Christmas should be a time of wonder and expectation, but what if tragedy, illness, family secrets, or betrayal strip away every belief in what the future holds? And in a good and loving God?A Christmas Homecoming by Brenda S. AndersonLove and Unexpected Stress Responses by Eleanor BertinSixty Feet to Home by Sara DavisonThe Twelve Days of Mandy Reno by Regina Rudd MerrickReturning to Christmas by Angela D. Me...

Coupland's iconic novels brought to life in two full-cast adaptationsBursting onto the literary scene in 1991 with his debut Generation X, Douglas Coupland's novels swiftly established themselves as modern classics and brought the term 'Gen X' into the mainstream. His work still has resonance in today's world, with his vivid explorations of identity and creativity in the post-Baby Boomer generations. These pitch perfect adaptions probe our modern popular c...

Global warming. Pandemics. Heatwaves. Droughts. Terrorism. Wars. Famine. And who, really, expects things to get better? At least anytime soon? On the contrary, the future can look awfully bleak. And who, at times, doesn't feel helpless before it all, especially before the unknown? Which is why one of the most tantalizing questions we sometimes ask ourselves is: Can the future be known? Obviously, with people spending billions each year on psychics, palm readers, horoscopes, tarot cards, fo...

A brilliant and bonkers comedy about finding love at the petrol pumpsAlex is desperate to find someone to share his life with, but too scared to do anything about it. A film obsessive, he works the night shift at an isolated petrol station on the outskirts of a two-bit town. Awkward, and with no real friends to speak of, he confides in his only ‘colleague’ - a smiley-faced vacuum cleaner named Keith, whose voice only Alex can hear.Ella is a cycling-mad woman...

Another US presidential election is underway, and Americans are engaged in the time-honored tradition of judging candidates by their personalities. It may sound unwise to pick the future leader of the free world based on personality traits rather than platforms, policies, and ideology, but that is exactly what Americans do. In fact, personality explains the results of the last twenty-two US elections—and can predict who will win in 2020.Personality expert Merrick Rosenberg and coau...