My new great love: John Oliver. This is a must-watch. Stay till the end – it’s glorious. Thank you, John! http://www.vox.com/2016/2/29/11132366/john-oliver-donald-trump-last-week-tonight

Final thoughts on the Oscars – I was thrilled about “Spotlight.” My dear friend and cleaning lady Marisha is here, she’s Polish Catholic, and she just told me she doesn’t believe all the stories about

Chris Hutcheson is a photographer for the Canadian Opera Company – but as a friend of my student Ingrid, who read yesterday, he came to photograph So True. Wonderful photos of everyone but me, as

Yes, I confess, I am watching the Oscars – WHILE EMAILING AND BLOGGING during the commercials so it’s okay. After So True this afternoon, I was a basket case, and this is perfect, mucho schlock

I love Toronto! It has named old friend Geoffrey James as its first “Photo Laureate”. What a great idea. Bravo, Geoffrey. I won’t tell the city fathers how reluctant you were some years ago to

Linda wrote to me, “There were so many little similarities in the book that I shared – from the TV shows we watched, to disdain for the Dave Clark Five,  to being French kissed for

REMINDER: fabulous storytelling/reading event this Sunday. Eight breathtaking stories and then your hostess will tell a tale. The bar is open, the atmosphere is charged and warm, and there, in front of you, brave, talented

My friend Richard just sent me a link to an article by Michael Coren. I’ve written about him before – previously an intolerant, right-wing blowhard, and now – well, here is my note to him,

I gather from friends who’ve emailed and sent messages via Twitter and FB that a letter I wrote to Randy Bachman was read during his Vinyl Tap show last night. I was out at a

It’s a glorious day, warmish and bright; I am sitting outside right now to write – February, where are you? This morning I went for a walk on the Don Valley Trail, and on the