Shaw, Wilde Debunk Doctors, Politicians in Niagara: John Simon

Canada’s Niagara-on-the-Lake is a charming, flower-bedecked, lakeside town whose crowning summer- and-fall Shaw Festival is a mostly brilliant event presenting 10 shows.

Back to the future: These professions stand the test of time

High technology and green energy may yet provide the solution to unemployment numbers that continue to hover near double digits. But while some people wait for the digital future, others are doing just fine with careers anchored in the past.