Bookselling in 1925
My grandfather did his undergraduate degree at Mt. Allison University in Sackville N.B. After his first year, he was seriously short of cash and tho
Archive for the Half-filtered Category
Ghostbusters – a privatization propaganda film?
On planet Dave, there is a special governmental agency called the Department of Epidemiology and Immigration. I've come to regard these two discipli
A Book-Publishing Venture from Dostoevsky
I must be an unwitting member of the slow reading movement -- or at least of the long reading movement. As part of my summer reading list, I've been
Graffiti: books
I love this little piece of graffiti I found near the intersection of Nassau St. & Spadina Ave. in Toronto. As graffiti, it's not great. File
G20 Protester Chased at Toronto Pride Parade
Before the Toronto's 30th annual Pride Parade began yesterday, I caught some drama running past. A protester pretending to be police officer in riot g
G20 Bullshit Report
Me and my camera spent yesterday wandering around downtown Toronto to see what we could see of preparations for the G20 summit which will be blessing
Review: The Light of Day, by Graham Swift
Graham Swift's The Light of Day opens with all the promise of a standard detective potboiler. We meet an ex-cop private investigator named George We
Ulysses Unseen or How Apple got into the Censorship Business
Remember Apple's "1984" commercial -- the one where the woman smashes the giant video screen while thousands of blank-eyed automatons look on, and the
Queering Pride Toronto
One of the worst things that can happen to a marginalized group is to go mainstream. When the revolutionaries become the ruling party, you know you'
Canada Gets New Lit Mag: Poetry Is Dead
Introducing the latest poetry magazine to show its face in Canada -- this one from Vancouver: it's called Poetry Is Dead. Irony abounds. For ex
Becoming Human by Jean Vanier
Jean Vanier's Becoming Human serves as an excellent companion piece to Jaron Lanier's You Are Not A Gadget which I reviewed earlier this month. You
Kobo eReader Review update – scalable font size
In my review of the Kobo eReader, I acknowledged that pre-release reviews complained about problems adjusting font sizes, but I stated that I didn't e
