Wanda Waterman
Wanda Waterman is a poet, spoken word artist, blogger, cultural journalist, and digital nomad. She’s been writing regularly for The Voice Magazine since 2004, not long after she began studying psychology at Athabasca. Her poetry has been published in Descant, The Talking Leaves, Chizine, Our Times, The Best of Tigertail, and Pottersfield Portfolio and her articles in Design is Political, Rawckus Magazine, Coastal Life, The New Internationalist, This Magazine, and in her blog, The Mindful Bard. She grew up in Nova Scotia, but after having lived in New Hampshire and North Africa she’s now settled in Montreal.
Album: The Signal Artist: Elizabeth Shepherd “I believe in God, as mother. She’s good to me and keeps me going. I’m aware of how dysfunctional and unjust our world is, and I feel the need to use my musical platform to try to bring some joy?something more beautiful and human than the dominant madness.” –… Read more »
“Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity.” – the Prophet Mohamed, quoted by Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 589 The Resala Charity Organization is an Egyptian charity that recruits volunteers to serve the needy. Some of its actions include caring for the elderly, orphans, the blind, the deaf, financially strapped families, and children… Read more »
Book: Joni Mitchell: In her Own Words (link) Author: Malka Marom “If you just try to remember to keep your heart open, it produces a warmer tone than if you really think You’re hot shit, because the tone is going to get cold then. ” – Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words Interviews… Read more »
Film: Frank Director: Lenny Abrahamson Screenplay: Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan “What makes the desert beautiful,” said the little prince, “is that somewhere it hides a well . . .” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in The Little Prince And what makes Frank’s huge papier mâché cartoon head beautiful is that it hides a beautiful human… Read more »
The Honeyrunners are a Canadian band that play rock and roll spiced up with Motown, neo-punk, soul, and rhythm and blues. Their first single, Jet Set,” was featured in a Bacardi ad campaign and their “My Garage” became part of Coca-Cola’s project 52 Songs of Happiness. they’re currently touring their new EP, titled EP II…. Read more »
The Honeyrunners are a Canadian band that plays rock and roll spiced up with Motown, neo-punk, soul, and rhythm-and-blues. Their first single, Jet Set,” was featured in a Bacardi ad campaign and their “My Garage” became part of Coca-Cola’s project 52 Songs of Happiness. They’re currently touring their new EP, titled EP II. Recently the… Read more »