Author archive:
Daniel Baird

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June 2012
Amen
Amen
Gretta Vosper’s new book, reviewed
Walrus Reads • by Daniel Baird
January 2012
Apocalypse Soon
Apocalypse Soon
Prophecies of impending doom — based on hard science as well as Scripture — abound. Where does our appetite for retribution come from?
Essay • by Daniel Baird
November 2011
The Observer, Observed
The Observer, Observed
New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik is an aesthete of the ordinary, and this year’s Massey lecturer
Profile • by Daniel Baird
June 2011
The High Ground
The High Ground
Can the faith of Quebec’s Cardinal Marc Ouellet restore the Catholic Church to innocence?
Religion • by Daniel Baird
March 2011
Riffing
Riffing
Jazz inspired Michael Snow, the most influential Canadian artist of all time, to explore the unexplored
Art • by Daniel Baird
September 2010
City of Cinema
City of Cinema
The Toronto International Film Festival’s vaulting ambition to create a world-class centre for film
Film • by Daniel Baird
July 2010
The Enemy Inside
The Enemy Inside
Is the Canadian military prepared for the mental health consequences of our deadliest conflict since the Korean War?
Health • by Daniel Baird
June 2009
Man with a Movie Camera
Man with a Movie Camera
Canada’s Mark Lewis launches an ambitious (and expensive) project for the Venice Biennale
Visual Art • by Daniel Baird
May 2009
Book Review: <i>Who We Are</i>
Book Review: Who We Are
A review of Rudyard Griffith’s Who We Are: A Citizens Manifesto
Walrus Reads • by Daniel Baird
October 2008
Review: <em>Once</em>
Review: Once
Rebecca Rosenblum’s debut collection of stories in a Toronto setting
Book Review • by Daniel Baird
September 2008
Review: <i>What </i><i>Is </i><i>America</i><i>? </i>
Review: What Is America?
America’s genocidal history, as discussed in Ronald Wright’s new book
Book Review • by Daniel Baird
July 2008
Sahara Overland
Sahara Overland
Chris Scott tackles the trackless wilderness
Book Review • by Daniel Baird
June 2008
Review: An Imperfect Offering
Review: An Imperfect Offering
James Orbinski’s life as a humanitarian doctor
Book Review • by Daniel Baird
June 2008
Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm
The quiet force of photographer Larry Towell
Photography • by Daniel Baird
April 2008
Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises
Religion remains a powerful force, according to Charles Taylor
Books • by Daniel Baird
April 2008
Book Review: The Toss of a Lemon
Book Review: The Toss of a Lemon
Walrus Reads • by Daniel Baird
March 2008
Book Review: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Book Review: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Walrus Reads • by Daniel Baird
February 2008
Book Review: <em>The Warhol Economy</em>
Book Review: The Warhol Economy
Walrus Reads • by Daniel Baird
November 2007
Review — Uqalurait: An Oral History of Nunavut
Review — Uqalurait: An Oral History of Nunavut
Walrus Reads • by Daniel Baird
October 2007
Review — Safe Haven: The Possibility of Sanctuary in an Unsafe World
Review — Safe Haven: The Possibility of Sanctuary in an Unsafe World
Walrus Reads • by Daniel Baird
October 2007
Review — Safe Haven: The Possibility of Sanctuary in an Unsafe World
Review — Safe Haven: The Possibility of Sanctuary in an Unsafe World
Walrus Reads • by Daniel Baird
April 2007
God’s Slow Death
God’s Slow Death
Three atheists argue for reason in the face of faith
Books • by Daniel Baird
January 2007
A Society of Seers
A Society of Seers
Can Thomas Homer-Dixon’s “prospective mind” help us thrive after global crises?
Books • by Daniel Baird
June 2006
A Storm Blowing from Paradise
A Storm Blowing from Paradise
Anselm Kiefer’s Heaven and Earth
Art • by Daniel Baird
February 2006
Air Jungen
Air Jungen
How one Vancouver artist is breaking down cultural and consumer stereotypes
Art • by Daniel Baird
October 2005
Between the Cross and the Jewish Graveyard
Between the Cross and the Jewish Graveyard
After decades in a fiery cultural forge, Polish art emerged sharp and beautiful. But have the country’s ghosts returned to dull the edge?
Visual Art • by Daniel Baird
June 2005
Trauma Mama
Trauma Mama
Angry, eloquent, fragile, native artist Rebecca Belmore takes her new work to the Venice Biennale
Visual Art • by Daniel Baird
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