Articles

SELLING CANADIAN NOVELS: WHO CARES?

By Stan Persky | February 21, 2002

Stan Persky makes a relevant point about commerce and Literature at Brian Fawcett’s expense.

STRANGE PRIORITIES

By Brian Fawcett | February 21, 2002

Brian Fawcett doesn’t like the Globe & Mail’s handling of some recent obituaries..

Car Panel #16

By George Bowering | February 10, 2002

George Bowering drives by with another of his "car panels"

I DISSENT, SO I AM

By Patwant Singh | February 10, 2002

Patwant Singh asks some timely questions about what the "war on terrorism" is doing to the global conditions of democracy…

Why Canadian Novels Aren’t Selling Anymore

By Brian Fawcett | February 6, 2002

Brian Fawcett taps one of his inside sources for an explanation to why the sales of Canadian-authored novels have died.

The Curse of Leni Riefenstahl

By Daniel Gawthrop | February 6, 2002

…The third installment of Thong Lor Tales, an occasional series drawn from a work in progress.

SONNET ABOUT ORPHEUS 3 (MIROIR)

By Stan Persky | February 6, 2002

The third in a developing series

Can Women Play on Dooney’s Baseball Team?

By Graziano Marchese | February 3, 2002

Graz answers a letter from a patron who’d like to join our baseball team…

Screwing the Law-Abiding

By Brian Fawcett | February 1, 2002

Brian Fawcett has some criticisms of the City of Toronto’s latest, and deeply flawed, Anti-Smoking Bylaw…

David Berg

By Stan Persky | February 1, 2002

Stan Persky documents the short, strange life of a charismatic West Coast therapist…