Toronto’s film renaissance; Alissa York

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

In Saturday’s National Post, I explore the spate of new theatres and film series popping up across the city; also, I profile the novelist Alissa York, whose new book, Fauna, recently hit stores.

Ontario Place

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Once a gem, now generally forgotten, what could the future hold for Ontario Place?

Lost; Eleanor Catton; Shawn Micallef

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

In today’s National Post, I look back at Lost on the eve of the show’s series finale, which airs Sunday night; I sit down with Eleanor Catton to discuss her debut novel, The Rehearsal; and I stroll up University Avenue with Shawn Micallef, author of Stroll.

Banksy in Toronto

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

The celebrated British street artist comes to Toronto.

Steven Heighton; Igor Kenk

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

In Saturday’s National Post I sit down with Steven Heighton to talk about his new novel, Every Lost Country, and discuss Igor Kenk with Richard Poplak and Alex Jansen, the creators of a new graphic novel about the notorious bike thief.

New Face of Fiction; Young Patrons

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

A couple of features in today’s National Post: I examine Knopf’s New Face of Fiction program 15 years after it launched; and I explore how Toronto’s cultural institutions are attracting a new generation of patrons.

Luminato

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Luminato announced this year’s dance and theatre programming and I wrote about it.

Rabindranath Maharaj; Wavelength

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

In 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, 2010

In 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, 2010

In today’s paper and over on The Afterword: the National Post’s best books of the decade. Also, our Guide to a Good Life.