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The opportunity for one of the most patriotism-shy nations on earth to gorge on that very thing begins the week of May 12. That’s…
Until a few years ago, the chances of seeing a woman on the podium conducting an orchestra were approximately zero.
Today, they’re popping up everywhere….
Last weekend an ad appeared in The Globe and Mail announcing a campaign to raise $30 million “to bring the best scientific minds to…
Last week, the Gairdner Foundation announced its 2025 awards to some of the world’s best biomedical scientists. The Gairdners are Canada’s top international prize,…
But what if they turn up anyway?
This happens a lot these days as speakers are cancelled, invitations revoked, and passports seized.
Mexican conductor Enrique Bátiz died last week…
John F. Kennedy said that 55 years ago and its relevance today is…well, what doesn’t it apply to?
Elections. Motivations. Medications. Vaccinations. Resignations.
Everything.
But I want you to…
Last year, the world’s authority on decision-making ended his life in a clinic in Zurich.
How Daniel Kahneman decided to do that is instructive. True, the Nobel Prize…
The biggest business collapse in history happened in 2008 when Wall Street banker Lehman Bros., which had $691 billion in assets, filed for bankruptcy. Lehman’s fall sparked…
On September 24, 1988, the Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson placed first in the 100-metre dash, setting a new world record at the Seoul Olympics….
No one knows; it’s just too early to tell.
But the fact that it’s even possible to ask the question speaks to how fast and…
Last week Louise Penny pulled the plug on her appearance at The Kennedy Center to launch her new mystery, The Grey Wolf.
Said Penny: “I’m in…
In 2024 the New York Times launched a reader contest, inviting their teenage readers to tell a true story about a meaningful life experience in just 100…
For live music lovers, Hugh’s Room was a tiny perfect venue on Roncesvalles with a name as big as the El Mocambo and even…
My $200 cheque arrived in the mail this week: a gift from Doug Ford to every adult in Ontario. I hadn’t thought much about…
Dividing up the world after a war is one of humankind’s most cherished activities.
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, not only extracted such severe…
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