In Garneau Block, author Todd Babiak takes us on an enjoyable romp through life in Edmonton. The book captures the idiosyncrasies and foibles of the city while revealing its heart at the same time. Even as a new Edmontonian, I was familiar with most of the local references and inside jokes. But the characters that populate [...]
They all start somewhere and here is Ella playing the Grieg masterpiece before her weekly piano lesson: It is so fun to watch them learn a song and get good at it. They enjoy it so much when they play well. If you love this piece, you should check out this duet version. I told Ben that [...]
As a follow-up to her directorial debut Magic, Maddy produced this video today, entitled Spies, in about 4 hours. Relying on the same ensemble cast that made her previous short film so successful, she had to do some tough negotiating to get Ben to participate. In the end, I think it was the costume that [...]
I saw Pierre play a long time ago, in Toronto, at the old Bamboo Club on Queen Street. It was a Tuesday night, sometime in the 90s. The sparse crowd knew the player and his music. We hung on every note, every run, every flurry of virtuosity. How I came to know Pierre’s work is a [...]
I don’t know what it is about this ad, but it cracks me up. Every time. How can I not try PepsiMax? (I don’t even have a proper category for this one.)
