If you were soon to be immersed in a world where people in the know spoke a foreign language, would you try to learn it? Not become perfectly fluent, but at least grasp the basics? Well, in a world filled with laptops, tablets, and smart phones, computer code is all around us. And if you… Read more »
Film: Mysteries of Lisbon (2011) Director: Raul Ruiz Screenwriter: Carlos Saboga (based on the novel by Camilo Castelo Branco) Genre: Drama/Art House/International ?He was a just and virtuous man who was unfortunate.? from Mysteries of Lisbon ?She has a shrine of love in her heart. They turned it into a cup of bile.? from Mysteries… Read more »
Here’s hoping that surviving renovations is like surviving childbirth. For the latter, God gave us the gift of amnesia. When we lay our eyes on the precious life we’ve created, all memories of the searing labour pains vanish. We forget the weight gain, the stretch marks, the ugly clothes, the waddling gait. We forget the… Read more »
AU Students urge candidates to improve university funding AU students are concerned about the financial health of Athabasca University and the effect of recent news stories on the reputation of the AUSU membership. A recent CBC report notes that in recent years the university has made a series of reserve draws to cover budget shortfalls,… Read more »
In the debate over online anonymity, there’s no shortage of cases where cruel, hateful people have caused incredible harm. But anonymity is not?and never has been?a prerequisite of cruelty. In fact, remaining anonymous can sometimes protect you from it. When we talk about the negative side of anonymous Internet use, our thoughts turn to tragic… Read more »
Film: Kinyarwanda (Visigoth Pictures 2011) Writer/Director: Alrick Brown Cast: Edourd Bamporiki, Cassandra Freeman, Cleophas Kabasiita Genre: Dramatization based on real events ?Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.? Martin Luther King, Jr. ?Forgiveness is the final form of love.? Reinhold Niebuhr Same… Read more »
AU Students urge candidates to improve university funding AU students are concerned about the financial health of Athabasca University and the effect of recent news stories on the reputation of the AUSU membership. A recent CBC report notes that in recent years the university has made a series of reserve draws to cover budget shortfalls,… Read more »
If a few bad apples spoil the barrel, how many trolls and bullies does it take to spoil the Internet? It seems we’ve reached a tipping point, with an increasing number of online media sites starting to ban anonymous comments. But before we rejoice in this triumph of transparency, we need to be careful what… Read more »
With harvest well out of the way and our kitchen cabinets due to be delivered in early November, It’s becoming crunch time for our reno. The drywaller/stippler/painter who saw the project in early August gave a quote and accepted the job. But when I called him over Thanksgiving weekend, he said there were other jobs… Read more »
Album: Seinn (2012) Artists: Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac ?Moch ‘s a ‘mhaduinnrinn mi éirigh Early in the morning I arose Dhirich mi àirighnaspréigheadh I climbed the shelling Fhuair mi a’ chruinneagdhonn gun éirigh I found the brown-haired maiden not yet risen? ?ÒranLuaidh? (traditional Scots Gaelic song) The Importance of Being Gaelic Years ago,… Read more »