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Porkpie Hat – Story of a Travelling Girl

Once there was a travelling girl. When she was 12 years old, her parents (in an effort to minimize inconvenience and keep expenses down) took her into the woods and left her there. They had some pangs of conscience (who wouldn’t?) but consoled themselves with the thought that she would quickly and efficiently be murdered… Read more »

On Film – Valkyrie

Tom Cruise’s latest film, Valkyrie, set during the Second World War, seems to have made its retreat from the theatres. Nevertheless, it is a very interesting movie, not only for the story on the screen, but also for the controversy that surrounded its production. A portrayal of historical events and a nail-biting thriller, the story… Read more »

Education News – Students study in Antarctica

NANAIMO (CUP) ? L-A Shibish, a Vancouver Island University student, will be joining her peers from around the world in Antarctica next month. ?I’m in disbelief that I am actually going to Antarctica,? said Shibish, who is in her second year of VIU’s Tourism Studies Diploma program. ?I’m ecstatic.? Shibish is one of 80 students… Read more »

In Conversation With . . . Andy Flinn of T@b

T@b is a Nova Scotia-based folk-jazz duo (comprising Ariana Nasr and Andy Flinn) that writes fiendishly clever songs to wizardly accompaniment and engages its audiences in mesmerizing performances. They’ve also made a name for themselves as music promoters, offering local musicians a venue in Night Kitchen, their weekly variety show in Wolfville, and the AMP… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Canasta Rules

This past weekend my sister Sherry, her fiancé Jim, Roy, and I went to Hinton to visit our youngest sister Gail, husband Todd, and daughter Hailey. The catching up was fun. The dinner out at the Chinese restaurant was good. The best part, though, was sitting down to play canasta. Canasta is an old card… Read more »

On the Hill – A Star is Born

This week, Canada is revelling in Obama-mania. Ever since the new US president announced that his first official foreign visit would land him in Ottawa, the media (along with countless security personnel) have been building toward the big moment when the plane door would open and Obama would appear. What would he say? What would… Read more »

Porkpie Hat – The Soundtrack of My Life ? Track 1

I’m sitting in the back seat of my father’s turquoise Plymouth. I’ve just been expelled from school for a list of offences including (but not limited to) smoking pot, ditching classes, and vandalizing miscellaneous articles of lab equipment, textbooks, acoustic tiles, and an overhead projector. He hasn’t said a word since we’ve been driving. There… Read more »