Cliff Lee - The Globe and Mail

Cliff Lee

StaffLetters EditorToronto, Canada

clee@globeandmail.com

Cliff Lee has contributed to a wide range of news and culture coverage at The Globe, from city politics as Assistant Toronto Editor, to the best in Canadian literature as Books Editor. He is currently the Letters Editor and a contributor to The Globe's Arts department.

Cliff is a co-founder of Shared Bylines, a BIPOC-focused scholarship and mentorship program for early-career Canadian journalists.

Why did you become a journalist?

Because it's important, all of it. Whether Canadians are concerned with the state of the country, or looking for a good book or film recommendation, good journalism helps inform every part of our lives.

18

Years in Journalism

18

Years at The Globe and Mail

Education

Bachelor of Journalism, Toronto Metropolitan University

Honours & Awards

Globe and Mail award for diversity, equity and inclusion, 2021

Languages spoken

English

Cliff Lee abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

Latest articles

Netflix’s new road-rage series Beef gives leading man Steven Yeun a lot to chew on

Avril Lavigne’s Let Go at 20: Reclaiming the pop-punk princess’s complicated legacy

Simu Liu’s memoir details the rocky upbringing that led him to Marvel superhero fame

Andrew Phung brings comedic star power to new Canadian indie film that slam-dunks high school life

October 5, 2021

Blue Bayou is a messy, emotional ride through an immigration story you need to hear

September 16, 2021

How Blue Bayou’s Justin Chon pushes for diversity in Hollywood

September 15, 2021

Shang-Chi’s Simu Liu talks diversity, tweeting a lot and what his parents really think of their superhero son

September 2, 2021

What’s the best part of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings? Hint: It’s not Shang-Chi

September 1, 2021

Vincent Chin was killed by two white men in 1982. What does Hollywood’s renewed interest say about anti-Asian racism today?

Revelatory documentary Chinatown Rising captures how community can flourish in spite of oppression

Eddie Huang’s Boogie is an Asian coming-of-age story for his generation, warts and all

Schitt’s Creek finale provides a boatload of happy endings

Cliff LeeApril 8, 2020

Luke Kirby: From Lenny Bruce on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to off-Broadway, everything you need to know about the Emmy-winning Canadian actor

December 21, 2019

The Enthusiast: In praise of Facebook groups, the last bastion of civility on the internet

October 8, 2019

Summer at the Cinema: How Japanese horror Ringu revealed the curse of adulthood

August 17, 2019

Call your grandma: How Lulu Wang’s The Farewell found truth in family despite Hollywood’s odds

Always Be My Maybe is the Asian Netflix rom-com with a twist — ethnicity isn’t central to the plot

In the age of Instagram, reading has become a cultural currency

December 28, 2018

Esi Edugyan wins her second Giller Prize, this time for Washington Black

November 19, 2018

Ina Garten wants to help you cook like a pro

November 12, 2018