Bouquets at Hart House
Bouquets Originally uploaded by cerealboxreader.
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October 2006
Fabulous Fall Wedding
I find it hard to write objectively about something like a wedding. Leaving out the personal pictures and names, here I go: Saturday I went to a wedding at Hart House chapel, University of Toronto. There was seating for about twenty-five people in the chapel, dominated by post-war murals and stained glass. A table, topped
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The oeuvre of Ingvar Kamprad
Ryan Bigge has written a hilarious pastiche of literary criticism in the November Walrus. Literary types are in danger of laughing too hard and falling out of their ivory towers. To read the post-modern shenanigans, click on the link: Swedish for Great Literature In more important news, my kid, the one who got one assist
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Quiz: Where am I reading?
Can you guess where your crispy crunchy correspondent is reading today? Extra credit for guessing the section as well as the building… In the evening I will be attending the Michele Trembley play, Bonbons Assortis. Trembley is well known outside of Canada and is often translated into other languages. He’s been a hit in Scotland,
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Jane in Progress and visual culture in general
I love film and TV so of course I want to read about them. Jane in Progress is a blog, recommended to me by my friend Artist-At-Large. It’s a fascinating look inside big TV. Jane’s blog is so honest. She even quotes her hourly rate. It’s endearing, although odd, that she also records what she
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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Here are some pictures from Toronto’s new opera house. It opened in June 2006. The outside of the building is fairly plain but the inside is inspired. My favorite change from the Hummingbird Centre is that the R. Fraser Elliott Hall has an open orchestra pit which gives the musicians their rightful place as performers.
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Screenwriting, Opera, Kegger & Contest
As part of the ImagineNative festival, on Saturday I went to an excellent screenwriting seminar given by Elke Town of Storyworks, sponsored by the Harold Greenberg Fund. She was an excellent presenter and a good sport as well since she posed for this picture! Top tips: Study the films that you like the best and
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The End — Lemony Snicket
I have read The End. Lemony Snicket had me hooked from the very first page of The Bad Beginning, the first installment of his novel series about the Baudelaire orphans. Although his series lost some freshness for me in the middle, The Carnivorous Carnival, for example, felt like it was following the Snicket ‘formula,’ they
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Canadian Writers’ Contest Calendar
Today I sent away for the 2007 edition of the Canadian Writers’ Contest Calendar. I have had a soft spot for the publisher, Deborah Ranchuk, since she published an article of mine in the August 2002 edition of Canadian Writers’ Journal. This is not an online journal so you won’t be able to read my
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“The Revenge of Pocahantas”
I like the sound of the 7th annual ImagineNative Media Arts Festival. This year’s edition is called “The Revenge of Pocahantas” and features Maori filmmaker, activist and actor, Merata Mita. The festival takes place from October 18-22. There will be international aboriginal films, concerts, art installations and workshops. Many of the seminars and workshops, which
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