Album: EP Artist: Ménage Ménage has achieved a great deal of success this year, having won Best Rock Song of the Year at the 2014 International Portuguese Music Awards. This is the second mini-EP in a series of four mini-EPs that the band will be releasing this year. Compared to bands like Arcade Fire and… Read more »
Film: Cargo Cult Director: Bastien Dubois “The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich.” – John Berger “Avarice is fear sheathed in gold.” –… Read more »
Leah Warshawski is one of the producers and directors of Finding Hillywood, a documentary about the use of film for healing in post-genocide Rwanda (read The Voice Magazine review here). Recently Leah took the time to answer Wanda Waterman’s questions about her experience, motivation, and inspiration. What elements in your childhood and early years pointed… Read more »
Several years ago I read about ethical wills. As is always the case, I was intrigued by the idea and believed writing one for each of my kids would be the ultimate gift. Unlike a living will or a last will and testament, this document has no legal, health, or financial implications. Rather, it seeks… Read more »
If you frequent the literary blogosphere, chances are you’ve come across calls to join fellow writers over on the dark side: the intense, but ultimately rewarding NaNoWriMo, which begins November 1. For the uninitiated, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Participants commit to creating a first draft of a 50,000-word novel, from start to… Read more »
If you’ve had a prescription filled lately, you know that every bottle of pills now comes with a tiny encyclopedia. There are instructions on how to take your medication, warnings about interactions, and details about side effects. But what you might not know is that your tap water should probably come with the same warnings…. Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to be recruited by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) on the basis of you being multilingual–and attending an immersion program that CSIS recruiters frequent! Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the study tips you need… Read more »
Dear Barb: I have been dating my boyfriend for a year and a half. We get along great for the most part. I have a seven-year-old son from a previous marriage, who lives with me half of the time. Since my husband and I separated we have always gotten together on special occasions, Christmas, Easter… Read more »
Single: Flaws Artist: Bastille London rock band, Bastille, is back with the single, “Flaws”, released earlier this year. For fans of Bastille’s popular single “Pompeii”, “Flaws” promises the same great vocals and lyrics combined with rhythmic synthesizer, keyboard, and drums. “Flaws” is available through iTunes as a single, or part of the albums Bad Blood… Read more »
Film: Finding Hillywood Director: Leah Warshawski “… yet another messenger came and said, ?Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I… Read more »