February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Cynics could argue that Dorothy Joudrie was guilty of hyperbole when she fired six bullets into the body of her estranged husband, Earl. Despite her excessive gesture (and partly because Dorothy called 911 shortly thereafter), ... Read More »
This short play by André Alexis is a strange but memorable diversion. It takes the form of a lecture to the Nigerian Geographical Society by Dr. Ken Mtubu, a distinguished anthropologist who gives an account ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
For one performance of a sketch for Spring Thaw, the annual revue that saved the bacon of the New Play Society in Toronto, actor Ted Follows, who had been absent from the show for a ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
In Watchdogs and Gadflies, Tim Falconer gladly reveals his personal bias: In a climate of increasing corporate control, dwindling public resources, and environmental devastation, there is no room for passive spectators. Falconer wants everyone to ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
“This pervert lives in the building.” This message accompanied a photo of Robin Sharpe that was put up in his Vancouver apartment complex after he was charged with possession of child pornography. The first chapter ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
Considering the achievements of working women today, it’s hard to believe that not so long ago many doors were closed to women. In Judith Finlayson’s new book, Trailblazers, she reminds us of the challenges and ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Toronto journalist Naomi Klein’s No Logo is certain to become a well-thumbed handbook for consumer activists, but it will hardly thrill fashion doyennes, advertising moguls, or mega-corporation CEOs.Klein writes with passion and panache, skewering ever-burgeoning ... Read More »
February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Canadians dissatisfied with the lack of discussion of clear public policy alternatives during last fall’s federal election campaign can rejoice at the arrival of this new resource. In Memos to the Prime Minister, Harvey Schachter ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Howard Engel’s second non-fiction book, Crimes of Passion, is another thematic collection of material relating to death, but this time it is the provocation rather than the process that’s under examination. The assumed link between ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
One of the great things about living in Canada is the wide range of choices in broadcast content both on the radio and on television. Living so close to the U.S., we’re able to pick ... Read More »
January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs