Selected Columns

How to Think About Stuff
Fay Martin Fay Martin

How to Think About Stuff

This factoid world makes decisions increasingly difficult; take a time out to become friends with ambiguity and uncertainty.

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Be with me
Fay Martin Fay Martin

Be with me

Given modern practice I should give a trigger warning that this column is about suicide.

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Mothers and Daughters
Fay Martin Fay Martin

Mothers and Daughters

The spectre of mortality tends to being generations together and make space for sharing memories.

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Talking and Listening
Fay Martin Fay Martin

Talking and Listening

The brevity of modern media cannot compete with the potentially steamy missives of yesteryear: An homage to letters.

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The Evils of Ageism
Fay Martin Fay Martin

The Evils of Ageism

A call to retire the construct of retirement and reimagine the contributions of 'dependents'.

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Debt and Sin
Fay Martin Fay Martin

Debt and Sin

In many languages, debt and sin are the same word. Which makes Canadians big sinners...

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How do you know?
Fay Martin Fay Martin

How do you know?

In a data-driven world that threatens to steal or at least lose our individuality, it is good to remember there are alternatives to knowing…

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Whatcha Gonna Do?
Fay Martin Fay Martin

Whatcha Gonna Do?

More about spousal vs adult child care-giving for people with dementia.

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