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…of the day: two films, a few things in common

By Julie Laurin | Published: April 20, 2010

I watched two documentaries last week that blew my mind. Individually, they’re both terrific films – well made on all fronts and the storytelling was excellent. But both of them had a few things in common that were incredibly disturbing. Both films have been on my mind for days and I want to write an [...]

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…of the day: websites I visit frequently

By Julie Laurin | Published: April 14, 2010

It’s amazing how little I have to write about now that my average weekday involves eating, sleeping, working from home, reading, light exercise and the occasional film.  When your mind is wholly preoccupied with just getting the basic things done on a daily basis (work, medical tests, pain management), you just don’t even think about [...]

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Piracy: the mother of change

By Julie Laurin | Published: December 11, 2009

Piracy is a really hot topic these days.  People want things and they have a threshold of what they’re willing to tolerate in order to get what they want.  When that threshold is reached, they’ll find other ways to get what they want… even if it’s illegal.  Anti-piracy advocates say downloading music, e-books or movies [...]

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