Why thinking in the shower may be an ideal model for 'creative pause'

Why thinking in the shower may be an ideal model for "creative pause" ~ 12 November 2008 ~ Let's be honest: Who doesn't profit from thinking in the shower? I imagine we'd be hard-pressed to find anyone reading ...

International women support charity initiatives

Date: 2008-11-11 Elegance, intellectual finesse and tact are qualities defining Irina Budrina, president of the International Women's Association of Bucharest .

Hedonics: If you're happy, you don't know it

The happiest people in the world, according to one theory, barely know they're happy.

Ontario braces for a grey wave

Judy Steed In Toronto's literary and cultural circles, she is a strong presence a ' the internationally respected Phyllis Grosskurth, Ph.D., Order of Canada, English professor and author of acclaimed ...

Prop 8 has biblical, scientific validation

I would address the Proposition 8 concern. It does represent the biblical position, but this is not the only source of insight.

A psychiatrist who was genuinely intrigued by patients

Eva Lester, believed to be the first woman in Canada to become a professor in psychiatry, not only taught at McGill University for 40 years, but ran the adolescent unit at the Allan Memorial Institute for 20 ...

Yipes, the pipes! Davies Hall breaks out the organ for a 'Phantom' Halloween

IT'S HORROR NIGHT in the symphony hall! An appropriately spooky event unfolds on the big screen in Davies Hall tonight, where the San Francisco Symphony is sponsoring a showing of the 1925 Lon Chaney classic ...

Farewell to the Typewriter Man.

Some years ago I posted about Ian Frazier's Atlantic piece on Martin Tytell, king of the typewriter repairmen; now I regretfully report that he has passed on, via The Economist 's lyrical obituary : Everything ...

Focus on Theology: Islamic Publishing

Although it has been seven years since the 9/11 attacks on America and almost 30 years since the Iranian Revolution, interest in Islam is keener than ever.

The McGuffin Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Episode 16

The McGuffin Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Episode 16 Posted by Cory Johnson on 10.26.2008 Psychoanalysis of a Terminator turns into the darkest joke of the year....plus another visitor from ...