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).
Concerning Gatenby
Brian Fawcett tosses in his two cents on the resignation of Greg Gatenby as director of the Harbourfront International Festival of Authors
Hey! This Book is Really Good.
Brian Fawcett reviews Margaret MacMillan’s Paris 1919
COSMOPOLITANS AND THE DEFINITION OF “GOOD FAMILY”
Several years ago, Brian Fawcett asked Indian writer Patwant Singh for the meaning of life. Here, he tries to explain the answer he got…
The Suburbs terminate in Nazi Germany, or, Why I don’t trust Gay Rotarians
Brian Fawcett celebrates Gay Pride week, and asks some questions about what’s being celebrated
Hostage-Takers and their Demands
Brian Fawcett wonders whether hostage-takers are the mass media’s culture heroes, among other things
Agent of Lousy, Unwarranted Criticisms
Brian Fawcett can’t figure out what occasioned television critic John Doyle’s attack on CTV MOW Agent of Influence
David Frum’s Spiritual Progress
Brian Fawcett examines the career of David Frum.
Ratifying the Kyoto Accord
Brian Fawcett lands on the fence concerning the Kyoto Accord
Making Sour Soup
Brian Fawcett watches some alleged educational television with his daughter
His Nose, etc.
Brian Fawcett starts off to review George Bowering’s His Life, but it turns into something more like an appreciation of a very gifted poet’s character