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I became a grandfather this week.

The dangerous path of Ontario’s special economic zones | The Narwhal The Doug Ford government is pushing ahead with rules under Bill 5 to allow special economic zones, despite global examples of harm to land and people

"These are important cautionary tales: special economic zones offer short-term gains for developers, all too often at the expense of long-term public well-being."

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I am angry, I am ill and I'm as ugly as sin
My irritability keeps me alive and kicking

'A Song From Under the Floorboards'
By Magazine

One of my favourite openings to a song.

Hélène Grimaud - The Talks “I fell in love with the sustain pedal, because for me, it was a way to just keep the sound going and not let it escape.” “It’s about time stopping during that fraction of a second where this emotion ...

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Remembering Avant–Garde Composer Sofia Gubaidulina | Strings Magazine The Soviet composer was denounced early on for her “irresponsible attitude to the principles of socialist realism”—a comment she took as a badge of honor.

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A guide to Luigi Nono's music Tom Service: Few composers have understood as keenly as Nono did that every musical decision also has social and political ramifications, but there is more to his work than the overtly political

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Life hacks #1
Whenever my wife and I are put on hold on the phone - we dance. I put on a fedora and we dance, dance, dance.
Making fun out of thin air is a good thing.

Fantasie on River Grasses Op. 3 No. 1-7, B Flat Minor, by Raymond Tani 7 track album

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Music.

A North Sketchbook, by Raymond Tani 6 track album

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Music.

Getting in the zone, musically, for my canoe trip which is coming up real soon.

Colosseum - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You. 1969. Progressive Rock. Fusion. Full Album YouTube video by needle

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Tiberius Caesar, who preferred drunken orgies over ruling the Roman Empire It’s kind of hard to pick a prominent person from the days of the Roman Empire who wasn’t a fan of drunken orgies. For these bacchanalia were an important part of everyday life. Still t…

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It's a Vince Guaraldi afternoon.
Might be some Snoopy dancing goin' on. Who knows..

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Georgian Bay, today.

Remembering Sheila Jordan, a voice that defined bebop's spirit Among the last beboppers, one of the first singers on Blue Note and a pioneer of voice and bass, Sheila Jordan left an indelible mark on jazz. In this conversation from 2023, she joined Christian McBr...

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Jazz On Film And The Problem Of The Mad Creative Genius Jazz Night in America host Christian McBride reflects on how movies about his art form — including La La Land and a new Lee Morgan documentary — tend to paint the working jazz musician.

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A New Documentary Explores The Troubled, Brilliant Life Of Pianist Bill Evans Filmmaker Bruce Spiegel speaks with Weekend Edition about the eight-year process behind Bill Evans: Time Remembered.

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Phantasmagoria Blues YouTube video by Mark Lanegan - Topic

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Sisters with Transistors Explores the Avant-Garde History of Women Electronic Musicians Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

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Gary Burton Born in 1943 and raised in Indiana, Gary Burton taught himself to play the vibraphone, developing a unique approach that set a new standard for four-mallet playing. At the age of 17, he made his recor...

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Paul Horn.

Pt. 10: Amur Winter, by Raymond Tani from the album Amur/Amba Op. 4

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Emily Carr

'Time's Colonist' file photo

Georgia O'Keeffe

by Ansel Adams