Monthly Archives: May 2012

If you want a pen pal (well, pin pal, actually), go on over to The Hairpin and get one! :-) (Warning: it might be me!)

I recently received the following call to action from the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS): On May 1, the Canadian Government abolished in its entirety the Understanding Canada grant program. Funding for the Canadian Studies grant … Continue reading →

While overlapping and mutually reinforcing books can be quite entertaining (consider Babysitters Club, Sweet Valley High, and The Ladies Detective Agency), it can be equally amusing (and perhaps more worthwhile) to read books that are in some way juxtaposed or … Continue reading →

According to a character in Salman Rushdie’s hotly disputed The Satanic Verses, “The trouble with the Engenglish is that their hiss hiss history happened overseas, so they dodo don’t know what it means” (1988: 337). This was translated by Homi … Continue reading →

As I have slowly learned (and even more slowly begun to realize and practice), in part from my lovely life coach Lorna and in part from reading other stuff that made me realize I didn’t want my dying wish to … Continue reading →

We live in a strange, strange building that requires one to pass through three to four doors and go back outside before actually getting into our place. Other than causing people to remove their footwear prematurely, this also gives us … Continue reading →