At the beginning of the Walking Man, the eponymous walking man is very nearly author Paul Dore, fifteen-year veteran of film and television, and he is walking alone in the Jordan desert, having lost his travel companions over the dunes and lost himself somewhere in his thoughts. It is aimless, … Read More
Remember all that nice stuff I said about Volvo’s V60 last week? Heated steering, park assist, blind spot indicators, distance alert, collision warning, and all the great stuff you’d expect from a comfortable but safe ride? Well, take all that, put it in a touring car (like one used by … Read More
Incoming first world problem alert: during my initial drive from Volvo’s Richmond Hill headquarters to downtown Toronto, the heated seats and heated steering wheel were making things altogether too toasty—and traffic was flowing so well that I couldn’t hunt for the temperature controls on the panel. Good traffic flow? In … Read More
Start marking your calendars and booking flights, because there’s never been a better time for those of us who take whisky far too seriously. The Spirits of Kingston Whisky Festival Kingston, February 19 – 21 Come for the dinner, stay for the whisky parings, and stay even later for the … Read More
You’ve probably heard the broad strokes of this story repeated ad nauseum. Back in the early eighties, beer in North America sucked. Gently flavoured fizzy water, to put it generously. A bunch of forward-thinkers wondered why this was the case and founded breweries—Sierra Nevada in California, the Boston Beer Company … Read More
