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Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children
Nurture Shock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman This book makes some interesting points that fly in the face of conventional wisdom. It makes sense to not fight in front of the children, right? But of course fighting is inevitable in a relationship. There are going to be disagreements and arguments. How we handle these…
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Riverside Park Trail Run (Cambridge)
It’s time for another photographic tour. I so love doing these. I lace up my shoes, strap a camera to my wrist, explore a new trail, and snap pictures along the way. Then I post them here so you can be my virtual running partner. And if you are so inspired, perhaps you will go…
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Stolen Rap Gear and What You Can Do
I’ve had the chance to hang out with Mad Dukez and Fresh Kils and I have to tell you that they are hard-working, down-to-earth, all around cool guys. It really is a shame to see that someone broke into their tour van and stole all of the equipment they need to write, perform, and make great…
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Hashtag Rap Explained
Welcome back to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. Today we are exploring the poetic device known as the simile. More aptly, we are looking at instances where rappers have taken the word “like” out of the comparison in a style that has been branded “hashtage rap”. If you missed part one,…
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Know Your History – Hashtag Rap
Rap is poetry. I know a lot of people would disagree with that succinct statement but if you really think about it, where in modern society do we such wordplay, such poetic expression, such commentary, such emotion and feeling, and a wealth of rhyme. We can get all those things in a single rap song…
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Fables and Sandman: Old Characters – New Spin
Fables: Volume 17 – Inherit the Wind by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, and Shwan McManus I discovered the world of Fables three years ago and I have read all of the trade paperbacks up to volume 17 now. The story really is incredible. It features all of the fairy tale characters we know…
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The Gate Thief
The Gate Thief by Orson Scott Card This was sitting on the new arrival shelf at the public library. I picked it up because I have always enjoyed Orson Scott Card’s work. I love his work in the genre of science fiction and the medium of comics and I did read one of his urban…
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Who Stole My Style . . . I mean, Stile
I don’t get out to Grimsby very often. But when I do, the Niagara Escarpment calls out to me. There is just something about running up Hamilton Mountain and doing so through a network of trails. It is challenging and beautiful. I love it. This is a trail map of the route I usually take.…
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The Word is Bond Rap Radio Hour
The Word is Bond Rap Radio Hour is now on the air. We rebranded the podcast and wanted to start off big. We have a new scratching introduction by DJ Inform. Much props on that, sir! We also have an exclusive theme song as our backdrop, done by Hexsagon. We also have a big competition…
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Gareth Malone and The Power of Choir
The first time I saw Gareth Malone on television I was completely blown away. He has inspired so many people to come together and sing. And for several years he has done it in front of television cameras. When I saw that he had also published a book on the experience, I knew I had…