Tucked away in the folds of glossy magazine pages, below the fold in newspapers’ lifestyle sections, you will find them. They have the wit, the sarcasm and the good sense to make you laugh about war, politics and celebrity – if and when they ever get the chance to crack wise. With few venues, and… Continue reading Humourist-In-Chief
Series: Summer 2007
Sitting Pretty
Condé Nast is one of the world’s largest magazine publishers and its home is a 48-storey office tower in Times Square, the heart of New York City. Near the top, Graydon Carter, the Canadian-born editor of Vanity Fair – among the most successful magazines in the Condé Nast portfolio – has a bird’s eye view… Continue reading Sitting Pretty
Crippled!
Most of us remember Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan accepting the flag at the closing ceremonies of the Turin Winter Olympics in February 2006. The flag slotted perfectly at Sullivan’s side as he spun his wheelchair eight times to a roaring standing ovation. That moment in the spotlight made Sullivan a darling of international media. They… Continue reading Crippled!
The Case for George
Eight thirty p.m.: the crunching sound of a key working a lock. George Stroumboulopoulos opens the door to his Queen West home in Toronto and throws his keys on the coffee table. He sits down with a plate of pasta to watch the Canadiens game. He’s reading The Guardian online when Jennifer Dettman, executive producer… Continue reading The Case for George
The 140-Year War
Sitting in the House of Commons, above and behind the Speaker’s chair, I’m enjoying the 50-yard line view reporters get of all the debating and name-calling in federal politics. It’s Monday, October 30, 2006, and Speaker Peter Milliken declares “case closed” on the Peter McKay-Belinda Stronach “dog-gate affair.” But I’m not here just for the… Continue reading The 140-Year War