I purposely avoided all coverage of the American election returns this year. On the night the ballots were being counted in the nation south of me, I was driving from…

It’s February again and, as usual, we have a brand-new list of Best Picture nominees, put out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It’s a list I…

We’re at a point in North American society where more people are outwardly-comfortable identifying as Atheist than probably at any other point in history. I personally don’t, but I can…

Again this year, I have seen every one of the nominees for the Best Picture Academy Award. It is the fifth year in a row that I have done so,…

My favourite TV shows have always been comedies, and as someone who watches much less television than he used to, I like to use the annual Emmy nominations to keep…

I turned 50 a few months ago. To some people that may seem old, but I like to think I’m young at heart. I’m in reasonably good shape. I’m constantly…

Once again, I have managed to see every single one of this year’s nominees for the Best Picture Academy Award. It was somewhat challenging this year with the continuation of…

Thank you so much for playing such an important role in Remembrance Day this year. I was filled with palpable solemnity upon walking into my local coffee shop on November…

I have had a tumultuous relationship with musical theatre throughout my life. As a child it was always an event when a classic musical like The Sound of Music and…

In the far-flung year of nineteen hundred and ninety-three, there was a big celebration in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square. Thousands of hockey fans gathered to show their appreciation for their…