Edwin Boyd is the title of a new film by Nathan Morlando. It’s also the name of a notorious Canadian bank robber. The film tells the story, set in post-war Toronto. We attended the gala premier of this movie at TIFF this evening at the… Read More
I noticed there was a lot of coral fungi appearing in the forest on the weekend. I understand that some of the corals are good to eat and that others don’t sit so well with your digestive system. I confess I haven’t tried to identify… Read More
Some days, my usual diet of folky-dolky music won’t do. Here’s the late Hasil (pronounced Hassle) Adkins performing his not so big tune, The Hunch. Mr. Adkins, known as The Haze, was a one man band tour de force, often considered to be the father… Read More
Of course I appreciate regular visitors to this blog. Also interesting though, are some of the search terms people type into whatever search engine they fancy, and end up in my little corner cyberspace. Here’s a recent sample: diagram of button accordion puffballs found in… Read More
Time to feature Mac Beattie featuring various great Canadian fiddlers… What a delightful piece!
I stopped briefly at a forest this afternoon which I know to be a good producer of Hydnum umbilicatum, and this forest didn’t disappoint me. I only spent about 20 minutes there and came out with around 30 of these choice edibles. I’ve come to… Read More
I’ve been meaning to check out the Abstract Expressionist New York exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario all summer, and realized that this weekend was my last chance as the show is coming down. Although I am very familiar with the work of most… Read More
I found this posted over at the Presurfer, a place where you never know what you’re going to find. It’s a literature map. Type in an author and you get a moving cloud of related authors. I wish the list in its database was more… Read More
27th Street 