Outlet mall could affect Turkey Mountain trails that cross private land
See the city's map of the Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area and the site of the proposed outlet mall. The Turkey Mountain trails that potentially could be affected by a proposed outlet mall at 61st Street and U.S. 75 are not part of River Parks, the ...
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Last week was a particularly hard week due to being in one of the “down” stages of the depression, and in a knee-jerk reaction to seeing something I didn’t approve of on Facebook, deactivated my account. Then reactivated. Then deactivated. And did this 2 more times in 6 hours before going to bed. I ...
First Week of School - Wemberly and Freebies!
First week. I'm done. Yes... done, not finished. I'm finished too, but I'm done, mostly. Done - like a turkey. Stick a fork in me. My calves hurt. My heels hurt. I haven't gotten much sleep. My brain won't stop. BUT, I haven't lost my voice yet. And I lose my voice EVERY year in the first few weeks. ...
European study: rates of Islamic radicalization of immigrant population vary from country to country
With some in the Obama Administration (but not our dear leader himself) warning of the threat to America from Jihadists who left America to fight in Syria/Iraq and possibly returning to bring their ‘skills’ to the country that “welcomed them as strangers;” and European leaders shaking in their boots ...
Canada Vignettes: Canadian History Through Animated Short Films
You’ve all seen them on television. Those wonderful, short, fascinating Canada Vignettes that cover the history of Canada, from the ill-fated establishment of the Republic of Manitoba to the exploits of train robber Bill Miner. This series of over 120 short films has played continually on Canadian t ...
My (not nearly long enough) Getaway to Kaş
Last week, my boyfriend and I, finally were able to take our vacation. We didn’t even know if we were going to be able to go. This mostly had to do with him being able to get time off. You see, unlike back in America where most big person jobs allow you advanced notice of vacation time, here we don’ ...
How To Make Your Product The Ferrari Of group holidays
How To Make Your Product The Ferrari Of group holidays Golfing Holidays – Should you be keen golfer, then a spherical or two whilst on holiday break is a necessity, especially when going to Greece and Cyprus as both equally have become a golfer’s paradise with their local weather, scenery and amenit ...
Unpublished pitches for “Nickelodeon” Magazine, part 1
From 2001 to its demise in 2009, I was a regular writer—and an even more regular pitcher—for the peerless Nickelodeon Magazine. The editors had great taste, and I’m not saying that just because many became my friends. However, they made the occasional misstep…such as when they passed on the followin ...
TRIP: (VEGGIE) ISTANBUL
For one time, let's forget about the lovely city of Ghent & move a bit towards the East. There where East meets West, on the crossroads between Asia & Europe: join us on this little trip to the mecca of Eurasia: Istanbul. Baklava, çay & nargile. If I would have to describe Istanbul in a few words, I ...
Hito Steyerl | Politics of Post-Representation, In conversation with Marvin Jordan,
From the militarization of social media to the corporatization of the art world, Hito Steyerl’s writings represent some of the most influential bodies of work in contemporary cultural criticism today. As a documentary filmmaker, she has created multiple works addressing the widespread proliferation ...
The view in Kayseri
The view from the office room we’ve set up in our apartment is nice this afternoon. I can see the balconies of neighboring apartment buildings, a partially completed demolition project in an adjacent vacant lot, the boulevard that passes our university, and in the distance, more towering apartment b ...
