


If, as W.H. Auden once asserted, a writer’s only political duty is “to translate the fiction and poetry of other countries so as to make them available to readers in his own,” then, based on ... Read More »
August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Poetry

A chronicle of the tragic life of a Nazi war criminal’s son, East of Berlin – the Nazi euphemism for deporting Jews to death camps – raises questions about culpability for crimes against humanity. While ... Read More »
August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Cooking with beer is often considered the domain of drunken bachelors who, in a flash of inspiration, dump a can of Guinness into their chili pot. Since 2003, however, restaurateur Stephen Beaumont and chef Brian ... Read More »
August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Food & Drink

Cooking with beer is often considered the domain of drunken bachelors who, in a flash of inspiration, dump a can of Guinness into their chili pot. Since 2003, however, restaurateur Stephen Beaumont and chef Brian ... Read More »
August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Food & Drink

Canadian democracy is in crisis, on this they agree. In each of two new books, Elizabeth May, Green Party leader, and Barry Cooper, Calgary political philosophy professor and ersatz cowboy, both make urgent appeals for ... Read More »
August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Canadian democracy is in crisis, on this they agree. In each of two new books, Elizabeth May, Green Party leader, and Barry Cooper, Calgary political philosophy professor and ersatz cowboy, both make urgent appeals for ... Read More »
August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

“Most know that Tropicana Pure Premium is not from concentrate. Few know what it is.” That’s what Toronto-based author Alissa Hamilton says in Squeezed, her examination of the evolution of Florida’s orange juice industry. For ... Read More »
August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Over the last couple of years, it has been nearly impossible for any Torontonian to avoid the presence of Richard Florida, the author, “lecturer in creativity,” and well-compensated University of Toronto professor. Specifically, one regular ... Read More »
August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Over the last couple of years, it has been nearly impossible for any Torontonian to avoid the presence of Richard Florida, the author, “lecturer in creativity,” and well-compensated University of Toronto professor. Specifically, one regular ... Read More »
August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment