Issue: 2016-11-16
"Craft Season"
Check it out on your tablet using issuu
RSS
Issue: 2016-11-16
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: Naomi Mark
Finessing Filmmaking Skills
There are many excellent training opportunities available to aspiring Yukon filmmakers of all levels, through several different organizations. The Screen Production Yukon Association (SPYA) is one such organization; this winter, it’s launching a... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: Aislinn Cornett
Loco for Mangoes
Perhaps my Yukon upbringing prevented me from eating mangoes during my formative years. Especially in the grateful, sticky chin kind of way that I eat mangoes now. It’s a graceful gorging of sorts. There could not be enough of the sweet stone... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: by Paul Rath
Collective Nouns for Birds Near and Far
In my last article, we learned that many collective nouns originated in the Late Middle Ages, and were recorded in The Book of Saint Albans. Collective nouns are the words used to describe groups of things. We refer to a flight of stairs without... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, Art: Aislinn Cornett
Aisy Doodles, November 16, 2016
Aislinn Cornett is an art therapist, writer, artist and adventurer born in Whitehorse, Yukon. She currently lives, writes and doodles on the beach in Mexico. Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: courtesy of Elke Reinauer
Learning About Ubuntu in Namibia
My African friends think that Yukoners are cannibals. When I told them the story about the Sourtoe Cocktail I expected the usual reaction: laughter and amusement. But instead I got wide-open eyes and mouths asking me: “You did this?” they asked me... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: John Berryman
Diving into the Depths of Creativity
A dancer, instead of moving her body on stage, will show images in a video. A singer, instead of performing at the piano as she usually does, will leave the instrument behind. A painter, instead of using the brush, will make magic with an overhead... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: Meredith Elliott
Hang on, George
Christmas Eve, 1946. Several actors huddle around their microphones, live-broadcasting a radio station's seasonal drama, complete with commercial intervals and a touch of Yuletide music. The story they are dramatizing concerns a well-meaning chap... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
Potato and Green Onion Kugel
Kugel is a baked pudding or casserole, made with potatoes or noodles. There are many types of kugel both sweet and savoury. Some have raisins or cinnamon, some have onions and cottage cheese. Think of this version as a Jewish hash brown casserole... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: courtesy of Bill Mann
Mining All the Options
Local geologist Bill Mann remembers when the Yukon Geoscience Forum was a couple of days of technical talks. Now it’s the premier post-season industry event in the territory, and everyone is invited to take part at the High Country Inn from... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: Stephanie Barnes
Gimme That Tessitura
Full disclosure: Steve Maddock and I have a few things in common. We're both PKs (preacher's kids) who grew up in southern Ontario adding our piping, angelic treble voices to the choirs in our fathers' churches. Point of departure: I struggled... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: Erin Peacock
Dawson Quilts
An internet search will show that the hottest baby gifts of 2016 include a light-up singing turtle, organic cotton mittens and an infant sized pair of UGGs. But the hottest gift for Dawson City babies is a handmade quilt. It’s been the most... Read more
Issue: 2016-11-16, PHOTO: by Joan Norberg
Braided rugs, just like Grandma used to make
There I was at the end of August looking through Salvation Army for wool coats. August. What was I thinking? I know it's the Yukon, but we still had beautiful summer weather and I was looking for a wool winter coat. I had to laugh at myself... Read more