Douglas Bell

Articles on torontolife.com written by Douglas Bell.

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The CBC thinks it knows what you want: American-style trash with a Canadian twist. But its most commercial effort—a series about oversexed hockey wives—was canned after two months. What now?
Published: May 2008

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Barbara Amiel’s journalism is rife with veiled references to her husband’s plight, so much so that reading her has become something of a spectator sport. It’s a win-win situation for Maclean’s. The columnist as curiosity
Published: April 2007