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Our route from Mount Carleton, New Brunswick to Castine, Maine Longtime sailing friends Marianne and Wyllys spend their summers in Castine, Maine. Wyllys’ family has owned an oceanside cottage there since the 1950s and when they learned we were in Canada, they graciously extended an invitation for a visit. It didn’t take us long to say yes. Marianne and Wyllys, longtime cruising friends and our hosts in Castine (Used with …

Trappistenhuis Den Herberg in Waasmunster is a volkscafé offering Trappist beers, Geuze, and sourdough bread made with Chimay yeast. The post Trappistenhuis Den Herberg appeared first on Belgian Smaak.

Starting with a sentiment that we can all agree on, this bunch of brutal Japanese Punk Rockers takes no prisoners,play it loud until you too become Deef.Old Punk Rocker Heroes such as the terminally awful John Lydon,are almost as bad as their fans,and should do us all a favor and voluntarily turn themselves in at the sadly fictional local extermination camps for gobshite Rockers.Turning from enemy of the state number …

Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our members. This Month, we are featuring Seleus Blelis who writes at Silver Screen Classics and Nostalgia.1. Why do you blog?Ever since my introduction to classic cinema starting with the iconic "Frankenstein" (1931), I've wanted to share my thoughts and opinions about these brilliant glimpses into film culture - and this was in 1978, when I was …

Montreal metro, last winter. If our attention for long-form reading was already faltering because of texts, social media, and the delivery of online reading material to us in shorter and shorter bits, not to mention our often-frenetic lives, the pandemic drove a decisive nail into that coffin. During those difficult years of fear and isolation, I heard many people say that although they wanted to read books, they found they …

This is a speculative post, with a bit of a hypothesis. Where I live in British Columbia there is a provincial election campaign on. It is happening in the midst of a kind of permanent federal campaign that, although not officially begun, has been manufactured by the Conservative Party of Canada as they try to topple the Liberal Party minority government. Political branding is all the rage at the moment, …

Today marks a full year of Jumblie puzzles! I made the theme “appreciative” for a reason: I am so grateful for all the love the game has gotten over the past year. Without burying the lede too much: I’m going to stop making Jumblie puzzles now. The game will still work, daily, it will just loop from now on, where it starts from Puzzle #1 after Puzzle #365. How the …

In our virtual Library Leaders Forum, you’ll hear from Internet Archive staff about our emerging library services and updates on existing efforts, including from our partners. How do libraries empower research in the 21st century? Join in our discussion! REGISTER NOW! Speakers from the Internet Archive include: Brewster Kahle, founder & digital librarian, Internet Archive Chris Freeland, library services Elizabeth Macleod, book digitization Liz Rosenberg, donations Jude Coelho, interlibrary loan …

Hi! This is a "share your work" notes-dump, for some independent research projects I'm doing in AI Alignment/Safety. Alas, this means this post will be more wordy, sloppy & technical than my usual "explain it like I'm 12" style. Sorry! Should any of these bear fruit, I'll share the fruit's juice in more accessible packaging. (If any of these ideas inspire you to do some research of your own, feel …

Following a hugely-impressive debut album released in 2022, Norwich based indie-folk outfit Eliza Delf and The Wilderness will be unveiling their latest single at the end of this month. ‘Look At Me’ will be released across all digital platforms on 31 October 2024, and isthe first taste of a brand-new album scheduled for release in Spring 2025 Reviewing the debut album at the time I wrote: “The term folk barely …

We saw The Book of Mormon on Tuesday, my third musical in six days. I don’t think I usually manage more than one a year at most. I went into it knowing quite a bit about the history and precepts of Mormonism but nothing about the musical. It’s funny, well-crafted, and the performances were excellent, but I felt very uncomfortable about the way it portrays Uganda. The Book of Mormon …

Hey, it’s October again. Normally, this is when I post an ancient clip of “Ghouls Night Out,” “Horror Business” or – wait for it – “Halloween” and assert that October belongs to the Misfits, but I thought I’d mix it up, this time. Time was when I used to more enthusiastically keep up with all things Hip-Hop. I mean, while I’ll always be a rock guy, I was geniunely invested …

The Army, The Navy “BBIDGI” The Army, The Navy are a folk duo with the same basic set up as Simon & Garfunkel – two singers, one guitar. The interesting thing with them, most especially on “BBIDGI,” is how their melodies and vocal harmonies are much closer in style and tone to mid 90s through mid 00s R&B than typical folk. It’s a little like if an R&B girl group …

Images from the University of Western Kentucky Special Collections Do you remember the Old Maid card game? The goal was to match pairs of cards. One had no match and the person left with it at the end was called the Old Maid. It could be played with a regular deck, where players simply removed one queen. However, special decks were made with all kinds of different pairs—men, women, children, …