James Bartleman came to writing late in life after a career in Canada's Foreign Service and as Ontario's 27th lieutenant governor. He is an officer of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the Aboriginal Achievement Award. He is married to Marie-Jeanne Rosillon, has three adult children, five grandchildren and a dog named Ado. Why did you take up writing books at an age when most people are retiring? I turned to writing after I nearly died in a botched hotel room robbery whe

David Davidson is a graduate student in Film Studies at the University of Toronto and also runs the blog Toronto Film Review. When did you first fall in love with film? I think, like for a lot of teenagers growing up in the nineties, that movies, shows, cartoons and videogames were just a staple of growing up. They were fun, something to do with friends, after school and on weekends. I have fond memories of taking the 85 bus from Westboro to the Coliseum to watch movies and p

Matthew Hornick is a member of shy kids, a band of filmmakers from Toronto. Interview by Rebeccah Love 'Terminally in Love with You', a collaboration between shy kids and CHOIR!CHOIR!CHOIR! Do you think Toronto is an artist-friendly city? It certainly seems so to me. Ever since we started releasing music and videos as shy kids there's been a healthy dose of local support from venues, publications, and the music community in general. Even though some of the famous venues have