Saturday, November 22, 2003
Krispy Kreme Komes to Kanada
In the last week or so, at least two new Krispy Kreme doughnut stores have opened in Toronto; one at the Scarborough Town Centre and another at the corner of Eglinton and Don Mills Rd. And it's about time!
These delectable delicacies have been available in the US for years -- I first fell in love with them as a teenager when I had one in Roanoke, Va. Noboby -- and I mean NOBODY -- makes a doughnut like these guys. When I lived in Washington last year I would get as much as a half dozen a week from the local grocery store, which carried them in-house.
There's just no way to accurately describe these things. Just get out and try them if you can. Now. The taste is very unique. I'm looking forward to eating many, at least as much as I can take without getting too fat!
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In the last week or so, at least two new Krispy Kreme doughnut stores have opened in Toronto; one at the Scarborough Town Centre and another at the corner of Eglinton and Don Mills Rd. And it's about time!
These delectable delicacies have been available in the US for years -- I first fell in love with them as a teenager when I had one in Roanoke, Va. Noboby -- and I mean NOBODY -- makes a doughnut like these guys. When I lived in Washington last year I would get as much as a half dozen a week from the local grocery store, which carried them in-house.
There's just no way to accurately describe these things. Just get out and try them if you can. Now. The taste is very unique. I'm looking forward to eating many, at least as much as I can take without getting too fat!
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Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Lord Black's book on FDR
As I blogged earlier, I have been able to get to know Lord Black through helping him with some fact-checking/research work at the FDR Library last summer. I predict the book will be a best-seller.
Number one, these elephantine tomes on dead white men seem to sell like hotcakes -- presidential biographers like Robert Caro, Michael Beschloss, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Edmund Morris are but a few examples of authors whos books have been blockbusters.
Two, the reviewers are fawning over the book. (A very great feat given the great number of Black detractors that make up the cultural literati in Canada and the USA; and also given that snobby reviewers tend to look down on books like this not written by stuffy PhDs.) Publishers Weekly is calling it "the best life of the 32nd president in one volume - or of any length." Even the review in Saturday's Globe and Mail -- not exactly pro-Conrad journalistic real estate -- was overwhelmingly positive.
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As I blogged earlier, I have been able to get to know Lord Black through helping him with some fact-checking/research work at the FDR Library last summer. I predict the book will be a best-seller.
Number one, these elephantine tomes on dead white men seem to sell like hotcakes -- presidential biographers like Robert Caro, Michael Beschloss, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Edmund Morris are but a few examples of authors whos books have been blockbusters.
Two, the reviewers are fawning over the book. (A very great feat given the great number of Black detractors that make up the cultural literati in Canada and the USA; and also given that snobby reviewers tend to look down on books like this not written by stuffy PhDs.) Publishers Weekly is calling it "the best life of the 32nd president in one volume - or of any length." Even the review in Saturday's Globe and Mail -- not exactly pro-Conrad journalistic real estate -- was overwhelmingly positive.
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About Conrad M. Black
As I expected, the media had a field day with Black's announcement that he's resigning as Hollinger CEO yesterday. The leftwing Toronto Star had a giant front page headline "BLACK OUT" with scores of accompanying articles and analyses; the Post and Globe also had it as the headline story with the Post, not surprisingly, offering the most fair coverage.
The frenzy continues this morning after Black's appearance at a Toronto bookstore (I was present) where he was promoting his new biography of FDR. There was close to as much media as there were autograph seekers at this event. He nonetheless seemed to handle the situation with his usual calmness and threw in a few great quotes for the reporters.
I've decided not to feel sorry for Conrad Black. He wouldn't want anyone to. Even with this so-called "flame out" he's still got more accomplishments under his belt than most could dream of and he's still chairman fo the company. With his resolve, somehow, some way he will claw his way back. He's too clever not to. He will either buy more newspapers or reinvent himself in another sector and succeed there. As I said the other day: He will be back. It's just a question of time, really.
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As I expected, the media had a field day with Black's announcement that he's resigning as Hollinger CEO yesterday. The leftwing Toronto Star had a giant front page headline "BLACK OUT" with scores of accompanying articles and analyses; the Post and Globe also had it as the headline story with the Post, not surprisingly, offering the most fair coverage.
The frenzy continues this morning after Black's appearance at a Toronto bookstore (I was present) where he was promoting his new biography of FDR. There was close to as much media as there were autograph seekers at this event. He nonetheless seemed to handle the situation with his usual calmness and threw in a few great quotes for the reporters.
I've decided not to feel sorry for Conrad Black. He wouldn't want anyone to. Even with this so-called "flame out" he's still got more accomplishments under his belt than most could dream of and he's still chairman fo the company. With his resolve, somehow, some way he will claw his way back. He's too clever not to. He will either buy more newspapers or reinvent himself in another sector and succeed there. As I said the other day: He will be back. It's just a question of time, really.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Monday, November 17, 2003
Conrad Black
Today it was announced that Lord (Conrad) Black of Crossharbour is stepping down as CEO of Hollinger International Inc., the international arm of the media company he founded many years ago with Peter White and David Radler (Radler also is quitting as president.)
This news devastated me and I'll try to write something substantive later. I have had the honour and privilege of working with two of these men closely in the last few years (I've never met Radler) and consider them mentors.
All I would say for now is that those who would write off Black now are making a big mistake. Mark my words, he will be back.
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Today it was announced that Lord (Conrad) Black of Crossharbour is stepping down as CEO of Hollinger International Inc., the international arm of the media company he founded many years ago with Peter White and David Radler (Radler also is quitting as president.)
This news devastated me and I'll try to write something substantive later. I have had the honour and privilege of working with two of these men closely in the last few years (I've never met Radler) and consider them mentors.
All I would say for now is that those who would write off Black now are making a big mistake. Mark my words, he will be back.
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