OnPointe

DO you ever wonder what it would be like to be born in a different era? Period dramas and vintage advertisements tend to trigger my intrigue. You’ve probably thought the same and seen the advertisements like the one that says “Parker got the message” under the bold heading “A girl size hand needs a girl-size pen” (and it’s time the men who make pens did something about it).

EVER watched an ant scurry across a table? It almost seems as hurried as the white rabbit shouting "O dear! O dear! I shall be too late" before heading down the fictional rabbit hole at the beginning of Alice in Wonderland's tale.

FRANCE banned and then unbanned the burkini on their beaches. India’s tourism minister just told a press conference that female tourists should not wear skirts for their own safety. And on our shores, a long list of how women should and should not dress and what kind of dress is acceptable.

YOU'RE driving on a highway and as you approach the toll, you slow down and suddenly there are two loud bangs. There is a commotion but it still has not occurred to you that those were gunshots.