Friday, January 27, 2006

An artist from Winnipeg

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I was told from sshhh ... a very reliable source born there, that some of the greatest in Canada come from Winnipeg. From singers like Nei...
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Thursday, January 19, 2006

Umoja

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Went to see Umoja , a South African show in which dancers, singers, and drummers infused us with their vibrant energy. Colourful costumes, v...
Monday, January 09, 2006

A weekend in Montreal

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Montreal was white with snow. We strolled along the Vieux Port, and stepped into a photo gallery. A young Québécois photographer working the...
Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Marcel Proust's long sentences

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Elle avait appris dans sa jeunesse à caresser les phrases au long col sinueux et démesuré, de Chopin, si libres, si flexibles, si tactiles, ...
Saturday, December 10, 2005

Perception of Pain by Anaïs Nin

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"The primitive begins each day anew and does not relate today to yesterday, or envisage tomorrow. With lack of relatedness comes absenc...
Tuesday, November 22, 2005

A weekend in the country

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It was magical, the snow, the way it had covered every single tree that lined the laneway towards my friend's country house. We were ent...
Friday, November 11, 2005

Twelve Women Breaking Bread

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There were twelve of us at a potluck dinner to raise money for educational projects for women in Afghanistan where 90% of women are illitera...
Sunday, October 30, 2005

Karate

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Hurrah! I've done it! I've just got my black belt at a graduation ceremony this afternoon. Did a few kicks in the air, punched, flip...
Saturday, October 22, 2005

Les Fleurs du Mal

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Derrière les ennuis et les vastes chagrins Qui chargent de leur poids l'existence brumeuse, Heureux celui qui peut d'une aile vigour...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Leaving this world

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In recent weeks, I've been thinking of death. The beloved partner of a friend passed away after a motorcycle accident. He had just retir...
Monday, September 26, 2005

Chanson d'Automne

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Les sanglots longs Des violons De l'automne Blessent mon coeur D'une langueur Monotone. Tout suffocant Et blême, quand Sonne l'h...
Thursday, September 22, 2005

A bicyclette avec Harmonium

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Il est entré Sans rien me dire L'encre s'est mise à couler Dans ma tête et sur un vieux papier Il m'a dit de vous dire Qu'...
Tuesday, September 20, 2005

The Last Cowboy

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Finished reading The Last Cowboy by Lee Gowan. He's currently the director of University of Toronto Continuing Education Creative Writi...
Sunday, September 18, 2005

Playwright Morwyn Brebner

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Just read an interview with playwright Morwyn Brebner in Toronto Life's October issue. I now want to see her play The Optimists at the ...
Friday, September 16, 2005

Blogs

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BLog's Age by Robert Fulford in this October's issue of Toronto Life, is a thorough article about the cultural phenomenon of blogs. ...
Monday, September 05, 2005

The Constant Gardener

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I'm scrambling to finish reading The Constant Gardener by John Le Carré. R told me I absolutely had to read it before we see the movie. ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Oublier: To Forget

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"Faire rire, c'est faire oublier. Quel bienfaiteur sur la terre, qu'un distributeur d'oubli!" Victor Hugo, L'Homm...
Saturday, August 27, 2005

Globe article moving online

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I just found two sites that have picked up the G & M article. One is the Franco-American News blog. It's basically a newsletter that...
Thursday, August 25, 2005

Absence, Silence, Passion

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"L'absence diminue les médiocres passions, et augmente les grandes, comme le vent éteint les bougies et allume le feu." La Ro...
Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Ten Thousand Lovers

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I read Edeet Ravel's Ten Thousand Lovers. It's the love story of a Canadian woman and an Israeli interrogator who has Arab friends,...