Pamela Wallin

By James Keller

With over 25 years of journalism experience, numerous awards (including The Toronto Life Women of Influence Award and the United Nations Canada Award) two books and an extensive collection of television specials and events bearing her name, Pamela Wallin doesn’t include any of this in her definition of success. "Lots of people think I’m successful… Continue reading Pamela Wallin

Carol Shields

By Mary Chan

Carol Shields is a surprisingly petite woman with a surprisingly quiet voice. The winner of numerous international book awards (including a Pulitzer Prize, a Governor General’s award and the Orange Book Award), the revered Canadian author speaks with understated confidence and conviction. And, like many people in the last two months, she offers her own… Continue reading Carol Shields

A new Slant in the battle against racism

By Roger Hollands

An emergent voice is speaking out against personal and systemic racism in an effort to promote cultural awareness in Calgary. Slant magazine, a collective, student-run initiative, is the newest addition to the struggle against ignorance. On Thu., Nov. 8, Slant celebrated the launch of their first issue at the Hop and Brew, featuring readings from… Continue reading A new Slant in the battle against racism

Multilayered Moses Mayes

By Charles Gunn

Finding great live music in Calgary on any given night can be a daunting task: most watering holes offer generic canned music, an inane atmosphere, and, if you’re lucky, a washed-up band playing a live version of their studio album. One thing is certain: live shows are no longer the place for creativity. Fortunately, groups… Continue reading Multilayered Moses Mayes

Movies make me sick

By Natalie Sit

I have a theory that bad movies propagate like viruses. Here’s how. One skin-baring, pop-diva-soundtrack-supporting, eye-gouging, stupid-fest known as a movie sneaks into a multiplex. It sits quietly, fed by people’s hard-earned dollars until it explodes and spews copycat films, just as bad as the parent movie, all over the world. Then they go and… Continue reading Movies make me sick

Dysfunction and deviance in The Last Wedding

By Ruth Davenport

The Last Wedding is an interesting exercise in encapsulation. It is raw, subtle, dynamic, introspective, comic, heartbreaking and a zillion adjectives other than dull or predictable. The movie is a tale of three couples and the downward spiral of all three relationships set in motion by the marriage of the darkly handsome Noah and Zipporah.… Continue reading Dysfunction and deviance in The Last Wedding