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02
Nov
2009
Are women working harder for nothing?

6 days ago by ywcahamiltonvoices

I read an eye-opening article in the Globe and Mail today. Journalist Leah McLaren argues that despite some “good news” for women this week (“…the salaries of recent female business graduates narrowly exceeded those of their male counterparts for the first time. .. the Shriver Report found that half ...

YWCA Hamilton: Voices - ywcahamiltonvoices.wordpress.com · 1 reference

27
Oct
2009
“High in antioxidants, low on caffeine”: Leah McLaren weighs in on CanLit

12 days ago by Alison Potstra

Globe and Mail columnist Leah McLaren is the latest public figure to opine on the state of Can Lit. Prompted by this year’s awards season, McLaren takes the discussion one step further (or, perhaps backward) by flat-out refusing to read any nominated titles. Beyond wondering who does Annabel Lyon’s ...

Quill & Quire - quillandquire.com/blog · Rank: 5,116 · 289 references

18
Sep
2009
Shinanigans ensue at Holts Café book bash

51 days ago by Jen McNeely

Shinan Govani at the launch party for his new book, Boldface Names (Photo by Jen McNeely) Amidst TIFF hoopla, the National Post’s society and celebrity ink slinger, Shinan Govani, held a launch for his book Boldface Names at the Holts Café—an event that seemed to procure more boldface names than Van ...

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30
Jul
2009
It’s hot…

102 days ago by janesay

The west coast is having an unusually long heat wave. I’m not a big fan of excessive heat. It leaves me lazy and torpid. I have been reading a lot, as I can do that in a cool bath. I have recently finished the following: Angelica by Sharon Shinn, The Queen in Winter by Lynn Kurland, Sharon Shinn, Cl ...

What would Jane say? - janesay.wordpress.com

25
Jul
2009
Cottageocracy?

106 days ago by Jenn Jilks

I am so insulted! There have been some great days this past month. I love the changing days. Muskoka is one of the beautiful places to be in this world. I read: Muskoka's sodden summer of discontent This year, the Ontario cottageocracy doesn't deserve your envy Don't read it! Back away and resist th ...

My Muskoka - mymuskoka.blogspot.com · Rank: 74,015 · 12 references

16
May
2009
God may the save the Queen, but what about the rest of us?

177 days ago

lmclaren@globeandmail.comIt's Victoria Day weekend at last - time to fire up the barbecue, crack open a domestic microbrew and contemplate our glorious and historied relationship with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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09
May
2009
Does having children make us happy?

184 days ago

Children bring meaning and joy to our otherwise narrow, selfish, little lives, right? Too bad science doesn't back this up

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Sorry, Mother, no rug rats this year

184 days ago

lmclaren@globeandmail.comThis year, my mother wants only one thing for Mother's Day: a baby.''Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own kids,'' she recently phoned me up to say. ''C'mon, kiddo, it'll be fun.''

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02
May
2009
Pedal power to the people - ride on!

191 days ago

Old-fashioned as it might seem, cycling is the way of the future

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Pedal power to the people - ride on!

191 days ago

lmclaren@globeandmail.comThere's an urban transportation revolution afoot, but it's not the one you think.The British government recently launched a & 250-million strategy to introduce the electric car to mainstream London. The initiative, which includes citywide charging points, battery-swapping st ...

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