Would it sound better if I were a man? Would you like me better if I was?
— “Human Nature” by Madonna and Dave Hall
This simple yet poignant rhetoric was released as a vinyl-covered slap-in-the-face to the deeply mysoginistic criticism that dogged Madonna after the shockwaves of her notorious SEX book continued to reverberate through the mid ’90s. Nearly 20 years later, the same person receives the same criticism.
Although they’re creeping back up again, lower gas prices over the winter have certainly saved drivers money. But while the cost of driving may be lower (at least for now), the cost of owning a car isn’t: the Ontario government has been increasing vehicle-related fees every year since 2012.
Spring officially arrives on Friday, March 20th at 6:45 p.m. and, if you’re willing to get up early on Friday morning, you can celebrate by watching a live webcast of a total solar eclipse.
I like to consider myself a thrifty grocery shopper. When it comes to buying produce, the clearance rack is usually my first stop in the store. A relatively recent example of the value of choosing the produce that’s on way out the door came late last summer.
Last December, Valerie Strain and a friend were walking along a public snowmobile trail on Crown land just north of Peterborough, with her two yellow labs. One of the dogs, George, was killed by a baited conibear trap set beside the trail.
The 21st edition of Public Energy’s annual new dance and performance festival is set to grace the stage at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, along with the festival’s showcase of “Myrmidon” at The Theatre on King. Emergency #21 features over 15 acts and dozens of artists, performers, and artistic collaborators beginning Thursday, March 26th and running until Sunday, March 29th.
For the fifth year in a row, Rob Swales is bringing together local musicians for a marathon of songwriting and performing in the 24 Hour Music Project, which culminates with a concert at the Red Dog in Peterborough on Saturday, March 21st.
I believe that writers can change the world. We have the power to tell stories and share ideas that can fuel social change. It’s both an extraordinary privilege and a daunting responsibility.
Ann Douglas is the author of many bestselling books on pregnancy and parenting, including the recently released Parenting through the Storm, and has written over 1000 articles for various magazines and newspapers.
On Sunday, March 22nd, musicians and performers will come together on the main stage at Showplace Peterborough to show their “Love for Lydia” in a seven-hour concert that the organizers are predicting will be “epic”.
Lydia is Lydia Black, the granddaughter of well-known Peterborough musician Alan Black (of Jackson Delta, the Steady Band, Stonebridge, Rick and Gailie, and many more).
Once upon a time, one of the most powerful corporations in the world sought to reinvent its greatest and most expressionistic animated hits as full-blooded (i.e., live action) and modernized incarnations. The results have been decidedly mixed, but Disney’s Cinderella succeeds.
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