Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Incest-Free Canadian Novel Wins Prize; Terry Fallis Wins The Leacock

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News today that Terry Fallis's The Best Laid Plans has won the Leacock Medal for Humour. The prize, sponsored by TD Bank Financial Gro...

Canadian Writers Don't Wear Underwear; or How To Tell If It's A Good Sex Scene

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Being a Canadian writer means going briefless. No boxers, no Chocky's ; no slips, petticoats, or shorts. Crotchless panties are OK as lo...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Ezra Pound Wasn't Just An Anti-Semite; He Also Liked To Knit

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A friend of mine--a big Pound fan--was down in Hailey, Idaho, about six years ago to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Ezra's death...

Canadian Men You Should Never Trust

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Here's a short list of Canadian men you should never trust compiled by interns at Conde Nast while on an Easter picnic. I'll admit t...
Monday, April 28, 2008

Whatever Happened To Edna St. Vincent Millay's Dildo?

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Walter Benjamin writes something about the deluding capacities of the relic. Just because the B-52s composed Love Shack on John Lennon’s Ste...
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The Five Things Alice Munro Did That Bothered James

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Alice Munro (nee Laidlaw) was born in Wingham, Ontario, in 1931. Those were the days--according to my grandfather--when people were born, go...
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Edna St Vincent Millay Gets Off Sinclair Ross

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Milton Berle tells a great story about a meeting with Norm Crosby in which the latter's love life was discussed. Berle was backstage at ...