$TACK$ (STACKS), the directorial debut from Gerald Webb, is a nail-biting, dramatic short film dripping with social commentary on our post COVID-19 world. If you like heavy suspense-drama with a Pacino feel, you’ll enjoy watching this short movie. And it’s even better if you love comedy and a great soundtrack.
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STACKS earns veteran actor Daytime Emmy nomination
Actor and comedian Mark Christopher Lawrence shines as the lead in his co-produced project, $TACK$ (STACKS) earning himself a 2021 Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Daytime Fiction Program. Along with his Daytime Emmy nomination, he also received a nomination for a Regional Emmy for his work on The Flourish.
Continue reading STACKS earns veteran actor Daytime Emmy nominationRichard Branson launches into space onboard history-making Virgin Galactic Flight
Richard Branson is still expected to go to space on Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed space flight today, although the launch has been delayed by 90 minutes due to overnight weather.
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translated from French by Anna Infantino
photos: © Anne-Marie Giroux
Visiting Ussher Fort, an old slave-trading post in Ghana
On our way to Makola Market
In Accra, Ghana you can get your clothes measured to fit and made by a tailor with materials you select from Makola Market.
Continue reading On our way to Makola MarketA guided tour through Kwame Nkrumah park
Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and Memorial Park in downtown Accra is home to bronze statues, tree-lined fountains, colourful peacocks, rare birds and a monumental marble mausoleum memorializing Ghana’s first president Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Overflowing with nature, the park is a quiet retreat right in the heart of downtown Accra.
Continue reading A guided tour through Kwame Nkrumah parkNational Museum of Ghana sculpture garden
The garden outside the National Museum of Ghana is full of sculptures that showcase the region’s local culture and history.
Continue reading National Museum of Ghana sculpture gardenWhere to eat in Accra
In Canada people are quick to warn you that when you travel abroad you have to be careful what you eat. They will profess with a warning not to eat street meat because of what happened to them or a friend of a friend when they did. We listened to their advice but once we arrived in Ghana, it was a different story we headed directly to a spot down the road from our hostel to try the local food.
Continue reading Where to eat in AccraBig Dream art project to send 100,000 dreams around the world and into space
The Big Dream art project is the ultimate example of dreaming big. The project will consist of crowdsourced dreams encapsulated into one giant work of art to be projected at landmarks around the globe on a symbolic day of peace and sent into outer space with an astronaut. This has to be the largest group show in history and will likely be the largest number of people collaborating on a work of art.
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