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Fantasy routinely looks to the past for inspiration for its worldbuilding. For those writers following in the footsteps of Tolkien, these worlds most often look equivalent to a sanitized version of medieval Europe. These “Fantasylands” consist of forests, glades, and streams, and feature castles and towns where various types of pre-industrial artisans hone their craft under the rule of some variation of feudal leadership. These are the stock backdrops where so much generic fantasy takes place.
A capsule look at the field for the 2026 Canadian men's curling championship, Feb. 27 to March 8 in St. John's, N.L. (lineups include alternate): POOL A Canada Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert, Mike Caione. The Glencoe Club, Calgary. Defending champions coming off an Olympic gold medal in Cortina, Italy. --- Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Brendan Bottcher, Mark Nichols, Geoff Walker, Adam Casey. RE/MAX Centre/St. John’s Curling Club. Last Brier for six-time champ Gushue.
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I had an interesting realisation before my flight yesterday which puts into perspective not only the passage of time, but just how much living history an inanimate object can have. As most of you know, I fly a modernised version of a very venerable old aircraft. The C47-TP is an upgraded version of the old C47/DC3, better known as the Dakota, or one of its other numerous nicknames: Skytrain, Vomit Comet, Dak etc.
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