Zoomer Magazine

Secrets of Succession: Bryan Cox on playing TV's juiciest villain. Plus, hot new books; Hollywood style; surfing Costa Rica; indulging your charitable impulse and healing your body, mind and spirit.

Zoomer Magazine • VOLUME 37, NUMBER 6

Body, Mind & Spirit

The Legacy of Viola Desmond • It’s been 75 years since the Nova Scotian VIOLA DESMOND took a seat to make a stand against racial segregation

ENCORES AWAY FOR LEONARD & JONI

RESURRECTING DIANA

THIS WAY UP • THE PEAKS AND VALLEYS IN THE JOURNEY

PAGING TONY SOPRANO

SHELF LIFE

OSCAR THE GREAT

The ER Diaries • Dr. Zachary Levine gives us the 911

Mind the Middlemen

FATHER FIGURE • Succession star Brian Cox talks to Shinan Govani about sweaters, where he got that voice and what’s going on in Logan Roy’s head

NORTH STARS • Memoirs from Mansbridge, Mercer and Messier, plus a murder mystery from Hadfield – hot fall books from Canadian men we love

LEST WE FORGET • Every year, three Canadian medics who served in Afghanistan take stock of their war

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT

WALK THIS WAY • As scientists delve into the benefits of awe walking, Rona Maynard explains how she found her “small self” in the wonderland outside her door

THE RACE FOR A DEMENTIA CURE • Hopes are high after a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug was approved in the U.S., but promising Canadian research is focused on early detection and brain health

FAMILY TRIPPING • Multigenerational psychedelic drug experiences can provide connection and closeness, but, as Gabrielle Bauer discovered, there is a wrong way to do it

LOVE & OTHER DRUGS • A recovering addict meets his soulmate, reinvents himself and comes back from the dead

LOVE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 • The 24/7 togetherness of pandemic lockdowns either enriched or exhausted relationships, Viia Beaumanis reports

Riding THE WAVE • They bonded over a love of surfing. Now a group of middle-aged men from around the world live part-time in Costa Rica, where they find personal fulfillment living the dream

Philanthropy by Design • K’ómoks artist Andy Everson honours his grandparents by donating his iconic logo to the “Every Child Matters” campaign for residential school survivors

CHARITABLE Impulse • The COVID-19 pandemic has hit non-profits – and their clients – hard. Here’s how five Canadian organizations keep on giving

REEL TO REAL • New books and films about Bob Mackie, James Bond and Gucci emphasize just how much Hollywood sets style standards then and now

Moses’ Last Word/First Word