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A DOPEfm Christmas 2
I get bored of the same old Christmas music every year, that’s why I do my best to bring you a fresh hip-hop mix every season. I was pleasantly surprised that I didn’t have to repeat too many songs from the first edition of A DOPEfm Christmas. This years collection features these tunes Foreknown ft.…
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Long Live Daredevil
Daredevil: End of Days by Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, Klaus Janson, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Alex Maleev Daredevil meets a violent end at the hands of his arch-nemesis Bullseye. That’s not a spoiler alert either. This book is about the final days of our favourite super-hero. The strange thing about this story is that…
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Access: Louis Logic
I will be live on the radio later today in a segment we call Access. Louis Logic will be our special guest for this week’s show. You can listen live on the radio or watch the visual stream and ask questions via the chat room. You can tune us in on 91.5 WPRK in Florida on…
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The Final Days of Captain America
Captain America: The Chosen by David Morrell and Mitch Breitweiser Ever since Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, comic writers have been inspired to tell the stories of the final days of our favourite superheroes. Origin stories have always been popular, but now exit stories are becoming all the more frequent. This graphic novel tells…
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Polarity Bear Tours the Zoo
Polarity Bear Tours the Zoo: A Central Park Adventure by Sue de Cuevas and Wendy Rasmussen This book tells the story of a polar bear who lives in a zoo. She is unhappy being caged up with nothing to do. This is the first picture book that I’ve been asked to review. Like many illustrated…
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A Free Method Book For Beginning Music Classes
When I first started teaching music, I used the resources that were on hand at my school. The method book we had was Standard of Excellence and I wasn’t really happy with it. Almost all of the pieces used the same five notes, were in the same key, and it was rare that new music…
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Writing by The Seat of Your Pants Can Work Wonders
There are two trains of thought when it comes to writing – Planning and Pantsing. The former involves writing outlines and breaking down all the elements of a story before putting pen to paper to begin the first draft. The latter involves flying by the seat of your pants and making things up as you…
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Access: Marco Polo (Live Radio TODAY)
Conshus and I team up to interview all sorts of hip-hop artists in a weekly feature we call Access. This is live and interactive radio that pushes boundaries. You can tune us in on 91.5 WPRK in Florida on your radio dial or worldwide on the Our Show, Kevin Nottingham, and The Word is Bond. Marco…
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Batman, Robin, and The Red Hood Join Forces
Batman & Robin: Dark Knight Vs. White Knight by Cornel, McDaniel, Tomasi, Gleason, Winick, and Tocchini There are three stories in this graphic novel. My favourite is not the title story, however. I much prefer the story arc that had Batman and Robin joining forces with The Red Hood. A little bit of history…
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Recommended Reads: Divergent
Divergent by Veronica Roth In the near future, we live in one of five factions. Each group is conditioned to think, act, and behave in a certain way. When we turn sixteen years old, we are given a test that assigns us to one of the factions. We then have the choice of staying in…