Album: Gilles Peterson Presents Sun Ra and His Arkestra: To Those of Earth … and Other Worlds (link) Artist: The Sun Ra Arkestra & Gilles Peterson “Sun Ra and the Arkestra were the original DIY group. What went on in 1970s punk with self-pressed records and hand-drawn artwork ? Ra was doing that in the… Read more »
Sunny Gang is a lively thrash-punk-rap outifit based in New York, known for inspired (and inspiring) rap. Fronted by rapper Nasty Nate, other members include Chris Bacchus on guitar, Joe Sap on bass, and Marshal on drums. Sunny Gang just released “Godzilla“, a single from their album, Party/Animal. Recently the band took the time to… Read more »
From the two Great Wars to today in Afghanistan, men and woman are committing their lives to serve and protect us. It can’t get more personal than that. As we gather on November 11th at legions, cenotaphs, and community halls, we need to thank past and current military personnel for the job they do and… Read more »
The simpler things in life can truly bring us respite from daily woes and hardships. Even the most unsettling events of our lives can be ameliorated by fostering our inner beauty?beauty that includes compassion, humility, and forgiveness. Fostering our inner beauty is key to helping overcome both our own and other’s life challenges with grace… Read more »
The length of a flight from Prague to New York. The construction date of the Sydney Opera House. The name the state hospital used twenty years ago. The number of seats in a particular make and model of jet. What the gay marriage law was in California in 2012. Which direction the Amazon flows. Crazy-picky… Read more »
Dear Barb: My boyfriend and I have been dating for two years and recently decided to move in together. Our relationship has been difficult as we hadn’t accepted that we were gay before becoming intimately involved with each other, and had just been friends before. Our families are having a hard time accepting our situation…. Read more »
Jason Bernard is an AU student from Moncton, New Brunswick, and is in the Masters of Science in Information Services program at AU. Jason received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Bishop’s University in Lennoxville, QC, and he ultimately plans to pursue a PhD and become a research professor. Jason was recently interviewed by… Read more »
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So that was that. The election is over, the Liberals attained an unexpected majority, and life, it seems, continues without there being an election campaign running. Democracy has once again been exercised, and while nearly a third of us did not bother to participate, over two thirds did. Our system has given us another majority… Read more »
