Claire Prime

Too Scared to Try

Too Scared to Try

Around the world, newspapers are boldly experimenting with online infographics—and they're making money. So, what's your problem, Canada?

Hundreds of rings cover a satellite image of Japan’s eastern coast on The New York Times website. The largest ring, which looms over the curve in the land near the city of Fukushima, shows a 9.0 magnitude on the Richter scale; it represents the earthquake that shook the country and caused the devastating tsunami that […]

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The Most Tales: Corey Mintz (Part 2)

The Most Tales: Corey Mintz (Part 2)

Toronto Star food writer Corey Mintz talks about his most bizarre meal.

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The Journalist Is In—and Dishing about Doctors

The Journalist Is In—and Dishing about Doctors

Brian Goldman, an emergency room doctor and CBC Radio host, examines the medical community in White Coat, Black Art

One morning in 2009, Brian Goldman interviewed Michael Wansbrough in the doctors’ lounge at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. They discussed a pill the two had used to get through long night shifts. Modafinil, the generic name for a drug originally developed to treat narcolepsy, has been approved for shift workers, but it’s still a controversial […]