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School Christmas concerts bring agony and ecstasy as kids take to the stage, writes Michael Enright
School Christmas concerts combine the expectancy of a first night audience at the opera with the self-absorption of a beauty contest.
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There's a thin line between remembrance and glorification, says Michael Enright
Five of Michael Enright’s uncles fought in the First World War, but he won’t wear a poppy.
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Why Michael Enright does some of his best thinking in cemeteries
‘Models of quietude,’ these final resting places remind us of human impermanence and the lives of those who came before us, says Michael Enright.
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Michael Enright on why October is 'the queen of months'
It is the autumnal time between the T-shirt and the parka. Between the gin and tonic and the scotch and soda. October maintains some of the languor of summer as a countervail to the oncoming nasty winds and rainy days of November.
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Michael Enright on what the Summit Series meant to Canadians 50 years ago
Michael Enright remembers the early days of his hockey fandom, the '72 Summit Series, and reflects on the recent Hockey Canada sex assault scandal that's been overshadowing celebrations of the historic win over the Soviet Union 50 years ago.
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The war against noise goes back centuries, but Michael Enright argues it's never been worse than now
According to the World Health Organization, noise pollution is second in harm to humans just behind air pollution. A new book sets out to clinically examine our increasingly noisy world and plots a way to find its opposite — silence.
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As the Calgary Stampede gets underway, Michael Enright recounts how he learned to love and ride horses
Michael Enright reflects on the history of the Calgary Stampede, and the riding accident that left him dismounted for more than a year.
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Pomp, ceremony and a whole lot of standing around when the Queen came to town
As Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrates her 70 years on the throne, Michael Enright reflects on covering her 1976 tour in Canada.
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Amid uncertainty and fear, finding hope and magic in spring
Spring reaches deep into our souls, offering hope and magic in a world filled with so much uncertainty and fear, Michael Enright writes.
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Michael Enright grew up idolizing guns but a neighbour's break-in changed his mind
Following school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, former Sunday Edition host recalls his own reckoning with guns.