“Are you a late bloomer?” I ask. “Definitely, yes, absolutely,” says 76-year-old Graham Harrop from his h ...
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GRAHAM HARROP: A Few Strokes Of The Pen And Then A Funny Line
GRAHAM HARROP: A Few Strokes Of The Pen And Then A Funny Line
“Are you a late bloomer?” I ask. “Definitely, yes, absolutely,” says 76-year-old Graham Harrop from his home studio in North Vancouver, where he works three days a week drawing editorial cartoons for ...
| by John Thomson -
MAUDE BARLOW: A Passionate Fighter For Justice
MAUDE BARLOW: A Passionate Fighter For Justice
At 73, Maude Barlow, an outspoken advocate on issues including democratic and social rights, trade sovere ...
At 73, Maude Barlow, an outspoken advocate on issues including democratic and social rights, trade sovereignty, environmental justice and, especially, water rights, summed up her philosophy in one pow ...
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Freeman Patterson: Having the Time of His Life
Freeman Patterson: Having the Time of His Life
Anyone who reads INSPIRED Magazine already knows there are an infinite number of inspiring Canadians over ...
Anyone who reads INSPIRED Magazine already knows there are an infinite number of inspiring Canadians over 55 embracing life. However, New Brunswick photographer, teacher of visual design and writer, F ...
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Barney Bentall: Push And Pull
Barney Bentall: Push And Pull
A Vancouver favourite in the ’80s and ’90s, Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts were rocking up a sto ...
A Vancouver favourite in the ’80s and ’90s, Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts were rocking up a storm until infighting at his record company took him out of the public eye. Now, happily ensconce ...
| by John Thomson -
A New Vision?
A New Vision?
Today I found myself in a quiet office, without staff, catching up on the various things that still need ...
Today I found myself in a quiet office, without staff, catching up on the various things that still need to be done. A virus has brought production of INSPIRED Magazine to a temporary pause but, as th ...
| by Barbara Risto -
Chef Lynn Crawford: Passionate About Family and Food
Chef Lynn Crawford: Passionate About Family and Food
The day starts early for celebrity Chef Lynn Crawford. When I catch up with her, she’s en route to the ne ...
The day starts early for celebrity Chef Lynn Crawford. When I catch up with her, she’s en route to the next errand with her partner, Lora Kirk, and their youngest daughter, Gemma. She’s been up since ...
| by Kate Robertson -
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Declaration
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Declaration
A flash in the pan: when an old musket’s gunpowder flared up without a bullet being fired. Ineffectual, n ...
A flash in the pan: when an old musket’s gunpowder flared up without a bullet being fired. Ineffectual, no consequence. That was the literal meaning. Today, the meaning, the figurative one, refers to ...
| by John Kelly -
Colin Mochrie: We Do Goofy
Colin Mochrie: We Do Goofy
Goofy is not a derogatory term in the Mochrie household. In fact, it’s revered. Colin and his wife, actor ...
Goofy is not a derogatory term in the Mochrie household. In fact, it’s revered. Colin and his wife, actor Deb McGrath, are true, blue, certified goofballs. They both honed their craft at Second City, ...
| by John Thomson -
Susan Musgrave: The Poet
Susan Musgrave: The Poet
Writer and poet Susan Musgrave’s life is a far cry from the mundane. In fact, she says her role as a “soc ...
Writer and poet Susan Musgrave’s life is a far cry from the mundane. In fact, she says her role as a “social misfit” started early in life, when she was kicked out of her kindergarten class for laughi ...
| by Kate Robertson -
Donnie, Mr. Downchild, Walsh: It’s Been A While
Donnie, Mr. Downchild, Walsh: It’s Been A While
Often cited as the “Father of Canadian Blues,” Donnie Walsh co-founded Downchild (known as Downchild Blue ...
Often cited as the “Father of Canadian Blues,” Donnie Walsh co-founded Downchild (known as Downchild Blues Band until the early 1980s) with his late brother Richard “Hock” Walsh in 1969. A whopping 50 ...
| by Verena Foxx -
Smoke And Mirrors
Smoke And Mirrors
He will forever be known as the Cigarette Smoking Man, the creepy and sinister operative in the TV series ...
He will forever be known as the Cigarette Smoking Man, the creepy and sinister operative in the TV series The X-Files. While heroes Scully and Mulder were investigating the paranormal, the Cigarette S ...
| by John Thomson -
Tony Parsons: My Life In News
Tony Parsons: My Life In News
He didn't want to be an anchor. At least initially. “I thought law would be my main choice. People seemed ...
He didn't want to be an anchor. At least initially. “I thought law would be my main choice. People seemed to make money from it and enjoy it, so I had my eye on that,” says Tony Parsons, the man who b ...
| by John Thomson -
Dancing Into 50
Dancing Into 50
“Are you a dancer or here for the leadership program?” someone asks at the communal breakfast on the firs ...
“Are you a dancer or here for the leadership program?” someone asks at the communal breakfast on the first morning of the five-day Hollyhock Dancing from the Inside Out workshop. “I’m not really ...
| by Thelma Fayle -
Getting Ready For Big Magic
Getting Ready For Big Magic
One of my favourite quotes is “All the arts we practise are apprenticeships, the big art is our life,” pe ...
One of my favourite quotes is “All the arts we practise are apprenticeships, the big art is our life,” penned by M.C. Richards, an American poet and potter. While it may resonate with many readers, ot ...
| by J. Kathleen Thompson -
David Vest: Still A Blues Master
David Vest: Still A Blues Master
How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out b ...
How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out blues tunes to packed houses? How long can he win awards and write songs? Surely it must slow do ...
| by Hans Tammemagi