Artist: First You Get The Sugar Album: Foreign Lands I first came across the band First You Get The Sugar while I was driving home after writing an exam last November. Typically, when I hear a band on the radio and try to make a mental note to look them up, I usually end up… Read more »
Album: The Ground Beneath Our Feet Artist: The Knights “We strive to play old music like it was written yesterday and inhabit new music in a way That’s familiar and natural. We are serious about having fun. We thrive on camaraderie and friendship. We cultivate a collaborative environment that honors a multiplicity of voices.” –… Read more »
It’s no secret that the tech sector has a deep-rooted culture of sexism. This dark side of tech has been hitting the headlines lately, with stories that range from #GamerGate to Microsoft’s CEO saying women should have “faith” that they’ll get a raise. Which raises an interesting question: does technology (inadvertently or not) reflect the… Read more »
Most people will get through their entire lives without ever having delivered a eulogy. And they will be grateful for having dodged the bullet. Most people dread both public speaking and emotionally charged situations like funerals so this combination is especially tough. Most people doubt their ability to hold it all together. They wish to… Read more »
We’ve spent the first few weeks of the new year sweating the small stuff?abbreviations, initialisms, and other short forms. We’ve looked at Canadian usage and examined when to use capital letters and periods. This week we’ll wrap up our quick survey on short forms and sort out some more basics: plurals, possessives, and more. Double… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to write acclaimed essays that garner millions, make speeches that go down into the annal of history, and make that winning PowerPoint that takes your future company public. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the study… Read more »
Dear Barb: I worked in an office with three other girls for the last five years. Recently I was offered a new position and moved on. I have kept in touch with two of my previous coworkers, but not the third. She has always been a drama queen and dumps all her problems on everyone… Read more »
My name is Philip Kirkbride. I’m a college graduate from Ontario studying at AU. I’ve always wanted to do an exchange program or study abroad but never found the right time to do so. This is part fourteen in the story of how Athabasca University has allowed me to create my own study abroad program…. Read more »
Artist: Porter Robinson Singles: “Lionhearted” the original, the remixes, and the edits It is always wonderful to see a young musician recognized for their obvious talents and gain popularity and success after working hard to achieve their dreams. Porter Robinson is one lucky young man. Now 22, Porter began producing electronic and dance music at… Read more »
“The desert could not be claimed or owned?it was a piece of cloth carried by winds, never held down by stones, and given a hundred shifting names . . . Its caravans, those strange rambling feasts and cultures, left nothing behind, not an ember. All of us, even those with European homes and children in… Read more »