Thursday, April 23, 2026
“I had friends, for sure. Lots of them. But I still really enjoyed, mostly, being alone and going home and getting under the dining room table after school. And there was this long cloth over… Read More
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
It’s a clever “what if” conceit, a plot theory to upend one of the great narratives of modern fiction. What if Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarity, deathly rivals in the work of Arthur Conan Doyle… Read More
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
“Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle.”— Ian Maclaren This quote has a bit of history since the Scottish writer Ian Maclaren contributed it to the nonconformist religious publication British Weekly in… Read More
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Historica Canada posted something of note yesterday on Facebook: a new Heritage Minute is coming, and it’s about Gander and 9/11. In a starring role: Rick Mercer, as former Gander mayor Claude Elliott. It’s a… Read More
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
“The bad times I can handle. It’s the good times that drive me crazy. When is the other shoe going to drop?”— Erma Bombeck This feels like the credo of a pessimist, or maybe a… Read More
Monday, April 20, 2026
“I think I learned years ago that you don’t get songs that have that long stride and that pivot-hinge ability if it’s too much diary entry.”— Leslie Feist Feist made this observation about her songwriting… Read More
Sunday, April 19, 2026
“My thought is always, ‘It’s only downhill from here.’ That’s how I’ve always operated, ever since I began Family Guy. I had the crippling fear that I used up all the funny last week. That crippling… Read More
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Earlier this week, I put the first line of clothes of the year out on the line. Now it’s spring, I thought to myself. I made a quick post on social media, and hours later,… Read More
Saturday, April 18, 2026
“The sea can swallow ships, and it can spit out whales like watermelon seeds. It will take what it wants, and it will keep what it has taken, and you may not take away from… Read More
Friday, April 17, 2026
On the weekend, Martha and I drove to Cape Broyle — about an hour south of St. John’s — and spent an afternoon learning how to make pasta. It was one of the best things… Read More
Friday, April 17, 2026
“I am much fonder of receiving letters, than writing them: but I believe this is no very uncommon case.”– Mary Lamb Known most for retelling (with her brother, Charles) the plays of William Shakespeare into… Read More
Thursday, April 16, 2026
“I’m just thinking about making people laugh. I hate when guys talk about ‘I’m edgy.’ The worst comics think that way. It’s not edgy if you’re talking about it! You just live it.”— Chris Rock… Read More
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Polling data from the last few days speak to a few things. First, Canadians are getting increasingly anxious about economic matters. Second, none of that is hurting Mark Carney — at least, not yet. There’s… Read More
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
“I don’t think people listen with their ears. I think they listen with their soul.”— Herb Alpert I heard Herb Alpert — the legendary trumpet player, producer and career-maker — say these words in the… Read More
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
“It seems like only yesterday that savers were dorks. They kept piggy banks. They drove last year’s cars. They fished in their change purses for nickels while the superstars flashed credit cards. Today, values have… Read More