By Chris Tait
Being an artist today doesn’t exactly mean glamorous lifestyles and instant success. Many established artists have war stories of displaying their trials and tribulations, getting out of the gutter and into the gallery. Student artists have two strikes against them–scraping together enough to get gallery space can mean one less crate of KD that month.… Continue reading Only developing photogs need apply
By Kyle Francis
Somewhere back in the memory of music, some record executive got the bright idea to mass-produce Barbie dolls catering to the ever-deteriorating self-esteem of twelve year old girls and their parents’ pocketbooks. Not a bad idea if your goal is to sell sex first and music second, but many music enthusiasts have given MuchMusic a… Continue reading Music Interview: Feminism lives near Magneta Lane
Starbucks is probably not the safest place for a vegan to indulge. Dependent on milk products and processed ingredients, the corporate bistro is a virtual minefield for the veggie inclined. Billy takes the safe route, ordering a regular cup of coffee. Flashing a big smile, she sits down in the only corner not occupied by… Continue reading Music Interview: Billy the Kid saddles up
By Jeff Kubik
For six years, Ground Zero’s 10 Minute Play Festival has brought together Calgary’s up-and-coming theatre companies before the assembled audiences of the High Performance Rodeo. Given a playwright, a prop and a line of dialogue (this year’s theme: George Bush’s dyslexic aphorisms), each company has 24 hours to prepare a new production.This year, the Big… Continue reading Theatre Review: 10 minutes of delight
A sausage can be many things. Usually we think of this processed-beyond-the-point-of-recognition meat as food, but in extreme circumstances it can be used to escape rabid German Sheppards chasing you, or an impromptu fake microphone for some romantic crooning–you just need a little imagination. Apparently a sausage can also be a gun, or at least… Continue reading Theatre Preview: Suicide now funny
From Catholics to Protestants, the Irish to the English, no one is safe. Forget the animosity between the groups, grudges embedded in their history like the stench of stale beer caked on to knickers after a bender. Belfast theatre troupe Ridiculusmus has arrived to bring their askew sense of humor to One Yellow Rabbit’s High… Continue reading Theatre Preview: That’s Riddiculusmus!
In the year 1986, a small Calgary based Theatre Company put on a rodeo. This was not your average bucking horse, bull-riding rodeo. It was an opportunity for new and young talent to express their artistic abilities. For years, the festival was kept open to anybody who wanted to participate. If you had a show,… Continue reading Not Your Average Rodeo
While relief efforts are already well underway in areas affected by the Boxing Day tsunami in Southeast Asia, fundraising efforts are now in full swing all around the world, including at the University of Calgary. Various groups at the have begun their efforts in earnest, and students, staff and faculty have opened their hearts and… Continue reading U of C tsunami relief
Premier Ralph Klein wants to start a new chapter in Alberta health care. Dubbed the “third way,” Klein’s proposed system, which lies somewhere between the existing one and the privatized American one, has been derided by critics. Speaking at a Canadian Club luncheon in Calgary on Jan. 11, Klein made the case for his proposed… Continue reading Klein announces health-care reform
By Diana Lyuber
You can add another helpful three-digit telephone number to your speed-dial. 211 is Calgary’s newest information and referral system for locating the right community, social, or government service, free of charge. “If you’ve lost a number, call 411; if you’ve lost your child, call 911; but if you’re feeling lost, call 211,” joked Calgary Olympian… Continue reading What’s the 211?