By Ben Hoffman
A haunting sense of paranoia accompanies the conclusion of Primer, the eerie fulfillment of director/writer/lead actor Shane Carruth’s sagacious take on modern life and science. Carruth, with his background in mathematics and corporate engineering, seems to have filled in all the variables. The movie’s fractals dance is a masterpiece that can communicate a sense of… Continue reading Movie Review: Time bendingly brilliant
By Chad Utke
The world of music has gone through a significant change over the last 30 years. This evolution brought a certain disappointment to those who play and listen for the sheer enjoyment of the expression found in fading art form of song writing. During the ’70s, the music scene was alive and kicking with people expressing… Continue reading Music Interview: Rock’s own sons of fortune
By Paul Jarvey
Macaroni and cheese has made its way from the kitchens of the world to the runway, thanks to the unusual approach to fashion presented by the one and only Dee Fontans. Edible Art Fantasia played host to her antics Sat., Mar. 19 with an impressive collection of food-inspired fashion from Dee and her students The… Continue reading Calgary’s best chefs strut their stuff
Downtown Calgary is lined with so many interchangeable bars it can be damn near impossible to figure out exactly where you want to listen to Usher on any given evening. But like any city, search long enough and you are bound to find some hidden treasures. One such treasure is The Soda Lounge, tucked between… Continue reading Venue Profile: Sugar free venue
By Nolan Lewis
Hip-hop music has been steadily declining since its glory days in the ’80s. The emcee evolved from a street conscious spokesman of the urban culture to a Scarface-quoting, gun-totting, womanizing “gangsta.” As a result, hip-hop music has become a pile of steamy repetitive thug crap. But underground Canadian hip-hop label Peanuts & Corn is here… Continue reading Music Interview: Holy crap! Nuts and corn
‘Horror films are the teat upon which I was weaned,” says Hussein Juma, writer and director of the soon-to-be-completed 16MM zombie short School of the Dead. Created by his graduating film class at SAIT, the project fulfills Juma’s long-standing dream of becoming a horror filmmaker. Certainly as early as junior high CALM 20 class where… Continue reading Movie Interview: How I learned to love the zombie
By Ben Hoffman
The late ’80s marked the maturation of comic books, an age of dark brilliance led by writers like Alan Moore (Watchmen) and Frank Miller (Batman: Dark Knight Returns). It was also the time Miller unveiled his most promising project yet: Sin City. Sin City’s release offered readers a look into a caliginous parallel universe where… Continue reading Book Review: Walk down the right alley…
By Chris Tait
Let me guess… it’s cold.Polar bears may have to re-evaluate the feasibility of their secret trading routes following “The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Report: Shipping in the Canadian Arctic,” a lecture with Dr. Rob Huebert. The lecture, presented by the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies and the Arctic Institute of North America, will happen… Continue reading Boxers or news briefs?
Following last week’s sentencing of the driver in a pedestrian accident that claimed the lives of two University of Calgary students in 2003, the parents of Brian Collins and Joah Atkinson are committed to focusing on the positive projects to come out of their loss. Two annual U of C awards have been set up… Continue reading Joah and Brian live on
By Steve Coyne
As a former professor at the University of Calgary, Dr. David Swann may have the prescription to help students and the province. The newly elected Liberal MLA for Calgary Mountain View and the party’s new environmental critic, Swann hopes to advance a unique set of priorities in the legislature. The 2004 election saw Swann and… Continue reading David Swann rocks the boat