Issues
May 2007
Cover art and pictures throughout the issue by Kevin Sylvester
Kevin Sylvester is an author, illustrator and broadcaster who lives in Toronto. His children’s book Sports Hall of Weird was named a Silver Birch Honour book in 2006. The sequel, Gold Medal for Weird, is due out this fall. His spoof of the 1972 Summit Series, Shadrin Has Scored for Russia, is available from him directly at ksylvester@sympatico.ca.
Doomsday Always Sells
A military expert tells tall tales to hook readers on foreign policy
Anthony Westell
My Father’s Books
Dealing with a dead parent’s library is a charged, emotional experience
William WatsonOne-Note History
Religion is just one of many factors that lead humankind to war
Thabit A.J. AbdullahCanada: A Workers’ Paradise?
That depends which side of the Canada-U.S. border you’re standing on
Mark LeierGobsmacked by the Writing
But should historical fiction depend so completely on verisimilitude?
Ray Conlogue
Brilliance and Arrogance
One of “the best and the brightest”goes under the microscope
David A. WelchA Linguistic Treasure Box
Exploring the amazing absorptive capacity of the English language
Warren Clements
Bankrolling an Empire
How a collection of families from Portugal kept the Hapsburgs afloat
Afua Cooper
Challenging Robert Putnam
How do we create a just society as well as a participatory one?
Tim BrodheadThe Watchdog of Psychoanalysis
The Toronto connections of Ernest Jones are explored in a new biography
Cyril GreenlandA Window or a Mirror?
A new book produces startling ideas about the future of Canadian television
Trina McQueen