Perhaps you’ve never heard of Darren O’Donnell or his theatre company, Mammalian Diving Reflex. And perhaps you’ve never heard his play, White Mice. Yet, once you’ve encountered O’Donnell’s black comedy, you’ll have a hard time forgetting it.White Mice is not your average play. It’s the story of two white mice brothers who discover that they’ve… Continue reading Racism in a rodent’s eyes
Month: January 2002
Devilish folk band diversifies rodeo
Take one cup folk and a teaspoon of Canadian edge, mix well and spread over a silver platter. You now have the Plaid Tongued Devils’ latest record.Pushing the envelope for over 12 years, the Devils are proof that practice makes perfect. Their niche is a little pocket off the deep end of folk music that… Continue reading Devilish folk band diversifies rodeo
Jumpin’ jack flash’s bastard child
Do you suffer from the knowledge that you are one of Mick Jagger’s illegitimate children? Are you having trouble dealing with it? Don’t worry, there’s help available at One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo.Co-produced by Crescent Moon Productions and OYR, Jumpin’ Jack is a solo production courtesy of Lyle Victor Albert. Albert plays Jack, a… Continue reading Jumpin’ jack flash’s bastard child
A million channels and nothing on
By Вen Li
It isn’t difficult to make the label ‘mindless drivel’ stick to much television content, but mindless moments are vital to our survival and if we get 120 channels of it instead of three, we are better off. Decline-of-civilization alarmists blame television for dumbing down our culture, pointing to our herd-like fixation as evidence of our… Continue reading A million channels and nothing on
A million channels and nothing on
By Вen Li
Why do we need over 120 channels of mindless drivel on digital cable? With the exception of a few gems like the BBC, some movie channels and Discovery, most of the "specialty" channels are filled with low-quality crap that even the Vision network wouldn’t touch. The shows are better suited to fulfill CanCon requirements than… Continue reading A million channels and nothing on
From the pen to the production
By James Keller
The process of converting the simple conception of a script to its full-fledged production is one few audience members see-or are even aware of.Enter Alberta Theatre Projects playRites 2002. The festival, a yearly staple at Calgary’s ATP, aims to seek out and develop new plays by Canada’s emerging playwrights."We try to look across the country… Continue reading From the pen to the production
Dinos may let Bears skate away with it
By Еvan Osentоn
"We shit the bed."So said an anonymous Dino hockey player last week in reference to the team’s Jan. 11–12 series against the University of British Columbia; a series that saw them drop two games to one of the worst programs in the country. While purely metaphorical, the description of the hockeysaurs as nocturnally incontinent is… Continue reading Dinos may let Bears skate away with it
Hoopsters rolling in Canada West
When the farm girls came to town on the weekend, nobody expected the Dinos to have to put up such a fight.In a close two-game battle between the University of Calgary Dinos and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on Jan. 18–19 at the Jack, the Dinos continued their longest winning streak of the season and… Continue reading Hoopsters rolling in Canada West
Weekend Update – Men’s Basketball
It has oft been said that successful teams are at their best when dealing with adversity. If this is in fact true, the Dinos gave their hometown fans hope Sat., Jan. 19, with a solid victory to avenge a tough loss the night before.Friday evening saw a streaky Dinos team stumble to an 86–81 loss… Continue reading Weekend Update – Men’s Basketball
Weekend Update – Women’s Volleyball
For a coach with a never-ending injury list, Kevin Boyles sure plays some rough basketball. Following two straight three-set victories by his second-ranked Dinos over Trinity Western University Spartans, Boyles gave his troops a day off from digging and spiking but still dished out the punishment on the hard court. For example, Boyles (estimated weight… Continue reading Weekend Update – Women’s Volleyball