Lorraine Sommerfeld

Canada

Freelance Writer at Freelance

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Contributing Columnist at The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, ON)

Auto columnist for @drivingdotca, Motherlode @thespec. Debut A Face in the Window (https://t.co/ftVx8cXQuN) 2023. You'll never feel safe at a cottage again.

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Articles

Reader’s Digest, my Dad and Queen Elizabeth

1 week ago | therecord.com | Lorraine Sommerfeld

If you haven’t been to your doctor’s office lately, you might be unaware that Reader’s Digest stopped publishing in print last year. Maybe you’re a phone scroller and haven’t missed the little magazine that always contained something you just had to read. If ever there was a testament to the ability to read an audience, it was Reader’s Digest. Since 1947, the Canadian version had landed monthly in millions of mailboxes, a number that steadily fell prey to an evolving information landscape.
Reader’s Digest, my Dad and Queen Elizabeth

1 week ago | thespec.com | Lorraine Sommerfeld

If you haven’t been to your doctor’s office lately, you might be unaware that Reader’s Digest stopped publishing in print last year. Maybe you’re a phone scroller and haven’t missed the little magazine that always contained something you just had to read. If ever there was a testament to the ability to read an audience, it was Reader’s Digest. Since 1947, the Canadian version had landed monthly in millions of mailboxes, a number that steadily fell prey to an evolving information landscape.
Lorraine Explains: Carbon Cred will pay you to leave your car at home

1 week ago | driving.ca | Lorraine Sommerfeld

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1This app allows individuals to play a role in working towards a better planet • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentWould you use an app that paid you not to use your vehicle to commute to work? A Canadian company thinks so, and is continually fine-tuning the tech to put them at the forefront of saving the planet. Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
The 1970s: Death by toy

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Lorraine Sommerfeld

The kids were here for a barbecue recently. The cornhole game was set up, but the boys were in the garage looking for a football. The ball needed some air, but finding a needle in a crowded garage is like looking for a needle in the proverbial haystack. They played with a soggy ball. “Somebody is going to trip,” I yelled, watching as they athletically pirouetted around the heavy cornhole boards. “Why don’t you move them?”“Why? We’re fine,” they yelled back. I continued to wince. Nobody tripped.
Lorraine Complains: What Premier Ford misses about speed cameras

2 weeks ago | driving.ca | Lorraine Sommerfeld

The province's leader is crying for the wrong people when he calls this safety measure a "cash grab"—break the law, you pay a fine • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentSpeed cameras are a cash grab, according to Ontario’s premier. And you know what? I have to agree. Years ago, I fought against speed cameras.
‘I want you to have it’: Celebrating a true artist in a sea of artificial noise

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Lorraine Sommerfeld

The subject line said “Sweet Pea.” Readers often respond to columns where I mention my cat, usually to recount cat-capades of their own. I opened the link expecting words, but instead, a picture filled my screen. It was a painting of my cat. It was a wonderful painting of my cat. I did that thing where you inhale sharply and don’t even realize it. I’d run a picture in the paper a few weeks before, my grey and white beauty peering out from beneath an explosion of languid, blown tulips.
‘I want you to have it’: Celebrating a true artist in a sea of artificial noise

3 weeks ago | therecord.com | Lorraine Sommerfeld

The subject line said “Sweet Pea.” Readers often respond to columns where I mention my cat, usually to recount cat-capades of their own. I opened the link expecting words, but instead, a picture filled my screen. It was a painting of my cat. It was a wonderful painting of my cat. I did that thing where you inhale sharply and don’t even realize it. I’d run a picture in the paper a few weeks before, my grey and white beauty peering out from beneath an explosion of languid, blown tulips.
Lorraine Explains: Invasion of privacy lawsuits that GM deserves to lose

3 weeks ago | driving.ca | Lorraine Sommerfeld

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1The latest privacy lawsuit filed against General Motors in the U.S. involves data collected from their car owners and sold to insurance companies. • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentWhere can you expect to have a reasonable right to privacy? Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
Just trying to clear the air

4 weeks ago | hamiltonnews.com | Lorraine Sommerfeld

When COVID-19 hit, I bought two air purifiers. They’re multi-filtered machines that sit on the floor, R2D2-like, cleansing the air of germs, pollen and all the other no-see-um things that accumulate in a home. If you have allergies, I can’t recommend these things enough. The other night, I made a particularly good curry, and my docile little air-scrubbing buddy was set on low, where it calmly displayed a blue string of dots. This means all is well.
Just trying to clear the air

4 weeks ago | thespec.com | Lorraine Sommerfeld

When COVID-19 hit, I bought two air purifiers. They’re multi-filtered machines that sit on the floor, R2D2-like, cleansing the air of germs, pollen and all the other no-see-um things that accumulate in a home. If you have allergies, I can’t recommend these things enough. The other night, I made a particularly good curry, and my docile little air-scrubbing buddy was set on low, where it calmly displayed a blue string of dots. This means all is well.