Month: September 2012

  • On the Canadian National Exhibition: Down on the Farm

    On the Canadian National Exhibition: Down on the Farm

    This piece is the fourth in a series of reports from the 2012 Canadian National Exhibition. In a previous post I alluded to the CNE’s status as an essentially urban fair, but with all the animals and farm displays it would be just as accurate to call the CNE rural. As Shawn Micallef observed in…

  • Bookishness: Week of September 3, 2012

    Bookishness: Week of September 3, 2012

    Happy Labour Day! Here’s hoping your day involves at least an hour or two (or seven) of reading somewhere pleasant. Look, a new thing “Personal publishing is like voting. In theory, it’s the very definition of empowerment. In reality, it’s an excellent way for your personal shout to be cancelled out by someone else’s shout.” 13…