Luminato literary program focuses on Africa, Iran
Toronto arts festival Luminato will focus on Africa in its literary program this year, bringing influential African writers, including Kenya’s Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Ngugi, who was exiled from his native land in 1977, has advocated for Africans writing in native languages and suggested rejecting European styles of writing in favour of a fresh approach. In […]
Seven spectators to Olympics seeking to stay in Canada with refugee status
Seven people who told officials they entered Canada as spectators to the Vancouver Winter Olympics are seeking refugee status in Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada says six of those people come from countries that don’t require special visas to enter the country. Owing to privacy law, a spokeswoman says she can’t divulge further identifying information […]
Closing ceremony is unparalleled
There’s a reason we come, despite the nonsense. There’s a reason we come to the Olympics still, every two years now, despite the fact that sometimes you get William Shatner or the odd, massive inflatable moose. What with all the overdone stagecraft and security hassles, the butt-covering parsing of words or the smugness of IOC officials […]