Daniel Gawthrop
Daniel Gawthrop is a Vancouver writer, the author of the novel "Double Karma," published this spring by Cormorant Books, and five non-fiction titles, including "The Rice Queen Diaries" (2005) and "The Trial of Pope Benedict: Joseph Ratzinger and the Vatican's Assault on Reason, Compassion and Human Dignity" (Arsenal Pulp, 2013). He still plays left wing for the Cutting Edges, the Vancouver-based 2SLGBTQ+ hockey club he co-founded in 1993.
Vatican Council II’s Last Great Champion
Dan Gawthrop, a lapsed Roman Catholic, makes a case for the life and work of his childhood bishop, Remi De Roo, one of the few surviving participants of the Second Vatican Council.
Read MoreMiracle Whip and Cuban Salsa
Daniel Gawthrop explains why he can’t bring himself to shell out $11.50 to see Hollywood’s latest hockey metaphor for jingoistic porn.
Read MoreSearching for Diana
Daniel Gawthrop has second thoughts about music, marketing and his own concert reviewing ability after the Bangkok appearance of an old schoolmate-turned-First Lady of Popular Jazz.
Read MoreThe Curse of Leni Riefenstahl
…The third installment of Thong Lor Tales, an occasional series drawn from a work in progress.
Read MoreA Spanking for Sin City
Daniel Gawthrop’s evening in his favourite sauna is interrupted by the police as the Thai government cracks down on Bangkok nightlife. It’s the second installment of an occasional series, "Thong Lor Tales"
Read MoreRevenge of the Sociologists
Daniel Gawthrop scratches his head over
"cultural creatives"
September 11, Excrement, and Appropriate Reactions
Daniel Gawthrop explores why Thai people haven’t responded to America’s tragedy with candlelight vigils
Read MoreRegarding Henry
Daniel Gawthrop reviews Christopher Hitchen’s recent indictment of Henry Kissinger
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