Desirée O

Desirée O / Desirée Ossandon / D. Cole Ossandon • Professional Bohemian

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The Giacomo Variations (Toronto)

The Giacomo Variations (Toronto)

June 15, 2013
by Desiree O
Theatre

Mozart meets “Mamma Mia!” [NY Times] Last Saturday was an afternoon of Hollywood-laced opera as myself, my mother, and my partner went to see The…

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Ask the Artistic Pro: My New Canada Arts Connect Magazine Column

Ask the Artistic Pro: My New Canada Arts Connect Magazine Column

June 10, 2013
by Desiree O
Canada Arts Connect

Exciting news! (Seems like there’s a lot of that lately…and let’s just keep that going! Coolio?!) We’re launching new columns over at Canada Arts Connect…

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Find me & Canada Arts Connect at Necessary Arts Company work/studio space!

Find me & Canada Arts Connect at Necessary Arts Company work/studio space!

May 31, 2013
by Desiree O
Canada Arts Connect

  I’m thrilled to say that myself, my partner Ryan, and Canada Arts Connect will be joining Necessary Arts Company work/studio space in downtown Guelph,…

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Women in the Arts: How can we give them “a genuine shot at history”?

Women in the Arts: How can we give them “a genuine shot at history”?

May 27, 2013
by Desiree O
Art

As CWILA and VIDA work hard to compile lists “to count the rates of publication between women and men in many of our writing world’s…

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MUSIC: “All The Days” by HAERTS

MUSIC: “All The Days” by HAERTS

May 25, 2013
by Desiree O
Music

I need to learn the words to “All The Days” NOW! I really, really, reeeeeeally want to sing along to this new release from HAERTS, “a band…

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Canada Arts Connect is giving away tickets to the Royal City Roller Girls Home Opener!

Canada Arts Connect is giving away tickets to the Royal City Roller Girls Home Opener!

May 24, 2013
by Desiree O
Canada Arts Connect, Super Cool Things

Canada Arts Connect is giving away tickets to the Royal City Roller Girls Home Opener on June 1st! Wanna win some? Check out the giveaway…

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Watch the Tiger Eyes movie trailer

Watch the Tiger Eyes movie trailer

April 29, 2013
by Desiree O
Movies / Film / Documentaries, Poetry / Fiction / Lit

“Cuando los lagartijos corren.” When I was young (I can’t remember exactly how young), I borrowed my older sister’s copy of Tiger Eyes. I fell…

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Support CWILA

Support CWILA

April 18, 2013
by Desiree O
Poetry / Fiction / Lit

The Canadian Women in Literary Arts (CWILA) – of which I’m proudly a member – is kicking off its fundraising for this year’s count and…

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Getting to Live Your Dream (take a peek at a quote from me on canada.com)

Getting to Live Your Dream (take a peek at a quote from me on canada.com)

March 28, 2013
by Desiree O
Career

Thanks to Patricia Tomasi for including a quote from me in her article, From push-over to taskmaster to greatest boss ever: Managing myself in a…

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The Punk Singer: The Documentary about Kathleen Hanna

The Punk Singer: The Documentary about Kathleen Hanna

March 25, 2013
by Desiree O
Movies / Film / Documentaries, Music

I can’t express to you how happy I am that this film now exists. The Punk Singer: The Documentary about Kathleen Hanna is a look…

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Short Animated Film Reinterprets Pablo Neruda’s ‘The Me Bird’ (VIDEO)

Short Animated Film Reinterprets Pablo Neruda’s ‘The Me Bird’ (VIDEO)

March 13, 2013
by Desiree O
Art, Movies / Film / Documentaries, Poetry / Fiction / Lit

It would be impossible to discuss Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s work without touching on how beautifully he captured the nature of his subjects. This short…

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Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk, “The Art of Asking” (VIDEO)

Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk, “The Art of Asking” (VIDEO)

March 11, 2013
by Desiree O
Art, Music

If you haven’t seen Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk, “The Art of Asking”, watch it now (below). If you have seen it, you should probably watch…

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Which Books Should Be Movies and Which Should Be Left Alone? (Including a Letter from J.D. Salinger on Why He Didn’t Want a ‘Catcher in the Rye’ Movie)

Which Books Should Be Movies and Which Should Be Left Alone? (Including a Letter from J.D. Salinger on Why He Didn’t Want a ‘Catcher in the Rye’ Movie)

March 8, 2013
by Desiree O
Movies / Film / Documentaries, Poetry / Fiction / Lit

Movie adaptations of novels can be a great addition to stories that are already well loved. But we can all name examples of films that…

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The Story of Canada Arts Connect

The Story of Canada Arts Connect

March 6, 2013
by Desiree O
Canada Arts Connect

In 2008, I started a little blog called Canada Arts Connect. CAC is now a booming national business with members, listings, programs, and an online…

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Happy 5th Anniversary to Canada Arts Connect!

Happy 5th Anniversary to Canada Arts Connect!

March 4, 2013
by Desiree O
Canada Arts Connect

March marks the 5th anniversary of Canada Arts Connect! Woooooooooooooooo! If you still don’t know about my biz (and why don’t you, may I ask?!!…

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  • I’m sorry, I’m having trouble hearing you over this glass ceiling. Ouch! And all I can see above me are a bunch of white penises!
    Jessica Williams, Daily Show correspondent  (via seriouslyamerica)

    06/15/13

  • …throw roses into the abyss and say: ‘here is my thanks to the monster who didn’t succeed in swallowing me alive.’
    Friedrich Nietzsche, posthumous fragment (via hereticnarrative)

    06/15/13

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