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Every Lost Country

Laura Taylor — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:11:28 +0000

The longer you stare at the mountain, the more it seems a refuge above human borders and distinctions and this constant dialogue of violence. Up there, he’d hoped, he and Sophie could step away from trouble for a while”…words from the new novel by Steven Heighton – Every Lost Country. The book tells the story of Lewis Book, a doctor with a history of embroiling himself in conflicts, and his daughter, Sophie, who travel to Nepal to join a climbing expedition and find themselves taken prisoner with a group of Tibetan refugees fleeing Chinese soldiers…From one of Canada’s finest writers comes a literary page-turner of the highest order. Inspired by an actual event, Every Lost Country is a gripping novel about heroism, human failings, and what love requires. When is it acceptable to be a bystander, and when do life and loyalty demand more? Steven Heighton joined us live in studio back in May to discuss the book and we’ll revisit that conversation today.

In The Name of the Family

Laura Taylor — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:08:12 +0000

Sometime around 8 a.m. on December 10, 2007, police in Mississauga, ON responded to a 911 call from a man who had said he had just killed his daughter. When officers arrived, they found 16-year-old Aqsa Parvez suffering from life-threatening injuries. She later died in hospital. Now the fate of this young Muslim woman and three others is explored in depth in the world television premiere of the two-hour Original CTV Documentary IN THE NAME OF THE FAMILY, which airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET on CTV. Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Shelley Saywell continues her list of hard-hitting films that deal with human rights issues with a documentary that puts a very human face the harrowing circumstances estimated to claim the lives of 5,000 women around the world every year. Selected to screen at Hot Docs earlier this year, the film was awarded the 2010 Hot Docs Best Canadian Feature, marking the second time Saywell has earned that Hot Docs distinction. Shelley Saywell will join us to talk about the film.

What’s New in Movies?

Laura Taylor — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:06:03 +0000

Take5 movie reviewer, CulturalMining.com creator, and film aficionado, Daniel Garber returns for his look at some of the movies you may want to check out…movies that are out of the mainstream, alternative and right up his alley.

Canoe Lake

Laura Taylor — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:04:29 +0000

The Canadian Chautaugua was established in early 19th Century as an offshoot of the original Chautauqua literary and arts group in upstate New York. Starting in the 1920s, The Muskoka Assembly, a branch of the Canadian Chautaugua, would convene in the summers at an island resort on Lake Rousseau in Muskoka. Such poets as Bliss Carmen and Charles G.D. Roberts were honoured guests. And Chautaugua members enjoyed poetry readings, plays and outdoor activity. The Great Depression however put an end to the group. Though, now, some 80 years after its demise, a group of Muskoka artists is reviving the Chautaugua tradition. One of those traditions is the Muskoka Chautaugua Reading Circle, a selection of Must Read books by Canadian authors. One of the first honorees of the new Reading Circle is “Canoe Lake”, a novel by Roy Macgregor. MacGregor’s Canoe Lake is based on the life, times, and romances of the great naturalist artist Tom Thompson and the rumour that just before his mysterious death, he fathered an illegitimate child. This past August the Muskoka Chautaugua invited Roy Macgregor to share his memories of Tom Thompson’s life and world and the research that went into both the novel Canoe Lake and his soon-to-be published non-fiction book on Tom Thompson…we’ll hear highlights from that talk this morning.

Toronto’s Ashkenaz Festival

Laura Taylor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:53:02 +0000

Toronto’s Ashkenaz Festival is on now through Labour Day. It features the very best of Jewish culture, with elements of both traditional and contemporary culture. A great line-up of bands is slated to play this year’s Festival, including Brooklyn’s Balkan Beat Box, and Toronto’s own David Buchbinder, with his Odessa-Havana ensemble. David Buchbinder speaks with Take 5 arts & Entertainment reporter Catherine Kustanczy, about his Cuban-Yiddish sounds, and why the Ashkenaz Festival matters to the city.

The Red Panda Adventures

Laura Taylor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:51:10 +0000

Take5 and CIUT are one of only a few shows, and stations to play one of Decoder Ring Theatre’s most popular series…The Red Panda Adventures…today we present Episode 18 – Secret Origins. Tune in every Friday to hear the ongoing adventures of that intrepid Toronto crime fighter from yesteryear…The Red Panda and his trusty sidekick Kit…The Flying Squirrel

The Future of Media

Laura Taylor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:49:30 +0000

How is mobile technology influencing news media? How should media professionals adapt to mobile news consumption? These are some of the questions to be discussed at a popular speaker series taking place in Toronto on Sept. 8. Happening at DigitalJournal.com’s annual “Future of Media” event, the panel includes executives from Facebook Canada, The Globe and Mail, Global News and more. Speakers will explore how media organizations are adapting to emerging mobile technologies and readerships, how social media has changed news consumption and what the future of media holds. DigitalJournal.com’s Future of Media gathering will include a panel discussion and debate and will end with an interactive Q&A with audience members and users on Twitter and Facebook. David Silverberg is the Managing editor of DigitalJournal.com and the co-organizer and moderator of the Future of Media event…he joins us to discuss.

The Tree Museum

Laura Taylor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:46:30 +0000

Every fall, hidden on a wooded estate near Gravenhurst, about 2 hours north of Toronto, an extraordinary art event unfolds. On Sunday September 5th, the Tree Museum hosts an opening for its latest annual exhibit of outdoor sculpture. Tree Museum co-curator Anne O’Callaghan joins us to talk about this year’s featured artists and a three-year collaboration with Australian artists.

What’s New in Movies?

Laura Taylor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:44:53 +0000

Raising Awareness of Violence Against Women & Children

Laura Taylor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:40:32 +0000

On the heels of the news of gang rape of nearly 200 women and children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese social worker Esther Munyerenkana has made the extraordinary trip to Canada to raise awareness about the extreme violence facing women and children in her homeland. Esther works at the Panzi Hospital with women who have survived brutal sexual assaults and rape, to help rebuild their lives. Between five and 10 women enter the hospital each day, sometimes as many as 30. Each year, more than 3,500 women are treated at the Panzi Hospital, located in Bukavu, – a tiny fraction of the women who experience sexual assault. The DRC is thought to have the highest incident of rape in the world. Rape is a commonly used weapon of war by armed gangs in the decades-long conflict which has ravaged the region. Esther joins us in studio to talk about the issue.