“Parks, for example, get more dangerous when people avoid them out of fear, because their emptiness encourages criminals to move in. In the case of Ebola, a travel ban or quarantine law would only hurt volunteer efforts in West Africa.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Will CBC’s Q Media Panel Address The Ghomeshi Affair?
“‘I think if the media panel is brought back, then it should deal with (the Ghomeshi situation),’ Cruickshank said. ‘At this point, I think the panel would be reflecting on the transparency of CBC corporate, because I don’t think anybody is satisfied that they’ve really put forward the whole story.'”
10 Artists Of Dada You Really Should Know
“The youngest of the Duchamp siblings, Suzanne Duchamp lived in the famed Montparnasse Quarter of Paris so brother Marcel could help her establish her career (they were perhaps the closest of all the siblings).”
Our Thirst For Superhero Movies May Be Slaked (But Maybe Not)
“Character considerations aside, critical voices are starting to confess to a certain superhero fatigue.”
The Rugby Guys Who Do The Best Dancing Before Games
“As in most dance forms, there’s plenty of tradition and obscure lore surrounding the haka, which goes for approximately one minute just before the start of a rugby match.”
That Time A Singer Found A Spider Living In Her Ear (You Might Want To Remove Your Earbuds Now)
“The singer said she had been bothered by a rustling sound in her ear and went to the doctor, who used a micro-vacuum cleaner to remove the creature.”
Writing About A Pretty Good Year (Or Maybe, If You’re Lucky, A Very Good Year)
“The motor that drives the single-year book is, I think, this tingling fascination or sense of intrigue we often experience when examining the past. But for such an examination to really tingle it must be focused and have a clear structure to it.”
Protesters – Or Maybe Government Forces? – Destroy A Museum And Library In Southern Turkey
“Barbarians, now too, as it has been throughout history, attacked libraries, museums and books.”
Some Public Buildings In The UK Won The Lottery. How Have They Fared Since?
“There was aching concern that lottery projects should be popular. The lottery was played by the people, and particularly poorer people, so its proceeds should go on things inclusive. Which at the same time had to be somehow cultural, improving or educational, to distinguish them from the theme parks, shopping centres and multiplexes that get built without public subsidy.”
Film’s Great Year, Crammed Into Two Months, Begins Now
“So many titles of preordained or hoped-for prestige compete for your time and attention in the same, few short weeks.”