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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 late 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. Once Herb was no longer up to the task, no-one volunteered to execute the task with such absolute fidelity. Then COVID invaded our weekly gathering and pushed us to ZOOM, where we remain, and since then, the entries for Wednesday Night consist only of the “Prologues”. Chatham House rules prevail!

Wednesday Night #2271
September 24, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2271

OUTRAGE is the predominant colour for this week’s U.S  news. Starting with the on-again-off-again Jimmy Kimmel su ...

Wednesday Night #2270
September 17, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2270

Another icon gone! Robert Redford, Oscar-winning director, actor and indie patriarch, dies at 89 After rising to stardom ...

Wednesday Night #2269
September 10, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2269

Another Canadian giant gone! Ken Dryden, former Canadiens star goaltender, dies of cancer at age 78 Ken Dryden, the Hall ...

Wednesday Night #2268
September 3, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2268

All eyes on China as Xi, Putin and Kim Jong-un appear together Xi Jinping shows off China’s military hardware at event ...

Wednesday Night # 2267
August 27, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night # 2267

Because so many Wednesday Nighters share the Virgo sign and we all need a little levity in our lives A Complete Guide to ...

Wednesday Night #2266
August 20, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2266

Russia-U.S.-Ukraine-Europe As Trump and Putin departed aboard their respective planes, all I could think of was the haun ...

Wednesday Night #2265
August 13, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2265

For a quick round-up of recent US national news, we highly recommend: Heather Cox Richardson’s August 12 Letter le ...

Wednesday Night #2264
August 6, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2264

A poignant anniversary C. Uday Bhaskar reviews the history and the growing threats to the maintenance of the nuclear tab ...

Wednesday Night #2263
July 30, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2263

Leaving aside the increasingly grubby news of the Wall Street Journal  Trump-Epstein saga crusade, the big items on ton ...

Wednesday Night #2262
July 23, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2262

MUCH happier days Heather Cox Richardson celebrates Apollo 11 On July 20, 1969, U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped fr ...