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So here's us, on the raggedy edge.
When I'm walking under stars / I covet all the waning hours — Neko Case, Tightly |
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Anybody who was raised in Canada in the 1970s and 1980s cannot help but have been exposed to the National Film Board of Canada and its productions. They were a staple of the classroom—those reels of film turning through overheaded projector bulbs across the country were a pretty special sound.
A huge archive of materials is available online, and I stumbled upon two classics.
The Sweater explains hockey and its role in Canada in a way that lives on forever.
The Legend of the Flying Canoe is an ancient Québec folk tale. The same tale inspired the label of La Maudite which remains the best beer produced in this country to this day, at least since Sleeman bought the Upper Canada brewery.
Enjoy, and I sincerely hope these tales are available for a very long time.
Posted by skooter at 5:04 PM This entry is filed under Canada, Entertainment, Politics.