An open letter to Joy Romero, Chair of AU Governing Council. Dear Ms. Romero; On behalf of the students of Athabasca University, we are excited and encouraged by what Dr. Frits Pannekoek has called the ?second greatest milestone? in the history of Athabasca University. The approval of $30 million toward AU’s new administrative and research… Read more »
CD Box Set: Jonathan Coulton, Thing a Week Release date: 2006 Gals, remember that guy who used to bring his guitar over and sing you love ballads, gently fingerpicking those suspended fourth and major seventh chords and crooning in that teen-idol voice, smooth as cream soda? He would have had you if it hadn’t been… Read more »
Five years ago I bought a copy of NOFX’s The Decline on vinyl. The 18-minute song was to me, and still is, one of the greatest recordings of modern punk and having it on vinyl made me feel like it was all the more a piece of musical history. For this one special record I… Read more »
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An open letter to Joy Romero, Chair of AU Governing Council. Dear Ms. Romero; On behalf of the students of Athabasca University, we are excited and encouraged by what Dr. Frits Pannekoek has called the ?second greatest milestone? in the history of Athabasca University. The approval of $30 million toward AU’s new administrative and research… Read more »
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a big event? I mean a big event in places like the Shaw Conference Centre in downtown Edmonton or the Telus Centre in Calgary or a big hotel ballroom. I mean a convention or annual general meeting. I mean hundreds of delegates or guests…. Read more »
Release date: 2004 Label: Distort Entertainment Tracks: 11 Rating: 8 I realize this is not a new album; the reason I’ve brought Watch Out! into the spotlight this week is I think Alexisonfire is a band that has been overlooked and underrated for too long now. Maybe part of the problem is that audiences and… Read more »
DVD: Mile Zero Release date: 2007 Director: Andrew Currie. Written by Andrew Currie and Michael Melski Starring Michael Riley, Connor Widdows, and Sabrina Grdevich How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! Isaiah 14:12 (NIV) You start with two good parents. Eventually these parents fall afoul of each other and… Read more »
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DVD: Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Release date: 2006 Director: Zhang Yimou. Written by Zhang Yimou, Zou Jingzhi, and Wang Bin Takata, an elderly Japanese fisherman, launches himself on an odyssey of reunion. He is trying to win back the affections of his dying son Ken-ichi before it is too late. Takata hopes that… Read more »