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Tag Archives: history
Remembrance Day
Lest We Forget Posted on November 10, 2012 by motleydragon In Canada we honour Remembrance Day on November 11.For the entire month we wear the poppy pins sold by veterans’ associations, on the 11th the entire nation stops everything and stands … Continue reading
The Berlin Wall
November 9th is a remarkable anniversary in many ways. This entry from the BBC lists other key stories besides its detailed review of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But what we remember most is the incredible surprise and elation … Continue reading
A Rough History of Disbelief… 2
Did you have time to read my blog last week, and watch the video by Jonathan Miller? I have been thinking about it a lot, and about my decision to share my feelings and ideas more openly and deliberately. It … Continue reading
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A Rough History of Disbelief… 1
I no longer attend any church, haven’t for many years now, but Sunday morning still feels like a time set apart from the rest of the week… a time for taking stock of my life, reading about religion, history and … Continue reading
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Decision time
The world is in such a mess, such a state of indecision and anxiety, that it is difficult to concentrate on other things. I have been trying to get a grasp of what is happening. The talking heads drone on … Continue reading
The Dinner Party
In 1982 I saw The Dinner Party at the Art Gallery of Ontario as soon as it opened on its very first day. I met and chatted with Judy Chicago, and she autographed my book! If I hadn’t gone then, … Continue reading
Radio Drama!
I was twelve when my family bought their first TV. It was black and white, and we got four channels. Twenty-four hour television broadcasting, all day news and full-length feature films were not available.. A kids’ film…Tarzan or a western… … Continue reading
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Loony Tunes
More songs about the moon… Read about it here!
Nagasaki
The BBC provides an online archive of its broadcasts and posts them chronologically on a daily basis. To-day is the anniversary of the SECOND atomic bomb used against a Japanese city, three days after Hiroshima. Reading the BBC script, with … Continue reading
Blow that Whistle
The story of Edward Snowden’s effective banishment and the imprisonment of Bradley Manning are just the two most recent examples of what happens to “whistle blowers” in our so-called age of information and freedom of speech. I was pleased to … Continue reading
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