Let’s Glue the Time Warp Again
Memphis, 1958. The club was smoky, the liquor strong. The Weavers were butchering Blame it on the Bossa Nova, hoping the crowd wouldn’t blame it on them. Seeger’s tux sported his lucky kumquat and raw oyster boutonniere, but a rabbit’s foot the…
In Celebration of Excellence // Dans une célébration de l’excellence
On Thursday, June 12, 2008, colleagues and guests gathered to celebrate excellence in the Canadian Foreign Service at the PAFSO Dinner and Awards presentations held in the Panorama Room of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The Pipe Major of the Sons…
Stamp of Approval: The Liberation of St. Pierre et Miquelon in 1941
At first light on December 24, 1941, Free French naval ships appeared at the mouth of the port of St. Pierre in the islands of St. Pierre et Miquelon, off the south coast of Newfoundland. They con-sisted of the submarine Surcouf, the…
Social Purgatory in the Socialist Paradise
Readers of bout de papier wil! be familiar with John Watkins, whose last letter to John Holmes was reprinted under the title “From one ‘fantaisiste’ to another” (Volume 23, Number 2). In the aftermath of the revelations by Igor Gouzenko about Soviet…
Paul Whelan
He left us far too soon. After a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis, Paul Whelan died on December 4, 2007.
Jake Warren
The following tribute was given by Thomas d’ Aquino, Chief Executive and President of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives at the Memorial Service for Jake Warren held at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church on Monday, April 7, 2008.
Geoffrey Pearson
The following tribute was written by Mr. Basil Robinson and read by his daughter Brigitte Ann at the Memorial Service to celebrate Geoffrey Pearson’s life held at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church on Saturday, April 12, 2008.
Portrait in Light and Shadow: The Life of Yousuf Karsh
As one passes through the rooms just off the lobby of Ottawa’s Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel one can’t help but think of highly acclaimed photographer Yousuf Karsh. Several of his brilliant black-and-white portraits are prominently displayed on its hallowed walls.
Pastoral Pursuits in Pakistan’s Punjab
Malik Ata Muhammed Khan, Prince of the Awans, thinks that the running of the bulls in Pamplona, immortalized by Ernest Hemingway, is for pussies …
Peter and the Goths
Justinian (927-65) was arguably the last great emperor of the period we now call “late Antiquity” (the period between Constantine and Charlemagne, formerly known as the “dark ages”). His enduring monuments include architecturally innovative churches — in particular Hagia Sophia in Constantinople…
