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Things Are Good: Lars Von Trier Challenged by Gesamt
This year, as part of the Copenhagen Art Festival, film director Jenle Hallund will use crowd-sourced video from around the globe to make a film. Not just any film, but one that challenges the rules that Lars von Trier created for making a certain style of art house film. A
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Sea Turtles Swim to Freedom
Sea Turtles Swim to Freedom – YouTube. Filed under: Beautiful, Fun Tagged: good news
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Get Over It – Movie Monday
So, our esteemed videographer William Matthews and I wanted to try something a little different this week, and so we’d like to introduce a new segment called “Get Over it”. In this episode, we’re going to cover a few hot topics that people should probably stop worrying about and just
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Canada at the Olympics – Follow Friday – #FF
So, we started this week with some talk about the Olympics, and I took my usual turn and looked at the issues people weren’t paying enough attention to, or really caring about. The feedback I got was really good, and I appreciate all the kind words about my triple jump.
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Who’s got the Summer Crazies??
So, anyone who frequents this site will know that I am a fan of Warren Kinsella’s. Yes yes, I know that many of you think he’s a douche, but this is my blog and I’ll like who ever I want. (ummm…na na na na, boo boo…?).Anyway, Mr. Kinsella, my second
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Bestsellers – in praise of Walmart
Web of Angels is back on the bestseller list! And no small thanks go to…Walmart, which chose this literary novel about a mom with dissociative identity disorder as its featured book for July. In an opportunity to do good and right, Walmart hit it: literature meets mainstream right there. Bestsellers
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Baby Goat Playing
Buttermilk "plays" with her "friends" – YouTube. Filed under: Fun Tagged: cute animals
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: The Breakup Video
We Quit You, Keystone XL (It's Not Us, It's You) – YouTube. Filed under: Concerning, Fun Tagged: oil sands, tar sands
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Show and Tell – What I did on my Summer Vacation
Toronto in all it’s glory! So, today is my first day back to work after 10 days of vacay and I must say….it was pretty awesome! My girlfriend and I took part in the time honoured (?) tradition of a “staycation”. Given that we live in the Big Smoke that
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Panda Playground
If you need a smile today, here it is: Cute pandas playing on the slide – YouTube. Filed under: Beautiful, Fun Tagged: nature videos
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Canada Day – The Weekend That Was
So, as we all know (unless you’re not from Canada, in which case, learn about other countries already!) this past weekend we celebrated the 145th birthday of our great nation. For those of you who don’t know me very well, I should tell you that I LOVE me some Canada
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Life and Books
I am braving the heat in my sunny and a/c-less work corner (it’s the 3rd day of 34 degree heat) to post because it’s been so long. Last week, before the weather got hot, I went for a walk with A, one of our long walks: 20 km to the
Continue readingThings Are Good: Quiz: How Much do You Know About Fuel Subsidies?
I had no idea that global government subsidies for fossil fuels were at least $409 billion (USD) in 2010 compared to $66 billion for renewable energy! You can test your knowledge of how subsidized the fossil fuel industry is at National Geographic’s fuel subsidy quiz. I guarantee you’ll learn something
Continue readingThings Are Good: Daydreaming is Good for You
I’m a fan of daydreaming so finding out that it helps one process information and be more creative has made my day! Here’s where things get interesting: those students assigned to the boring task performed far better when asked to come up with additional uses for everyday items to which
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Follow Friday – Old Toronto Beer Tour – #FF
Mmmmm…frothy Beer! So, last weekend our esteemed Movie Monday videographer and I got to do something super awesome: we went on the “Old Toronto Beer Tour“. Now, I should start off by telling you that drinking from 11am-9pm was something that I did for all of you, my fair readers.
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Keep Calm Gallery
What's Inside – Multi | Hazel Nicholls | Artists | Keep Calm Gallery. I love this! (Thanks to J who sent me the link!) Filed under: Fun Tagged: fab babushka dolls
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Light and Lively Reading?
My new project, which I’m now about 8,000 words into, is something different from anything I’ve done before. It’s a light (and I hope smart) novel. I won’t say anything more about it for now, but I need some book recommendations. I’ve been reading serious literary fiction and my non-fiction
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Department of Amazing Life
Amazing animals – Mudskipper – YouTube. Filed under: Fun, Interesting Tagged: mudskipper
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Rye Whiskey – Lubricating Canadian Politics Since 1769
Political genius in a bottle…or really, genius generally! So, I must admit to something right off the bat: I’m a whiskey on the rocks drinker. For those of you who are purists you’re saying “Paul, the ice waters down the whiskey!”. Others, perhaps non-whiskey drinkers, are saying “dude, there better
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