Anna Karenina, a costume drama set in late 19th century Russia, is perhaps the most approachable of director Joe Wright’s films. It marks his third collaboration with Keira Knightley, who previously starred in Pride and Prejudice and Atonement. For Anna Karenina, he adapts Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s novel of the same name. Like other films… Continue reading Film review: Anna Karenina
Month: November 2012
Check into the Suburban Motel
By Alicia Ward
George F. Walker is a playwright known for placing people in impossibly complicated situations that only get worse, while presenting his characters and their choices in a way that forbids the audience from judging them. In the University of Calgary drama department plays Problem Child and Risk Everything, the characters RJ and Denise are in… Continue reading Check into the Suburban Motel
The abortion debate minus religion
One of the most controversial debates of our day is pro-life versus pro-choice. Perhaps this is because neither side — those for the legalization of abortion, and those opposed to it — has any trumping argument. Unlike some issues, like gay marriage that focuses on equal rights, the debate over abortion is concerned with the… Continue reading The abortion debate minus religion
Stigmatizing the blues
Canadian mental health care is abysmal. On May 8, 2012, Canada’s first-ever national mental health strategy was released by the Mental Health Commission of Canada after five years of research, including consultations with thousands of people. This is a good first step, although long overdue, but Canadians have yet to see the benefits of its… Continue reading Stigmatizing the blues
Editorial: Vote splitting dooms Calgary Centre
By 10:45 p.m. on Nov. 26, a palpable sense of profound disappointment was setting in at the Liberal headquarters of the Calgary Centre by-election. Calgary Centre, a riding that has been conservative for almost half a century, will be blue once again. Conservative candidate Joan Crockatt won the by-election with 36.9 per cent of the… Continue reading Editorial: Vote splitting dooms Calgary Centre
Life Scream
By Sean Willett
Rampant hair loss strikes campus
Doctors and scientists alike are baffled at the recent spike in hair loss of University of Calgary students. The praecalvustis epidemic reportedly silently hit the campus in late October, but according to doctors, the disease does not flare up for several weeks. “Many students could be carriers without knowing it,” said Dr. Frank Bateman, a… Continue reading Rampant hair loss strikes campus
Said the Squid
By Jeff Hollett