Pamela Chan, M.Ed/Editorial When you think about sitting in a local public library, what type of space do you imagine?…
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Why has the pleasure of slowness disappeared?
If you’ve visited a local library recently, you probably noticed that there is no shortage of people checking out their local branch. Yet I am still amazed at how many people I know who don’t go to the library – ever.
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Following in the footsteps of the Keats-Shelley Prize, Young Romantics is a new competition available for writers between ages 16 and 18 who would like to enter their poems and short stories. (Maximum 20 lines for poems and 1,000 words for short stories.) Each work should be inspired by the Romantic poets and refer to the theme this year – Lost Angels.
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When I heard that the Jian Gohmeshi and Raffi sat down for an interview my first thought was “sweet!”.
When I first discovered TED talks online, I used to watch them a lot. In the last few months – perhaps even well over a year – I’ve forgotten about them.
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This weekend across Canada Canadians are celebrate Culture Days. Here in Vancouver you can attend the free Word on the…
Posted in Arts, Literature
During the month that I graduated from high school, a friend of mine at the girls school I had attended…
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The other day three new books arrived at our house by international post from the United Kingdom. It was such…
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If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should move to Denmark. If you have ever been to Denmark,…