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Article content Last Saturday — May 1, 2021 — my husband Stephen and I watched a uniquely Canadian ceremony online, written by famed author Rudyard Kipling nearly one century ago, called the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer. Our 23-year-old son, Tyrone — who turns 24 tomorrow — had just completed his final assignment the previous day in electrical engineering at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus, a laudable feat in itself made all the more impressive since he did so with no grade under an A! (If it sounds like I’ve still got my proud-mom pompoms lifted high, it...

Rochester library presents Nonfiction Challenge for adults Stephanie Piro This column marks our 50th in Foster’s. In that time we have shared our news during the shutdown and beyond, working to make the library as accessible as possible to our patrons. We have had Outdoor Story Times, a Pumpkin Decorating contest, a drive-up Ice Cream Cart and a Drive-up Santa visit. We have had great success with RPL-To-Go, our pick-up service and our downloadable resources. We are happy that we have been able to welcome patrons back for appointment browsing, copier and WiFi use. We don’t know what chall...

The hosts of TCM discuss the 'problematic' aspects of classic movies like Gone with the Wind, Psycho, and My Fair Lady in the new weekly series.

Posted on Thursday, March 4th, 2021 by Ethan Anderton As society has progressed over time, cultural touchstones from the past have become outdated and in some cases problematic. That can make revisiting classic films a little troublesome. How can we revisit, revere and respect classic movies that have such blatantly racist characters and outdated depictions of our culture? Turner Classic Movies may have the answer. The cable network known for keeping the love for classic films alive is kicking off a new series tonight called Reframed: Classic Films in the Rearview Mirror. With films rangin...

TCM is launching a new series called Reframed: Classic Films in the Rearview Mirror to look at 'troubling and problematic' aspects of 18 old Hollywood movies such as Psycho and My Fair Lady