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Max out your time in NYC at the Moxy
Toronto Star, Feb 16. 2018: New York, N.Y.—The rooms may be small — 150 to 350 square feet — but the personality is huge in the new Moxy Times Square in Manhattan. […]
Planning your last big party
Calgary Herald, April 7, 2018: I know Jack is going to die, I just don’t know when. I’ve been watching Netflix with my fingers over my eyes as Jack Pearson, the […]
Treasures in the garage
Calgary Herald, March 3. 2018: The cream pitcher has a wide spout with gold trim, an ornate white handle and a red design mimicking Ukrainian embroidery. The red in the […]
Cruising down the Mekong
Toronto Star Dec 18, 2017: PREK KDAM, CAMBODIA—Little kids shout hello from the shore. A fisherman drops his net in his long narrow boat to give us a wave. White […]
The benefits of talking to yourself
Calgary Herald, Feb 3, 2018: Once upon a time, if you saw a solitary figure walking toward you talking loudly and gesturing wildly, you’d give serious thought to crossing the […]
Stories that swirl with Northern Lights
Toronto Star Dec 1. 2017: YELLOWKNIFE—“Never whistle at the northern lights, or else they’ll come and get you,” my pal, 10-year-old Jakob Hotson, says from the back seat as his […]
Time keeps on a ticking
Calgary Herald, Jan 6. 2018: 2018, already? How did that happen? How did it get to be 2018 all of a sudden? Wasn’t it 2013 about 10 minutes ago? And […]
Getting ‘freaky’ at Manitoba Leg
Toronto Star Oct 18 2017, WINNIPEG—“This is going to get very freaky,” says Frank Albo, grinning, as he walks backwards into the foyer of the Manitoba Legislature. We follow him past […]
From the primordial soup to Twitter: We are family
Calgary Herald Dec 3. 2017: “It’s worse than eating peanuts,” my mom’s 90-year-old cousin said of her son’s joyful obsession with tracking the family genealogy. I look forward to reading […]
Jennifer Allford 