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Glenbow Museum Encounters Edward Burtynsky

By Graham Rapson

Edward Burtynsky hopes his images are seen as “as reflecting pools of our time.” These photographs of human industry and landscapes warped by the extraction of the planet’s resources are not only frames– they’re statements of truth. The Toronto photographer’s subjects are quite diverse– marine oil fields, workers’ dorms in southern China’s manufacturing plants, and… Continue reading Glenbow Museum Encounters Edward Burtynsky

Watch me move

By Graham Rapson

“It moved! It was alive!” exclaims French animator, comic writer and Academy Award nominee Sylvain Chomet in the foreword of the book The World History of Animation. He recalls a time when he was a young cartoonist working in London, illustrating commercials during the day while working on his own projects in the evening. One… Continue reading Watch me move

Students not learning critical thinking, says study

By Graham Rapson

A study that was recently released concluded a significant portion of students in America are graduating without the skills traditionally associated with higher education, such as critical thinking, complex reasoning and written communication. An Oct. 31, 2011 Time magazine article highlighted soaring tuition costs leading to a significant increase of student-loan debt and decreasing employment… Continue reading Students not learning critical thinking, says study