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Ooks of Hazzard cover “Kids” by MGMT

By B Cole, Tuesday, July 5, 2011.

I don’t know who they are, where they’re from, but this cover is awesome!

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DSP Movie Review – Beginners from Mike Mills

DSP Movie Review – Beginners from Mike Mills

By Giovanni Navarria, Saturday, July 2, 2011.

Beginners (2010) 105 min  -  Comedy | Drama -  9 June 2011 (Germany) Critics: 50 reviews Metascore: 81/100 (based on 28 reviews from Metacritic.com) Director:Mike Mills Writer:Mike Mills Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Lauren Meet Hal (Christopher Plummer), his son Oliver (Ewan McGregor), and Oliver’s new girlfriend Anna (Melanie Laurent), they are...

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Happy Birthday You Big Loon

Happy Birthday You Big Loon

By Wendy Stewart, Wednesday, June 29, 2011.

As we Canadians embark on a weekend full of food, fun and fireworks to celebrate Canada Day, we should also keep in mind that it’s the birthday of our beloved Loonie. It was brought into Canadian circulation on June 30, 1987, after being designed by Robert-Ralph Carmichael from Echo...

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DSP Touring the South, Taking in Bonnaroo 2011

DSP Touring the South, Taking in Bonnaroo 2011

By B Cole, Tuesday, June 7, 2011.

Detroit, Louisville, Nashville and Manchester are on the list of places to visit this early June. Yes, DSP will be covering 2011′s greatest music festival – Bonnaroo.  Headliners this year include Neil Young, the Strokes, Eminem, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons as well as the Black Keys.  Florence &...

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Michael Ignatieff, Liberal Leader

Impressive Speech by Liberal Leader Ignatieff

By B Cole, Tuesday, April 26, 2011.

The Canadian Federal Election is looming – advance polling is open now.  I still haven’t made up my mind or endorsed anyone yet, but I did see this video of a speech Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff made in Sudbury sometime around April 16.  It’s pretty impressive stuff. Vote Day...

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No Good Music Produced This Millennium?

By B Cole, Thursday, April 21, 2011.

An old co worker and I had an argument back in 2006 or 2007.  The debate was about music.  His argument was simply “There has been no good music produced since the start of this millennium”.  Highlighting his argument, were the winners of the “Best Album” award from the...

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They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To

By Wendy Stewart, Thursday, April 21, 2011.

Two-thousand, seven hundred and sixty-four years ago on April 21, twin brothers, Remus and Romulus, founded the city of Rome. The city is only named after Romulus because the brothers agreed to select the site and name via divine signs – whoever saw the most vultures or eagles. Remus...

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Just Plain Sad

By Beth Morrissey, Monday, April 18, 2011.

Because I believe studying abroad/living abroad is such a great opportunity it makes me so sad to know what happened to this Irish student studying in Chicago last year. I guess I think about how safe I felt in Ireland, I walked alone at night a lot. But you...

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Oh, To Be A Princess

By Wendy Stewart, Monday, April 18, 2011.

This upcoming April 29th, at a very early hour for those of us in North America, will be the anticipated nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It’s expected to be a very lavish affair that nearly a billion people from around the world will watch on TV. It’s...

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The French veil ban…a gray issue

By Beth Morrissey, Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

When I woke up Monday morning my clock radio went off and the first thing I heard on my local National Public Radio station was, effective Monday, April 11 a ban was put on facial coverings of women in France. It is now illegal to wear a burqua or...

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