Finding Affordable Local Art for Your Home
As a child, visiting my Grandma B's house meant seeing naked ladies. In paintings on the walls. [caption id="attachment_2798" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Palma il Vecchio - de Badende Nymphenen Diana and Callisto. It probably was not this exact painting, but something similar...[/caption] She had a detailed yet ...
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All Night Art Party: Nuit Blanche Edmonton
Nuit Blanche: French colloquialism for "a sleepless night." Since moving to Edmonton, I've wanted to volunteer. I really enjoy volunteering and I firmly believe it's an important place to start exploring new personal or professional goals. It's a chance to contribute to the community and yourself at the same time! Billy ...
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Public Art in Chicago
When I went to Chicago, I expected to discover art and urban culture. There's the world famous Art Institute of Chicago, which I planned to spend an entire afternoon in (and I did). What I didn't expect was to see huge public art sculptures all over the city as we explored the downtown neighbourhoods. [caption ...
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Rebel, Rebel, I like your… curiosity.
"Curiosity is unruly. It doesn't like rules, or at least, it assumes that all rules are provisional, subject to the laceration of a smart question nobody has yet thought to ask. It disdains the approved pathways, preferring diversions, unplanned excursions, impulsive left turns. In short, curiosity is deviant." - Ian ...
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Urban Dictionary – Flemish Party Slang
Over Christmas, Billy and I went over to Belgium to spend the holidays with our family on the other side of the pond. During numerous nights out, I asked some of his friends what are some nightlife slang words in Flemish, or Vlaams. All of them were eager to share - it seems they are enthusiastic about my Vlaams studies. ...
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Healthy Living Myths Busted by Timothy Caulfield
The Cure for Everything by Timothy Caulfield is written for those who are tired of the weight loss and fitness mumbo jumbo that floats around the internet and who are eager to know the science behind healthy. As a woman who grew up in image overload years of the 1990s and '00s, I have experienced the body pressure that is ...
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Valuable Work Lessons from an Astronaut
I don't like audiobooks. Here's why. The first audiobook I ever borrowed from the library was Bossypants by Tina Fey. I was pumped to hear Tina narrate her own book because I loved her in 30 Rock. However, I had to throw in the towel when she started talking about her first menstruation by chapter three (why do so many ...
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