When Johnny “Pops” Papalia, Godfather of the Hamilton Mafia, was shot on May 31, 1997, he left behind a power vacuum in organized crime in Ontario that would eventually become a revolution. As the head of the Hamilton Mafia, Johnny Pops had just one rule: his people could not deal with bikers. After his death…Read More
The premise of The Devil’s Picnic is simple: Taras Grescoe goes to various countries, most of which seem to have something to do with France, and commits borderline illegal acts of a culinary persuasion.
On Andi Zeisler and Lisa Jervis’ Bitchfest, a compilation of feminist pop culture.
Canada’s great-is really is. But there are just not many books that talk about it in a way that’s even remotely interesting.
Because I am fantastically biased towards Rick Mercer, I found this book utterly awesome.
The breakdown: Most people – hopefully – shower every day. And if you do, then you just laughed at the “hopefully;” because it’s gross to not wash your hands before you eat, shower twice a week, forget the deodorant and smell. The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History, by Canadian author Katherine Ashenburg, takes a…Read More