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Holland Marsh madness

Most of the harvest from the GTA's backyard goes to the United States, but the locavore movement is changing that

Picture Perfect

The pictures that changed us

In a special multimedia feature, contributors to a new collection of Canada's transformative photos talk about the project

Julie Cugali is recovering from postpartum depression after the birth of her son, Alex, five years ago. Anne-Marie Jackson/The Globe and Mail

Women's Mental Health

When motherhood isn't a joy

More than 10 per cent of new mothers suffer postpartum depression, but most try to hide the problem. André Picard talks to women who eventually got help – without medication

Globe video

Meet acclaimed writer Diana Athill

The Globe's John Barber interviews renowned editor and writer Diana Athill about her life and her craft

Big Daddy Tazz

Video

Bipolar Buddha

Big Daddy Tazz is a comedian whose bipolar disorder provides great comic material for his act

Latest In Multimedia

Fit at 50

Could this be the fittest generation? Boomers shape up for golden years

Behind The Veil: Women in Kandahar

A six-part multimedia series that talks with women from all walks of life about their lives in one of the most dangerous cities in Afghanistan

Globe wins Emmy Award for Talking to the Taliban

Multimedia series, which features taped interviews with 42 Taliban soldiers, won for New Approaches to News and Documentary

Tracking the bear tracker

Meet Kim Robinson, who with his extensive backwoods knowledge was able to locate accused killer Allan Schoenborn when the RCMP couldn't. WARNING: some of the language used in this video may be considered offensive

David Beeching, 16, of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., found out he had high blood pressure three years ago after a skiing accident. Today he is on medication and his mother has 'scared him off' adding salt to his foods - but she despairs that all the sodium he gets in the processed foods he likes could be the death of him.

Under pressure

A video documentary from Globe photographer Deborah Baic takes you inside the home and hearts of the Quebec family as they deal with consequences of Canada's high-sodium diet

SCRRRREEEAAAMMM!

When you get on a ‘hyper-coaster' this summer, don't worry about the G-forces trying to pull your guts out, or your 55-year-old heart exploding, or losing face with your teenaged child.

Steppin' Out

There's a whole new way to cross the street at one of the busiest intersections in Canada

Camps focus on getting young girls to express themselves at a vulnerable age. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

She's gonna rock 'n' roll all night

Girls are strumming and drumming their way to empowerment thanks to a new wave of rock camps. Be warned, though: There are no boys allowed

Story and Globe Doc: Nobody deserves this

In a coal-rich part of India, underground infernos have become a hot election issue. The same black rock that gives many people their livelihoods can also hasten their deaths. As it burns, it gives off dangerous gases, and fire pits open up in the ground unexpectedly. Locals say nothing is being done, and that it's time for the government to put out the fires. Photojournalists Brent Foster and Poul Madsen captured these images of the people who live here.

Charting a path through chaos and confusion

For the former president of Médecins Sans Frontières, the best way to cope is to engage, not walk away

Globe Doc: The sweet vanished past

The Globe's Peter Power provides a rare glimpse inside the home, and mind of this Canadian cartoonist

Globe Doc: The last dance

At the end of this season, principal dancer Chan Hon Goh will retire from the stage, capping a brilliant career with the National Ballet.

Globe Doc: The Carpet Merchant

Ishtiaq Khan weaves a tale of how Canadian generosity allowed him to succeed after emigrating from Uganda over thirty years ago.

Globe Photojournalists:
Fred Lum

Working in one of the most competitive newspaper markets in the world I thrive on the challenge to find unique...

John Lehmann

Some days you want to pinch yourself, other days you wonder why? It's that kind of a profession.

Deborah Baic

I left my first career to go back to school, to follow my passion and take a leap of faith.

Kevin Van Paassen

After seeing my first black and white print come up in a dark room tray I knew I wanted to be a photographer

Fernando Morales

I grew up surrounded by breaking news and the smell of fresh ink

Peter Power

Working for twenty-plus years as a photojournalist has allowed me...

Charla Jones

I spent my early twenties bumming around the world...

Anne-Marie Jackson

I meet people all the time who think their lives are ordinary...

Tory Zimmerman

Like many of my colleagues I picked up photography at a young age.

Editorial cartoonist bio
Brian Gable

Because there are very few academic programs or courses devoted specifically to editorial cartooning people become cartoonists in a number of different ways.

Anthony Jenkins

Anthony Mars Jenkins was born and raised in Toronto and spent his early career delivering The Globe and Mail.

Globe Doc: Peter Power
Twenty-four Knights

The Ontario Hockey League's London Knights

The London Knights and the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League in action in Owen Sound February 8, 2009. The Attack won the game 5-2.
Globe Doc: Tory Zimmerman
Dan Hill

The singer-songwriter talks about his latest book, I Am My Father's Son.

Dan Hill, singer/songwriter and the author of 'I Am My Father's Son', photographed at his home in Toronto. For Peter Scowen's Book Review.
Road-wary Trucks makes his music close to home

He's barely 30, but after two decades on the road, the slide-guitar virtuoso is all too aware of the carnage that touring can bring

Derek Trucks, guitarist for The Derek Trucks Band, visits Toronto for The World of Slide Guitar as part of Luminato, the Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity.
Amy Verner: Sweat
Shimmy up to Zumba

Aerobics get a global mash-up with spicy dance moves that keep your heart racing. This is the first of a new biweekly column exploring the latest fitness trends

Kaitlyn Regehr teaches a zumba class to an enthusiastic group at Flirty Girl Fitness on June 12, 2009.
Globe Video
Gomes on life behind the bar

Roof Lounge's Joe Gomes talks about his 50-year career

Director's Cut
Cameron Bailey on TIFF

The co-director of the Toronto International Film Festival talks to videographer Tory Zimmerman about some of this year's offerings

TIFF director Cameron Bailey - Director's Cut series
5 and fightin'

Karate? Ho hum. Kung fu? Whatever. The popularity of UFC has kids taking up mixed martial arts