Review of Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill

Review of Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill

Catch and Kill was one of my favourite non-fiction books of 2019. I read it in three days, hardly able to put it down. The core of the book is Ronan Farrow’s investigation of Harvey Weinstein and later Matt Lauer, while Farrow was working for NBC. NBC’s culture of...
The Cabin as Sanctuary, Winter 2018

The Cabin as Sanctuary, Winter 2018

Winter 2018: The Cabin as Sanctuary It was 28 below when Michael and I reached Meadow Lake Road, between Clinton & Hundred Mile House only to discover that the road was not yet ploughed. Night had already fallen and driving 40 k through a foot and a half of fresh...
Las Vegas in the Aftermath

Las Vegas in the Aftermath

Visiting Las Vegas in the Aftermath When I heard about the mass shooting in Las Vegas, I thought of 9/11 and I felt the same sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I was at the gym at the time and noticed that a friend of mine hadn’t greeted me with her usual chirpy...