The Conrad Black-black bloc connection

Some news stories transcend their mere information to become aesthetic performances, and the trial of Conrad Black long ago left its news value behind and transformed into expensive, elaborate public ritual. Read it here.

In defence of the vuvuzela

The vuvuzela is a gift, drowning out the real auditory garbage. Read it here.

Why the Canadian Mosaic is in Crisis

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The Hollowness of 3-D

Tim Burton's wretched adaptation of Alice in Wonderland shows Hollywood's new emperor has no clothes. Read it here.

A Tour of Junk Food's Ground Zero

Deep-fried Pepsi anyone? Or would doughnut upside down cake hit the culinary G-spot. Read it here.

The Age of Precariousness

The 21st Century and its inhabitants have been deformed by catastrophe. Read it here.

Darwin vs. Genesis

On the 150th birthday of The Origin of Species, putting two great works to the readability test. Read it here.

Why Puppets Are All the Rage

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Messy life, clichéed death for prince of hispters

Demise of Dash Snow, notorious in New York's downtown art scene, marks the end of an era. Read it here.

For staying cool during the bubble

Our derided ex-PM, Paul Martin, set a fiscal course that could save Canada from the worst of this meltdown. Read it here. 

Our lack of patriotism is our patriotism

Memo to Don Cherry and Margaret Atwood. Read it here. 

1 2 3 4, art is at your Gap store

A new T-shirt campaign featuring famous artists shows how completely creative types have evolved from craftspeople to CEOs of their own brands. Read it here. 

The sexiest woman (barely) alive

The female ideal pushed by laddie magazines has become as smooth and lifeless as an iPhone. Read it here.

Reading the brain reading

Neuroaesthetics, the latest trend in literary theory, provides a window on the academy's weaknesses. Read it here.

Some straight talk on China: Communist Chic

Communist chic has been with us since 60s radicals romanced Che. Today, murderous symbols of totalitarianism are a global luxury brand. Read it here. 

On our greatest treasure

The Leslie Street Spit is a delicate place where urban and wild meet and define us. Read it here.

Why T.O. needs a holiday of its own

In one of the most multicultural cities in human history, there's virtually no blending of traditions. We need a seasonal bash to bridge the culture gap. Read it here.

Raging against the tyranny of Canlit

Canada is no place for a young writer. Read it here.