Profile of Toula Foscolos

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• The importance of being earnest
  A recent study conducted on how social media users acquire their information, concluded that most readers actually follow columnists rather than ...
• Food obsessed, for sure!
  There's a scene in Pixar's animated film "Ratatouille", where cold-hearted food critic, Anton Ego, samples Remy's traditional Provencal stewed ...
• Common courtesy not so common anymore…
  There I was, stuck in rush-hour traffic again when I witnessed what I’ve witnessed a thousand times before. The driver in front of me casually ...
• Thanks for treating us like “ladies”, Rogers Cup!
  I instantly felt anger rise up in me. Why should the term “lady” offend, you ask? Because it connotes the image of a Southern belle sipping mint ...
• Danny Bhoy’s Wanderlust delivers non-stop laughs
  Wanderlust is one of my favourite words, but in the hands of Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy, it becomes a 90-minute one-man show that ...
• Cop’s Code of Silence has to go!
  Thirty-six year old Patrick Limoges died on Tuesday, June 7, on his way to work. While police officers were trying to subdue a violent homeless ...
• City of Montreal should be ashamed!
  If you don’t already know about Berger Blanc and the abysmal standards of animal care this for-profit business has become known for, it’s safe to ...
• Alesia’s Magnolias: Blooming only for a short...
  While regular readers of my column know that I don’t shy away from strong opinions, I generally don’t broach very personal topics. But sometimes ...
• Just like a waving flag…
  For a while, before Greece was eliminated, I, too, had the blue and white flag flying from my car. I’m not one for over-the-top patriotic ...
• Time to let your Folk Flag fly!
  It’s been three years and I still have fond memories of the festival, which this year, I’m happy to report, will be a two-day event. With the ...
• NDG residents expected to protest community-centre...
  It turns out that the address of tonight’s council meeting was erroneously listed on the borough’s official website up until this past weekend. ...
• Trust no one in Tryst
  Set in uptight Victorian England, George targets his vulnerable victims, sells stories intent on seducing them, quickly marries them and then ...