I subscribe to the Toronto Edition of the Novae Res Urbis (NRU) newsletter. That’s how I learned about the settlement, that is the topic of the current post. A subscription to the NRU newsletter is tremendously valuable for any person seeking to keep track of land-use planning issues in Toronto. I make a point of […]
Geoff Kettel <gkettel@gmail.com> of Toronto has shared the following story, which I am pleased to pass along. A Dec. 18, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “Developer who tore down historic San Francisco house ordered to rebuild it ‘exactly like it was’: City staffer Dennis Richards hopes the rebuilt house will serve as a ‘scarlet letter’ […]
In the last few pages of The Devils of Loudun (1952), Aldous Huxley shares thoughts regarding optimal ways to work toward advancement of human consciousness, within the context of spiritual pursuits. He also lists the sources he used in writing his overview of the “diabolic drama,” as Huxley terms it, in which a pastor of […]
The current post and subsequent ones (if I get around to them) are concerned with three books about the Second World War: (1) Collected Memories: Holocaust History and Postwar Testimony (2003) (2) Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland (2017) (3) The Third Reich in History and Memory (2015) History of […]
I’m really pleased to share this photo: After sixty-two (62) years, Marsha Silver and Noreen Doherty meet in Orleans, Ontario. Both attended Mrs. Harris’s Grade Seven class at Ahuntsic Elementary School in Montreal in 1957/58. I was really pleased to meet Noreen Doherty when she helped out – in so many valuable and much appreciated […]
In previous posts I’ve spoken about the Amsterdam cycling infrastructure that enables citizens of all ages and walks of life to get around the city on bikes, safely and in a congenial setting where people can ride and carry on conversations for hours on end. Two books about Amsterdam cycling that I look forward to […]
Government of Canada website has a Dec. 5, 2018 posting, related to recalls and safety alerts, entitled: Talc – Potential Risk of Lung Effects and Ovarian Cancer Just so you know: Avoid inhaling loose talc powders; Avoid female genital exposure to products containing talc; Keep baby powder away from a child’s face to avoid inhalation; […]
Previous posts related to Stratford, and other topics related to the current post, include: Power of a vision: Tom Patterson, who launched the Stratford Festival, and Jim Tovey, who launched Inspiration Lakeview, each visualized what could be Background reading helps a person better understand the larger story, within which local history everywhere is embedded To […]
A recent book about Shakespeare is entitled: Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics (2018). May 2018 Washington Post review A May 3, 2018 Washington Post review of Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politic (2018) is entitled: “What can ‘Macbeth’ teach us about President Trump’s next move?” An excerpt reads: Greenblatt is powerful and more convincing, though, in his discussion […]