The United Kingdom takes its international students very seriously. Recently they released a mobility tracker that you can use to see how their international student levels have changed over the years. It’s a fun toy to use for a few minutes to see how many Canadian students have gone to the UK each year, and… Read more »
If your summer plans don’t include a visit to an art museum, but you’d still like to take in a few masterpieces, check out this week’s links. From the Great Masters to independent contemporary artists, there’s something for everyone. Best of all, you don’t need to leave your comfortable porch chair! The Women This beautiful… Read more »
Dear Barb: I have been dating my boyfriend for almost three years. He really wants me to move in with him, but I know my parents don’t want me to and I don’t want to upset them. My parents really like Mark, but they want me to finish school before we move in together. We… Read more »
I don’t know how the rest of Canada views Ontario, but I have an idea how the rest of Ontario views Toronto. We refer to Toronto as the “Centre of the Universe.” This is not meant kindly. Torontonians, to many of those beyond the fringe of the GTA, are self-important and Toronto-centric. The world revolves… Read more »
Book: Art as Therapy Authors:Alain de Botton and John Armstrong “Growth occurs when we discover how to be authentically ourselves in the presence of potentially threatening things.” – Alain de Botton and John Armstrong in Art as Therapy Angelica Kauffmann was the darling of European aristocracy not only because of her gifts as a portraitist,… Read more »
Michael Gauthier is a Montreal-based musician who teaches jazz guitar at the University of Montreal and at McGill University. A long-time fixture of the Montreal jazz scene, his memory houses a vast and irreplaceable knowledge of the history of jazz in Montreal since the sixties. Recently he took the time to answer Wanda Waterman’s questions… Read more »
One of the most frequently asked questions I get, particularly from fiction writers, is whether or not to write out expressions of time instead of using numerals. The answer’s pretty typical of editorial answers to anything: sometimes, except when you shouldn’t. Let me clarify. Numerals or Not? In AP style, numeral-based time is preferred over… Read more »
