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Apr 4, 2008

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A .364 batting average and the wrong colour skin

Although a “baseball novel,” Safe at Home is also a story deeply rooted in the racial conflict surrounding the early civil rights movement in the American South. Racism in this novel, much to Doster’s credit, is never dealt with lightly or typically, forcing the reader to confront the insidiousness of racial prejudice.

Monty (Edmonton)

Apr 4, 2008

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Monty (Edmonton)

MontyAt first glance, Monty was one of the most physically unattractive people I had ever seen.It was at the end of sultry summer day in Edmonton, Alberta and I was exhausted and hungry, having spent the bulk of the afternoon pounding the pavement and speaking with...

A good nightclub is hard to find

Mar 28, 2008

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A good nightclub is hard to find

There is so much more to cities than just a thriving economy, including a vibrant arts economy and artistic class. What we should aspire to and seek to achieve for the city is shalom, not Chanel.

Circle Series Line No. 1

Mar 28, 2008

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Circle Series Line No. 1

This piece is composed of transformed disposed remnants of material life, created first individually and then composed into a line. Through age-old techniques, such as embroidery, each little "impermanent sculpture" captures a sense of detail, craftsmanship and...

Choral Composition I

Mar 20, 2008

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Choral Composition I

Choral Composition I was influenced by the work of the great abstract expressionist Wassily Kandinsky and his most intriguing and complex piece Composition VII. Kandinsky believes that artists are prophets of the modern age and that creating art is an "internal...