Norah BoltonAirborneAs we settle into a marathon rather than a sprint of Covid-19, the word “plague” is on the rebound. Jill Lepore outlines several in her…Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
Norah BoltonA Summer of BatesonsIt started with an email from University of Toronto’s McLuhan Centre. A conference had issued an open invitation to attend a movie…Aug 31, 2019Aug 31, 2019
Norah BoltonEgged OnThe author Ursula LaGuin died in 2018 at age 88 after a long career as a distinguished novelist, poet and essayist. I picked up a book of…Jul 9, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Norah BoltonMeetings revisitedRecently a friend observed, “Sometimes all we do in a meeting planned to produce useful output is just talk”. It reminded me of an article…Jun 8, 2018Jun 8, 2018
Norah BoltonA Modest Operatic ProposalWhy this obsession with Trump news even when it’s not fake? I’m one of the 100,000 who signed on for a daily online subscription to the New…Aug 4, 2017Aug 4, 2017
Norah BoltonDifferent perspectivesHave a look at the cube above. Now look again and see if you can see it from a different perspective. Most people can — but not see both…Jul 3, 2017Jul 3, 2017
Norah BoltonProduct namesRemember when photocopying was referred to as Zeroxing — because of my advanced years, I can even remember when photocopying machines…Apr 8, 2017Apr 8, 2017
Norah BoltonIcebergsThere are no secrets any more — as the Speaker of the US Senate found when he allowed a senator to be silenced.Feb 9, 2017Feb 9, 2017
Norah BoltonCreative DissentMuch of what I have seen in response to the leader of our neighbor to the south has the same angry and dark tone that he himself uses. What…Jan 24, 2017Jan 24, 2017