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Jeff Herman’s Great Guide for Writers
Jeff Herman’s Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, & Literary Agents: Who they are, What they want, and How to win them over (29th Edition) This excellent reference book is now in its 29th edition. I reviewed an earlier iteration a few years back and was quite impressed with it. This new version updates the listing…
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Hip Hop Headucatorz Teach Math (Music – Video – Resources)
I’m so proud of this project. We worked on it a long time to bring Hip Hop into the classroom. This multimedia project will help you teach mathematics in a fun and engaging way. The Math Album by Hip Hop Headucatorz helps students learn all about the four basic operations of mathematics. Seven songs teach the concepts of…
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My Pick for Juno Rap Single of the Year
The Juno Awards are coming up and instead of complaining about the list of nominees this year, I thought I would go through the categories that interest me in detail and make my own decisions about each list. I’ve already covered the Children’s Album of the Year and Rap Album of the Year categories. Now,…
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The Math Album by Hip Hop Headucatorz (Music + Resources)
What Math Has For You is the introductory track to The Math Album, a project that Hip Hop Headucatorz have created for teachers to use in their classroom. Not only are there seven songs based on the four operations in mathematics, but there are ready-to-use resources for your classroom, too. First off, there are lyric videos that help illustrate…
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My Pick for Juno Rap Album of the Year
At first glance, I was not impressed with the nominees for this year’s Juno Awards. But I thought I would do something different this year. Instead of complaining, I decided to listen to every selection in the categories that interested me. I already wrote about children’s album nominees and how I was pleasantly surprised by…
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My Pick for the 2023 Juno Children’s Album
The nominees for The 52nd Annual JUNO Awards are out and I thought I would do something different this year. Instead of immediately forming an opinion on who I think should win, I decided to do a little research and listen to all of the albums in the categories that interested me. I started out with the Children’s…
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Noah 23 Album Release Party – This Saturday
It’s the return of Danny G’s annual Birthday Bash. This one is special because not only is it my first concert of the year, it is also an album release event for Noah 23’s new project. With performances by: Lion Fish Mad HattrSean WhiteStrange BreedShystTempomentalThronethiefTypo Hosted by Danny G and music by DJ Chase March…
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Stargirl – Perfect Television
I have been saying for years that Stargirl is the best superhero show on television. It blew me away from the first episode three years ago and I didn’t even wait for the first series to be over before I declared it my new favourite show. At the end of the first season, I added…
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Never Ever Forget Me Music & Artisan Festival (This Weekend)
Deshkan Ziibiing (Chippewas of the Thames First Nation), in collaboration with Music Tourism and the Western Fair District, is proud to welcome over 45 exhibitors including craft and artist vendors, food vendors and organizations to the first Gawii Wiikaa Ga-Nendimisii (Never Ever Forget Me) Music and Artisan Festival, taking place November 18 through 20, 2022.…
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Pinery Fall Classic – 1st Place Finish
I had a chance to run the Pinery Fall Classic for the first time this year. In fact, it was the first competitive run I’ve done in quite a long time. As they were starting to queue up the runners for 5-kilometer trail race, they announced that faster runners should come up to the front.…