"The most recent strain of Brontemania, at large throughout 2011, included major film versions of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and the sale of a Charlotte Bront‘ manuscript for almost £700,000. 
[...]
But ‘How is it possible that three Victorian spinsters living in isolation on the Yorkshire moors could have written some of the most powerful and passionate fiction of all time?’"

Probing the morality of hit TV-show Glee.

"Glee showcases a group of ‘misfit’ teenagers with incredible singing talent who help each other through the daily dramas of life in an American high school with a healthy dose of music."

‘In the good old days, everyone was nostalgic.’

Reading Woody Allen's latest film as a longing to see the world made right.

There's also an edited version on Damaris Culturewatch.

Thinking about the artist who declared "I can do very well without God", but couldn't abandon religion.

"I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life and legacy."

There's also an edited version on Damaris Culturewatch.

Adding to the deluge of commentary on the recent death of music dynamo Amy Winehouse.

"The contemplative media response following her recent death has struggled to make sense of her troubled talent; for every inch of newsprint filled with heart-wrenching tributes there is another inch of cyber-space dedicated to dismissive 'junkie' insults."

We're living in the age of Gaga. This article is an examination of her curiously religious approach, written in the aftermath of the Guardian interview, her Metro editorship and 'Born This Way'.

"We can’t ignore it any more: the world is infatuated with the ubiquitous Lady Gaga."

Juno-nominated rapper Eternia chats to me over coffee, sandwiches and, later, email.   The article includes snippets from our conversation, in which I ask her about the things that affect her music.

"In writing she’s the same intoxicating mixture of confidence and humility that she is in person."

An abridgement of a booklet by David Berkley, commisioned to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

Original research by Christian Heritage. Abridged for The Reader Magazine.

A food map celebrating the ethnic population of Toronto's Parliament Street.

Click here to view twelve truly tasty places to eat out on Parliament.

An unpublished article written in July 2010 for a Canadian publication.

A round-up of the media reaction to the riots in Toronto following the G20 summit.