Book of the Month Club: Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.
Review of Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell’s book “Empty Mansions”, telling the tale of an independent woman living at the turn of the century.
Articles by T. A. Wellington
The Americans Tried to Conquer Quebec Again & Other Quebec Curios
In a celebration of Canada and Canada Day, Quebec Curios explores the War of 1812 and the Battle of Chateauguay, one of two battles that would ensure initial British victory.
Musings on the Day of Fête Nationale & Other Quebec Curios
“Gens du pays, c’est votre tour De vous laisser parler d’amour.“ (Gilles Vigneault and Gaston Rochon, “Gens du pays”) Anglos and religious [read on]
The Notre Dame Rip-off & Other Quebec Curios
Each day at each beginning of the hour, a crowd gathers at Basilique Notre Dame to hear the bells ring. The crowd stands, transfixed with wonder as the carillon bells chime, [read on]
The Château Ramezay Has a Gift Shop & Other Quebec Curios
This week, continuing to explore Old Montreal landmarks, we examine the Château Ramezay, built in 1705.
Say “Yes” to Bloomsday Montreal 2015!
“Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls. He liked thick giblet soup, nutty gizzards, a stuffed roast heart, liverslices fried with [read on]
No Appeals Without Laws & Other Quebec Curios
A continuing series about landmarks in Old Montreal, we explore the Quebec Court of Appeals building.
Book of the Month Club: The Collected Poems of Samuel Beckett, edited by Seán Lawlor and John Pilling
Review of “The Collected Poems of Samuel Beckett”, edited by Seán Lawlor and John Pilling.
The Eighteen Floors of Justice & Other Quebec Curios
Looking at the Palais de justice of Montreal and the courts it houses.
The Place with John Molson Business School & Other Quebec Curios
Concordia University is somewhat unique in its classification among the universities in Quebec: unlike Laval, Montreal, and McGill, Concordia is more of a comprehensive [read on]
Invasion of the Body-Snatching Quebec Universities & Other Quebec Curios
On our next stop in this survey of Quebec higher education, we take a look at the Université du Québec (1968), a chain of universities founded a little bit everywhere.
Not Just Another French Catholic University & Other Quebec Curios
For a time, the hegemony of education in the Eastern Townships was located in Lennoxville, that is, Bishop’s University. But then along came the Université de Sherbrooke. [read on]
The Oxford on the Massawippi & Other Quebec Curios
Bishop’s University is a primarily undergraduate university founded, as the name suggests, by a Bishop. Bishop George Jehoshaphat Mountain founded the college in 1843, and [read on]
I Am the Walrus: Interview with Jonathan Kay, Editor-In-Chief
T. A. Wellington interviews Jonathan Kay, now editor-in-chief for The Walrus, Canada’s response to The New Yorker and The Atlantic.
The University on the Other Side of the Hill & Other Quebec Curios
The Université de Montréal is the same and yet different from the three universities we have already seen: where Laval is in Quebec City, it is in Montreal; where McGill is [read on]
Land Grants for McGill & Other Quebec Curios
An ongoing series about the history of Quebec universities. This week: McGill University (founded 1821).
The Priest’s University & Other Quebec Curios
Part one of an ongoing series, a little history of Quebec’s universities. This week: Université Laval.
Montreal’s Symbols & Other Quebec Curios
Long before Canada had its maple leaf flag, there was Montreal’s. At the same time as Maurice Duplessis was thinking of a provincial flag, the island of Montreal beat him [read on]
Book of the Month Club: Wittgenstein Jr by Lars Iyer
A tale about a professor who takes the term “fanboy” to an entirely new level, and not just metaphysically.