It’s 3 a.m., your computer blew a fuse and your final paper is due in five hours. Don’t panic. Head to the university library. As of Nov. 1, the Information Commons at MacKimmie Library is open 24 hours a day, except for Friday and Saturday nights. Students have around-the-clock access to computer and reference material… Continue reading Info Commons now open 24 hours a day
Month: November 1999
Big Sugar candies
By Nicole Kobie
How do you describe the Big Sugar show at the Palace last Monday night? Big variety, big guitar, big solos, big noise, big time between sets, and big encores. If diversity is really the spice of life then Big Sugar, with their mixed styles and members, was like good Mexican food: spicy. The band is… Continue reading Big Sugar candies
Sleepy Hollow will make you sleepy
By Danny Kelly
Whenever a well-known story such as "The Tale of the Sleepy Hollow" is reviewed, it falls victim to people’s previous knowledge. In the case of Tim Burton’s version of Sleepy Hollow, he must escape the Disney version that is played on millions of televisions across the land. Tim Burton escapes preconceptions by doing what comes… Continue reading Sleepy Hollow will make you sleepy
Brains in vats
By Mike Carron
Imagine another world. Now in this world, imagine you did not have to see Possible Worlds. It’s a world that should exist; unfortunately, it doesn’t. When this play opens, the audience learns that George (Trevor Leigh) is dead, and his brain was stolen. The play takes a twist as it follows George through many different… Continue reading Brains in vats
The Breakfast Club will never die
By Holly Budd
If only good intentions were enough to make a good movie. Light It Up wants to be important. It wants to inspire you with its tale of a mismatched group of teenagers who overcome differences and the injustice which plagues their lives to stand up for something important. This is not to be however, as… Continue reading The Breakfast Club will never die
Dance Montage
By Kara Martens
After 30 years, Dance Montage remains a quiet, unassuming addition to Calgary’s cultural life. Filled with energy, inventiveness, and diversity, it is the longest running show in Calgary. This year’s show, which has always resided at the U of C, consists of 11 different dances, each piece choreographed and danced by volunteers. The choreographers submit… Continue reading Dance Montage
Look out Chicken Little, here it comes
The end of the millennium. Everyone’s sick of the subject, and most people have already decided whether to hunker down with a shotgun and a couple of cases of Evian or to spend New Year’s Eve at a party, kissing people they don’t know. We’ve got our millennium keychains, mousepads, and every other possible "official… Continue reading Look out Chicken Little, here it comes
James Bond excels in sexist categories
Okay, someone answer a question for me. Who are Bruce Feirstein and Michael France, and who let them write this script? The 21st installment of the Bond series seems to be an exercise in seeing what an action movie would be like with soap opera dialogue. By now, James may have settled into a dependable… Continue reading James Bond excels in sexist categories
These Girls do it
By Laura Glick
Girls think about sex. Girls want sex. They even have sex and enjoy it too. Playwrights rarely explore the topic of sexually aggressive, young females since it strikes at the core of many tabboos and traditional notions of women. "There are very few plays that address women’s sexuality, especially women’s conniving aggressive sexuality," says Ken… Continue reading These Girls do it
Joined at the hip:
Twin Falls Idaho is not a story about a pair of freak-show Siamese twins. It is a love story set in a freak-show world. The strength of the clever film lies in the strong sense of irony behind the situations and characters. Instead of presenting a freakish pair of twins and a hardened prostitute, three… Continue reading Joined at the hip: