Apollo Lemmon – play, politics & peculiarities

The video for Klassy's "Power Trip" brings forward the heartbreaking evils of xenophobic immigration policies and makes a powerful track even more so. "Power Trip"

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The Kite of Stars

The last episode of this season of LeVar Burton Reads is a reading of Dean Francis Alfar's "L'Aquilone du Estrellas (The Kite of Stars)", which

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Some Last Calgary Oddities

Before my midnight flight I was able to walk around downtown Calgary for a couple hours and enjoyed spotting some beautiful art placed here and

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Dinner at The Coup

For my last meal in Calgary I decided to head over for a solo dinner at The Coup, which had been recommended as a great

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Calgary Zoo

Our last little adventure in Calgary was stopping at the Calgary Zoo. It has well maintained facilities and overall was impressive. Frolicking with lemurs, seeing

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Lunch at Juree’s Thai Place

For lunch on our last day in Calgary we stopped at Juree's Thai Place, a wonderfully decorated spot with great food. I enjoyed the Green

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Fitness Boxing

By Wednesday evening Calgary had cooled off a lot, so instead of running I decided to try out Fitness Boxing, a rhythm-focused exercise game for

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Exploring Downtown Calgary

We headed downtown for our second night in Calgary and dashed around to some fantastic sights. First we ate at Flipp'n Burger, where I was

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Confederation Park Tunnel

My run took me through Calgary's Confederation Park and a tunnel that goes through it. The tunnel is lined on either side by stunning murals.

Run 2019.06.17

After being on planes all day, I was in need of a long run, so I decided to do the Zombies, Run! New Adventure Search

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Dinner at Clay Oven

My coworkers and I decided to eat at Clay Oven for our first meal in Calgary and were very impressed by the experience. A highlight

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Approaching Calgary

I just arrived in Calgary and am reminded just how empty and flat the land around it is.

Over Toronto

I'm traveling for work today and have a brief stopover in Toronto. Even having approached it many times before, it's stunning to see it from

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A Lemony Vegan Carrot Cake

For Father's Day we visited my father's new home along with my sister's family and I brought along some carrot cake inspired by Loving It

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A Tree Abloom

This evening while walking home I noticed some trees were beautifully abloom.

Murray A. Lightburn – Changed My Ways

Murray A. Lightburn's Hear Me Out is a warm, intimate and profound album and "Changes My Ways" is one of the brightest tracks on it.

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Run 2019.06.13

It had clouded over when I was heading home, but I enjoyed a solid run along what has become my typical route.

Run 2019.06.12

I took my old route through the graveyard for my run today. As usual, there were tourists flocking to the Titanic grave site to pass.

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Goatless Cheeze from Real Fake Meats

Saturday I stopped in at Real Fake Meats for the first time and took home their goatless cheeze. It was a perfect match for the

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Run 2019.06.11

I ran nearly the same route as Monday but was dashing ahead of clouds on a longer Zombies, Run! mission, so I ended up going

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Run 2019.06.10

It has been such a great string of days, and I'm definitely feeling like running is back to part of every day.

Araz Demha’s Moments of Relief

Araz Demha's new album Moments of Relief is a moving, beautiful work. It's presented as "Hopeful songs for sad people. Marching songs for the zombie

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Run 2019.06.09

I could get used to running on sunny days. It feels so good to be able to be out in a t-shirt and shorts and

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Celestine Emerald Mini Update

Celestine has been a bit fussier of late, so there haven't been as many opportunities for photos, but these are a few recent ones.

Run 2019.06.08

There's finally a string of great weather in Halifax. It was rewarding to run though downtown, though traffic lights are always a nuisance.

Live – Hold Me Up

Live's Throwing Copper was a formative album for me. The band recently released "Hold Me Up", a track that didn't make it onto the album

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Revolutions – The Three Pillars of Marxism

The Revolutions podcast has chronicled the big modern revolutions from England to France and to the Americas, with so much ground covered amid and between

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