Zoomer Magazine

Unstoppable: Sigourney Weaver's extraordinary career. Plus, King Charles in charge; holiday books; the age of the centenarian; older women with younger men; and boosting your health and beauty.

Zoomer • VOLUME 39, NUMBER 1

New Year, Better You

SCROOGED AGAIN • In a world of uncertainty, Christmas movies offer comfort

THIS WAY UP

Good Tidings • We’d be thrilled to unwrap any of these deluxe coffee-table tomes this season

THE FINAL CUT • How movies tackle a most difficult subject

Rediscovering BRUCE COCKBURN • A new album takes a deep dive into the legendary folk artist’s archives

Crooning with MICAH BARNES • The veteran musician lands a new record deal and a coveted TV gig

Touring with RAINE MAIDA & CHANTAL KREVIAZUK • On working and playing together as one of Canada’s leading musical couples

Experiencing JULLY BLACK • The multi-hyphenate talent’s new music focuses on emotional strength

BODY + MIND + SPIRIT • Easy wellness advice for health and happiness

Never Say Never • How two Haligonians went from friendly waves to tying the knot

It’s All Relative(s) • Finding family, even four times removed

Public Affairs • On policy, personalities and politics

GREEDFLATION, AISLE FOUR • Here’s a recipe for putting those grocery profits into the mouths of those who need them most

Dream Weaver • Sigourney Weaver has played everything from action heroes to women on the fringe. At 73, with four movies on the go, she continues to craft her own unique Hollywood success story

A HOUSE, UNITED • King Charles and Princess Anne, the former Windsor heir and spare, have always managed to work hand in glove and now usher in a new era of duty

THE RISE OF THE CENTENARIAN • Live to 100? The venerable tortoise may not be the only species routinely passing the century mark. Slowly and steadily, the human race is keeping pace

SKATING into OLD AGE • For more than 60 years, hockey has been a balm for Jay Teitel’s body and soul, but pandemic shinny brought it all home

GOING to PIECES • While puzzles may be a metaphor for life, Elizabeth Renzetti discovers that solving them might also benefit our brain health

Boost your inner glow • by making the most of your outer assets

An Unfair AFFAIR • In the effort to banish stigma and gender-based double standards, should we put the term “cougar” to bed? Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson

A Toast TO THE Family Diner • The Commodore in Edmonton is 80 years old, the lifeblood of a city, but its future is far from certain

Go Where You Want to Go • Inspiring ideas for the globetrotter

The Great Lakes Effect • Taking a cruise through time, full of childhood nostalgia, history and science

Moses’ Last Word/First Word