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The Reel Deal – Pan’s Labyrinth

Release date: May 15, 2007 Studio: Universal Studios Home Video Genre: Fantasy Rating: 8 out of 10 A quick scan through your local video store will probably reveal lots of war films you can rent. Most of them have battle scenes and explosions, steely-eyed soldiers creeping along night-shrouded beaches or up rocky hills. They try… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Ten Suggestions for a Happy Marriage

Here we are in the thick of wedding season with couple after couple taking the big plunge–committing to love, honour and cherish; choosing this one person from a potential pool of several billion people; promising to forsake all others through good times and bad. It may be a lavish affair complete with hundreds of guests,… Read more »

AUSU This Month – Coalition for Student Loan Fairness; AUSU Frappr – Show Us Where You Are!

Coalition for Student Loan Fairness AUSU is currently investigating the Coalition for Student Loan Fairness (CSLF) to determine if participation with this group would be advantageous to our members. The group, a grassroots movement of student loan borrowers from across Canada, supports fairness in the loans repayment process. The CSLF notes that Canadian students are… Read more »

Lost & Found – Are We Alone?

From a base in the desert, glowing with industrial light, scientists shoot a probe into outer space with tokens of greeting from the human race. There are pages of sheet music, some recordings of Mozart and Louis Armstrong, some classic black-and-white films. There are photographs of the Taj Mahal and ancient pagan stones on a… Read more »

Music To Eat Lunch To – Summer Concert Lineup

It’s that time of the year when most of us look forward to getting outside, browning our pale winter skin, and seeing some shows–and I for one am very happy to be back in Alberta for this special season after years of absence! There are some great concerts coming up in our region in the… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Sticks and Stones

A recent Edmonton Journal Sunday Telescope featured a compilation of insults spotted on the Internet and submitted by a reader. According to the intro, ?a carefully crafted, clever insult is becoming a forgotten art.? When I think about the not-so-recent public peeing match between Rosie O?Donnell and Donald Trump I’d have to say I agree…. Read more »

From Where I Sit – Living on the Wild Side

You don’t have to frequent Edmonton’s Whyte Avenue or Calgary’s Red Mile to live the wild life. In fact, you don’t even have to live in a big city. You can live on my farm one short hour northeast of Edmonton. I’m not sure what exactly is going on but my encounters with wildlife seem… Read more »