Viva les Piratas Canadienses!
My friend Kate is currently in a 500 km boat race in the Indian Ocean called the Ngalawa Cup - sailing a dugout canoe with outriggers and a single sail.…
Yappa
Memorial for Dr. Helen Bridger Ellis
My mother, Helen Ellis, died this morning. I am using this space to post information, and will update it as I have more. (For example, I will link to the…
Memorial for Dr. Helen Bridger Ellis
My mother, Helen Ellis, died this morning. I am using this space to post information, and will update it as I have more. Several people have asked me how old…
Memorial for Dr. Helen Bridger Ellis
My mother, Helen Ellis, died this morning. I am using this space to post information, and will update it as I have more.Several people have asked me how old my…
In a PM, Character Matters – Be Wary of Mulcair
Years ago when Parliament was looking into Brian Mulroney's envelopes of cash from an arms dealer, I followed every minute on TV. I was most impressed by two MPs on…
In a PM, Character Matters – Be Wary of Mulcair
Years ago when Parliament was looking into Brian Mulroney’s envelopes of cash from an arms dealer, I followed every minute on TV. I was most impressed by two MPs on…
In a PM, Character Matters – Be Wary of Mulcair
Years ago when Parliament was looking into Brian Mulroney’s envelopes of cash from an arms dealer, I followed every minute on TV. I was most impressed by two MPs on…
Katrina remembered
Today is the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which struck on August 29, 2005. In the days following the hurricane, I copied messages off a New Orleans message board and…
Katrina remembered
Today is the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which struck on August 29, 2005. In the days following the hurricane, I copied messages off a New Orleans message board and…
Katrina remembered
Today is the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which struck on August 29, 2005. In the days following the hurricane, I copied messages off a New Orleans message board and…
Review of Hamlet (Stratford 2015)
This year’s Hamlet, directed by Antoni Cimolino, makes sense. I say that as the highest praise. I’ve seen the play many times and it never flowed so naturally before. Like……
Review of Hamlet (Stratford 2015)
This year’s Hamlet, directed by Antoni Cimolino, makes sense. I say that as the highest praise. I’ve seen the play many times and it never flowed so naturally before. Like……
Review of Hamlet (Stratford 2015)
This year's Hamlet, directed by Antoni Cimolino, makes sense. I say that as the highest praise. I've seen the play many times and it never flowed so naturally before.Like... Ophelia's…
Elora Festival – Bach B Minor Mass (review)
Friday night at 7:30 the audience was seated in the Gambrel Barn in Elora. Onstage were the Elora Festival Orchestra, Elora Festival Singers, the VOCES8 choir, and Studio de Musique…
Elora Festival – Bach B Minor Mass (review)
Friday night at 7:30 the audience was seated in the Gambrel Barn in Elora. Onstage were the Elora Festival Orchestra, Elora Festival Singers, the VOCES8 choir, and Studio de Musique…
Elora Festival – Bach B Minor Mass (review)
Friday night at 7:30 the audience was seated in the Gambrel Barn in Elora. Onstage were the Elora Festival Orchestra, Elora Festival Singers, the VOCES8 choir, and Studio de Musique…
Berlin Wall in Waterloo Park
Back in 2011, the Record asked me to write an op-ed about the LRT (link). I outlined my major problems with the LRT proposal, including: “Waterloo Park will be sliced…
Berlin Wall in Waterloo Park
Back in 2011, the Record asked me to write an op-ed about the LRT (link). I outlined my major problems with the LRT proposal, including: "Waterloo Park will be sliced…
Berlin Wall in Waterloo Park
Back in 2011, the Record asked me to write an op-ed about the LRT (link). I outlined my major problems with the LRT proposal, including: “Waterloo Park will be sliced…
I’m supposed to tell you you missed your flight
Not since “Did you get pears?” have I been so entranced by a Mad Men line. Don Draper’s ex-girlfriend, Rachel, appears in Don’s dream and says, “I’m supposed to tell…