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: Jeff Keary; Articles; 06 April 2021

Stefan Duerst: Hot Metal Magus

Last summer we paid a visit to Stefan Duerst’s home, workshop and outdoor exhibition space near Godfrey, just north of Kingston, as part of a feature on local sculpture parks. Fascinated with what I saw, I vowed to pay a return visit. Opening the discussion, we talk about the origins of artists as a distinct entity, and how originally they emerged from the system of medieval guilds in Europe...

: Priya Rao; Articles; 17 December 2020

Using Food and Movement to Beat the Winter Blues

Prime Minister Trudeau said what we’ve all been feeling, “COVID sucks”. We all know we’re heading into a particularly difficult winter, one where we won’t be able to find comfort in seeing friends and loved ones. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) occurs to many of us every winter and this year it’s going to hit harder than ever so here are some ways to ward off the blahs and boost our...

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: Grapevine; Articles; 14 December 2020

Chatting about Art with Jim Turner of 2gallery

Chatting about Art with Jim Turner of 2gallery, Picton. 2gallery at 256 Main Street, Picton is the most recent entrant to The County’s flourishing, (pre-Covid), arts scene, opening in spring of last year. 2gallery is the result of Jim Turner and Craig Daniel’s long held ambition to relocate to The County following successful careers in media and high tech industries. “It’s such a shame, just as...

: Lindy Mechefske; Articles; 13 December 2020

Food Books for Everyone on your Gift List

If ever there was a perfect time for food books, then surely this, the era of the global Covid-19 pandemic, is it. With most of us locking down in various formats for the upcoming winter season, our kitchens will all feature prominently for the next several months while visions of vaccines dance in our heads.Many of us love cookbooks, not necessarily because we are searching for a recipe –...

: Lisa Van Meer; Articles; 13 December 2020

Getting Plugged In

At a young age, I developed a passion for cars, my first love was a VW Bug. As I grew older, I hung out with “gear heads” and came to enjoy the smell of fuel and burning rubber. Later I learned to recognize the sound of different motors and appreciate their fine lines and classic styling. Several models were available for just a short time, and some were simply before their time. The public...

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: John Arkelian; Articles; 13 December 2020

The Polity and Us

An organized society, or ‘polity,’ is made up of innumerable interactions among individual persons – and between each of us and the myriad of laws, norms, policies, and practices that govern the ways we navigate our way through daily life. Never mind the overrated internet; the real ‘world-wide web’ is the profuse, intricate network of connections between people, regulatory bodies, and commercial...

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