By Sarah Malik
When you strike with the sword Slain heads fall down Imploring help from the Almighty -Ahmed Joumari I was last in Oman in May. At a private beach with my feet in the waters of the Gulf of Oman–which feeds into the Arabian Sea–the reality of the world seemed a dystopian futuristic concoction and history… Continue reading The End — The Muslim, Pt. 3/3
No matter how a game is played by both teams, a win is still a win when it’s all said and done. While it was far from their best-played game of the season, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team still skated away from their Fri., Nov. 17 match versus the NAIT Ooks with… Continue reading Women’s hockey: Doubling up
By Jon Roe
The Dinos women’s volleyball team faces it’s toughest test this upcoming weekend: a two game home series against the top-ranked team in the nation, the University of Manitoba Bisons. The ladies have played the last few weeks on the road in back-to-back series against the Brandon University Bobcats and the University of Winnipeg Wesmen. In… Continue reading Women’s Volleyball: Bisons visit Jack for key series
By Todd Andre
The University of Calgary Dinos women’s basketball team boosted their winning streak to three last weekend, crushing the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns in two matches Nov. 17-18. The Dinos’ third-ranked offence fired in 75 points Friday, sinking a lethargic 57-point performance by Lethbridge. The ‘Horns kept it close on Saturday night, but Calgary snuffed out… Continue reading Lady b-ballers win two straight on home court
By Jon Roe
Opening halves were the story of the weekend for the University of Calgary Dinos men’s basketball team, as they split a Nov. 17-18 series at home to the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. Friday, the team trailed 47-37 at half time, the fourth time this season the team had been down at the half. Coming into… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Early divisional split for the Dinos
By Kyle Francis
Full of magic, faeries, aerial sword fights and pirates, the spectacle of Peter Pan has made it one of the most popular dramatic performances since its first in 1904. Carrying on the tradition of flamboyance and incredible stunts, Alberta Theatre Projects is bringing the boy in green tights back for one of their most flare-filled… Continue reading Theatre Preview: A magic boy’s magical journey of magic
Whether or not bling was the cause, God knows something has to be blamed for this album. “Blame the Bling” is a compilation of club mix tracks produced by the Soundbluntz, but the vast majority are not sung, played or written by them, and often just mixed or produced by the DJ duo. The album… Continue reading Spun: Soundbluntz
By Ken Clarke
The title of Sean Lennon’s second album, Friendly Fire is a reference to people on the same team who obliterate each other. Lennon’s girlfriend cheated on him with his best friend and the result is a 10 song conceptual album on the theme of betrayal. The opening track, “Dead Meat” is the most biting of… Continue reading Spun: Sean Lennon
Yes, Everclear are still making music. No, Welcome to the Drama Club doesn’t have anything new to offer that hasn’t already been heard from Art Alexakis & co. before. With Welcome to the Drama Club, Alexakis, the only remaining original member, clearly hoped to capitalize on an honest, personal expression of the troubles he’s been… Continue reading Spun: Everclear
Some things sound better on paper than they do coming out of a stereo. Such is the case for Swan Lake and their debut album, Beast Moans. Combining three of Canada’s most distinctive songwriters–Dan Bejar (of Destroyer and the New Pornographers), Spencer Krug (of Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown) and Carey Mercer (of Frog Eyes)–Beast… Continue reading Spun: Swan Lake