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Russell Smith

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Russell Smith was a columnist for The Globe and Mail. His most recent novel, Girl Crazy, is currently being adapted for cinema for New Real Films. He is a co-founder of the online men's magazine DailyXY.com.

Books

Girl Crazy, HarperCollins

Young Men, Anchor Canada

Men's Style: The Thinking Man's Guide to Dress, McClelland & Stewart

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May 22, 2015

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Russell Smith: It takes one #brand to #disrupt the #creative #community

Russell Smith

May 15, 2015

Why should visual artists be trained to write and speak like critics or curators, when their job will be to produce the art, not comment on it?

Why should visual artists be trained to write and speak like critics or curators, when their job will be to produce the art, not comment on it?

Russell Smith: Punctuation whats the point of that any way

Russell Smith

May 8, 2015

A college student who uses emoji icons when she texts, writes a message in New York. (Uli Seit/The New York Times)

Emojis express exactly as much as a ‘like’ button.

A college student who uses emoji icons when she texts, writes a message in New York. (Uli Seit/The New York Times)

Emojis express exactly as much as a ‘like’ button.

Russell Smith: Emojis, a non-sign language free of meaning

Russell Smith

May 1, 2015

The online writing machine, word.camera, is having a hit moment. Thousands of people are submitting photos – mostly of themselves – to see what the machine will say about them.

The online writing machine, word.camera, is having a hit moment. Thousands of people are submitting photos – mostly of themselves – to see what the machine will say about them.

Russell Smith: Art project word.camera is the coolest selfie you can take

Russell Smith

April 17, 2015

CareerCast , a job search site out of Carlsbad, Calif., publishes an annual list of best part-time jobs in North America.

CareerCast , a job search site out of Carlsbad, Calif., publishes an annual list of best part-time jobs in North America.

Russell Smith: Who needs nagging parents when there’s CareerCast?

April 10, 2015

Recording artist Joni Mitchell in the audience during the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons honoring Martin Bandier at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 7, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.

Recording artist Joni Mitchell in the audience during the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons honoring Martin Bandier at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 7, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.

Russell Smith: It’s time to stop tiptoeing around Joni Mitchell’s health condition

Russell Smith

April 5, 2015

Tom Hardy stars as the titular character in the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road.

Tom Hardy stars as the titular character in the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road.

Russell Smith: Exploring Mad Max as art therapy

Russell Smith

March 27, 2015

One Direction member Zayn Malik performs on NBC's "Today" show in New York. Malik said Wednesday, March 25, 2015, he is leaving chart-topping boy band One Direction "to be a normal 22-year-old." Malik's bandmates said they were sad to see him go "but we totally respect his decision and send him all our love for the future."

One Direction member Zayn Malik performs on NBC's "Today" show in New York. Malik said Wednesday, March 25, 2015, he is leaving chart-topping boy band One Direction "to be a normal 22-year-old." Malik's bandmates said they were sad to see him go "but we totally respect his decision and send him all our love for the future."

Russell Smith: Social media reveal the depth of zaniness for Zayn Malik

Russell Smith

March 20, 2015

The sun rises behind Angkor Wat at the eastern site of Siem Reap province, some 230 kilometers (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, March 20, 2015. The Cambodian government has recently deported several American and French tourists – all female – for taking naked pictures at Buddhist temples.

The sun rises behind Angkor Wat at the eastern site of Siem Reap province, some 230 kilometers (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, March 20, 2015. The Cambodian government has recently deported several American and French tourists – all female – for taking naked pictures at Buddhist temples.

Russell Smith: Naked and (in)famous: Public nudity is making headlines

Russell Smith

March 13, 2015

Canadian film maker Bruce LaBruce photographed while promoting his film Gerontophilia during the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto August 05 2013.

Canadian film maker Bruce LaBruce photographed while promoting his film Gerontophilia during the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto August 05 2013.

