All posts in Wednesday Nights

The accounts of Wednesday Night Salons in chronological order appear below. The task of archiving them is on-going . As stated elsewhere, it was not until the early 90s that we began to keep weekly records of discussions, therefore, there are, unfortunately, major gaps in the earlier chronicles.
Most, but not all, accounts until 2014 were written by our Scribe, Herb Bercovitz, and edited as required, by Diana, however a number of other Wednesday Nighters also contributed their note-keeping talents on occasions when Herb was absent. Since Herb was no longer up to the task, the entries for Wednesday Night consist only of the “Prologues”. Chatham House rules prevail!

Wednesday Night #1780
April 13, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1780

The revelations of the Panama Papers continue to provoke conspiracy theories (The Russians are behind the leak) and sobe ...

Wednesday Night #1779
April 6, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1779

We were delighted to welcome Jean Gagnon, a colleague and friend of Tom Haslam-Jones. The sheer amount of the Panama Pap ...

Wednesday Night #1778
March 29, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1778

David’s 84th birthday was on Easter Sunday, not a good day to celebrate, so you are invited to join us on Wednesday Ni ...

Wednesday Night #1777
March 23, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1777

Just as we were prepared to send off a  suggestion of a relatively wonkish, if not upbeat, topic, came the awful news o ...

Wednesday Night #1776
March 16, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1776

Much discussion of the U.S. political scene and the awfulness of Donald Trump’s success which is based on his very ...

Wednesday Night #1775
March 9, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1775

Yesterday was International Women’s Day with the theme of pledge for parity and we hope that you will allow a sacrileg ...

Wednesday Night # 1774
March 2, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night # 1774

March is certainly coming in like the proverbial lion with Tuesday night’s blizzard And Donald Trump’s victories in ...

Wednesday Night #1773
February 24, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1773

It’s not usual for technology to dominate the news feed, but this week it’s all about Apple vs. the FBI and ...

Wednesday Night # 1772
February 16, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night # 1772

Sad news – Trailblazer, bridge-builder, Victor Goldbloom dies at age 92, but what an amazing life he led! Many bel ...

Wednesday Night #1771
February 10, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1771

Happy Chinese New Year 2016! The Year of the [Red] Monkey kicks off around the world According to Chinese Five Elements ...