GUEST BLOG—Armchair Travel with the Great Poets
By Lisa Pasold Winter nights, one of my greatest pleasures is looking forward to summer travels—and my favourite companions on […]
Journal
GUEST BLOG—The Sound of Memory in Orwell, Nabokov, and Styron with Melanie Blake
When Ann and I first discussed a seminar on literary memoir, featuring works by George Orwell, Vladimir Nabokov, and William
Convivium, Guest Blog, Journal, Toronto Pursuits
GUEST BLOG—The Meaning of (My) Life: Shadows on Augustine’s Cave with David Schmitt
The path towards sainthood was an indirect one for our hero, Augustine. He ended up spiritually rather far from where
Classical Trivia!, Convivium, Journal
CLASSICAL TRIVIA! Not Your Usual New Year’s Resolutions
Make your life wide rather than long. Think rather than know. These are just two of the New Year’s resolutions
GUEST BLOG—Discovering the Art of Schubert’s Lieder
I’m Rick Phillips and I’ve been leading music seminars at Toronto Pursuits for ten years. I can’t imagine a summer
CLASSICAL TRIVIA! Will the Real Anna K. Please Stand Up?
How impoverished we would be with no access to literature written in languages unknown to us. Let us give thanks
GUEST BLOG—Eureka! The Stratford Excursion
Eureka! The Stratford Festival Excursion (July 17–19, 2015) You are invited to join us for the Stratford Excursion. We have
Convivium, Guest Blog, Journal, Toronto Pursuits
GUEST BLOG—Othello/Otello: An Honourable Murderer
By Üstün Bilgen-Reinart I kiss’d thee ere I kill’d thee. No way but this— Killing myself, to die upon a
ON THE ROAD WITH ANN — Come Take Your Soul for a Stroll with Me
I devote most Fridays to a day-long walk through Toronto’s extensive ravine system with about 25 fellow devotees. What are
CLASSICAL TRIVIA! Literary Real Estate in New Orleans
Last week, in this pictorial puzzle from the Classical Pursuits trip in New Orleans, Ann asked, “What do these two
