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Pakistan

Peter Pan like never before; our soldiers fighting for Hyena Road and predatory capitalism invading 99 Homes

Also a true heroine named Malala, creepy thrills in Goodnight Mommy and prosecuting war criminals in Labyrinth of Lies

Star Trek is back for the fans; Mud intrigues like a classic; The Iceman chills

The young Mr. Spock and Capt. Kirk and their early adventures in the new Star Trek movie

Mehta and Rushdie weave intricate history

 I must confess, I’ve never read a Salman Rushdie book. Nor have I ever seen a Deepa Mehta film. The latter is more shocking considering what a film nerd I am and the fact that my parents were...

A taste of Pakistan with Fusion Kitchen

You can cook hamburgers and chicken wings, but can you cook squash sabzi, or peas pulao? I learned how to cook traditional Pakistani food at Fusion Kitchen.

Former Guantanamo prisoner supports Bush arrest

After spending five years as an extra-judicial prisoner of George W. Bush's 'war on terror,' Murat Kurnaz is disappointed Canada did not arrest the former leader

NASA: it rained so hard the oceans fell

Worldwide rainfall and snowfall were so extreme, in so many places last year, that sea levels fell dramatically. What role did global warming play and where are we headed from here?

Jane Eyre, Certified Copy, Sucker Punch, West is West, Curling, Hobo With a Shotgun

She's already played Alice of Wonderland fame. Now Mia Wasikowska shines as Jane Eyre. (read more)

Afghanistan WikiLeaks are wikilame

The release of more than 91,000 intelligence documents out of the U.S. Department of Defence has re-opened festering debates and controversies about the War in Afghanistan. WikiLeaks, a stateless “...