Madison Ryan, Author at Kicker

Jason Normore leans his arms against a wooden table. His tattoos are visible on his pale skin: a church, a book, and a moth. His journal is laid flat on the table and blue ink and his name are visible.

An evening of poetry dedicated to lifetimes of stories

April 6, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

April is National Poetry Month in Canada. A group of five poets is hosting an event intended to inspire and connect with people through transparent conversations and poetry readings.

Stef Curran smiles at the camera in front of a beige wall with dark wood border at the bottom. She has a strawberry blonde mullet and round glasses. Her skin is pale with freckles. She is wearing a plain black shirt with a slight v-neck. She is holding up a picture of her comedy trio, Mom's Girls, on her iPhone. All three people in the image are wearing cowboy hats.

The language of laughter: What happens when comedy goes clean

March 23, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

People in Newfoundland and Labrador are known for their swear words, but it takes a special skill to joke without them, says Stef Curran.

People are seen crowded around an information booth about Ramadan at the Sharing Our Cultures exhibition at The Rooms. The flags of Spain and India are seen in the foreground.

Sharing Our Cultures event teaches youth importance of diversity

March 20, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Discrimination. Sharing Our Cultures is hosting its annual event at The Rooms in St. John’s to recognize it.

A punk rock bands performs in the Gower Street United Church. The wall is grey and there is a white arch in the middle of it. A silver microphone on a black stand is seen in the foreground. The singer yells into an upraised microphone. She has bright red hair. There are two guitarists, one of which, who is standing on the right, has his blonde hair covering his face. There is a man sitting at a drum kit behind the other three band members.

Punk rock finds new life in church basement

March 2, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

Performance spaces such as the Gower Street United Church create inclusive environments for the province’s most emotive music.

Two pale hands are crossing over each other on the chest of a CPR dog dummy. The CPR dummy is brown, and shaped like a puppy. There is a gold watch and ring on one of the man's hands. The man is kneeled on the floor, and the CPR dummy looks as if it is laying on the floor. The floor has white tiles with grey spots.

‘It’s about preserving life’: First aid can also help animals

February 23, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

A trainer for St. John ambulance says animals and people have a lot in common when it comes to saving their lives.

Ross Hamilton is pictured in stage makeup in 1939. He is wearing dark lipstick and thin, drawn on eyebrows. One dangly diamond earring can be seen, and he is wearing a puffy, black lace dress. The photo is in black and white.

Report shows gay soldiers were persecuted during First World War

February 9, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

Court martial documents reveal charges of ‘gross indecency’ levelled against gay soldiers.

Stories in the shadows: theatre company embodies storytelling

January 19, 2023 Madison Ryan Comments Off

A St. John’s theatre company sets out to make dance a more inclusive and emotive art form — even when it happens behind a screen.