Art, Music & Pop Culture

Classic Quilts

Ruth McKendry is a well-known textile expert and author of Quilts and Other Bedcoverings. Her personal collection of more than 300 quilts was acquired by the National Museum of Civilization in the late 1970s. Classic ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Flowercrafts: Practical Inspirations for Natural Gifts, Country Crafts and Decorative Displays

By Deena Beverley

Whether pretty posies or practical aromatics, book publishers are offering a stack of craft books on creating items for home, body, or gift giving from the garden’s bounty. From the glossy front cover of Living ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Herbcrafts: Practical Inspirations for Natural Gifts, Country Crafts and Decorative Displays

By Tessa Evelegh

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Making and Selling Herbal Crafts: Tips, Techniques, Projects

By Alyce Nadeau

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Canfake

By Donald Webster

Thirty years ago my wife and I bought an ancient pine sideboard from an antique dealer we privately referred to as “The Pirate.” “Early Upper Canada,” he said as we tied it onto the roof ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Children and YA Non-fiction

The Best Stories Behind the Top 20 Canadian Rock, Pop and Folk Songs

By Jim Brown

There are few things more central to music criticism than list making. In the introduction to his new volume, music critic and biographer Jim Brown suggests every reader should have his or her own list ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Leonardo and the Last Supper

By Ross King

Among Leonardo da Vinci’s writing and journals, one note in particular reveals his genius: his desire to paint “Man, and the intention of his mind.” Da Vinci’s constant search for new ways to reveal the ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Comics Versus Art

By Bart Beaty

In the not-so-distant past, the humble comic book found itself elevated to its own distinct category in bookstores: the graphic novel. However, as University of Calgary professor Bart Beaty points out, this distinction privileges the ... Read More »

December 10, 2012 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk

By Sam Sutherland

In the introduction to Sam Sutherland’s Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk, the author eruditely sets out the far-reaching effects of the first wave of punk in Canada, and – in appropriately irreverent fashion ... Read More »

December 10, 2012 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Children and YA Non-fiction

Waging Heavy Peace

By Neil Young

That a musical shape-shifter like Neil Young would take an unorthodox approach to his memoirs is to be expected. Indeed, this charming, poignant volume is much like Young’s oeuvre: sustained periods of pure delight punctuated ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

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Classic Quilts

Flowercrafts: Practical Inspirations for Natural Gifts, Country Crafts and Decorative Displays

Herbcrafts: Practical Inspirations for Natural Gifts, Country Crafts and Decorative Displays

Making and Selling Herbal Crafts: Tips, Techniques, Projects

Canfake

The Best Stories Behind the Top 20 Canadian Rock, Pop and Folk Songs

Leonardo and the Last Supper

Comics Versus Art

Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk

Waging Heavy Peace

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