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I want to teach you how to dance | 6079_Smith_W said... Hey, I heard that on the radio for the first time yesterday. Great tune! Here's Cab Calloway and...

Babble Book Club: 'Godless but Loyal to Heaven' by Richard Van Camp | Kaitlin McNabb said... Here's a nice, funny and interesting interview with Richard Van Camp from Nineteen Questions. Some...

Book recommendations? | Kaitlin McNabb said... Also, I thought we could parlay this thread in to just general recommendations. We have the 'what...

Happy Pi Day! | Michelle said... We had a fun Pi Day feast tonight with Maysie and her partner. :) Leftovers galore, of course...

How the Left has won | KenS said... huh, sleep walking to the workers paradise. does the New Jerusalem have therapists for...

Freedom Press, London's anarchist bookstore and publishing house (circa. 1886), firebombed | epaulo13 said... drifting away... catchfire ..your post brought a memory ..in 2008 in the south of france i met a...

History is a Weapon | Caissa said... Almost any hisorian would agree with what is written above. in

The Beginner's guide to cooking Korean Food | Boom Boom said... Is there also a Beginners Guide to cooking Canadian Food? in

Literacy Privilege | Catchfire said... Part 2: But Wait… You’re an English Teacher Part 3: A Few Final Points Before I Let...

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Join 'Godless But Loyal to Heaven' author Richard Van Camp at the Babble Book Club Friday June 28 | May 30 2013 | Kaitlin McNabb | 'Godless But Loyal to Heaven' author Richard Van Camp will join the Babble Book Club for a discussion of his novel and current book club selection Friday June 28 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

Excerpt: Light side, dark side: Hiding in the shadows of technology | May 30 2013 | Raffi Cavoukian | Renowned singer Raffi discusses the need for social media reform especially as a key consideration within childhood development strategies.

Conscientious dressing for the Red Carpet: Cannes you handle it? | May 29 2013 | Emily Yakashiro | Dear celebs: Your star power can help change the status quo in the fashion world.

Sex workers' lives uncovered through the Exposure Project photographs | May 27 2013 | June Chua | The Exposure Project is a new program that puts cameras in the hands of women working the streets and creates a powerful channel for self-expression.

Film Review: The most fun I've ever had with my pants on | May 24 2013 | Christin Hoene | Drew Denny's semi-autobiographical road movie, showing at Inside Out this month, is a thoroughly enjoyable look at grief, friendship and loss.

Review: Power grab: Examining gender dynamics through prose and allegory | May 24 2013 | Yutaka Dirks | 'How to Get Along With Women' by Elisabeth de Mariaffi is a sharp and inventive romp through the intertwining aspects of power, identity and sexuality in relationships in supremely real backdrops.

Social spaces in Vancouver: Changing the conversation | May 23 2013 | Tania Ehret | With Vancouver's condo-friendly landlords seeing dollar signs and not the public good, the fight for community venues seems much more like class war.

Inside Out: An interview with festival Program Director Andrew Murphy | May 22 2013 | FFIT, Matthew Adams | Inside Out is hitting Toronto and it is the largest event of its kind in Canada, showcasing the best and most diverse films by, for and of interest to LGBT communities.

Elle Canada makes strides towards diversity: A look at the June issue | May 21 2013 | Emily Yakashiro | Canadian fashion magazine Elle Canada recently caught our eye for publishing not one but TWO articles on fashion and cultural appropriation in their latest issue.

New Babble Book Club selection: 'Godless but Loyal to Heaven' by Richard Van Camp | May 21 2013 | Kaitlin McNabb | The Babble Book Club's new selection is 'Godless but Loyal to Heaven' by Richard Van Camp a novel of short stories about the realities of Native life.

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More on Mumming! | May 20 2013 | Holly Adams | A brief "How-to" for folks wanting to create some delightful, performative havoc in a Mummers style.

Getting private health care wrong | May 19 2013 | Steven Shrybman | Jeffrey Simpson doesn't seem to understand -- or want to understand the pitfalls of private health care delivery. Here's how he gets it wrong, says Steven Shrybman.

Adventures on the eBook Frontier - Dispatch 27 | May 18 2013 | Cathi Bond, Gerald Hannon | Holey Moley - Gay Activist Gerald Hannon Reviewed my Novel Night Town

Cultural exception and state funding for the Quebec film industry | May 17 2013 | Guillaume Hebert | In the past, Québec has developed policy to support the cultural scene in the name of the principle of cultural exception. In the last year, some have put this approach into question entirely.

No laughing matter: On comedians' blackface fetish in Quebec | May 17 2013 | Nydia Dauphin | Quebec comedians have a strange affliction. It sporadically resurfaces time and again and it's proven almost impossible to cure.