One of the things that stood out most to me in London, was that despite the fact that the city was crowded and loud, interspersed throughout were beautiful gardens, called squares - little pockets of quiet and luscious spring growth. As I got used to the city I began to seek them out, peering […]
J’s sister heard meowing at her door the other day - found an orange cat eager to sprint into the apartment. She harboured him while she visited each neighbour on the floor to see if they had misplaced an orange cat, while she posted (very obvious) signs in all of the right places indicating […]
I am loving Jennifer Zwick’s photography. One of my new all-time favourite photographs is The Reader, 2005, from her Constructed Narrative series. Check out a larger version on her homepage.
and, detail:
It’s hard for me to explain why I love the photograph as much as I do. I think it reminds me of […]
Animal Minds - National Geographic Magazine. “Brainy fellow creatures show that humans are not alone in their ability to invent, plan, or contemplate.” Interesting article with examples of observed animal cognition.
At the core of snowflakes, bacteria - Los Angeles Times. “Moisture must cling to something in order to condense into precipitation, but scientists […]
Lately I have been amazed to see many articles dealing with animal-related issues bouncing around the internet. Several of them have been shared by different friends on Facebook, getting exposure there, whereas others have been blogged about by different people. Many of them are linked to environmental issues, and all well worth reading.
At […]
Warning: Content in this post will be disturbing.
I consider myself open minded, especially when it comes to appreciating art. I am very particular over which artists I love, but have respect for art of all kinds. While many people in Ottawa scoff at the National Gallery of Canada’s purchase of Barnett Newman’s […]
I have subscribe to the H-Animal mailing list, a great virtual conversation happening among multi-disciplinary scholars engaged in “the study of animals in human culture.” Lately the conversation has gotten more and more interesting as one member asked the question, should animal studies researchers also be animal advocates? Many people responded on both […]
I just received my contributor copies of Border Crossings magazine, a well-respected Canadian arts magazine distributed nationally. Last summer I had the opportunity to review an exhibition entitled Oil Spill: New Painting in Ontario at Saw Gallery, a local artist-run gallery. It was a huge challenge to write effectively about six artists […]
An important announcement from Canadian media - a heralding, a warning, a portent -
The weather phenomenon La Nina will bring Canada the coldest winter in nearly 15 years, Environment Canada warned Friday.
Environment Canada’s temperature forecast shows the majority of the country will experience a “temperature anomaly” of below-normal temperatures through the months of December, […]
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Putting things in perspective - Alex Wooley’s Office Job/Battery Hens
“A response to the similarities between many office working conditions
and battery farmed hens.”
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I’ve just started listening to a new podcast, the Dawn and Drew Show. This podcast embodies for me those moments you experience with good friends, possibly slightly inebriated, in the middle of […]
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