William Davies (2015) speaks of a happiness industry
Th title of the book is: The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being (2015). I find the study of interest for several reasons. First, I am interested in the fact that, from a publishing perspective, the book seeks to address a niche market – which, roughly speaking, is the market […]
Malcolm McLean Kelly: “Wonderful, kind, generous and fun man”
Montreal Gazette Obituary The obituary at the Montreal Gazette reads: Malcolm McLean Kelly 1928 – June 16th 2015 Malcolm Kelly, 86, died on Wednesday, June 16th at the Lakeshore Hospital, after a long and courageous struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Anna (Wilson) Kelly; his daughters Allison (Nick), Elaine (Duane), […]
25 Years of Drawn & Quarterly, Champion of Female Cartoonists – New York Times, June 12, 2015
A June 12, 2015 New York Times article is entitled: “25 Years of Drawn & Quarterly, Champion of Female Cartoonists.” The opening paragraphs read: When the first issue of Drawn & Quarterly sneaked into comics shops in April 1990, it seemed as if its 23-year-old founder, editor and janitor, Chris Oliveros, was trying to single-handedly […]
Car photos from weekend Port Rowan, Ontario car show – with thanks to Gina (Davis) Cayer
Gina (Davis) Cayer writes, on June 22, 2015: “Pics taken yesterday at the Lions Club Annual Car Show in Port Rowan. Cars, you guys would have like to own. Post on the reunion site if you want, use them the way you want….Gina” Comment Thank you, Gina, for sending us the photos. In the past, […]
Further update regarding the 1960s XKE Jaguar story featuring MCHS Phys Ed teacher, Soryl (Shulman) Rosenberg
Beverley Sabo (nee Evans) has provided an update, by way of a Comment at a previous post, concerning the day when a memorable gym teacher turned up at the parking lot driving an XKE Jaguar. Click on the MCHS gym photo to enlarge it. Click again to enlarge it further. I am pleased to post […]