Month: October 2009

Spun: Things About Comin’ My Way

By Megan Hodgson

Things About Comin’ My Way, a tribute CD dedicated to 1930s band The Mississippi Sheiks, is a really fun listening experience. The idea of a compilation CD can seem risky at times because there’s a great possibility for inconsistencies between contributing artists. Although this is still evident in Comin’ My Way, the album is really… Continue reading Spun: Things About Comin’ My Way

Br¸tal Legend is a br¸¸¸¸tally fun time

By Jordyn Marcellus

After producing the critical darling — and consumer flop — Psychonauts, video game designer Tim Schafer had to go back to the drawing board. Schafer, who worked on popular point-and-click comedy games like The Secret of Monkey Island and Grim Fandango, decided to return to his heavy metal roots and Brütal Legend was born. Brütal… Continue reading Br¸tal Legend is a br¸¸¸¸tally fun time

Urroz contests Latin American lit’s status quo

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Thirteen years after the controversial Crack Manifesto, which sought a rejuvenation of Latin American Literature, Mexican writer, professor and founding member of the Crack group Eloy Urroz will be holding court in Banff as part of Wordfest Sunday, October 18. Penned by a group of Mexican writers in 1995, the Manifesto was published simultaneously with… Continue reading Urroz contests Latin American lit’s status quo

Seth explains drudgery behind cartooning

By Jordyn Marcellus

When it comes to being considered literature, comics and cartooning have had a hard slog. Only through re-branding the medium as “graphic literature” and “sequential art” have the art forms found any sort of interest amongst the academic literati. Yet for a cartoonist like Seth, appearing at Wordfest Satutday, October 17 in the Art Gallery… Continue reading Seth explains drudgery behind cartooning

Women’s rugby play Pandas in first-ever CIS home game

By Douglas Long

It’s been a developmental, but important, season for the Dinos women’s rugby team. This year marks the debut of the squad in Canadian Interuniversity Sport competition after almost a decade as a club team. The players and coaches knew that there would be no red carpet rolled out for them this season, as Canada West… Continue reading Women’s rugby play Pandas in first-ever CIS home game

Women’s hockey wins first game in CIS return at UBC

By Chris Pedersen

The Dinos proved they belong in university hockey after a successful opening weekend in Vancouver. The University of Calgary women’s hockey team made the move to Canadian Interuniversity Sports competition this year and won their first game 3-1 against the University of British Columbia. They lost their second game 4-1. These games came after a… Continue reading Women’s hockey wins first game in CIS return at UBC