Canada Letter: The End of a Ritual and a Daring Hostage Rescue This week, Tom Vickers of Perth, Ontario, told me about how he eagerly looked forward to the arrival of Simpsons-Sears’ Wish Book, the annual Christmas catalog, when growing up in Westport, Ontario. As I mentioned last week, I’ll be speaking Nov. 6 at Ryerson University about The Times and Canada in connection with "The Faraway Nearby," an exhibition of photos about Canada and Canadians from the The Times’s archives. David Streitfeld writes: "Their amount of concentrated authority resembles the divine right of kings, and is sparking a backlash that is still gathering force." Farhad Manjoo, The Times’s tech columnist, reported that their power and wealth hasn’t always meant success in the entertainment business. Read: Gunshots, a Cry of ‘Kill the Hostages,’ Then Freedom for Canadian-American Family Several Times reporters are examining the immense power and influence of tech companies, producing some provocative and compelling reads. In small town Canada, particularly before the rise of online shopping and Walmart’s arrival 17 years ago, catalogs from Eaton’s and Simpsons-Sears offered big city selection.
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