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Pulitzer winner Justin Chang on journalism and film's resilient power

When Justin Chang learned he had won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for criticism, about 24 hours before the actual announcement, he couldn’t quite believe it. “I did not sleep a wink that night,” he tells Depth Perception. “I really didn’t. Like, sometimes when you say that, you manage to get like an hour of sleep. No. I actually pulled an all-nighter because I could not sleep. And part of it was that I was convinced that, until the announcement went out, this was all some massive hoax.

Re-release this: Sonic Advance - by Marc Normandin

This column is “Re-release this,” which will focus on games that aren’t easily available, or even available at all, but should be once again. Previous entries in this series can be found through this link. The Sonic the Hedgehog games from the Sega Genesis era have been released and re-released and ported so many times now that you can discuss which of those versions is superior and which are disappointments. No such attention nor care has been given to Sonic’s underappreciated handheld adventures, however: sure, the Game Gear titles received a second life on the Nintendo 3DS digital storefront, but what of Pocket Adventure?

Ready to watch 'The Sign?' Here's the Bluey Lore You Need

I wasn’t planning on writing specifically about Bluey’s big 28-minute special, The Sign. The understanding in my household was that I was easily the most excited about the extra-long Bluey episode, but I was waiting to watch it with my child because they might enjoy it. Listen, I was very close to watching it on my own first (and maybe that would’ve prepared me better for the emotions the episode would elicit), but I held strong.

Remembering Nathan Cirillo - by Erin OToole

I will never forget the day that Nathan Cirillo died or how his death has continued to ripple through our lives in the years since that fateful day. I was in lockdown in the Centre Block of Parliament when I learned that one of our sentry soldiers at the National War Memorial had been killed. Our lockdown was a result of the aftermath of Cirillo’s death. The killer forced his way into Parliament following the attack at the National War Memorial.

Review of Dangal (2016)The Heart Of A Champion

Image by L.E. Wilson from RedBubbleDangal (2016) is a comedy co-written and directed by Nitesh Tiwari—based on a true story centered on the Phogat family—about a former wrestler who trains two of his daughters for an international wrestling competition. Life Lesson: In order to win, you have to fight for yourself. Arjun Agarwal writes an eponymous newsletter for storytellers and entrepreneurs Dangal by Nitesh Tiwari is a wonderful film which explores the journey of Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari Phogat.