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Sexism and Silence in the Literary Community

Jon Paul Fiorentino | Posted 05.01.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Literature, Misogyny, Literary Culture, Hate, Book Reviews, Poets, Gaming, Feminism, Comedy, Poetry, Canada Living News
Jon Paul Fiorentino

There are so many reasons a literary community remains silent when faced with the unpleasant business of sexism or misogyny: many writers fear the repercussions of speaking out because many of the people who get away with both blatant and subtle forms of hate are also in positions of relative power in the literary community.

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Why Morrissey Still Matters

Jon Paul Fiorentino | Posted 05.07.2013 | Canada Music
Read More: Literature, Fame, Animal Rights, Activism, Morrissey, UK Celebrity, Animals, British Monarchy, Celebrities, Canada Music News
Jon Paul Fiorentino

Morrissey (as an artist and public figure) has always had the uncanny ability to charm and repel at the same time. His staunch animal rights activism, his hatred of the throne, his refusal to adhere to any of the tenets of accepted celebrity behaviour have often landed him in hot water. But what's wrong with a little hot water when today's music and music industry is so depressingly tepid?

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Before Downton, There Was Derbyshire

Shachi Kurl | Posted 03.30.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Women's Empowerment, Literature, Downton Abbey, Romance, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Anniversary, Vancouver, Bride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice, Bridge Jones Diary, Canada British Columbia News
Shachi Kurl

This day, this week, marks 200 years since readers first clapped eyes on what was to become one of the most memorable first lines in English literature: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."

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When Comic Books Aren't So Funny

Jane Tolmie | Posted 04.12.2012 | Canada
Read More: Literature, Art Spiegelman, Comics, Books, White Privilege, Racism, Culture, Sequential Art, Canada News
Jane Tolmie

Comic memoirs facilitate emotional, intellectual, and ethical investments in the experiences of others. It is not about appropriation, or belittling empathy, nor is it a search for satisfaction via vicarious experience. It is about imagination and the transformative power of visual/verbal works that document the world around us, as anti-racist work calls for the re-imagination of that world.

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There's a Picture Book For That!

Heather Feldstein | Posted 12.28.2011 | Canada
Read More: Literature, Childrens Books, Picture Book, Parenting Tips, Books, Ebooks, Canada News
Heather Feldstein

My business world is that of picture books... reading, writing, reviewing and keeping tabs on what's hot and what's not. There has been much buzz of ...

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Not Without My Daughter, Betty Mahmoody

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada
Read More: Sally Field, Betty Mahmoody, Not Without My Daughter, Literature, Banned Books Week, Censorship, Canada News
Danielle Crittenden

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Giller Prize Finalists: Have You Read Any Of These?

CP | Posted 11.06.2011 | Canada
Read More: Guy Vanderhaeghe Giller, Scotiabank Giller Prize, Giller Prize Michael Ondaatje, Giller Prize Canada, Canada Literature, Michael Ondaatje Giller, Scotiabank-Giller-Prize, Giller Prize, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Giller Prize Finalists, Michael Ondaatje, Canada Books, Canada News

TORONTO - Michael Ondaatje and Guy Vanderhaeghe are among the contenders for this year's $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Organizers announced a lo...

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