Where’s Buddha?
The tall, white high-rise apartments disappeared in the heavy fog as my gondola slowly ascended into the mountains of Lantau Island, one of the more…
history
The father of Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was born in the Ottoman city in Salonika in 1881, was Turkey’s most beloved hero and the founder of the Republic…
The October Crisis forty years after
Last year, a great injustice was done in Canada. At the muzzle of threats to violence issued by some Quebec sovereigntists, several events to mark…
Find municipal politics a little boring?
Another municipal election is here. Yet, besides an occasional lawn sign or article tucked somewhere in the newspaper, it would not be difficult to forget…
From circus maximus to mall parking lots
Just over 1,900 years ago, in the first century AD, the Roman poet Juvenal was composing scathingly honest impressions of the state of life in…
World War 1.5
To make art is at once challenging and satisfying, like completing a puzzle. One of life’s great pleasures is to stand back and look at…
Quiet times at the rez
Voyeurs During the summer of 1964, I was employed as a student research assistant in the U of M anthropology lab, and so it was…
Quiet times at the rez
Author’s note: The material presented below is intended for a mature audience and some of it may be unsuitable for young readers. Discretion is advised….
Dramatization!
The quill quivered between Thomas’ shivering fingers as he wrote his final lines. Years of translating, compiling and composing left him within striking distance of…
My summer friends
Part of the university experience for most students involves working during the summer months, often in jobs that have precious little in common with their…