Author archive:
Don Gillmor

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January 2012
The Invention of Waterloo
The Invention of Waterloo
Canada’s Technology Triangle has spawned more than 450 high-tech companies, including BlackBerry pioneer Research in Motion. But it didn’t just happen: an upstart university had the brains to embrace mathematics
Cities • by Don Gillmor
May 2010
Red Tape
Red Tape
For Diamond+Schmitt, winning an international competition to design a cultural centre in St. Petersburg was a blessing and a curse
Architecture • by Don Gillmor
May 2009
That Old Flame
That Old Flame
After sixty years, Harlequin Romance books are still enslaving readers. What’s their secret?
Books • by Don Gillmor
July 2008
Shelter From The Storm
Shelter From The Storm
Fathers and sons, architecture as refuge, and a family’s great loss
Memoir • by Don Gillmor
June 2008
Review: Toronto Noir
Review: Toronto Noir
What seethes beneath T.O.’s cool politeness
Book Review • by Don Gillmor
February 2008
The Events Leading Up to Sir Norman Foster
The Events Leading Up to Sir Norman Foster
A famous British architect, oil barons, an urban vision, and creeping liberalism all meet in Calgary’s downtown. What is the future for Cowtown?
Cities • by Don Gillmor
October 2007
What a Season It Could Be...
What a Season It Could Be...
Imaginings • by Don Gillmor
September 2007
The Last Patriots
The Last Patriots
Are Norman Mailer and Gore Vidal finally bidding adieu?
Books • by Don Gillmor
February 2007
Once Upon a Country
Once Upon a Country
In Stéphane Dion the Liberals have a new narrator and perhaps a hero. All now depends on the story he tells and how the Canadian everyman reacts.
Politics • by Don Gillmor
November 2006
Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense
Designers get serious
Fashion • by Don Gillmor
October 2006
A Billion Little Pieces
A Billion Little Pieces
Imaginings • by Don Gillmor
September 2006
Domestic Terroir
Domestic Terroir
Will Pinot Noir elevate Canadian wine to world-class status?
Food and Drink • by Don Gillmor
March 2006
Hong Kong Goes King Kong
Hong Kong Goes King Kong
Economic prosperity fuels a rivalry between Hong Kong and Mainland China
Urban Affairs • by Don Gillmor
January 2006
America the Beautiful
America the Beautiful
My first memory of America is driving through the Black Hills of South Dakota on a hot August day in a black Chevrolet Corvair without air conditioning...
Essay • by Don Gillmor
November 2005
The Second-last Corporate Retreat
The Second-last Corporate Retreat
Thinking inside the box
Imaginings • by Don Gillmor
October 2005
Who Killed Globalization?
Who Killed Globalization?
Was it Colonel Bush in the kitchen with a gun? Mr. Nike in the Gym with a blunt instrument? Sir Ralston Saul in his study with a sharp pencil?
Books • by Don Gillmor
September 2005
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
How Hollywood seduced the world, then ate it.
Books • by Don Gillmor
July 2005
My Tennis Game
My Tennis Game
Sporting Life • by Don Gillmor
June 2005
Has Childhood Gone <span class=awol?" />
Has Childhood Gone awol?
Both picture books and young readers seem to be disappearing as a new target market takes shape
Books • by Don Gillmor
May 2005
A Very Palpable Hit
A Very Palpable Hit
Deconstructionists get down on gun deaths
Imaginings • by Don Gillmor
April 2005
Shifting Sands
Shifting Sands
Canada has plenty of oil, while China and the US are thirsty and desperate
Business • by Don Gillmor
February 2005
Hockey: The Great Literary Shutout
Hockey: The Great Literary Shutout
Hockey literature takes a bodycheck
Books • by Don Gillmor
November 2004
A Manual’s Labours
A Manual’s Labours
The self-help sex book, like its first readers, has crossed middle age. With Viagra, both get a little lift
Books • by Don Gillmor
February 2004
The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method
Iconic architecture à la Daniel Libeskind has produced some extraordinary buildings. But what kinds of cities will it create?
Architecture • by Don Gillmor
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