A Powwow is a melding of music, song and dance at the very heart of Canadian Indigenous culture all the more significant as such expressions of indigenous culture were at one point illegal in Canada seen as heathen, immoral and Unchristian by the Canadian colonizers also responsible for the Residential School all part of anContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Documentary: “Under the Arbor”: An Explosion of Colour, Song, Music and Healing”
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RKS Literature: The Useless Knowledge of Wine (Yukio Mishima)
“Since the Marquis was fond of Western food, dinner was served in the small dining room of the Western-style house, and he himself had gone down to the wine cellar to choose the wine. He had taken Kiyoaki with him and had gone to great lengths to expound on the characteristics of the various winesContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Useless Knowledge of Wine (Yukio Mishima)”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Magnetosphere”: Quirky, Cheesy, Tender and Risque
Maggie (Shayelin Martin) is a thirteen-year-old with “an issue” which initially may be having you wandering down the depressing rocky road of a severe neurological disease. Occasionally she sees sparkles and murky clouds around objects and her sensory reception all around seems skewered. And top that off with being an insecure teen with low selfContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Magnetosphere”: Quirky, Cheesy, Tender and Risque”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Hinterbrook Nomad’s 23 Humble
“Humble” can mean having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s importance. Often it can be seen as a positive attribute; a sort of an underestimation of excellence. Is Hinterbrook telling us succinctly this is an excellent wine but there shall be no bragging about it! At a price of $20 CDN itsContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Hinterbrook Nomad’s 23 Humble”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Hola Frida”: Cheapened by Gringo Voices?
HOLA FRIDA is an animated feature film that introduces a new generation to one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century—Frida Kahlo. Known for her strength, resilience, and creativity, Frida revolutionized modern art through her unique blend of Expressionism, Surrealism, and deep-rooted Mexican culture. Her life and legacy continue to inspire audiences worldwide, andContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Film: “Hola Frida”: Cheapened by Gringo Voices?”
RKS Literature: The Virus of Elegance (Yukio Mishima)
“A mere 50 years before, the Matsugaes had been a sturdy, upright samurai family, no more, eking out a frugal existence in the provinces. But in a brief span of time, their fortunes had soared. By Kiyoaki’s time, the first traces of refinement were threatening to take hold on a family that, unlike court nobility,Continue reading “RKS Literature: The Virus of Elegance (Yukio Mishima)”
RKS 2025 Film: “Drowning Dry” (Sesė)
The Lithuanian title of the film is “Sesė” meaning sisters but the English title is “Drowning Dry”. Both titles co-exist in a symbiotic relationship. Drowning dry happens after a near drowning victim has their lungs drained of water by various revival techniques, I know well being a member of the elite Royal Lifesaving Society, yetContinue reading “RKS 2025 Film: “Drowning Dry” (Sesė)”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Hinterbrook’s Nomad 22 Wanderlust
Not able to join the gang for the Cake Parade on 1July2025 at Niagara-on-the-Lake due to recovery from hernia surgery I could alleviate my misery and the need for extensive walking by driving along Lakeshore Road where I discovered an extremely quiet Hinterbrook Estate Winery. After all it was Canada Day and who wants toContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Hinterbrook’s Nomad 22 Wanderlust”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Wending Home’s A Little Bit of This a Little Bit of That
If by chance you are overly accustomed with single varietals perhaps you wish to try Wending Home’s Wending North a blend of 27% Ehrenfelser, 18% Auxerrois, 18% Pinot Gris, 16% Gewurztraminer and 5% Chardonnay. A dog’s breakfast or brilliance in a glass? Aroma: Honeycrisp apple, cinnamon, guava, mango, pineapple, honey, marzipan and Abate pear. AContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Wending Home’s A Little Bit of This a Little Bit of That”
RKS Literature: Eminence Will Not Make You Loved (James Baldwin)
“People who achieve any eminence whatever are driven to do so; and there is always something terribly vulnerable about such people. They very soon discover that their eminence makes them an incitement and a target-it does not cause them to be loved. They are trapped on their hill. They cannot come down. They cannot bearContinue reading “RKS Literature: Eminence Will Not Make You Loved (James Baldwin)”
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