The U.S. Supreme Court has been deliberating a Californian case regarding gay marriage. The court must determine whether or not to allow gay marriage in California. “It’s about time someone made a decision on this,” said traditional marriage supporter Norman Greigson. “I’m tired about hearing deliberation on this. Finally someone can tell me if what I… Continue reading White male authorities to determine what we can do
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The hunt is on to save the white rhino
It seems like every day there is a new species that needs saving. While many need to be pulled from the brink of oblivion and nurtured back to health, some of the pleas for help are more captivating than others. Author Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine were saving the planet long before it was… Continue reading The hunt is on to save the white rhino
Film review: One Dyke Wore White
If you can sit through a whole episode of The Bachelor and Fear Factor, you’ll do fine spending 50 minutes watching five lesbians from Calgary tell their story. Morag and Kam cram into a Cadillac head for British Columbia with their flower girl, ring bearer, and a videographer to document their right to a legally… Continue reading Film review: One Dyke Wore White
Art Preview: The new Newspaper
By Adam White
‘”A lot of what I bring to this project straddles the line between art and writing,” says Beaulieu. “It offers a bridge between literary and visual art.”The Newspaper is a series of 124 paintings inspired by a single issue of the Calgary Herald. The acrylic paintings were done on sheets of 26′ by 14′ paper,… Continue reading Art Preview: The new Newspaper
Show Preview: Brent Butt’s Gas goes live
By Adam White
Watching television these days can feel like a chore rather than entertainment. You turn on the TV, searching for something good to watch, and only find a lot of tribal councils, eliminations, and talent shows, all with little worth. Once in a while though, a show comes along single-handedly making the sift through the garbage… Continue reading Show Preview: Brent Butt’s Gas goes live
Spun: Dina D’Alessandro
By Adam White
Elevator music is played on one’s journey upwards for a reason: it provides background ambiance, but it’s not supposed to stand out. While Dina D’Alessandro’s album Is it Safe? is clearly not elevator music, one could make a case for why it should be.Whatever the album was trying to accomplish, it missed its mark. The… Continue reading Spun: Dina D’Alessandro
Music Interview: Alexisonfire break boundaries
By Adam White
In the past year, Alexisonfire has won awards, sold thousands of records, produced several music videos and played countless shows in front of swarms of devoted fans. The five guys from St. Catherine Ontario have taken the Canadian music scene by storm, achieving what many said was impossible for a “screamo” band. In doing so,… Continue reading Music Interview: Alexisonfire break boundaries
Reasonably successful
By Nicole Scarbossa and Marina Foo
Their songs spewing discontent and misery, most screamo bands are left unnoticed by the masses, but continue to drudge on hoping that one day success will come. Most quit, others toil in obscurity, while a select few actually make it. The Reason are one of these bands, but the only way they could really get… Continue reading Reasonably successful
The Reason give a reason to rock
By Jaime Burnet
For the kids learning the opening notes of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” on guitars, using gum to tack AC/DC posters above their beds, and dreaming of rock stardom, The Reason’s Cam Bordignon has some words of inspiration. “All we’ve ever wanted to do was play music,” says the drummer for the band. “When… Continue reading The Reason give a reason to rock
Shooting with the University of Calgary Firearms Association
By Riley Hill
Recently, I decided to find out if the University of Calgary Firearms Association is dangerous and if its members are crazy. By mid-December, I had talked with some of the executives. Club president Henry Lung is always a gentleman. Delano Civitarese, the club’s operations director, has a country attitude that revolves around mutual respect and… Continue reading Shooting with the University of Calgary Firearms Association