Art and Other Things that Happen to Me

Museums: Hanging with Napoleon in virtual reality

Immersive experience at the Canadian Museum of History is experiential, indeed

Jun 29 • Peter Simpson

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1QW: Nobu of Choir! Choir! Choir!

We ask the popular chorus master how he gets people to open up and sing in public

Jun 22 • Peter Simpson

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May 2026

1QW: Why birds and nests?

AAOT launches a new series with arts photographer Christine Fitzgerald

May 11 • Peter Simpson

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Playing the piano forward

A Queen's grad is key to a great musical competition

May 4 • Peter Simpson

April 2026

Books: The raw and the booked

Intensely intimate memoirs from Sinéad O'Connor and Miriam Toews

Apr 28 • Peter Simpson

The mighty, impressionistic river

The St. Lawrence is seen in many ways at the Museum of History

Apr 24 • Peter Simpson

Redux: My brief life as an advice columnist

It was bad advice. It was a lot of fun.

Apr 21 • Peter Simpson

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March 2026

Food: Akira Back raises the bar

Japanese-Korean restaurant is far above dining standards in Ottawa hotels

Mar 23 • Peter Simpson

February 2026

Art: A glorious installation in an eccentric garage

Rich Loen's collection of bells is a wonder of science, tech and imagination

Feb 13 • Peter Simpson

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January 2026

Museums: Sexy outfits & outrageous guitars

The Retro exhibition at the Museum of History is fun — and closing soon

Jan 14 • Peter Simpson

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Photography: Snow is a ball wherever it falls

A moment in Italy that could be from any northern childhood

Jan 6 • Peter Simpson

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December 2025

Books: The best books I read in 2025

They're not all from 2025, but they were new to me and I recommend them all

Dec 30, 2025 • Peter Simpson

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