I discovered MAD Magazine in the early ‘80s, nearly three decades into its
existence.
At the time, the magazine section at
the Port Hawkesbury Sobeys location was kitty-corner to the bakery section,
so I still recall the...
For those of us that enjoy comic art,
especially political satire, this summer has gotten off to a lousy start.
In late June, we learned that Brunswick News Incorporated dropped veteran political cartoonist Michael de
Adder...
If the recent box-office numbers are any indication, we
might be starting to run out of patience with Hollywood’s insistence on filling
our theatres with sequels, remakes and spin-offs.
Apart from Toy
Story and John
Wick, the latest...
I’m not fond of hypothetical situations.
I don’t read a lot of the articles foisted on me from
the depths of social media and the internet, because they deal with
generalities, half-truths, speculation and, frequently, outlandish...
“I’m glad you got here so quickly, Dr. Gulick. We’ve
got a situation happening in the gymnasium.”
“What’s the hurry, Mr. Stubbins? I asked Mr. Naismith
to create a new game for our physical education program...
I’ve come to love and appreciate candles much more in
my adult life than I did in my childhood and adolescence.
Far from being the birthday-cake wish-granters or
church-service adornments of my younger years, I’ve found...
We heard the word “choice” a lot in
May.
That word arises nearly any time the
abortion issue rears its ugly head in North America. But “choice” dominated the
headlines, social media and general conversation ever since...
Over the past couple of months, we’ve had plenty to say
about how other people spend our money.
Take the mid-April fire that caused significant damage
at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, for example. The world reacted...
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...
At some point in our formative years, some well-meaning
person or organization tries to convince us of the evils of creativity, the
uselessness of imagination, or the wasted time we spend on basic play.
We reach...