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Choosing to rise above mediocrity

By Julie Laurin | Published: May 29, 2011

I just finished watching “Public Speaking“, a documentary about Fran Lebowitz, directed by Martin Scorcese.  Admittedly, I knew nothing about Lebowitz until I saw the film and now I’m very interested in her work.  In this movie, she’s quoted as saying that there’s too much democracy in culture, not enough democracy in society.  She talks [...]

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Once upon a scattered brain…

By Julie Laurin | Published: November 27, 2010

What will I write about today? There’s been no shortage of interesting events in my life.  I’ve read a lot of interesting articles, too.  I could talk about them, but I don’t feel like it. Instead, I’d rather tell you that the one thing that’s constantly on my mind nowadays is “don’t get laid off”.  [...]

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Finding that one true love: more thoughts about city life.

By Julie Laurin | Published: November 21, 2010

Toronto has a way of making you feel pretty alone and insignificant in the world.  Especially when you’re not ‘pretty’ or powerful.  I mean ‘pretty’ by metropolitan city standards, the plastic kind of pretty.  You probably know what I mean. I’m from Northern Ontario where looks carry so little weight.  People there want to know [...]

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