There’s now a fee for what once was free. It wasn’t that long ago that you could sit down at your computer, type in the URL of your favourite Canadian daily, and get all your news for free. Try that nowadays and there’s a good chance you’ll be asked to enter your credit card number… Continue reading Short Change
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Fear Factor
I’ve known foreign correspondents who confess to becoming so addicted to war, they feel lost without a new one to cover. Although I spent a decade in and out of conflict zones, I never had that problem. The Fear Factor, as well as aging, saw to that. It never caused me to flee a war… Continue reading Fear Factor
I Do
When Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell planned to get married in January 2001 at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, they faced all the usual dilemmas. They worried about the caterers. They worried about the florists. They worried about the reservations. Except for one difference – they weren’t preoccupied about which businesses to choose, but… Continue reading I Do
Battling the abstract
What the heck is a psychotope? I’m looking at a press release for an upcoming group show called Psychotopes at the YYZ Gallery. Not only is the event within the circulation area of the community newspaper where I work as an arts editor, but it looks like the subject matter might be local as well… Continue reading Battling the abstract
The Great Canadian Conan Craze
This is the first thing I see when I open up my email one Wednesday morning in January: “Hey, you might want to write in and double our chances!” My boyfriend has caught Conan O’Brien fever, a highly contagious affliction that has swept across the GTA. Symptoms include compulsive email checking, fingers permanently crossed for… Continue reading The Great Canadian Conan Craze