There’s an interesting debate going on in The Globe and Mail about what constitutes a Canadian author — birth, subject matter, association with this country, or whatever. Ken McGoogan, unq… more →
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hughgaddyjr wrote 2 weeks ago: Scott Joplin Scott Joplin, The The King Of Ragtime, Was Supposedly Born Near Texarkana, Texas, On No … more →
homepaddock wrote 2 weeks ago: Scott Joplin was born 141 years ago today. I was introduced to this as the theme music for The Sting … more →
homepaddock wrote 2 weeks ago: On November 24: 1429 Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieged La Charité. 1642 Abel Tasman became the f … more →
Meg wrote 2 weeks ago: Okay, strictly speaking this has nothing to do with designing typefaces. However it does involve pla … more →
Daniel wrote 1 month ago: Data Title: The Sting Year: 1973 Length: 129 minutes Director: George Roy Hill Writer: David S. Ward … more →
carlahoag wrote 2 months ago: 1893 Columbian Exposition, Chicago Did you ever wonder how so many of the things came about that we … more →
Gryphon wrote 3 months ago: Why must ice cream trucks incessantly play Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” up and … more →
Kola Tubosun wrote 3 months ago: The African American pianist and composer whose tune is being played by this Youtube artist lived be … more →
Alisa wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been meaning to read this for a long time, and the first chapters didn’t let me dow … more →
markov1089 wrote 3 months ago: On Sunday July 19, 2009 D.G. and I attended a concert delivered by Stephanie Trick, as part of the N … more →
Jake Thompson wrote 3 months ago: The Magic Kingdom. Just the mention of the first park in the Walt Disney World Resort brings to mind … more →
Ray Argyle wrote 3 months ago: There’s an interesting debate going on in The Globe and Mail about what constitutes a Canadian … more →
Meredith Aska McBride wrote 4 months ago: You may have heard about Lady Gaga’s appearance on Japanese TV with an elephant weave, which I … more →
alisonkerr wrote 4 months ago: Dick Hyman has a lot to answer for. Had it not been for him, who knows if I would have turned out to … more →
Ray Argyle wrote 5 months ago: The setting was the big, cavernous auditorium at the Lakeshore Campus of Humber College in westend T … more →
hungrynovelist wrote 5 months ago: The food: Dundas Street West sandwiches A BLT at Musa The story: On a quick trip to New York last we … more →
Phoggy Days, Phoggy Nights wrote 5 months ago: By Phillip S Phogg Over the past few weeks he’s been reading The Penguin History of the USA, b … more →