Maybe it’s because of the advent of spring, but movies feel somewhat fresher and wider ranging at this time of year, even if they aren’t. The slate feels as if it’s been wiped clean and expectations are wide open. Or maybe we’re just more tolerant with the prospect of fair weather? Upon closer investigation, overall… Continue reading April films make for a mixed bag
Month: March 2009
Morpheus Theatre looks at Gilbert and Sullivan’s lesser known work
All you need is a good sense of humour according to Tim Elliott, the producer of Morpheus Theatre Company, to appreciate their production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera Patience. The musical, directed by Richard Michelle-Pentelbury, satirizes the aesthetic movement of the time while telling the story of two rival poets fighting for the love and… Continue reading Morpheus Theatre looks at Gilbert and Sullivan’s lesser known work
A spoken word celebration
Starting April 1, the usually staid and conservative Calgary downtown core will be infiltrated by beatniks, hippies and even a few Rastafarians. They’re all here for the 2009 Calgary International Spoken Word Festival, Canada’s largest spoken word festival and the premiere poetry event for Calgarians. Presiding over the madness is Sheri-D Wilson, described in arts… Continue reading A spoken word celebration
Tying campus together, one lost dignity at a time
By Daniel Pagan
Why do engineering students love pieing for local charity and how did it get started in the first place? Pieing became popular in slapstick comedies where one can easily see the humour in pie fights: the absurdity of a harmless and delicious food being used, the victim’ surprise, humiliation and the mess. People just love… Continue reading Tying campus together, one lost dignity at a time
Alberta’s foster child system under fire
Since a 15-month-old boy from a foster home in southern Alberta was hospitalized earlier this month, questions have been raised regarding the conditions foster children face. RCMP are investigating the circumstances that led to the injury; no comments have been made regarding criminal charges. The foster program in Alberta did not receive much attention before… Continue reading Alberta’s foster child system under fire
Turning court into a game
By Josh Dyck
Last week the CBC reported that a 21-year-old Yale University student has filed a lawsuit against US Airways because his Xbox 360 with specialized hardrive went missing from his luggage. Let us attempt to pick out all the things that are horribly, horribly wrong with this. Yale. Ohio. $1 million. Video game console. Twenty-one-year-old. Xbox… Continue reading Turning court into a game
Reconsidering the recession
Each morning I pick up the paper as I catch the train to campus or work. Each day, it seems, there is nothing new to read. I am beginning to wonder if journalists have taken to ad-lib in order to free up some spare time for moonlighting. Each morning I read a multiplicity of articles… Continue reading Reconsidering the recession
Erotic resort: tales of lust in Mexico
If you’ve not been able to experience the energy and adventure of an all-inclusive vacation yet, I suggest that you start saving for next year. The market offers vacationers an assortment of packages to choose from that will fulfill any desire. I recently visited a specifically adults only resort. When my partner suggested it, I… Continue reading Erotic resort: tales of lust in Mexico
Rated R for ridiculous
By Kiva Ferraro
The Alberta government is revamping the Amusement Act, which governs the way films are rated in this province and sets up age requirements for viewing movies with adult content. Presently, a panel at the Alberta Film Commission, a governmental body, rates theatre films, while rentals are classified based on the average rating of a film… Continue reading Rated R for ridiculous
the fifth estate investigates the death of Brandon Crisp
By Andrew Swan
Hindsight is 20/20. In the case of the tragic story of Brandon Crisp, hard lessons have been learned and those we must now take it upon ourselves to learn are more important than ever. It is easy under such terribly tragic circumstances as the death of Crisp to have an intense desire to answer unanswerable… Continue reading the fifth estate investigates the death of Brandon Crisp