Interstellar is one of the biggest box office hits of the year. There’s nothing we like more than the thought of living out in space someday—but does the science behind the movie hold up in real life? Review alumnus Jordan Ginsberg took it upon himself to find out. His feature, below: Thanks Jordan for being funny,… Continue reading Friday Funny: living in space
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Can journalists help their wrongly imprisoned colleagues?
Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy has now been in an Egyptian jail for 319 days. He was arrested along with fellow Al Jazeera reporters Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste in December 2013, under trumped up charges of spreading false news and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood, an outlawed organization. All three are now sitting in prison just for… Continue reading Can journalists help their wrongly imprisoned colleagues?
Vice is officially mainstream
Vice Media Inc. has teamed up with Rogers Communications Inc. to create a Canadian studio and TV channel. The $100 million joint venture will include a Vice Canada studio based in Toronto, producing a news channel that will sync with mobile and online content. Vice has been working its way into young adults’ minds since… Continue reading Vice is officially mainstream
Alumni Essentials: week of November 9
Is Monday slowly becoming your favourite day of the week? Is it difficult to sleep Sunday night because you’re so excited? We can’t blame you and we apologize. Now it’s finally time for your weekly fix. Here’s our favourite latest pieces of work from Review alumni. First, winter 2012 editor Haley Cullingham delves into the extremely popular podcast, Serial,… Continue reading Alumni Essentials: week of November 9
Legacy of a Legend
This is a special guest post about Don Obe, the founder of the Review, by Tim Falconer, the current instructor on the Review. Don Obe died yesterday. He was an old newspaperman, so I hope he would appreciate a lede without euphemism or bullshit. But he was best known as one of the most influential… Continue reading Legacy of a Legend