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The Tall Poppy Interview is a Torontoist tradition. The term Tall Poppy is based on outdated Australian slang, deriving (originally) from an Aristotelian text (Quoth Aristotle's Politics: "Hence Periander advised Thrasybulus by cutting off the tops of the tallest ears of corn, meaning that he must always put out of the way the citizens who overtop the rest"). The term loosely applies to the feeling of envy towards a person of higher social status.
November 10, 2007
Things you may not know about Raine Maida: his mom was Conrad Black's long-time executive assistant. He's written and produced songs for Kelly Clarkson. He went to U of T for Criminology. He's about to help rebuild a school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is also launching his first solo album on November 13—a disc that comes wrought with anger and dejection, but also an earnest solemnity. More than a year......
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