This column originally appeared January 15, 2010, in issue 1802. Book: John Geiger, The Third Man Factor: The Secret to Survival in Extreme Environments (Penguin Canada 2009). Someone is Out There ?Who is the third who walks always beside you? When I count, there are only you and I together But when I look ahead… Read more »
Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »
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As incredible as it seems, another year is drawing to a close. After the eggnog, family gatherings, gift exchanges, and usual hubbub of Christmas, many of us will pause to reflect on the year past. If we’re at all lucky, our balance sheet will include more blessings than heartaches. We will hold precious those moments… Read more »
Book: Damon Galgut, In a Strange Room (Europa Editions 2010). The Self as a Ubiquitous Geography ? . . . movement has always been a substitute for thought and he’d like to stop thinking now.? Damon Galgut, In a Strange Room Our nameless white South African protagonist is making his way from Malawi to Tanzania… Read more »
Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »
I’ve watched my share of reality shows, particularly the home renovation or home redecoration kind. The faux drama of the countdown to ?reveal??the return of the homeowners, start of the open house, or winning of some competition?always feels contrived. It feels like manipulation and a stretch for the more cynical among us. Who are they… Read more »
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You know that niggling feeling you get when You’re sure that you’ve misplaced something but can’t think what it might be? Or that there’s something really important You’re supposed to remember and It’s just outside your mental grasp, flitting like an elusive moth among the sparking synapses of your brain? Well, I’ve had that feeling… Read more »
“The bold strings rattled like splatters of sudden rain, The fine strings hummed like lovers? whispers. Chattering and pattering, pattering and chattering, As pearls, large and small, on a jade plate fall.” Bai Juyi, ?Pipa Xing? (?Pipa Play?) Album: Gao Hong, Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream (Innova Records 2010) The Sound of Fearless Serendipity Hong both… Read more »