Dave Robson 
Back when CES was in full tilt, journalists just couldn’t stop confusing Xi3’s Piston with Valve’s Steam Box. Like these guys still are. In fact, a lot of people kept using a photo shopped picture of Steam’s logo on a Piston. Like we shamelessly just did. Here’s the straight dope: … Read More
Yesterday, Lisa Moore’s February won Canada Reads, CBC’s annual competition involving notable panellists defending five books and voting to determine which book Canadians should read this year. One criticism of February, uttered by historian Charlotte Gray, jumped out at me in particular: “I think that what will not resonate for … Read More
Michael McKinley sure must have been thrilled when his book, a comprehensive history of Hockey Night in Canada — who are celebrating their sixtieth season to boot — launched last October in the middle of an acrimonious lockout. His publisher, Viking, must have been thrilled too, along with the rest … Read More
I’m standing in line at the security desk at the CBC. A short, balding producer arrives to collect a short, balding visitor who stands in front of me. “Are we going to the same place as before?” the guest asks. “No,” the producer replies, “Ever since hockey’s been back, that … Read More
“It’s better to buy something you’ll use every time you step into the kitchen rather than something you’ll look at once and keep in a box for years.” This is Greg, owner of Hacher & Krain, Toronto’s newest knife shop. His Spadina and Dupont store looks more like an art … Read More
