Archive for 2009



Thank You

Published on December 31, 2009

In some ways, the last twelve months feel like one big blur.
It’s difficult to try and capture all of DMS’s accomplishments, but some definite highlights come to mind. 
This year, our main boardroom was the site of over a dozen – many, political – editorial roundtable discussions featuring Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, Ontario Premier [...]


My Top 9 of 2009

Published on December 27, 2009

With 2009 coming to a close, end-of-year lists seem to be on everybody’s mind. So, like last year, below are some of the online “wows” I discovered over the last 12 months.  Limiting this list to nine was daunting, but here’s what I came up with … in no particular ranking:
1. Journalistics Blog – is [...]


Five years today…

Published on November 20, 2009

I was a little torn on what to post today … it was between two very different ideas.  In the end, “the risotto” (below) won out, albeit a little NSFW. (I’ll leave the other for Twitter.)
My Dad loved Big Night … in fact, in more ways than one, Stanley Tucci (“Secondo”) reminds me of him in [...]


Grace Nikae & UNICEF’s Universal Children’s Day

Published on November 18, 2009

A few months back on a beautiful summer evening in Toronto, I attended a CD launch party for Twitter-friend and internationally renowned pianist Grace Nikae.  Hosted by Toronto fashion designer Rosemarie Umetsu at her Avenue Road studio, Grace gave us a sneak peak of her latest CD, Chopin | Schumann: Sonatas.
The event itself combined both [...]


Just because: Paul Schaffer & Luanda Jones

Published on November 12, 2009