Sean Michaels

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• I sought the oracles of our modern age. What I found was a chicken salesman, a torture hat and a bikini CEO.Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 28, 2024
• Opinion | A fond farewell to the iPodOpinion · Toronto Star · May 10, 2022
• Opinion: Politicians crisscross the country. We soak up their images and speeches. It’s a terrible way to choose a leader, but it may be the best method we haveOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 17, 2021
• Opinion: Montreal postponed Halloween. My son and I still went trick-or-treatingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 31, 2019
• A heavy wonder: The first Father’s DayOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 17, 2017
• A heavy wonder: The first Father’s DayOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 17, 2017
• Ikea Monkey: In Darwin the macaque, we see ourselvesOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 13, 2012
• Ikea Monkey: In Darwin the macaque, we see ourselvesOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 13, 2012