For someone who entered college with no intention of becoming a writer, Malcolm Gladwell has found remarkable success as the author of three best-selling, non-fiction books, the only three he’s written, as a matter of fact.
His fourth effort, What the Dog Saw (published by Little Brown & Company, available Oct. 20 for $34.99), is a compilation of some of Gladwell’s work as a staff writer with The New Yorker, a position he’s held since 1996. Readers of his previous works — The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers — will recognize Gladwell’s fluid storytelling, accessible style and keen insights in the 400-plus pages of What the Dog Saw.
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There are fewer things more precious to an American’s psyche than war and money. One could argue—and there’d be no disagreement on this end—that their undisciplined approach to both has created a mess not only for themselves but also the global village at large. For one day each year, the love of the almighty dollar meets the bloodlust of obliterating an opponent in a made-in-America orgiastic celebration of all that is supposedly honourable and admirable in that nation’s character. You may know this annual event as the Super Bowl.
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St-Alexis-des-Monts, Que.— Infiniti must have been crazy to launch the newest version of its FX model at a time when record high gas prices were chasing new car buyers away from SUVs. But the FX has always been ahead of the curve since it debuted in 2003 so Infiniti receives the benefit of the doubt here. Besides, Infiniti lessened the carbon footprint of the launch somewhat by entertaining journalists in a TV/Internet/cellphone-free hotel deep in Quebec’s Laurentians. Read More
In a bout of blatant commercial opportunism, Hennessy is celebrating the inauguration of the 44th U.S. president with a limited-edition (although 180,000 bottles doesn’t exactly scream exclusivity) Cognac, aptly named Hennessy 44.
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nortel n. a spectacular erosion of value. v. in the face of impending doom, to stifle common sense and better judgement in order to foolishly maintain a positive outlook
At its height in 2000, Nortel Networks employed close to 95,000 people and had a market capitalization larger than the combined value of Canada’s big six banks. The 800-lb gorilla of the Toronto Stock Exchange, its $1,200+ share price (adjusted for consolidation) accounted for one-third of the index’s value.
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ENDING January 18, Montreal–Closing at the end of this week is Warhol Live: Music and Dance in Andy Warhol’s Work, a more-than-600-piece collection of the pop artist’s paintings, films, videos and photographs, in addition to various other items from the Warhol’s personal archives.
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Montreal, QC—Current economic turmoil aside, planetary forces seem to be aligned for Honda. Car buyers have been switching to smaller vehicles en masse. So significant has been the extent of the big-car exodus that Honda’s Fit factory in Suzuka, Japan, couldn’t make enough of the 2008 model: All 16,000 units designated for Canada were gobbled up well before the 2009 version was ready for sale. And the dealership near the DRIVEN offices started taking delivery of the ’09 Fit before pricing had even been confirmed.
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