Reflections - Table of Contents

Brendan Blom reviews To the Castle and Back and Daughter of the Desert, two captivating biographies about key twentieth-century figures. Question: In what European presidential residence ca...

Our frazzled correspondent Beatrice Bonnet goes to the Self-Help section for some emotional easement. Am I the only person who does this? Confronted with a situation that I just can't face �...

By this time next year, you’ll have forgotten what won Best Picture. This is the stuff that you’ll really remember.   I’ve long been a sucker for year-end round ups. I eagerly antici...

Kevin Johns reflects on his top ten lists from the early years of the new millennium. In my wild days of wanton youth, before the Hollywood money machine wore down my idealism, I cared about...

Joe Lipsett would like you to stop asking him, “What are your favourite films?” The end of the year – and the start of a new one – brings with it numerous ‘top film’ lists....

As we reflect on the past year, here are some songs worth remembering from 2008.       The machinations of the World Wide Web provide a double-edged sword for new music. It can cre...

Steve Dominey got drunk as a son-of-a-bitch and was surfing the Web when he noticed a headline so outrageous, so infuriating, so inexplicable that he transformed into a cross between Hemingway and ...

Twilight Mom by Nina Charest Dear Miss Smartypants, I’ve got a problem. About a year ago, I came across the Twilight books when I was dropping off some clean clothes in my daughter’s r...

This month, Will Parker tucks in to some festive family favourites, and encourages us to share the feast with all our friends and neighbours. Whenever the holidays roll around, my first tho...

Lauren Cheal argues that we need to find a new way to approach major environmental problems we have created. She believes that critical reflection on mistakes from the past is the key to creating a s...

Another Christmas has passed, and as per usual, our societal obsession with shopping for new things has caused debt and the production of much unnecessary crap.  As we reflect on this, it is importa...

Un des phénomènes intéressant de l'année 2008 est la multiplication des sacs dits écologiques, souvent en tissu réutilisable ou plastique recyclable.  Alternative intéressante au tradition...

Is it irrational for us to expect so much from one man and one administration? Bardia Sinaee finds new meaning in Barack Obama’s “Yes we can,” campaign slogan, by urging concerned citizens to d...

The creation of an opposition coalition put the future of the Conservative government in doubt and created some controversy in the world of Canadian politics. Kendall Giberson comments on the moti...

Le Canada doit immédiatement rapatrié le ressortissant canadien Omar Khadr, enfermé depuis 2002 à la prison secrète de Guantanamo depuis l'accusation d'avoir tué un soldat américain en Afg...