Barque. Brigatine. Ketch. Sloop. Even a well-keeled head might rub the chin in query, but everyone knows a tall ship when they see one. July 16th marks a return visit of the tall ships to Nova Scotia, the eastern Canadian province that prods the Atlantic like a two-sided thumb. Return visit, it’s true. Whether four…
Category: Writing
Hockey Comes Home (2009)
Penguins waddle across warm asphalt sidewalks, in groups, to some common destination. The younger ones stumble about with fresh bed-head. Others carry slogans on bristol-board bent and rolled and hockey sticks buffed clean for an autograph, hopefully. Bird after bird they’re on the move, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Emperor himself. In Cole…
Salsa Burns the Korean Capital (2010)
There’s a certain amount of fear. That’s understandable. For a novice on the dance floor, drops of self-esteem can fall away with the sweat. Take salsa for example. Depending on the dancer, it’s either an energetic way to shed a humble skin or turn it to scar tissue. It helps to be in good hands. …
Of Men and Bulls (2007)
When it runs out, you can feel your breath suck in. Even from a distance there’s no getting around it, this is a big piece of meat. It bounds out of the gate like it’s been held back for a lifetime and let go. Three toreros, banderilleros, are waiting on the field, though don’t let…
War Memorial of Korea (2010)
Since 1993, the War Memorial of Korea has sat hulked beside the U.S. army garrison in Yongsan-dong, Seoul. At 3,000 won per adult head, it’s less than a latte with slightly more value. Outside, exhibits make grand statements by grand design. Patton and K-1 tanks. A lone B-52. Korean test-pilot vehicles with frozen propellers, some…
Colin Moore 