I saw Darth Vader near the Inner Harbour today, a sure sign that spring is approaching. A few hardy buskers keep going through the dark days of winter in Victoria, but street performers like Darth generally keep a low profile until the weather gets warmer. It requires a certain bravura to dress up like Darth […]
It Ain’t Easy to Wipe Away George W. Bush Forever
If you’ve been missing George W. and his crazy antics, here’s a little snip of his most recent faux pas — the already-famous hand wipe!
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part IV – The Next Novel
Bestselling novelist Steven Erikson gives us a glimpse into his creative process by deconstructing an excerpt from his much-anticipated next novel in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series.
Wedgeport: Tuna Fishing Capital of the World – Then and Now
Sometimes small villages become the centre of the world. For years, the famous (and infamous) flocked to Wedgeport, Nova Scotia for the tuna fishing. But there are other reasons besides tuna fishing to visit this fascinating Acadian village.
Plug Into Your Hard-Wired Happiness: TED Video
Have you spent your life learning to be happy or unhappy? This TED video shows you how to recognize the patterns of unhappiness and how to learn how to be happy.
Welcome to My Mind
I am very impressionable. Seriously. My subconscious is a sponge. A super porous, extra absorbent sponge. If my brain were toilet paper, it would be Charmin Ultra. Actually, that’s a good analogy, considering the amount of crap my brain soaks up. When I expose myself to a certain kind of media for extended periods of […]
Spring Equinox Brings Divine Energy and New Beginnings
Springtime contains divine energy associated with new beginnings, dawning realities, rebirth and resurgent life. This is an opportunity to embrace our fertility magic, and the development of new concepts and plans that will reshape our future.
First Nations Art Brings a Powerful Beauty to Victoria’s Breakwater
It’s no easy task to bring grace to one million tons of rock, 10,000 granite blocks, 53 concrete caissons and over a million cubic yards of dredged fill but murals by First Nations artists bring a powerful beauty to the old grey breakwater at Ogden Point in Victoria, British Columbia.
James Howard Kunstler: The Tragedy of Suburbia
“In James Howard Kunstler’s view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what exists in America is a nation of places not worth caring about. Kunstler may be the world’s most outspoken critic of suburban sprawl. He believes the end of the […]
How Beer Saved My Life
A Canadian ex-patriot living in London, UK, finds a warm feeling of familiarity in a British beer aisle.
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