Katrina Onstad

Winning women

katrina — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:04:16 +0000

March, 2010

Whether they’re taking home more medals than our male athletes, or petitioning for equality, it’s our female Olympians who are the true heroes of the games

Read column at Chatelaine

You go, girl

katrina — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:43:00 +0000

January, 2010

What we know for sure: As Oprah Winfrey, the queen of talk TV, abdicates her throne, she leaves us with a legacy of learning to live

Read column at Chatelaine

Watching the kids

katrina — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:33:18 +0000

November, 2009

A (sort of) defence of Gossip Girl and any number of TV shows about perfectly blow-dried people who are 20 years younger than we are

Read column at Chatelaine

Eat, love, pray it all works out

katrina — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:25:35 +0000

October, 2009

We want to feed our kids the right stuff the instant that pregnancy test comes back positive. Concern is good. But fixating on food is dangerous

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Five slippery words

katrina — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:24:29 +0000

September, 2009

“It is what it is” may sound cool, but this loaded little phrase says a lot about our anger-averse culture

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Adapting to life’s change, on screen and off

katrina — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:12:29 +0000

August 27, 2009

Atom Egoyan’s new film bumps up against tragedy

Read article in the New York Times

Slowing Down

katrina — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:18:01 +0000

A quick note to say that I am heading to Italy for a year with my family. This site will slow to a trickle as I — God willing — complete a book, though my Chatelaine work will continue. Thanks for your nice notes in the past months (and to the not-nice: Christian Bale appreciates your support). Please have a great year, and come back in 2010.

Heads will roll

katrina — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:01:46 +0000

August 21, 2009

Tarantino’s WWII revenge is a blunt, visceral thrill

Read review at CBC.ca Arts

Tracking her tears

katrina — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:54:33 +0000

August, 2009

Few of us can understand or even imagine what it’s like to lose a child. So why do we judge how other women grieve?

Read column at Chatelaine

The Time Traveler’s Wife

katrina — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:49:56 +0000

August 14, 2009

Is Eric Bana’s character coming or going in this sci-fi romance - and do we care?

Read review at CBC.ca Arts