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I was lucky enough to go to the launch of the Victoria international film festival last weekend and attended a talk by actor Madeleine Sherwood. Born in Montreal, Sherwood escaped from a mental institution and moved to New York and studied under Elia Kazan at the Actors Studio with many Hollywood greats such as Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, and playwright...

If you love to cook, why not drop by your local library branch, and check out the 641’s? Cookbooks are some of our most popular items. They’re gorgeous and inspiring, and we’ve got tons of them! Whether you’re cooking for a crowd, you need gluten-free solutions, or you’d just like to expand your repertoire, browse our collection. I like to consult the...

In my last post I wrote about my coming to terms with what an unfriendly eco-eater I was, and made a resolution to go veggie one day a week. Gentle reader this was a momentous decision for me, because I am one of those people who think that if it doesn't have meat, it isn't a meal. I could count on one hand the number of days I've gone without...

Millions of people in Asia and throughout the world are preparing to celebrate the New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, which is based on the lunar calendar, we are about to enter the year of the Tiger. The year will begin on February 14 th , 2010, and will end on February 2nd, 2011. Traditionally, the Tiger is a symbol of bravery, but it is also...

THE MILLENNIUM TRILOGY Six years ago, a Swedish journalist delivered three manuscripts to his publisher in Stockholm. These three supreme thrillers featuring an unlikely pair of sleuths – Mikael Blumkvist, an investigative journalist, and his sidecick Lisberth Salander, an Asperser's Syndrome antisocial hacker. The journalist was Karl-Stieg Erland...