Editor of Globe's Domino magazine, Ray Mason, dies at 57

In the late '80s and early '90s, the Globe and Mail launched a whole slew of magazines, including a fashion magazine called Domino. It was piloted by a salty-tongued bundle of energy called Ray Mason, who died this week of cancer at the age of 57. The Globe obituary writer Sandra Martin does a fine job of eulogizing Ms Mason, who in recent years has worked in public relations, following the closure of Domino in 1991. Mason also edited the Globe's entertainment tabloid, Fanfare.

"She was a newspaper broad in the finest tradition: bright-red lipstick, oversize sunglasses, smoke in one hand, black coffee in the other and killer Armani suits," said Cathrin Bradbury, the Globe managing editor for features, who was hired at Domino by Mason."Everything in her closet was either black or beige. Colour morally offended her astute eye. Even her Fiat Spider convertible was beige. I was wearing a red dress when she hired me. I marvel now that I got the job."