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2019 | March 10 – 16

Posted on March 10, 2019
By Herald Staff
on March | Third Week

Wintersleep – In The Land Of

Posted on March 9, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Q&A, Web Exclusives

Atlantic Canadian rockers Wintersleep burst through a new level of mainstream with the release of their 2016 studio album The Great Detachment. Anchored by the number one single Amerika, the album became a definitive stamp for a band that paid their dues with gigs across the nation and beyond.
Three

Jim Furlong: Something Wrong with that Boy

Posted on March 9, 2019
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

I was working in the newsroom at NTV one morning some years ago when the phone rang. On the line was an irate woman who without introduction launched into an attack on two pieces that I had written for presentation on the Reflections segment of the news.
One was about

Mark Dwyer: The Troubled Genius

Posted on March 8, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Sports, Staff Blog

By: Mark Dwyer
His face changed hockey. Staring down shooters in the no mask era of the 1950s and ‘60s, Terry Sawchuk played the game like it was a matter of life or death. Perhaps it was. The tangled scars of 16 NHL seasons were brutally visible, the result of

Herald’s Q&A: Jeremy Hotz

Posted on March 8, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Q&A, Web Exclusives

Comedian Jeremy Hotz talks Canadian cold, American comedy climate and overcoming anxiety before his Dangerously
Handsome Tour hits St. John’s
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Known far and wide as ‘The Most Miserable’ Comedian working today, Jeremy Hotz has become a fan favourite thanks to his cutting, observational humour and patented gestures.
With a

Artist Spotlight: Adriana Maggs

Posted on March 7, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Director Adriana Maggs delves deep into her emotional and stirring portrait of the pain and passion of hockey legend Terry Sawchuk
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Adriana Maggs is what folks in the entertainment industry world call a multi-threat.
Occasional actor, director, writer and producer, Maggs has clocked considerable hours across film and television

‘Fearless’ Kellie Loder

Posted on March 6, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland’s Kellie Loder embraces the fear in taking chances, dissecting the biggest moment of a career, one with a near limitless ceiling
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When Kellie Loder left Newfoundland and Labrador last year to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter in Toronto, there was a certain amount of fear that arose.

Ascend the Throne – Rise

Posted on March 6, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

With a revamped lineup and renewed energy, local rockers Ascend The Throne are set to make an immediate impact on their debut album, Rise.
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There are many reasons to become a rock musician. Attention seekers crave the eyes and ears latching on to their own particular brand of hard

Beth Penney – Dreams Come True

Posted on March 5, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

NTV’s Beth Penney talks seizing opportunities and making the most of any situation in this can’t-help-but-feel-good one-on-one
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In a word, Beth Penney is sunshine. Smiling and cheery, she lights up The Herald’s office as she takes a few minutes from her busy day – and her increasingly popular NTV

Mark O’Brien on ‘Goalie’, Family and Navigating Hollywood

Posted on March 5, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

From beloved standout in Republic of Doyle, to lead in the emotional biopic Goalie, Paradise native Mark O’Brien remains humble through his ascent to stardom
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Perhaps quietly, Paradise’s own Mark O’Brien has had one of the most impressive rise through the ranks of Hollywood of just about any Newfoundlander