Month: October 2010

By Beenish Khurshid

It has been about four weeks, and I am starting to get the hang of university. Shiny floors, automatic flush, motion sensor taps just to name a few features of the U of C facilities. And then there are the trash cans. If not infamous, they should be. Does no one realize that to have… Continue reading Trash talk: don’t throw out a good idea

By Story and photos by Emily Ask

I’ll admit, fashion isn’t quite my forte. I was always the type who would wear jeans and a t-shirt while looking through magazines, thinking the models’ outfits were nice but nothing I could ever take the time to coordinate myself. Lately that mindset has changed ever so slightly, and I’ve decided to try some new… Continue reading Kensington: Calgary’s favourite shopping district before 6 p.m.

By Savannah Hall

I’m Still Here is the definition of genius. Famed actor Joaquin Phoenix gives a performance of a lifetime, while Casey Affleck emerges from his older brother’s shadow to bring us a new art form. We have seen many stars pull off publicity stunts to promote their movies, but this was so much more than that. It… Continue reading I’m Still Here heads off the beaten track of satire

By Andy Williams

In 2006 former chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov played his first public chess game after a brief retirement. It was also the year that Matt Peters — frontman of Royal Canoe — and friends wrote a love song to Kasparov from the perspective of his super-computer opponent, Deep Blue. “Me and some friends were just sitting… Continue reading Royal Canoe paddle to Calgary

By Rhiannon Kirkland

It has been quite an interesting few years for Rebecca James. In the blink of an eye, James went from helping out with her partner’s kitchen business to an internationally acclaimed author and the subject of a bidding fury for the publication of her first book Beautiful Malice. Her debut novel is the story of… Continue reading Australian’s first novel sparks bidding war

By Andy Williams

From a struggling student with a philosophy degree to an accomplished author with a worldwide audience — Yann Martel has lived the stereotypical struggle of an author. Though his first book, Self, published in 1996, wasn’t a commercial or crtiical success (reviews were mixed), Martel kept at it. Five years later, Life of Pi was… Continue reading Yann Martel: well-written and well-read

By Gauntlet Elections Board

Bonnie Devine Bonnie Devine might be best known in the city as an activist who, along with her husband Jason Devine, organized the Anti-Racist Action Calgary group. Devine is a stay-at-home mother of four and former provincial Communist Party candidate for the riding of Calgary-East, where she finished last in 2004 and 2008 under the… Continue reading Calgary mayoral election candidates 2010: Others

By Gauntlet Elections Board

Jon Lord is an local businessman and entrepreneur. Perhaps his most well known venture is Casablanca Video, a business he started in 1983. Around that same time he was founding chairman of the Business Revitalization Zone for Marda Loop. He was elected alderman of Ward Eight in 1995 and served two terms. Lord’s first platform… Continue reading Calgary mayoral election candidates 2010: Jon Lord

By Gauntlet Elections Board

Ric McIver was born in Woodstock, Ontario and moved to Calgary in 1981. After a long career in the food industry, McIver was elected as Ward 12 alderman in 2001. He was acclaimed for a second term in 2004 and re-elected in 2007. McIver decided to run for mayor because, after nine years on Council,… Continue reading Calgary mayoral election candidates 2010: Ric McIver