The Plague-Ground – In Defence of Curiosity
In the rush to find a vaccine, let’s not forget the rush to find whatever your curiosity leads you to. It’s easy to think one
In the rush to find a vaccine, let’s not forget the rush to find whatever your curiosity leads you to. It’s easy to think one
This week, William Shakespeare will be 456 years old. We should care because the temple to his genius, the Stratford Festival, is in dire straits. Stratford’s
One April 1st morning long ago, my clock radio awakened me to the CBC host announcing that since Canada was shifting to metric for measuring
Feeling a vague need to lead a better life? Time hangs heavy on most of us. We’re feeling under threat and floundering for a new
The past week has seen a sharp rise in the number of cases of punditry. It’s especially harrowing in countries with large numbers of columnists,
A month into the greatest cataclysm since World War II, its effects on us are beginning to become clear. Aside from a lot more baking
Remember the final scene from A Streetcar Named Desire? Blanche DuBbois (played by Vivien Leigh) famously says to the doctor leading her away to an
I’ve not written about Donald Trump because bashing my head against the wall is not one of my top self-care activities. Besides, reading about Donald
GO TO YOUR PORCH OR BALCONY. Like you, I’ve sung O Canada hundreds of times. Like you, I can remember nearly none of them. But
“Never in our lives have we experienced such a global phenomenon. It’s almost uplifting to know that virtually everyone on earth is sharing the same
As we sit at home watching our hair grow uncut, we’re deluged with ideas for how to rebuild a fairer, kinder world once life on
Mine sure are. They’re 70 years old. My wife Jean’s are seven years older. This puts us both in the high-risk category for dying from
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