Album: The Changing Lights Artist: Stacey Kent Vous êtes, chère Stacey Kent, une chanteuse de l?âme, un peintre des sentiments. Raconter une histoire, saisir une émotion, une humeur, l?exprimer au plus juste et la partager avec votre public, comme une confidence, voilà ce qui vous fait vibrer. French Minister Of Culture, Christine Alabanel, in her… Read more »
The darkness of December weighs heavily on me, like a smothering blanket. These last few weeks before the winter solstice seem especially gloomy, each day shorter than the last. I pray for snow to brighten the landscape. My only comfort is that I don’t live in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, where the sun is… Read more »
Aux mains qui tournent dans l?air Aux pieds noyés dans le sommeil de la mer Je te sens monter en moi Avec tes mystères qui crèvent les yeux Avec ta terre humide Qui m?a appris le langage de tes oliviers et de tes rades Je porte en toi La main de l?enfant Au trait du… Read more »
In your day-to-day life do you deal with members of that ubiquitous group called Generation Y? You know the group: an enigma wrapped in a puzzle. Perhaps certain ones have driven you crazy and You’re not quite sure why. For the record, Gen Ys are defined as having been born between 1977 and 1995 and… Read more »
In The Writer’s Toolbox last week we looked at what happens when punctuation and quotation marks mix. Here’s a quick refresher: the general rule is that commas and periods go inside quotation marks, and colons, semicolons, ellipses, question marks, and exclamation points go outside quotation marks (except when they’re part of the original quote). That… Read more »
At Home: First Nations Education Legislation in Limbo. The Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Bernard Valcourt, has used a lot of words to say precisely nothing. Post Media’s Mark Kennedy reports that the Minister has said the federal government may drop the bill if it can’t get the support of aboriginal leaders, or that they may go… Read more »
December is upon us! Like every year, the Voice will go on hiatus for the last week of December, and then return in the new year with the Best of The Voice for 2013. If there are any articles that we’ve run over the past year that you think should get more attention, please let… Read more »
Film: Hannah Arendt Director: Margarethe von Trotta Genre: Historical Drama The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. Hannah Arendt Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. Hannah Arendt As Hannah Arendt observes portions of the trial of Adolf Eichmann… Read more »
Liberté ma douceur, pour chanter tes refrains Aux recoins de ton feu, j?ai fait le pied de grue Dans ma solitude tu m?as tendu les mains En clamant l?oraison de mon âme éperdue Je t?offre liberté l?écrin de mon amour J?ai plaisir a humer ta délicieuse haleine Nul ne fermera les paupières de ton jour… Read more »
