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...
This week: The bizarre tale of an American late-night
host who ran for mayor of a Newfoundland community with a frequently-mocked
name.
The host: Jimmy Kimmel. The community: Dildo.
Now, I’m not surprised...
I’m shifting to a sports theme in this week’s column,
since so many hockey happenings are capturing my attention these days.
Mind you, it isn’t always easy to pick a team to
support. Take the recent...
This week, meet two very different Canadian comics who used their fame, wit and creativity to remind us all that there’s nothing wrong with finding either humour or pride in the simple act of being Canadian.
And, as an added...
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...
I was fortunate enough to get a combined month’s worth of time off this summer, and it’s allowed Cathy and me to re-acquaint ourselves with some of our favourite parts of Nova Scotia.
This has rarely been more pronounced than...
Since
last week’s column saw me sharing some favourite moments from a crazy stretch
in the summer of 2019, I figure that’s a good theme to revisit for one more
week.
The first
Friday in August saw a...
This week, if you can bear with me, I’m talking about some of the notebooks I have on my desk here at the newspaper office.
Even in the digital age, having a fresh supply of paper to scrawl down details...
Fourteen months after Peter MacKay won his first
federal seat, I got my picture taken with him.
He was in Antigonish at the time, in a campaign stop
for Hugh Segal, a former senior advisor to...
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...