Comments for Mike Simpson

Comment on Remembering and Celebrating Jack by Mike

Mike — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:52:12 +0000

Thanks – glad you liked it.

Comment on Remembering and Celebrating Jack by Jeff Simpson

Jeff Simpson — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:08:40 +0000

Great article…very nice read Mike, and I liked your personal reflections on the time Trudeau passed and also on Jack’s work at the time of the ‘Tent City’ issue. Great piece!

Comment on Essential Docs – Mike’s Favorite Documentary Films by Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:23:42 +0000

Along with Jesus Camp there is a great film called “Devil’s Playground,” dir. by Lucy Walker. It’s about Amish teenagers having a free-for-all “find yourself” time as a rite-of-passage before becoming adults, and committing to the church for the rest of their lives.

Comment on Essential Docs – Mike’s Favorite Documentary Films by Irina

Irina — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:42:21 +0000

My favourite are Jesus Camp a look at evangelical ‘bootcamps’ for small children in the US and Darwin’s Nightmare about the environmental and social effects of the fishing industry in Tanzania.

Comment on Essential Docs – Mike’s Favorite Documentary Films by Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:32:43 +0000

I really liked “The Agronomist” too – thanks for your input.

Comment on Essential Docs – Mike’s Favorite Documentary Films by Grey Coyote

Grey Coyote — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:10:17 +0000

Nice post. Here are some of my faves:The Agronomist – Jonathan Demme, Sick – Bob Flanagan, Super-Masochist
Born Into Brothels, The Celluloid Closet, Bring On The Night.

Comment on Toronto Summer Festivals – A Glimpse of the World at Home by Grey Coyote

Grey Coyote — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:45:39 +0000

Very informative. Everyone in T.O. should strive to contribute to the multi-culti!

Comment on Italian dialect disappearing from Toronto by Mike

Mike — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:32:39 +0000

Thanks for replying Gino – readers should note I have replaced the vocabulary in question in the article.

I think you may miss the point of the article though – how many people in Italy says “car” or “karro” for “macchina”?

I encourage everyone to go beyond my little synopsis and reaction and actually read the TO Star article. It is an interesting phenomenon.

Comment on Italian dialect disappearing from Toronto by Gino Spamoni-Ruzzi

Gino Spamoni-Ruzzi — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:35:34 +0000

please. who uses “automobile” for car in italy? the more common word is “macchina”. “automobile” is VERY formal. Like saying “automobile” instead of “car” in english.

automobile = automobile

macchina = car

Comment on The World Comes Home to Africa – FIFA World Cup 2010 – A Musical Perspective by Grey Coyote

Grey Coyote — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:55:38 +0000

Are most people easily duped? Absolutely… Are most people easily swayed by corporate money? Abso-f*cking-lutely… Should we be concerned? Always. Good reporting.