Talk about using festivities to get off the hook. When Israel began its aerial bombardment of Gaza on the last Saturday of December, politicians in Canada must have heaved a sigh of relief that they were able to stay nested in family holiday mode.

The medic warns me that the bloodstain on the ambulance stretcher will dirty my coat. What does it matter?

Tracy Dawson’s year gets off to a great start tonight when she debuts her first full-length play, Them & Us, at Passe Muraille.

Does hogtown really need another burger joint?

Twee is the watchword of My Winnipeg, the latest of Maddin’s personal fantasias to revolve around the hazy memories of a character named “Guy Maddin.”

Tom Petty had it right when he said, “The waiting is the hardest part” – especially if you’re a fan of the Dunes.