I was struck silent by the inscription on the gravestone that sat just a few feet in front of me on this quiet Friday morning in northern France. In a sense, that shouldn’t be surprising. This was my first visit...
I never thought I’d ever write a column about a Canadian Prime Minister wearing blackface, or brownface. You probably have as little experience as I do with the term “brownface.” It wasn’t until the final moments...
Under a Facebook post bemoaning president-elect Donald Trump’s lack of political experience – and the positives and negatives associated with limited exposure to Washington, D.C. – I spotted this comment: “We did the same thing last year in Canada! And...

Trump Trek

“Captain’s Bigly Log, Stardate…uh…Stardate, Sometime-In-The-Summer, 2018: Now that we have launched my most awesome and fantastic United States Space Force, we have wiped out all threats to our planet. Well, not the whole planet, but the best part, the...
I wasn’t prepared for the concept that there might be anybody that wouldn’t want to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. I have been looking forward to this anniversary year since my childhood. Having entered the world just over five years after...
Regular column readers (poor souls) might recall my concern over MAD Magazine’s future. To recap: The night before the Fourth of July (classy), DC Entertainment sent e-mails to MAD’s writers and artists to insist that they stop...
When Muppet master Jim Henson died unexpectedly in 1990, I braced myself for the concept that Kermit the Frog, a major part of my childhood and adolescence, wasn’t going to be a part of my life anymore. I didn’t know...
Cathy and I have finally seen Avengers: Endgame, wrapping up an 11-year journey of watching the Marvel Cinematic Universe unfold on screens of all sizes. It all started innocently enough, with our 2008 viewing of Iron Man...
In 2002, a few weeks after seeing Spider-Man’s first big-screen outing, I found myself in a local Wal-Mart’s toy section. As I beheld a towering display of toys and merchandise devoted to the film version of my...
I went back to L’Ardoise this weekend to say my final “Au revoir” to someone that I mistakenly assumed would be around forever, during the 34 years that I was lucky enough to know her. My relationship with Jane Martell,...




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