Articles by Andrew Saikali
January 27, 2010
Mythbusting: An Inside Look at the Last Days of the Moveable Feast 3
Morley Callaghan’s That Summer In Paris, written in 1962, reveals Hemingway’s and Fitzgerald’s true nature, and offers an insider’s view of the events in Paris, in the summer of 1929.
October 26, 2009
Returning to Ilium: Unlatching the Vonnegut Vault 2
Two-and-a-half years after Vonnegut’s death, Look at the Birdie offers an opportunity to be in the presence of his wit – whether a friendly wink or some darker satire.
October 14, 2009
Staff Pick: Graham Greene’s The Captain and the Enemy 0
Truth and lies, family and belonging are all woven together the Graham Greene way.
August 26, 2009
A Life Laid Bare 5
Epic in scope, William Boyd’s Any Human Heart is intimate to the core.
July 24, 2009
Torch Ballads & Jukebox Music #4: Serenaded by Jonathan Richman 2
Jonathan Richman, along with his long-time drummer Tommy Larkins, took the stage, strummed his acoustic guitar and began to sing. Nothing. The mikes weren’t working. Where other performers, and indeed lesser legends, might have turned diva, Jonathan simply announced – loudly, to make up for the microphone – that he and the techies would confer [...]
July 22, 2009
Notes From The Fringe 2
When I first began living in Toronto, I used to book off the week of the Film Festival. In those days it seemed much less schmoozy, more communal and low-key. Going from cinema to cinema, seeing multiple films each day, chatting with fellow movie buffs while waiting in lines. It was a treat. But I [...]