February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Ever think that were it not for the widespread idolatry of this machine called the market, the world would be a better, safer place for all of us? This is what editor Ted Reeve purports ... Read More »
It’s nice to have fun at a reunion of old pals, but definitely an extra blessing to come away with a fine idea for a book. Maggie Siggins, whose credits include A Canadian Tragedy: The ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
Early on in Stalking the Elephant – a Canadian’s-eye-view of American politics and society – James Laxer’s antipathy for his subject becomes apparent. The book’s introduction, paranoid and petulant in tone, denounces what the author ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
During the first Stratford Festival in 1953, a young Timothy Findley received impromptu acting lessons from Alec Guinness. He later worked with Thornton Wilder, who urged him to write a play of his own. Findley’s ... Read More »
February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Blood, semen, urine, and bruised bodies feature prominently in this collection of plays written between 1992 and 1995 by five women playwrights actively involved in the Canadian theatre scene. Although there is no mention of ... Read More »
February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Anyone who’s been left shocked, angry, or surprised by the rise of Canada’s neo-conservatives over the last decade or so will find much to cheer in Slumming It at the Rodeo: The Cultural Roots of ... Read More »
February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Candace Savage’s Beauty Queens: A Playful History follows up on her earlier successes of chronicling the politics of female culture. She has written on similar topics in Bird Brains and Cowgirls. Beauty Queens is book ... Read More »
February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Angelique is presumably based on a historical incident in Montreal in 1734 when a young, black female slave from the Portuguese island of Madiere was publicly humiliated, hanged, and burned at the stake on suspicion ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
What is the difference between religion and spirituality? How does the media distinguish between the two? Or does it at all? In The Muted Voice: Religion and the Media, Michael W. Higgins takes an anecdotal ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Here at the city limits, we call ourselves rural. Young families on small acreages, seniors on larger and older parcels, work the fertile muck to grow organic-ish food or keep a favourite nag in oats. ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs