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An early intuition I was struck by this beautiful stone house late last spring. There were a lot of contrasts that attracted me: the light g...

Temptations [Photo by Camera Lucida] Lilacs are the flowers of late May and early June. It is tempting to pick them from the road-side and p...

How Islam is making a stealthy comeback The Beautiful Byzantine Hagia Sophia, now under Muslim Turkey. Notice the Arabic calligraphy depicti...

Her Quick Trip Back to Haiti Michaelle Jean, the Governor General who should really be occupying a behind-the-scenes role, is in the news ye...

Andy Warhol’s Clever Canning of the Human Condition (Andy Warhol's Small Torn Campbell's Soup Can (Pepper Pot) , 1962 sells at $11.8...

Documentaries and Artistic Licence Our infamous [ 1 , 2 ] Governor General is in the news again. Her husband and cohort has entered a docume...

When Diversity Weakens Design There are many immigrant services agencies around Toronto. One of the most famous is an organization called CO...