Yarns and Fiddle Strings in Woody Point, Newfoundland
I was on a mission to meet Louise Penny. But first, some background. I just returned from a thoroughly live-in-the-moment […]
Convivium
Liquid Gold: The Avenue de Champagne
It’s not often that you get to stand on top of $2 billion. That’s the approximate value of the millions
The Devil Went Down to Moscow: Interview with Rosemary Gould
Today Classical Pursuits talks with Rosemary Gould, who is leading our upcoming seminar The Devil Went Down to Moscow. Rosemary
Encountering the Unexpected in Paris
“Why don’t more people know about this place?” I left the Museum of the Liberation of Paris my mind racing
Second Acts, Second (or Third) Thoughts on Rereading The Great Gatsby
Whenever I’ve moved from one city to another, I have had to pack up my extensive (some would say inordinately
Empathy Through Kurosawa’s Lens
There is something I believe about literature: Nonfiction allows us to learn about stuff, but fiction allows us to learn
Convivium, Journal, Toronto Pursuits
What Keeps a Fictional World Alive? Exploring the Work of Lewis Carroll
Although Charles Dodgson died over a century ago, his alter ego Lewis Carroll is still very much alive. Alive as
Exploring Poetry as Storytelling: The Art of Shared Inquiry
[Editor’s note: We’re so happy to welcome Rosemary Gould back to Toronto Pursuits for the first time since 2019. She’ll
Just the Facts?
Just give me the facts, I can figure it out from there. For a long time, this is how many
The Inner Eye of the Dutch Masters
The portraits, landscapes, interiors and still lifes of the Dutch masters show us a world full of activity: people sailing,
