Montreal, a Patchwork City of Design
A cross between the brash New York huckster and the fun-loving Parisian artist, Montreal…
2012
Italians as Victims?
There is something peculiar, even uncomfortable, about the idea of portraying Italians as…
Detective Joe Ricci: One of Vancouver’s Finest
The story of Vancouver police detective Joe Ricci reads like a Mickey Spillane novel:…
International Festival of Films on Art
Thirty years ago, René Rozon had “une idée folle.” His crazy idea was this: a film…
Guanti Bianchi
I took the photo in Napoli’s iconic Piazza del Plebiscito. The pattern of the soldiers…
Flora and Bruno
Flora and Bruno drive for hours – her fault, partly. Curled up in the front seat…
Civil Life on the Canals
Venice has a reputation as a “serene” city – its surname in Italian is la…
Horses
My father, John Madott, served for five years in the Sault St. Marie and Sudbury Regiment…
Hello to Our Friends, If There Are Any Left
The following account is a creative nonfiction short story inspired by an old box that…
The Year That Was
The end of the year is always a time to look back and assess what we have accomplished…