Terry Glavin’s Afghanistan, and ours, too.

April 6, 2012 by  
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Terry Glavin doesn’t see Afghanistan the way the mass media and the progressive left do. Brian Fawcett thinks he’s got it right, and that we’re all involved.

Who Killed CanLit?

March 26, 2012 by  
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John Harris looks at the recent Canadian Notes and Queries issue on who killed CanLit, whether or not it’s really dead, and whether a bunch of comfortable white guys are positioned to determine its condition.

The Love That Dared to Write Its Name

March 18, 2012 by  
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Stan Persky assesses Christopher Bram’s history of contemporary gay writing.

Reading The Cat’s Table

March 16, 2012 by  
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Brian Fawcett offers a slightly different take on Michael Ondaatje’s new novel..

The Castle of Toronto

February 26, 2012 by  
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Stan Persky goes on a Michael Ondaatje voyage.

Versions of North

November 5, 2011 by  
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John Harris “does” G.P. Lainsbury’s long poem, Versions of North, thus establishing Lainsbury as a serious force in B.C. Poetry.

The Whole Truth

October 31, 2011 by  
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Max Fawcett is on the trail of dinosaurs… and dinosaur hunters.

Pages I Have Trouble With: 2. Indian Coastlines

October 30, 2011 by  
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George Bowering files the second of a series of critical pieces, Pages I Have Trouble With

Touring the Forest with Theresa Kishkan

October 18, 2011 by  
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Brian Fawcett reviews Theresa Kishkan’s new book, and is pleasantly surprised…

The Lower Depths

September 9, 2011 by  
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What’s the state of post-secondary education in 2011? Stan Persky goes underground to find out.

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