Link to Part 1 here.
Today (September 30th) is la Journée de la vérité et de la réconciliation, or the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. It honors the memory of thousands of Indigenous children who were taken from their families between 1867 and 1996 and sent to federally-run residential schools, where they were abused, neglected, and often died.… [Read More]
Those of you who spent time in L.A. during the 80’s-90’s musical heyday of KCRW probably remember Chuck Taggart‘s show “Gumbo,” which was canceled when KCRW went from being a local public-radio station to being the golden goose of NPR.… [Read More]
Every Sunday in the spring through fall, you can hear the heartbeat of Montréal thrumming near the famous Angel of Mt. Royal.**
That heartbeat comes from the city’s famous tam-tam, a drum circle that has grown and evolved for the past 50 years.… [Read More]
As Manon wrote a while back, words that are offensive in some places aren’t in others.
While you might see a poster for these bands on Melrose, at least one of them would probably not show up in an official advertising space in the LA Metro.… [Read More]
As a Southern Californian, it’s hard for me to understand just how exciting it is for Summer to arrive here. After all, what’s the big deal about sunny days? Well, the internet is here to explain visually:
Average Temperature, image Copyright © Weatherspark.com,… [Read More]
