Diner en “Blank”
“We went through all this for a Kale salad?!” Vancouver’s 3rd annual “Diner en Blanc” menu featured a kale and fennel salad.
Stephen Harper’s Northern “Exploits”
Canadian Prime Minister Harper, off on another photo-op-rich tour of the far north, stated in a speech: “The North is a great treasure-house and its resources must be, er, utilized.”
Bench-pressed!
Some metro-Vancouver cities are considering banning “In Memorium” park benches after citizens complained that the proliferation of these memorials created a “cemetery-like” environment in parks.
“Once more with Feline!”
![A Feline Documentary is looking for pet cats with "adventurous and unusual characters". [which would be everyone's pet cat!]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1502201413082014_3.jpg)
The CBC is looking for pet cats with “adventurous and unusual characters”,[which would be everyone’s pet cat!], to star in its Feline Documentary: “The Lion in Your Living-room”.
Half the Songs My Mother taught me
A Calgary radio station , using the slogan “Now Twice the Music!”, has cut all the pop hits it plays in half in order to cater to listeners’ decreasing attention spans.
Gati Nero
![Laszlo Gati, Canadian conductor,[Victoria and Windos Symphonies], and tireless promoter of the Arts has died at age 89](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1502201406082014_2.jpg)
Laszlo Gati, Canadian conductor,[Victoria and Windos Symphonies], and tireless promoter of the Arts has died at age 89
HDC publishes 1,000th Post Today!
“It appeared overnight.”
Tommy Hunter “The Great Mail Robbery”
![Canada Post has honoured county musician Tommy Hunter, [ironically creator of the hit song: "The Great Mail Robbery"], with a commemorative stamp.](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1502201403082014_31.jpg)
Canada Post has honoured county musician Tommy Hunter with a commemorative stamp. [One of his hit songs, ironically, was “The Great Mail Robbery”.]
Harper’s selfish “selfie”
![Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has secretly renamed the "Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award",[ which was named after he noted Canadian feminist and political leader], the "Prime Minister's Volunteer Award". Recipients are given their award by Stephen Harper and have their photo taken with the prime minister.](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/15022014020820143.jpg)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has secretly renamed the “Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award”, [named after the noted Canadian feminist and political leader], the “Prime Minister’s Volunteer Award”. Recipients are given their award by Stephen Harper and have their photo taken with the prime minister.
Farewell to Hugh Davidson
Canadian Hugh Davidson, champion of the Arts, May 1930 – July 2014
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