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The Mindful Bard – A Somewhat Gentle Man

Film: A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010) Director: Hans Petter Moland Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Bjørn Floberg, Gard B. Eidsvold, Jorunn Kjellsby, Jannike Kruse, Aksel Hennie Genre: Art House/International/Comedy Honour Among Thieves (in a Manner of Speaking) ?Slowly and with suffering, I have reconquered through slavery my feeling of the dignity of being human, a feeling that… Read more »

AUSU Update – February 2012

ELECTIONS ARE HERE! Want to get involved with your fellow AU students? Gain valuable experience while still serving others? Then AUSU Council might be the place for you! AUSU holds elections every two years to fill nine positions on Council. These nine councillors later select from among themselves an executive group of three (President, VP… Read more »

Write Stuff – Online Afterlife

Quick, what do William Shakespeare and Jane Austen have in common? Besides remaining wildly popular, both authors died well over a century ago?and that means their works are now in the public domain. Most writers leave clear instructions for their literary legacy, but what will become of yours? Who will control the musings in your… Read more »

AUSU Update – February 2012

ELECTIONS ARE HERE! Want to get involved with your fellow AU students? Gain valuable experience while still serving others? Then AUSU Council might be the place for you! AUSU holds elections every two years to fill nine positions on Council. These nine councillors later select from among themselves an executive group of three (President, VP… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Back to Real Life

After a two-week vacation in Palm Spring, re-entry into my real life hasn’t been easy. Though Alberta has had a very mild winter, there was still a 25-degree drop in temperature between the time we boarded the WestJet flight and when we landed just three hours later. There was mail to sift through, plants to… Read more »

Write Stuff – Freedom to Read

A lot of freedoms will arrive in the next few weeks. Freedom from scraping ice off our windshields. Freedom to bask in the spring sunshine and read. And an event called Freedom to Read Week, which might just be the most important one of all?because our literary freedoms aren’t as secure as we might think…. Read more »

The Mindful Bard – The Mill and the Cross

Film: The Mill and the Cross (2011) Director: Lech Majewski Screenwriter: Michael Francis Gibson Cast: Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling Genre: Art House, International ?He is the great miller of heaven, grinding out the bread of life.? Nicolaes Jonghelinck in The Mill and the Cross ?The Jews then responded to him, ?What sign can… Read more »