Russell Smith: Bruce LaBruce and the power of the underground

Russell Smith

March 5, 2015

One of Giovanni Troilo’s atmospheric photographs depicted a couple having sex in a car, but he later admitted that the man in the picture was his cousin, who agreed to pose for the image.

One of Giovanni Troilo’s atmospheric photographs depicted a couple having sex in a car, but he later admitted that the man in the picture was his cousin, who agreed to pose for the image.

Russell Smith: When does photojournalism cross the line into fiction?

Russell Smith

February 26, 2015

An underground tunnel in Toronto is shown during police excavation in this undated handout photo. Toronto police say there's nothing to suggest a criminal element is involved in the mysterious underground chamber found near a Pan Am Games venue in the north end of the city.

An underground tunnel in Toronto is shown during police excavation in this undated handout photo. Toronto police say there's nothing to suggest a criminal element is involved in the mysterious underground chamber found near a Pan Am Games venue in the north end of the city.

What if the Toronto tunnel is just another example of artistic burrowing?

Russell Smith

February 20, 2015

Like many cautionary moral movies, Fifty Shades of Grey ends up glamorizing the life it condemns.

Like many cautionary moral movies, Fifty Shades of Grey ends up glamorizing the life it condemns.

Why Stephen Harper would probably like Fifty Shades of Grey

Russell Smith

February 13, 2015

Paul Gauguin’s When Will You Marry? hangs in the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland. The oil painting from the French artist’s time in Tahiti was reportedly sold to the Qatari royal family for $300-million.

Paul Gauguin’s When Will You Marry? hangs in the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland. The oil painting from the French artist’s time in Tahiti was reportedly sold to the Qatari royal family for $300-million.

Qatar and the art-killing effects of capitalism

February 6, 2015

Nelle Harper Lee in her assisted living room in Montoeville, Ala. Friends and fans of the "To Kill A Mockingbird" author are having trouble reconciling a publisher's Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 announcement that her decades-old manuscript for a sequel has been rediscovered and will be released.

Nelle Harper Lee in her assisted living room in Montoeville, Ala. Friends and fans of the "To Kill A Mockingbird" author are having trouble reconciling a publisher's Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 announcement that her decades-old manuscript for a sequel has been rediscovered and will be released.

Preserving the written word, online and on paper

Russell Smith

February 1, 2015

What is most poignant about this production is the palpable sense that its anti-hero is not happy, or even particularly desirable: He is that past-his-prime rich man sitting alone in an expensive restaurant, dying to buy drinks for young women. He is showing his age and putting on weight and getting a little belligerent. And his sentence is harsh.

What is most poignant about this production is the palpable sense that its anti-hero is not happy, or even particularly desirable: He is that past-his-prime rich man sitting alone in an expensive restaurant, dying to buy drinks for young women. He is showing his age and putting on weight and getting a little belligerent. And his sentence is harsh.

In Tcherniakov’s Don Giovanni, an 18th-century tale mirrors today

January 22, 2015

Jennifer Lawrence stars as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.

Jennifer Lawrence stars as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.

What stories do aspiring young writers want to tell? Look to The Hunger Games

Russell Smith

January 16, 2015

The imagined future and exaggerations in Michel Houellebecq’s new novel, Submission, can be interpreted as satire.

The imagined future and exaggerations in Michel Houellebecq’s new novel, Submission, can be interpreted as satire.

Pundit or provocateur? Houellebecq’s new novel is an adventure

Russell Smith

January 11, 2015

The Native Instruments Maschine 2.2 will make sure you play in the chosen key no matter what keys you depress.

The Native Instruments Maschine 2.2 will make sure you play in the chosen key no matter what keys you depress.

Just what do these art machines do?

January 2, 2015

Britain's Prince Charles, seen in Mexico in November.

Britain's Prince Charles, seen in Mexico in November.

Sometimes old ugly buildings should be left well alone

Russell Smith