Articles

Gregor’s Bed – You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet

Film: You Ain’t Seen Nothin? Yet (Vous n?avez encore rien vu) Director: Alain Resnais Cast: Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema, Lambert Wilson (with Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, and Michel Piccoli) Genre: Art House, Drama ?Orpheus with his Lute made Trees, And the Mountaine tops that freeze, Bow themselves when he did sing… In sweet Musicke is… Read more »

In Conversation – Sienna Dahlen

Sienna Dahlen is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter and teacher with a Master’s degree in jazz performance from the University of Toronto. She’s toured the world and has collaborated with a number of notable artists, including Karl Jannuska, Mads Baerentzen, and Wassim Soubra. She recently released her album Verglas?a set of original and innovative songs beautifully arranged… Read more »

Health Matters – Ear Seeds

When you think of Chinese medicine, what comes to mind is usually acupuncture needles?or maybe strangely named herbs. But what about your ears? Although It’s not common knowledge, our ears are viewed as unique in traditional Chinese medicine. This is because their surface holds a myriad of energetic points, each of which represents one of… Read more »

Gregor’s Bed – Grief and Loss

A Preoccupation With Grief and Loss, as Portrayed in Five Recent Indie Films Films: Morning After Midnight (USA) The Way the World Ends (USA) Soul (Belgium) LaRonde (Canada) Birthday Girls (Ireland) ?No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.? C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed I’ve noticed that death has been the subject… Read more »

In Conversation – Karin Ericsson Back of Irmelin, Part II

Irmelin is a Swedish a cappella folk trio with a talent for exquisite renditions of timeless folk songs from Scandinavia and beyond. (Be sure to read the Voice review of their recently released third album, North Sea Stories.) All three women are also music teachers who give workshops in Swedish folk singing techniques. Recently, trio… Read more »