Author Archives: Katharine

Hey, let’s all pool our resources and buy an ancient farmhouse in Tuscany! Wait – maybe that’s not a good idea at all. I blame a particular variety of travel lit that I’ve read too much of lately… Continue reading →

Awright, I’ve been bothering everybody with this idea for a few months. Now it’s time to send it off on its own, to make its way in the world. What follows is my modest solution to Canada’s daycare problem. Continue reading →

The pre-kindergarten set has no shortage of commericial-free programming. Too bad it’s so heavy-handed, and its moral instruction so obvious. Continue reading →

Complaining about the CBC is a requirement in certain circles, but the complaints are centred on Radio One and television drama. The quality of the CBC’s television journalism is rarely questioned. Fair enough – it’s generally very good. But the feature reports on the National are periodically irritating enough that they deserve a healthy dose of criticism.

This will, I hope, eventually become a regular feature of the site, which will solve the problem I have of not being able to produce longer pieces quickly enough. Continue reading →

Right, time to get back to business here. I’ve been struggling to understand my reaction to the city I currently call home, and here’s what I’ve got so far… Continue reading →

Since I’m in the throes of my third move of 2005 (banner year!), it will be a few weeks before I can post anything new here. Thanks to my readers (both of you) for your understanding. Continue reading →

Remember the children’s table? Seen one recently? No? Now think about the last birthday party you attended. Was it for a grown-up? These things may be related… Continue reading →

Clothing is an important symbol, no doubt about it. And some of those symbols are plenty durable. Let’s talk about the wedding gown… Continue reading →

Textile workers went on strike for “bread and roses, too” a century ago. Today, roses wouldn’t be enough. The people demand granite countertops… Continue reading →

Welcome to FastLittleArticle. Wondering what this is? I’ll give you a hint: it’s not a blog… Continue reading →