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Jun
1

Social Issues

Yup, Alan Scott (The Original Green Lantern) Is Gay

DC Comics announced a while back that one of their major characters is gay, and that his sexual orientation would be a part of the storyline in a forthcoming issue. Today, they revealed the character in question...

May
28

Books

Misha Glenny On The Chilling New Reality Of Cyber Crime

Author and investigative journalist Misha Glenny talks about the terrifying new reality of cyber crime: all around the world, super-sophisticated hackers are looking at ways...

May
28

The Bio

Misha Glenny

Although Lisbeth Salander - from 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' - has become a pop culture anti-hero... not all computer hackers are using their powers for "good...

May
23

The Bio

Calvin Trillin

You can call Calvin Trillin a humourist or a satirist, an adventurous eater, certainly a poet but don't call him a foodie. Calvin Trillin is less interested...

May
22

Books

Russell Banks on Turning Novels into Movies

Author Russell Banks talks about the process of adapting his acclaimed novels for the big screen. Right now he's working with Genie Award-winning...

May
22

The Bio

Russell Banks

While growing up poor in Massachusetts in the 1950s, the son of an abusive, alcoholic father who left when he was just 12... it's unlikely that author...

May
21

The Bio

Noah Richler

It could be intimidating: being a writer and having a Dad like Mordecai Richler. After all, Mordecai was one of the country's all-time great novelists...

May
16

Books

John Irving On Opponents Of Gay Marriage

John Irving's new novel 'In One Person' tackles one of his fundamental themes: intolerance of sexual difference. So we asked John...

May
16

Books

Eureka Moments With Jonah Lehrer

With all great ideas, there has to be a moment of inspiration, the challenge is getting there and understanding where it comes from...

May
16

The Bio

John Irving

Acclaimed literary heavyweight John Irving is a rare thing: a brainy populist, a macho feminist, and a writer who wrestles. He's sold more books than most living...

May
8

Books

R.I.P. Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of 'Where The Wild Things Are' and many other beloved children's books, has passed away at the age of 83...

May
7

Books

A.J. Jacobs On His Quest For Bodily Perfection

If you've set out to become the healthiest man alive, you're gonna encounter some rocky roads along the way. For example, when your wife hates...

May
7

The Bio

A.J. Jacobs

So, there are really only a handful of reasons why a grown man would eat all his meals off a tiny dinosaur plate designed for a five-year old...

May
2

Books

Carmen Aguirre On Terrorism

First time novelist Carmen Aguirre may have won the 2012 Canada Reads competition, but not everyone was a fan; panelist Anne France-Goldwater called her a 'bloody terrorist...

May
2