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 […]
Convivium
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,
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
Classic Left Bank Cafés of the 1950s
Existential angst, jazz cats, cheap hotels, smoke-filled basements … while Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighbourhood is now filled with luxury boutiques, in
Extraordinary Everyday Souvenirs
I had a lot of fun reading the recent New York Times article on the joy of small, everyday souvenirs:
