Luminato
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Luminato announced this year’s dance and theatre programming and I wrote about it.
Rabindranath Maharaj; Wavelength
Saturday, February 6th, 2010In today’s National Post I profile Rabindranath Maharaj, author of the new novel The Amazing Absorbing Boy. Also: an oral history of Wavelength, the Sunday night Toronto music series which comes to an end next week.
Treat Me Like Dirt
Saturday, January 16th, 2010In Saturday’s National Post I talk with Liz Worth about her book Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond.
Books of the Decade; Guide to a Good Life
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010In today’s paper and over on The Afterword: the National Post’s best books of the decade. Also, our Guide to a Good Life.
City of Words; Cultural Lessons
Saturday, December 26th, 2009In Saturday’s National Post I chat with Sarah Elton about her new book, City of Words, which chronicles Toronto’s history in works of literature. Also, our annual Cultural Lessons kicked off today, though this year we look back on the entire decade rather than just the year; I take look at the rise of reality television.
Dealers: 36 Portraits of Toronto’s Art Dealers
Saturday, December 12th, 2009In Saturday’s Post I chat with Viktor Mitic about his book Dealers: 36 Portraits of Toronto’s Art Dealers.
John Irving; Woodbine Racetrack
Saturday, October 24th, 2009In today’s National Post, I profile the novelist John Irving and head to the Woodbine for a look at the racetrack’s backstretch.
Nuit Blanche
Monday, October 5th, 2009In Monday’s National Post I take a brief look at the fourth annual Nuit Blanche, Toronto’s all-night contemporary art thing.
Nick Hornby; Cuff the Duke; Kyohei Sakaguchi; Nuit Blanche
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009I write about books, music, and art in today’s paper: I chat with author Nick Hornby about his latest novel, Juliet, Naked; I sit down with Cuff the Duke frontman Wayne Petti to talk about the alt-country outfit’s new album, Way Down Here; and I go rummaging through junk with Japanese artist Kyohei Sakaguchi as he prepares for Nuit Blanche.
The Word on the Street turns 20
Saturday, September 26th, 2009In today’s National Post, I look at how the word made it to the street.