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“Coming Apart” by Friends of Emmet

"Coming Apart" by Friends of Emmet

It’s been a while since I posted a music video.  I came across an Irish band called Friends of Emmet and they have an amazing song and video called “Coming Apart”   Coming Apart is the title track from the band’s upcoming cd State Of Mind and is

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William Kurelek’s The Maze @ Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival

William Kurelek’s The Maze is a fascinating look into the life and mind of one of Canada’s most celebrated artists of the 20th century.  Kurelek painted The Maze in 1953 while being treated for clinical depression and schizophrenia in psychiatric hospitals in London, England.   The film includes footage of interviews

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DISNEY STAR JASMINE RICHARDS LAUNCHES ANTI-BULLYING SONG “YOU HAVE THE POWER”

Canadian actress and singer Jasmine Richards, best known for  her roles in Camp Rock, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, Disney/Family Channel sitcoms Naturally, Sadie and Overruled!, is launching an anti-bullying campaign with her song and video “You Have The Power.”   Inspired by Jamie Hubley, the

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RENDEZVOUS WITH MADNESS FILM FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 4 – 12, 2011

MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION are fundamental parts of our human experience and they have always been difficult to present and discuss in the public arena. Fear and stigma routinely make accurate representations and presentations next to impossible. The vehicle through which mental illness and addiction are most

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HELEN: A Powerful Film About Depression Staring Ashley Judd

I stumbled across this film one night searching the Movie Network and found it strange I’d never heard of it.  A film with Ashley Judd about a woman who suffers from suicidal depression?  I’m in. Not far into the film I saw that this was no fluff

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Next to Normal in Toronto

Ever since I saw the performance of Next to Normal on the Tony Awards in 2009, I’ve been wanting to see this play and finally it has come to Toronto. Next to Normal (styled as next to normal) is a rock musical with book and lyrics by

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