Q. ‘The moment of betrayal is the worst, the moment when you know beyond any doubt that you’ve been betrayed: that some other human being has wished you that much evil.’ So wrote Margaret Atwood in her 1985 ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ The best fictional villains fascinate and forewarn. Who is

Q. With museums full of glorious art, it’s interesting to see how nations come together in nominating their favourites. What say you, Britain? . A. In 2017, BBC reported out on a poll of 2000 Brits. The topic? Favourite British artworks from a list compiled by art experts. And which

Q. Which desserts are most pleasing to Canadian sweet teeth? . A. Well, let’s get out the mini-plates and see… . . Canadian Living Magazine mined their data to unearth the most popular dessert recipes of 2024: Most Popular Dessert. Canadian Living Magazine. 2024 i.    Classic Nanaimo Bars ii.

Q. Pugs have played an outsized role in fiction. Jane Austen brings us Mansfield Park’s Lady Bertram who would rather spend time with her pug than her children. ‘To the education of her daughters Lady Bertram paid not the smallest attention. She had not time for such cares. She was