Brian Fawcett
Brian Fawcett (1944-2022) is a founding co-editor of dooneyscafe.com. He's the author of many books, including "Cambodia: A book for people who find television too slow" (1986), "Gender Wars" (1994), "Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown" (2003), "Local Matters: A Defence of Dooney's Cafe and other Non-Globalized People, Places, and Ideas" (2003) and "Human Happiness" (2011).
My Level 10 Hangover in The Dawn of the New World According to George W. Bush
Brian Fawcett crawled out of a two week U.S. Election funk with a serious hangover. He explains why.
Read MoreGeorge W. Bush, Albania, or, Who Let These Dogs Out?
Brian Fawcett ties a strange event in Albania to the policies of George W. Bush
Read MoreRideau Hall
Brian Fawcett stays overnight at the residence of Canada’s Governor General, and is very surprised by what he finds
Read MoreRaw Fish, Suicides in Florida and humiliating Margaret MacMillan
Brian Fawcett vents about some things that happened last Wednesday.
Read MoreTinseltown, Vancouver, B.C.
Brian Fawcett, with some help from Trevor Boddy, offers a view of Vancouver’s most cynically concieved retail platform
Read MoreWhat It Means To Be an Adult
Brian Fawcett reveals what he’s learned from playing baseball
Read MoreReconvening Jorge Luis Borges
Brian Fawcett reviews Alberto Manguel’s memoir of reading to Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges
Read MoreSo What Happens Now?
On the eve of the Federal Election, Brian Fawcett listens to the dogs barking in his neighbourhood, discovers the metaphor for the election, and examines three outcomes…
Read MoreA King’s Life
Brian Fawcett offers an appreciation of someone he’s underestimated for a few years, and admonishes himself for not practicing his own rules of human observation.
Read MoreSome Downtown Toronto Political Confusion
Brian Fawcett files an election report from downtown Toronto
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