2010.6 June Archive

  • A virtuoso visual stylist, Kurosawa is popularly associated with the jidai-geki (period film), and in particular the chanbara (sword-fight film) or samurai drama. Although Kurosawa was, indisputably, a master of action cinema — his films elevate the sword-swinging samurai genre formula into the highest cinematic art — he was very much a master as well of the gendai-geki, the contemporary drama.

    Akira Kurosawa 1910-2010

    Posted on June 15, 2010 | 1 Comment
    A virtuoso visual stylist, Kurosawa is popularly associated with the jidai-geki (period film), and in particular the chanbara (sword-fight film) or samurai drama. Although Kurosawa was, indisputably, a master of action cinema — his films elevate the sword-swinging samurai genre formula into the highest cinematic art — he was very much a master as well of the gendai-geki, the contemporary drama.

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  • Salt Spring Island’s Richard Murakami was among forty-seven British Columbians representing 32 communities throughout the province who were honoured at the seventh annual BC Community Achievement Awards ceremony held at...

    Limelight: Richard Murakami

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    Salt Spring Island’s Richard Murakami was among forty-seven British Columbians representing 32 communities throughout the province who were honoured at the seventh annual BC Community Achievement Awards ceremony held at...

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  • The Battle for Equality in War-time Hawaii Perhaps the single most significant documentary film on modern race relations, The First Battle chronicles the experiences of the Japanese American population after...

    The First Battle

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    The Battle for Equality in War-time Hawaii Perhaps the single most significant documentary film on modern race relations, The First Battle chronicles the experiences of the Japanese American population after...

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  • In Robert and Jane Nimi’s hallway there is a photo hanging on the wall depicting three smiling young men clad in black leather motorcycle jackets astride Triumph Thunderbird motorcyles. Taped next to the photo is a clipping of Marlon Brando riding the same motorcycle in the classic film The Wild One. As Bob leads me through to the living room for our interview, he stops and points out himself on the far right of the photograph. Just after graduating high school, he explains, he and two high school buddies set off on a three-week road trip to San Diego, camping along the way. It was, he says, one of the highlights of his younger years. While the photograph stands in contrast to the elegance of the house, it does tell you something about Bob Nimi and the sense of determination that has served him well during his lifetime.

    Bob Nimi: steadfast in support of seniors

    Posted on June 15, 2010 | 1 Comment
    In Robert and Jane Nimi’s hallway there is a photo hanging on the wall depicting three smiling young men clad in black leather motorcycle jackets astride Triumph Thunderbird motorcyles. Taped next to the photo is a clipping of Marlon Brando riding the same motorcycle in the classic film The Wild One. As Bob leads me through to the living room for our interview, he stops and points out himself on the far right of the photograph. Just after graduating high school, he explains, he and two high school buddies set off on a three-week road trip to San Diego, camping along the way. It was, he says, one of the highlights of his younger years. While the photograph stands in contrast to the elegance of the house, it does tell you something about Bob Nimi and the sense of determination that has served him well during his lifetime.

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  • I know I’ve been over this territory before on these pages, but it never hurts to revisit some things, such as the idea that real heroes are found, not in the sports section or on Entertainment Tonight but under our own noses.

    Quiet Heroes in Trying Times

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    I know I’ve been over this territory before on these pages, but it never hurts to revisit some things, such as the idea that real heroes are found, not in the sports section or on Entertainment Tonight but under our own noses.

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  • Looking back over the past half century, one of the biggest changes in the gastronomic life of leading industrialized nations outside Europe like Japan, US and South Korea seems to...

    As Wine Culture Spreads Around the World, Is Sake’s Domain Safe?

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    Looking back over the past half century, one of the biggest changes in the gastronomic life of leading industrialized nations outside Europe like Japan, US and South Korea seems to...

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  • Cucumber prices are coming down, so I’ll share a few of my tsukemono recipes. CUCUMBER TSUKEMONO 4 to 6 cucumbers 1 1/2 cup water 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup vinegar 1/4 cup rock salt

    Community Kitchen

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    Cucumber prices are coming down, so I’ll share a few of my tsukemono recipes. CUCUMBER TSUKEMONO 4 to 6 cucumbers 1 1/2 cup water 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup vinegar 1/4 cup rock salt

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  • Before going to press last month I managed to attend Richard Murakami’s receipt of the 2010 British Columbia Community Achievement Award at Government House in Victoria on April 28. Richard was selected for this honour as a result of his many acts of generosity and kindness on Salt Spring Island. His most notable act was the donation of land for the construction of Murakami Gardens, a recently-completed 27-unit affordable housing project. Murakami Gardens is serving as a template for many new affordable house projects provincially.

    President’s Message

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    Before going to press last month I managed to attend Richard Murakami’s receipt of the 2010 British Columbia Community Achievement Award at Government House in Victoria on April 28. Richard was selected for this honour as a result of his many acts of generosity and kindness on Salt Spring Island. His most notable act was the donation of land for the construction of Murakami Gardens, a recently-completed 27-unit affordable housing project. Murakami Gardens is serving as a template for many new affordable house projects provincially.

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