Barbara Amiel
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In praise of magnificent women
Barbara Amiel on literary greats and everyday heroes
by Barbara Amiel - Thursday, April 25, 2013
Margaret Thatcher—the personification of true grit
Barbara Amiel on a barrier-breaking outsider
by Barbara Amiel - Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Vogue, Mrs. Assad and Joan Juliet Buck
A cautionary tale for those who move in the world of fashionable ideas—with Syria as its setting.
by Barbara Amiel - Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Why these are great times we’re living in
Today, science and technology reign supreme; humanities were for the good old days.
by Barbara Amiel - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tori Stafford’s story: a Canadian tragedy fit for Chekhov
The tale is as tragic as any in literature—and even more tragically, true
by Barbara Amiel - Monday, April 2, 2012
Decorating with the rich and famous
Barbara Amiel on catching glimpses of changing cultural attitudes from a magazine
by Barbara Amiel - Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Margaret Thatcher, in fashion at last
‘The Iron Lady’ succeeds despite the acknowledged political gap between its star and its subject
by Barbara Amiel - Monday, January 9, 2012
Murray Frum: The wild bid, the fake and other art tales
He could be defined by many aspects of his life, unfortunately all of them very good, writes Barbara Amiel
by Barbara Amiel - Wednesday, December 14, 2011
This isn’t the way to protect our children
Should we punish Joe Paterno in the 21st century for his retrospective cultural attitudes?
by Barbara Amiel - Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Welcome to prison email, hot chick
Email allows inmates who have never written much more than a bad cheque or dodgy prescription to keep in touch with the outside world
by Barbara Amiel - Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Rigoletto should have had a scooter
A decent society that wastes money on programs of no discernible use shouldn’t balk at giving the disabled the small benefit of free parking
by Barbara Amiel - Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The doctor who had time for people
Barbara Amiel on the death of her cousin, Dr. Robert Buckman
by Barbara Amiel - Monday, October 17, 2011
In my next life I’d like to talk like this
Noël Coward truly knew how to live
by Barbara Amiel - Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Epiphany in Air Canada seat 23D
You’d think, given the prices, “Book of Mormon” audiences would be more finicky
by Barbara Amiel - Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Rupert Murdoch, tabloids, and me
Barbara Amiel on the Sun King’s alternate universe
by Barbara Amiel - Friday, July 22, 2011
Why Kate might need to put on a few pounds
Lotsa luck Kate. Enjoy those bandage dresses while you can.
by Barbara Amiel - Friday, July 8, 2011
As he lifted his leg, I watched, enviously
Stoic about most things, Arpad and Maya were pulled up short by the Great Dane in a smoke grey tutu
by Barbara Amiel - Friday, June 17, 2011
It's true: 'what I want back is what I was'
It’s true: ‘what I want back is what I was’
by Barbara Amiel - Tuesday, April 19, 2011
'You can do it, pie' has been my call to arms
Barbara Amiel on the incandescence of the late, great Elizabeth Taylor
by Barbara Amiel - Friday, April 1, 2011
The woman who shoos off sacred cows
Canadian readers would be absolutely venomous if i wrote that i was purchasing a horse…
by Barbara Amiel - Thursday, March 24, 2011
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