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).

Losing Conrad Black

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 September 7
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In this week’s Column, Brian Fawcett waves goodbye to Conrad Black

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Oh Pulleeeze…

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 August 16
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Brian Fawcett has an irritable moment over the CBC’s casting of Colm Feore to play Pierre Trudeau in an upcoming television miniseries.

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The Real Issue in the Canadian Alliance Leadership Fiasco

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 August 3
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Brian Fawcett tries to figure out what the important issues are in the Canadian Alliance Leadership fiasco

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On Mordecai Richler’s Death

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 July 28
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Brian Fawcett has a look at Mordecai Richler’s eulogizers, and what they got wrong.

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UNDERSTANDING ROBERT FULFORD

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 July 20
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Robert Fulford calls David Mcfarlane a commie sympathizer, Brian Fawcett deciphers Fulford’s true intentions.

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Nepotism and Novels at the National Post

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 July 12
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Brian Fawcett has words with Danielle Crittenden’s attempt at writing a novel.

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Six Reasons to Write …

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 February 9
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Brian Fawcett thinks about where writing comes from, and where it’s headed

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The Tides are Caused by the Moon’s Gravity, Not By Ours

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 January 30
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Brian Fawcett Takes a Personal Measure of the Future of Poetry

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Two anecdotes in the face of moral hysteria over the kid in Cornwall who wrote a story about blo

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 January 20
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Fawcett reflects on Moral Hysteria in small town Ontario

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Dumping Ronald

By Brian Fawcett / 2001 January 18
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Dumping Ronald: Brian Fawcett buries his uncle.

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