Canuck

  Monday, 14 June 2004

Montreal artist sees weird renaissance < 6:48:09 PM>.

Interesting piece about a Montreal artist whose one recording from the 1960s became, unknown to him, a cult classic. [montreal city weblog]

< 6:45:14 PM>.

Martin has four hours to save campaign, Liberal MPs caution [GAM-National] 'Liberal MPs have urged Paul Martin to focus on re-establishing the Liberal Party's credibility in the televised leaders debates tonight and tomorrow night, but the Conservatives are plotting an aggressive strategy of their own in a bid to push Mr. Martin back on the defensive over a series of corruption scandals.'

< 6:41:44 PM>.

Being fluently bilingual may help stave off the forgetfulness and inattention associated with aging, according to a new Canadian study.

Researchers at York University in Toronto found that older people who had spoken two languages concurrently their whole lives fared markedly better on tests that measure cognitive function. [GAM-National]

Dang. I obviouisly started speaking other languages too late in life.