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Totalitarian Art (1990, 2011): Igor Golomstock argues that state-controlled art in Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Soviet Russia shared identical features
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillInitially, I was not all that impressed with Totalitarian Art (1990, 2011) but after reading a couple of online reviews of the book, and an online obituary for the book’s author Igor Golomstock, I am more impressed – impressed enough, that is, that I have made a point of reading the book from start two […]
Can you help with question regarding accident many years ago at Small Arms Ltd. plant in Mississauga?
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter/by Jaan PillI’ve received an inquiry, from a site visitor, who has read one of my articles about the Small Arms plant at Dixie and Lakeshore. “Growing up we lived in the area,” the inquirer notes, “and my mom always said that her cousin worked at and had died as the result of an accident at the […]
Port Credit Cultural Walking Tours – last Saturday of every month, April to October
/1 Comment/in Mississauga, Newsletter/by Jaan PillClick here for dates and details: Port Credit Cultural Walking Tours An excerpt from the above-noted like reads: Enjoy a free history lesson through the popular free walking tours of Port Credit, held on the last Saturday of every month from April to October. Richard Collins will share stories of this historic village from their […]
Narcoland (2013) describes a disastrous “war on drugs” that has led to more than 80,000 deaths in Mexico since its inception in 2006
/1 Comment/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillOver the years, I’ve written several posts about the War on Drugs. One post, by way of example, is entitled: The Drug Wars in America, 1940-1973 (Kathleen J. Frydl, 2013) A key point in the above-noted study is that national drug laws have to do with power. It has to do with the assertion, enactment, and […]
CBC The Current podcast: We are natural storytelling machines, not statisticians – The Undoing Project (2017)
/1 Comment/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA Jan. 27, 2017 CBC The Current article (with a link to a podcast) is entitled: “How two game-changing psychologists changed the way we think about thinking.” Click here for a transcript of the Jan. 27, 2017 CBC interview > The CBC interview on which the article is based, was with the author Michael Lewis. […]
Mimico groups pushing back against ‘westward wave’ of condo development: Oct. 25, 2016 Etobicoke Guardian. Plus: Please help us regarding 14 Villa!
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAn Oct. 25, 2016 Etobicoke Guardian article is entitled: “Mimico groups pushing back against ‘westward wave’ of condo development: OMB decision ‘rather indecisive’, says Mimico Lakeshore Community Network co-chair.” You can access the article at the link in the previous sentence. Many things are happening this weekend and next week. In Situ event is now on […]
I was impressed with first episode of CBC TV’s This Is High School
/9 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdate Click here to watch the First Episode: Grade Nine is the Worst Year > [end of update] I was impressed with the first episode of This Is High School, a TV series that the CBC Media Centre (see link in the sentence you are now reading) describes as follows. The episode, which I learned of […]