Ulysses Can Change Your Life
[Editor’s note: Classical Pursuits was extraordinarily fortunate to have the late Mike Groden (1947–2021) lead Ulysses seminars at Toronto Pursuits […]
Toronto Pursuits
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
Everything You Wanted to Know About Music …
… but were afraid to ask. Hello, I’m Rick Phillips. I am a freelance writer, reviewer, teacher, speaker, broadcaster, podcaster
Toronto Pursuits 2023: A Week of Discovery, Friendship and Culture
Nearly 80 book, music and culture lovers gathered this past July for our annual “salon in the sun,” Toronto Pursuits.
Weird Victorian Science: What’s Brewing in That Lab?
You undoubtedly have a mental picture of a “mad scientist.” If you visited a costume shop and saw that label
Convivium, Guest Blog, Journal, Toronto Pursuits
Nine Symphonies That Changed the World
by Rick Phillips, leader of our 2020 Toronto Pursuits seminar on Beethoven The major anniversaries of the births and deaths
Where Words Unfreeze: The Terra Incognita of Rabelais
by Denise Ahlquist, leading Seriously Funny: The Fantastical Worlds of François Rabelais “When they were upon the open sea, feasting,