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The Show Must Go On, But Who’s Going to Pay For It?

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Summerworks is a fantastic, well-respected theatre festival which runs in Toronto every August.  Earlier this week, they found out that the Department of Canadian Heritage, who had previously given them moneys from the federal granting stream, had denied their grant request for the 2011 … [Read more...]

Challah, Affluenza & Dean McDermott

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Af-flu-en-za [af-floo-en-zuh] -noun.  1. The affectation of over-affluence on western culture, typified by over-indulgence in North America et al.   2. What happens when you simply have too much stuff. A friend of mine recently said that one of our biggest problems in … [Read more...]

David Suzuki on UrbanMoms

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There's 2 problems with interviewing David Suzuki when you're at a big media bash: a) it's really, really loud and b) waiters keep thrusting trays of food in your face begging you to eat.So as we started chatting, grilled cheese, mini sliders and the perennial favourite, meat on a stick, were … [Read more...]

Celebrating Dad, Not How You’d Expect

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So I'm wracking my brain trying to think of what to get for Father's Day, when I realised that I was in the CBC building surrounded by awesome and dynamic men.  I figured I'd ask them. I eagerly approached Steven & Chris, thinking it'll be a slam-dunk, a no brainer -they'll have … [Read more...]

Kim Cattrall, Paul Gross & Me

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I mentioned in the last post that I was at a press junket.  I explained what they're like, as well as why I sometimes mention Horse and Hound.  What I didn't really get into was what this one was for.  Private Lives, a smash revival of the Noel Coward classic, is coming to … [Read more...]

Behind the scenes of a Press Junket with Kim Cattrall

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Remember that scene in Notting Hill when Hugh Grant goes to meet Julia Roberts at the hotel and ends up in the middle of a press junket?  As a writer, I end up in a lot of junkets and as a photographer, a lot of media scrums.  I've been pushed, shoved, kicked and elbowed as we all try to … [Read more...]