Category: People
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The Mystic Music of Everyday Household Objects
Most people think ‘utilitarian’ when they see everyday objects like a trash bin or a plain white china side plate lying around their house. But musician/artist/composer/sound designer Diego Stocco observes these objects and hears music. Animate or inanimate, everything around his house – including the tree in his backyard – are potential instruments to create exceptional… Read more
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“Nothing in Front of Me But My Hands”
(I deem it time for some more Bentlily loveliness. All rights Samantha Reynolds.) It’s early and raining they are bundled my husband and son on an adventure they promise to bring home treasures sticks bright leaves unidentifiable pieces of plastic. The house is oddly still as though it isn’t us that runs around it but… Read more
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You Can Go Home Again (Hint: Try Knocking on the Front Door)
Note: this entry was written in mid-February but posted today. For the past two weeks I’ve been back in Vancouver for my annual journey “home.” But this year was different. I returned to find permanent lodging and care for my father, whose Alzheimers has taken a significant turn for the worse. I simultaneously advocated… Read more
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The Burning Smell of Childhood
How do you like your tea? Sweet? Or very, very black? On moving day, a little girl gives a tea party for her dollies in the garden of her new home. However, her parents are unaware of her unusual ability to channel the spirit of John Rambo. Moving Day, a film by Jason Wingrove. *****************… Read more
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Should I Make Backyard Sacrifices?
Another curious tidbit from the Eighth Wonder of the World. 119 Ministries offers an organized, scripture-based argument answering the common biblical question: Should I, or should I not, make backyard sacrifices? Great for personal knowledge and to have in your ready-made stash of neighbourly advice. http://vimeo.com/33794856 Read more
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Mr. Toilet’s Big Squat
A funny, bold short film about Mr. Toilet, a social entrepreneur who, as his nickname suggests, has issues with poop. Jack Sim most specifically has a problem with 40% of the world’s population not having access to toilets in their homes and communities. No toilets = contaminated drinking water = unnecessary death and suffering. His… Read more
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The Bed Bug Registry
Bedbugs. Say that word in a crowd and watch everyone take two giant steps backwards. While I’ve not experienced a bedbug infestation, I did unknowingly introduce a nasty case of fleas into a friend’s apartment once while travelling overseas. Not good. Obsessing about bedbugs seems like a terrific way to ruin a holiday.… Read more
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Shelter from the Storm
Fear. Mental illness. Apocalyptic visions. It’s so hard to tell the difference between them these days. In Take Shelter, Curtis, a young husband and father from the midwest, obsesses about building out his underground storm shelter. Times are tough, jobs are in short supply, and families teeter on the edge of survival. Not a great… Read more
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The House of Alone-ness
For being alone is not only the worst we can experience; it is also the inevitable moment of some of our greatest experiences. In the solitude of our selves we learn something that is otherwise unavailable to us – how to become who we are. – Thomas Dumm, Loneliness as a Way of Life On… Read more
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This is My Home
For Anthony Pisano, home is where his stuff is. If you’re lucky you’ll catch him sitting on his New York City stoop and you’ll get to take a look around his unusual home. He offers a great lesson in staying open to the world around you. The blessings just keep walking through the door….. A… Read more