ALL THE WAY HOME
I found myself in Austin, Texas
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD (HONOURABLE MENTION)
summer 2008
MARRIED WITH HUSBANDS
A pitch for a new one-hour television series
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD (GOLD)
summer 2006
WHY PSYCHOANALYSIS MATTERS
It has taken a back seat to pop psychology, pills, and other therapies in recent years. But now, thanks to Tony Soprano (and new neuroscientific research), the "talking cure" is sexy again
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD (GOLD)
september 2005
THE MYSTERY OF MARRIAGE
The myth is strong, the reality is bleak. Half of modern union end in divorce or separation. It is just us? Or does the institution itself need to be reconsidered?
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD (SILVER and HONOURABLE MENTION)
DECEMBER 2004
WHEN GIRLS WANT TO BE BOYS AND BOYS WANT TO BE GIRLS
They assume a new identity at school, take hormones to suppress puberty and
dream about the day they can have radical surgery. One CAMH psychologist
says he can stop the urge if he treats them early enough.
His critics say the kids don¹t need to be cured.
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD (HONOURABLE MENTION)
AUGUST 2009
THE DIVORCE FROM HELL
It should have been routine. What Ben Gordon wanted was to stay a parent to his two young daughters and half the family assets. What he got was a painful seven-year legal battle that cost $293,000, left him limping with debt and estranged from his children. Is this justice?
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD (GOLD)
FEBRUARY 1996
THE BABY BOOM BLUES
How do we find happiness in the nineties? Notes on a generation that lost its way
FEBRUARY 1990
SEXUAL ETIQUETTE FOR THE '90S
Public answers to private questions
february 1989
STREET FIGHT
In the war between the homeowners and the hookers, is the real issue propriety or property values?
National Magazine Award (HONOURABLE MENTION)
November 1988
THE GIRLS OF SUMMER
Our correspondent takes a heartwarming look and finds that the Boys of Summer really are larger than life
June 1988
ROMEO, ROMEO, WHEREFORE ART THOU?
A blind date without a tragic ending
may 1987
FINDING TIME FOR THE FAMILY
What working parents want to help them beat the clock: a special report on the problems of Having It All
august 1986
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE QUEEN OF ROCK 'N' ROLL
One woman's pop-star fantasy
December 1985
ON GROWING UP
My daughter encounters social structures with a sense of female entitlement and is cheered on by a raucous chorus of uppity women
september 1985
THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF SONJA BATA
An intimate portrait of one of Toronto's richest women
august 1983
THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT
They've got it all, except purpse. They want it all, except the struggle. No, the kids are not all right.
NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD (GOLD)
DECEMBER 1981
TANGLED UP IN BOB
A fan reflects on the renaissance of Bob Dylan, the chart-topping troubadour who, at 65, redefines the meaning of a senior moment
november 2006
DODGE THAT BOUQUET
Raising the bar on marriage
october halloween 2006
ADRIENNE'S HEART-TO-HEART
Adrienne Clarkson's candid yet guarded memoir, Heart Matters, is a study in contradictions
october halloween 2006
GIRLS GONE MILD
"Men don't like smart women," I am told. Should we care?
october 2006
THE IT GIRL
Lucille lived large, shunned conventional marriage, and survived the Titanic. Then there were her exquisite dresses
march 19, 2005
SHE'S A PISTOL
How can you not love a woman who wears spurs?
october 30, 2004
A DATE FOR KATE, PART 1: THE BEGINNING
First, the doctor who couldn't spell. Then the guy who sounded like a carpet cleaner. And then came The Musician.
March 13, 2004
A DATE FOR KATE, PART 2: GONE SURFING
Trolling for dates online, one comes across two types of men: those into younger women and those into ice fishing
march 27, 2004
WHAT'S A BOOMER WOMAN TO WEAR?
Must we spend the rest of our days trying to shoehorn our asses into jeans cut for a pygmy?
September 27, 2003
MOMMIE TRUEST
Mothers and daughters in the movies range from ridiculous to, finally, sublime
November 6, 1999
THE LIE OF THE EMPTY NEST
How do you feel when your children prepare to leave home? Weepy? Ecstatic? Wendy Dennis is distinctly unsentimental
July 24, 1999
AFTER A DIVORCE, CHILDREN NEED BOTH PARENTS
No one questions the value of two parents to a child's life until a marriage dissolves, and their parents find the courts still operating in the retro world of Ozzie and Harriet
November 10, 1998
NOT TO VILIFY HIM BUT TO PRAISE HIM
If the President of the United States can't get an occasional midday pick-me-up, who can?
February 7, 1998
THE THINKING WOMAN'S KILLER
Dexter's a murderer who only targets other murderers–and he's a great listener. What's not to love?
March 19, 2007
THE BIG PROBLEM WITH BIG LOVE
It pretends to be a free-to-be-you-and-me take on family issues. It's really Mormon porn.
April 17, 2006
THE KILLJOY OF COOKING
Earning gourmand status these days requires more than a wardrobe of copper pots and a subscription to Cook's Illustrated. Pity
October 2008
PARADISE LOST
In days gone by, the rugged beauty of cottage country attracted paddlers and stargazers. Now, it's blighted by mansions and buzzing with media rooms. Why are we destroying the very landscape we adore?
July 2008
DAUGHTER KNOWS BEST
What to say when a teen asks for a take-no-prisoners palette, a mannequin, and an old washer-dryer in her room. Smart parents know who's running this show
June 2008
SUMMER LOVE
How lazy childhood getaways sparked a lifelong affair with cottaging
August 2007
CHEAP THRILLS
The joy of panning for bargains in the world's largest on-line classifieds
June 2007
A LESSON IN DOWNSIZING
Deciding what to keep when moving from a spacious loft to a smaller pad is harder–and more rewarding–than you imagine
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