Only art can save us now
The world needs creative interpretations of global issues, not better descriptions of things people are accustomed to. by Santiago Zabala Perhaps rather than God, as Martin Heidegger once said, it…
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Verdun, April 12, 2013
Can only remember this much snow a couple of times in my life this far into April and probably only in the last 15 years or so. My father was…
Goverment Talking Corruption Free Turcot
To say I am behind the times on Turcot would be an understatement. Seems I have drifted into focusing a lot of my online attention into relaying the ongoing tragedy…
Nun’s Island Is Awesome!
For years I have been an outspoken critic about the rampant development on Nun’s Island. Every time a new highrise goes up there is at least a couple hundred more…
Neath Turcot Exhibition at Cafe Victoria Through April
Hope to see a lot of you at the vernissage this Saturday between 4 and 7, if not, please drop by during the month. I feel this is the best…
CoastalTarSands.ca Launching Today
Today is WORLD WATER DAY and I’m honouring it by launching my next media campaign http://coastaltarsands.ca There’s very little time left before the Harper government plans to approve the Enbridge…
Richard Bergeron of Projet Montreal in Verdun on Sunday
How To Put Montreal Back On Track with Richard Bergeron Sunday, March 24, 3pm Centre culturel et bibliothèque de Verdun 5955, avenue Bannantyne Verdun (QC) H4H 1H5 Canada ***English below…
America, Then And Now
In the 1950′s the American economy blew the roof off and this is where it went in 2013. Ain’t Capitalism just grand? From The David Dees Illustration Studio
Jack Kerouac’s On The Road In Film
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; © 1953, 2012 Allen Ginsberg LLC. All rights reserved.William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, photographed by Allen Ginsberg in his East Village living room,…
Corruption Probe Just Keeps Scoring
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows – Bob Dylan C’mon, tell us how you voted for Tremblay again and again and how much you…
Danielle Plamondon at Cafe Victoria in Verdun
Danielle Plamondon is one of the most respected, admired, and loved urban explorers on the planet. From the abandoned factories of Montreal and the rooftops of Europe, through the sewer…
Beached Dolphins Dragged Back in Water In Brazil
It’s from last year but still resonates with power.
International Women’s Day 2013
International Women’s Day: What’s the way forward? By Judy Rebick | March 8, 2013 As an aging feminist I am often asked to speak about the progress we have made…
Arlington West Memorial Santa Monica
“Each Sunday from sunrise to sunset, a temporary memorial appears next to the world-famous pier at Santa Monica, California. This memorial, known as Arlington West, a project of Veterans For…
A Human Caused Methane Avalanche
Reblogged from Sustainability Hub: About This Video: One of the most feared of climate change “feedbacks” is the potential release of greenhouse gases by melting arctic permafrost soils. New research…
RIP Stomping Tom Connors
Saw him at the Verdun Auditorium once, was a pretty cool character. Stomping Tom Connors
Buried Horses – Tom Dacre’s Blues
Ashes fall from the chimney so maudlin. Sodden haunts returning thoughts to your flue. Did your body snap? Was it made of porcelain? Could my shakey hand prepare a splint…