Raised in Hamilton, Kapwani Kiwanga is representing Canada at this year's Venice Biennale with a show that explores, glass bead by glass bead, the global power imbalances that resulted from centuries of trade.

Italy has co-ordinated the evacuation of 156 Palestinians from Gaza. But both those who've made it out of the war zone and the NGOs trying to help them say last-minute planning has led to confusion andisolation for evacuees anxious about losing their Palestinian nationality and becoming permanent refugees.

The "A World of Menus" exhibit that opened last week in Rome at the GarumLibrary and Museum of Cuisine lays out some 400 historic menus.They offer a glimpse into defining moments of diplomatic aspirations, displays of wealth and power, creative acts of defiance and calm before catastrophe.