Can one movie make up for a year without musical theatre, without jazz hands? Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom” tries its damnedest to, but despite a promising opening and a spiritedness that makes “Glee” look downright downtrodden by comparison, it’s not quite the showstopper we’ve been pining for. With neon lights, sparkling suits and an all-star…
Ford is bringing back the Bronco—and it’s being very thorough about it. As the original Bronco grew larger, Ford saw an opportunity to slot a smaller version beneath it in the lineup. So in 1984, Ford launched the Bronco II. That model was never as well-liked as the big Bronco, but it’s still getting a…
Seven years after the release of the highly successful PlayStation 4, Sony has fired its latest salvo in the war to capture the hearts and minds of big-spending video game enthusiasts. The PlayStation 5 launched Nov. 12, two days after archrival Microsoft debuted its new Xbox Series X and Series S units. The latest round…
OTTAWA – The representatives for employers and workers in the employment insurance system say they are deeply concerned that a promised review of the program will be lost in the heat of a minority Parliament. The shortcomings in EI, flagged for years by experts, have been exposed by the pandemic, including that not every worker…
Ever since the pandemic darkened theatres earlier this year, sending the entire performing arts world into a catastrophic state of limbo, we’ve seen all manner of creative virtual substitutes: Digital dance seasons, clever musical mashups, a live-captured version of “Hamilton.” Many of these have been good, some great. Yet none have truly matched the visceral…
