Calum Marsh
National Post
Toronto, ON, Canada
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To galvanize the nation, Justin Trudeau tries the Winger Speech — glib, compelling, meaningless
'Diversity is not just our strength,' the PM seriously remarked. 'It’s our competitive edge.' That sounds pretty good, until you give it the bare minimum of… → Read More
Calum Marsh: Do you seriously miss the old world badly enough to board a flight to nowhere?
I will gladly suffer the indignity of flying across the Atlantic again as soon as it has been deemed reasonably safe to do so. Because then it will be worth… → Read More
Rapper Travis Scott's Quarter Pounder is so popular McDonald's is selling out
The Travis Scott Meal comprises a Quarter Pounder with Cheese with bacon and lettuce, french fries with barbecue sauce, and a large Sprite → Read More
Who will win at the 2020 Emmy Awards? The National Post predictions
Canada being somewhat behind the technological trends, Schitt’s Creek, our only contribution to Emmy night comes not from a streaming service but our national… → Read More
Johnnie Walker celebrates its 200th anniversary — and still feels modern
Where other scotch whiskies depend to some degree on factors as miniscule as the gradations in the wood of the barrel, Johnnie Walker is expressly designed to… → Read More
Calum Marsh: A Toronto woman gave 'free hugs' amid COVID-19 without a mask — and people accepted
There’s a grotesque arrogance to this sort of display that makes all the run-of-the-mill weirdos and grifters of Toronto’s most outlandish intersection seem… → Read More
Erin O'Toole meets Erin O'Toole after strange case of mistaken identity
The U.S. female radio host and the Canadian male politician discovered they shared something else in common. They have the same birthday → Read More
For sale: The former Westmount estate of Senator Leo Kolber — loved by celebs, skewered by Mordecai Richler
Kolber was famous for his parties, and would bring to Westmount the likes of Frank Sinatra, Harry Belafonte, Danny Kaye, and Mikhael Barishnokov → Read More
Dark, difficult and epic: A summer reading list for the age of quarantine and COVID-19
We present a different kind of summer reading list: arduous epics and bleak masterpieces, intellectual classics and revolutionary texts → Read More
‘Golden age of takeout’: Fine dining restaurants now send haute cuisine into people’s homes
Many restaurants face long-term losses or extinction, and to survive, thousands have converted into makeshift takeout operations — with extraordinary results → Read More
Conspiracy theorists have a new global supervillain — Dr. Anthony Fauci
Fauci, these awakened skeptics believe, fabricated COVID as a means to annihilate the U.S. economy, or to thwart Trump’s otherwise soaring approval rating → Read More
Calum Marsh: Defunding the police isn’t radical. It’s so lucid it’s a wonder it took a movement to catch on
This is not a position easily understood. It requires seriously rethinking our assumptions around law and order, community, justice and civic responsibility → Read More
This Canadian explorer was self-isolating before it was mainstream. Here’s what you can learn from him
Get out of your head and into the wild, says Adam Shoalts, one of Canada's most esteemed explorers → Read More
5G, bioweapons, Bill Gates: Why are COVID-19 conspiracy theories gaining traction?
Real research involves diligent, dedicated study and the scrutiny of peer-review. How much easier to scroll through memes on Facebook, or delve into YouTube → Read More
Calum Marsh: Don’t expect everything to go back to normal during your next haircut
Once salons do officially reopen, I suspect an air of caution and discretion — there are too many unknowns for people to return to these businesses with the familiar feelings of nonchalance and confidence → Read More
How the lockdown forced me to take up running and finally learn to do it right
After my fourth or fifth dismal run, I realized the key component I'd been missing: humility → Read More
What does the Victoria Day holiday weekend mean in the time of COVID-19?
It seems unavoidable at this point that summer as we know it simply won’t be happening this year → Read More
As bar patios reopen across Manitoba, ponder whether cracking open a cold one is worth the risk of COVID-19
Calum Marsh: You’d be safer on a patio in Winnipeg than in Toronto, no doubt, but would it still feel safe, all things considered? → Read More
All you need to stay in shape (and keep sane) is a pull-up bar
Object Lessons of a Pandemic: More than solitude, seclusion or stir-craziness, the most difficult thing about life under quarantine is no access to the gym → Read More
Calum Marsh: In the isolation of coronavirus, can obituaries help us grieve?
What I feel I’m missing, in the absence of a proper funeral for my grandfather, is the opportunity to celebrate his life and his accomplishments with the many people who knew him and loved him → Read More