Monthly archives: August 2018

Where Locals Hike in the Canadian Rockies: The Premier Trails in Kananaskis Country Near Canmore & Calgary

by Kathy Copeland

The categories were helpful, including rainy day hikes and kid-friendly hikes. GPS coordinates to trailheads would have been convenient, as the directions were generally unclearly described. Incidentally, the ‘Mt. Rundle, South Summit’ hike is marked EEOR (East End of Rundle) at the trailhead.

The Namesake

by Jhumpa Lahiri

In place of exploring identity and belonging, or the transformation of tradition, or class privilege, or a human voice, The Namesake is bogged with unremitting descriptions of everything in a room. Across generations the characterisation is flat and, like in Amy Tan’s novels, the American generation is the … Read more