The space between the sounds
Rhythm is sound given shape Let me talk to you about rhythm. It is the word we use for music. The word we use for dance. The word we use for the drum. But rhythm is none of those things.
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World History & Global Affairs with Toby Barrett
The Devil lives in Belem
Security guards at Banco do Brasil carried machine guns I met Bobby and Jessy down the Amazon from Belem. First thing Bobby said was, “The Devil lives in Belem.” Jessy said, “Never trust a Brazilian.” I disagreed. I’d met some
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You don’t stand up to get a better shot
“It was time to buy my army jeep and get on the road to Cambodia” Bangkok was a city flooded with soldiers on their Rest and Rehabilitation (R&R) in Thailand. Vietnam was at its peak, just 600 miles away. I
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Ontario “rideshare pilot” regs filed May 19
20-year-old accessible vehicles, 18-year old drivers, up to 10 persons Ontario has filed regulation 136/26 which will permit rideshare services to operate in rural and northern communities. The regulations were filed on May 14th and became effective May 19th. “Regulation
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First-hand look at a revolution
The revolutionaries were all young men my age, early 20s I was probably one of the first non-Arab, non-Muslim to get into Libya after the Gaddafi coup d’état. My ticket in was that I wanted to see what a revolution
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Canada's 1967 Centennial flag could be mistaken for a Star of David. Image: Canadian Museum of History
My introduction to Islam
5 days in to the 6 Day War It was the middle of the afternoon on a sunny day somewhere in southern Yugoslavia. I was walking through town back to the main road to hitch a ride to the Adriatic.
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One of the proudest moments in my career
“No fighting” in Australia The job interview at the construction gate was brief, as were most conversations out in Western Australia, “Any work?“ “No.” “Where you’re from?” “Canada.” “Fair dinkum, Mate! Be back here at 8.” “OK. “ “There’s no
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Welcome to South America
“His thing was amphetamines, crawling through thickets, and killing wild boar with a knife” I first set foot in South America at the Bogotá Airport. I came in on a $60 Avianca flight from Miami. I knew nothing about the
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Tied up in Cayenne Harbour
Culinary and law enforcement adventures in French Guiana Once in Cayenne Harbour we tied off on a spar and I got a fire going on the deck for supper. Our boat had been leaking badly for days after running over
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