The Commons Touch
Statues of British Prime Ministers Churchill and Thatcher are showing signs of wear because M.P.s touch the statues for luck when entering the House of Commons
Faster, Higher, Stronger, Straighter?
Russia’s new punitive anti-gay laws provoke calls for an Olympic Boycott over fears that gay tourists and athletes could be fined or jailed
Requiem for the Glaciers
“I know its a Requiem, but I didn’t hear any shots.”
Orchestra and Chorus perform Paul Walde’s Requiem at Farnham Glacier in the Kootenays to draw attention to the world’s disappearing Glaciers
Re-emergence of the Pink Panther?
“Calling Inspector Clouseau!” Notorious “Pink Panther” gang strikes again stealing $53 million in jewels from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, France.
Key of X-Flat
Wolverine: “I can’t seem to play anything except triads”
Celine Dion, Order of Canada
Celine Dion is elevated to Companion to the Order of Canada; at the same time she is criticized for not donating free tickets for her Quebec concert to the survivors of the Lac-Megantic disaster, as Paul McCartney did last week.
Movies for Seniors? “Gidget Grows Old”
Group “One Million Senior Voices” launches petition to demand Hollywood make more movies geared to aging Boomers
Studies show music can lessen pain
Listening to music can lessen children’s perception of pain; but what if the music is CAUSING the pain?
Rowdy Venetian Gondoliers could face drug/alcohol testing
“When the moon hits your eye and you’re completely pie-eyed, that’s amore”
“Keys to the Street”[Glen Gould plays “Oh Canada”]
![Vancouver places free pianos in outdoor public spaces to inspire participation in music and creativity. [You could be the next Glen Gould!]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/30062013.jpg)
Vancouver program places free pianos in outdoor public spaces to inspire participation in music and creativity. [You could be the next Glen Gould!]
