November 2009

Alternavox Recommends: Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

By Mikhail Saavedra Reel Asian celebrates this year its 13th year as Canada’s number one festival of Pan-Asian contemporary cinema. It runs from November 11th to the 15th. There are nearly 50 films from 14 different countries including Canada and nearly every Asian country. This time around there will be 12 World Premieres, 7 Canadian [...]

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The Wrongs of the Immigration System!

By No One Is Illegal – Toronto Some believe that the Canadian immigration system is fair and generous. It isn’t. And Stephen Harper and Jason Kenney are swiftly making it even worse. They are underhandedly taking apart the so-called ‘objective’ points-based system. They are moving quickly to get rid of its ‘humanitarian’ part, the refugee [...]

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Writersbox Book Review: “Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life”

By Mikhail Saavedra This captivating biography not only manages to capture the life of someone as important to world literature as Gabriel “Gabo” Garcia Marquez, Gerald Martin’s biography of the Nobel Laureate also captures the uniqueness and richness of the Latin American experience that produced him. Incredibly entertaining, this very readable biography is filled with [...]

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Døing the Americas: Getting to Meet France’s No.1 Indie-Music Duo

By Peter Quincy Ng It’s 11:45AM and Dan Levy and Olivia Merilahti of The Dø are tired and slightly disheveled after ten straight days of touring on their first Pan-American tour. Nevertheless the gracious Franco-Finnish duo took the time to invite me to their bed and breakfast inn to sit down and have a little [...]

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RIP Gourmet Magazine

By Queena Kwok I am mourning the demise to my favourite magazine, Gourmet has been around for the last 68 years, as a faithful reader and foodie, I came to appreciate the exquisite tips and recipe over the years, this great magazine has helped elevate my level of passion and enthusiasm for all things culinary. [...]

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