A Soviet Youth

One day the owner of a French bookstore in Moscow met a Russian man who showed him some frames of a ‘comic strip’ style graphic novel he had begun, and told him his life story. He asked the shop owner to support him so he could complete his work. The shop owner agreed, and each month paid the man a stipend. Once the work was completed, the bookstore owner translated the comic strip into French. Thus was born “A Soviet Youth” (Une jeunesse sovietique) by Nikolai Maslow. It is worth noting that there were no precedents...

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Le Moulin à Paroles (Québec City, Québec)

We spent several hours watching this event on television. (A cold virus had forced us to stay home from our other activities and thus allowed us to watch this instead.) Le Moulin à Paroles was an event held in Québec City September 12-13 that highlighted the survival, the vitality, and the diversity of the Québec nation. We were deeply moved. We witnessed diversity and a great pride. We’d like to highlight the speech Louise Beaudoin gave to the National Assembly about the event.

In her speech, Louise...

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Golf: A Course of Philosophy

At RED l’agence, there are several who are quite adept at golf. What can we say- no one’s perfect. Golf is not simply a sport but also an exercise in discipline that requires a great deal a time. This activity requires a series of complex athletic movements that are perhaps only surpassed by those of competitive figure skating. The existence of a television channel devoted entirely to golf is a testament to how serious golfers can be about this sport. A book about the game has been written by a professor of philosophy,...

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