The new website of the National Alliance of Hungarians in Canada is now operational. Please feel free to visit the new site here:

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,100 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see…

I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and most rewarding New Year. May this Christmas and the New Year bring you and your family health, happiness, and success. Please accept by best wishes and please check back in January for regular posts and updates to my site. Happy Holidays! Kellemes…

Hello All! I had the opportunity last week to be invited to one of many round-table discussions regarding the creation of the new Canadian Museum of History. The announcement by the government to re-brand the Museum of Civilization into a Canadian history museum is one that has caused both controversy and consensus. I feel there is a need in…

The 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest Source: Creatspace

CBC Ideas recently ran a 7 part series on the Myth of the Secular (October 2012). This fascinating and engaging series tackles the roots of secular philosophy and the perception of religious decline in Western society.  You can listen to the entire series through the following links: Part 1 – http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2012/10/22/the-myth-of-the-secular-part-1/ Part 2 – http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2012/10/23/the-myth-of-the-secular-part-2/…

Call for Papers – Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium

This year’s 56th commemorative anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution is a prescient reminder of the power of society united to overcome forces superior in strength but devoid of the very basic and universal principles of freedom and justice. The 1956 Hungarian Revolution was not an isolated event, but rather a manifestation against the oppressive and murderous ideology of…

I have recently come across a very inventive application that charts and composes a visual representation of the import and export profiles of countries around the globe. Have a look at their user-friendly website: http://atlas.media.mit.edu/

The Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to Toronto this year from October 12-14 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. “The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of Canada is pleased to announce the 2012 Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair. After a fifteen year hiatus, the 2010 Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair was a great success and featured…

The Freiburg-Toronto Graduate Student Colloquium will be held from October 4 to 6 at the University of Toronto. The colloquium is jointly sponsored by the Centre for Medieval Studies and the Mittelalterzentrum of the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. The theme of the interdisciplinary colloquium is “Integrating Bodies of Knowledge”.  For further information and program details check: http://medieval.utoronto.ca/freiburg/