updated: December 6, 2020
A group of volunteers at the Parkwood Estate Museum in Oshawa, Ont., have been cooking their way through the Toronto Star s World War II recipes. (Toronto Star Archives )