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Gastronomic Roulette: Just Once You'd Like to Say, "Wow!" to a Resturant Meal in London

London, Ontario

Desbarats describes the quality of London’s restaurants as being somewhere between “the wasteland of Hamilton and the Valhalla of Toronto.” He admits there were a few, mainly ethnic, restaurants that he enjoyed: Anthony’s on…

Tags: Food, Life Style, London, Restaurants

Our Own Third World Give us a Jolt

Desbarats recounts a journalism conference at Western’s Graduate School of Journalism, during which the issue of how well Canadian aboriginal news stories were covered was raised by Dan David, the first Canadian Indian journalist to work…

Tags: Canadian aboriginal, Dan David, Graduate School of Journalism, Journalism, University of Western Ontario

Seeking Refuge In The Past: The Romanticism of Victorian Poets Offers Solace in a Troubled World

London, Ontario

In this article, Desbarats argues that humans are inherently romantic and that we have, to our detriment, ignored the value of Victorian poetry in a world consumed by computers and fear of nuclear fallout.

Tags: Electronics, Life Style, Romanticism, Victorian poetry

At The Government Store: A Connoissuer's Guide to London's Liquor Outlets

London, Ontario

Desbarats discusses the different liquor store regulations he had encountered in Quebec and Manitoba. In Quebec, one had to commit their order to memory from a list on the wall and recite it to the clerk. In Manitoba, one had to…

Tags: Alcohol, Liquor stores, Policy

The Melting of a Nation: It's Really the Canadian Winter that Preserves Our National Identity.

London, Ontario

To Desbarats, snow and ice are the “national glues” of Canadians. He saw Canada’s acceptance of winter as occurring just as soon as other countries, mainly the US started to really enjoy and respect several aspects or symbols of…

Tags: Canada, Canadian Mountie, Cultural Identity, Life Style, Seasonal Activities, Winter

Second Thoughts: Yes, Suburbia, this is the Column You Never Thought I'd Write

London, Ontario

This article focuses on the debate between the superiority and value of downtown versus suburban life. Desbarats very candidly admits that he is slowly becoming acclimatized to suburban life and the comforts and convenience that it…

Tags: Life Style, London, Suburban life, Suburbia

Things that Go Bump in the Flight: For Us White-knuckle Fliers, There's No Replacing Propellers and Open Cockpit Doors

London, Ontario

Desbarats discusses his odd preference for smaller, more cramped propeller planes a opposed to larger passenger jets. He believed that smaller, propeller planes were “more human,” and that he felt more connected to his fellow…

Tags: Domestic Flights, Flying, Planes, technology

Don't Quote Me: TV Guide edition

TV Guide edition
players: 2-5
playing time: 60 minutes
age: 14 +

By successfully identifying famous (and not so famous) quotations, players move their pawns around a pentagonal board. Players move three spaces by guessing without taking a hint,…

Tags: 14+, 2-5 players, 60 mins, Board game, Games

Word Dominoes

players: 3 or more
playing time: Approximately 30 mins
age: 13+

From the minds behind the bestselling Haikubes, this creative new twist on an old favorite invites players to create words and phrases by linking images. Match what other players…

Tags: 13+, 3+ players, 30 mins, Board game, dominoes, Games, small

Helping To Enlighten The "Two Solitudes"

Montreal, Quebec

Gason's favourable review on Peter Desbarats book “The State of Quebec: A Journalist’s View of the Quiet Revolution.” Gascon views the work as intelligent and “well documented”, as well as noting that Desbarats understanding of…

Tags: About Desbarats, Book Review, Political History, Quebec

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