Sweet Talk, Tough Broad

Not again; what a bother. But oh, it can’t wait. Music—that’ll do it. Aha! Dinah Shore: two minutes, 30 seconds and here comes the song. She’s ready, Dinah starts; and off she goes—Mil’s gone. This always happens to Mildred MacDonald. Her 23-year-old bladder behaves with urgent, octogenarian unpredictability. That is, only when she’s on air.… Continue reading Sweet Talk, Tough Broad

Scrum and Gone

The morning Question Period at Queen’s Park ends and reporters scrum politicians streaming into the halls. The exchanges aren’t rapid-fire shouting matches, there’s no staccato of camera flashes and politicians aren’t trying to outrun reporters chasing them down and barking questions. About two dozen journalists swarm Finance Minister Dwight Duncan, some holding television cameras that… Continue reading Scrum and Gone

Off the Rails (Spring 2010)

Prior to a division in 1994, the Arts Council of England was the Arts Council of Great Britain. The latter, not the former, was the proper title when Prue Hemelrijk worked there in 1955. The Reviewregrets the error. During Prue Hemelrijk’s time at the Arts Council in London, the shipping company offices near the Council intrigued… Continue reading Off the Rails (Spring 2010)

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