By Mike Smith
People were shocked to see Olli Jokinen back in the Flames lineup after his disappointing 2009/2010 season with the team. Well, when you look at general manager Darryl Sutter, who has faced his share of criticism, it was almost expected of him to bring back a guy that was a failed “project” the first time… Continue reading To trade or not to trade
By Mike Smith
With the CFL regular season over and done with, it’s time for some playoff football. What a regular season it was, though. With many tight games and some great Labour Day classics, it was one of the better CFL seasons in recent memory. But now all that is over and teams that did make the… Continue reading Sportspinion: CFL playoff predictions
By Mike Smith
After the CIS ice hockey season kicked off this past weekend, the University of Calgary Dinos returned to Calgary with grim looks on their faces. They dropped both games to the University of Alberta Golden Bears. In the eyes of head coach Mark Howell, the first game was disappointing as the Dinos weren’t able to… Continue reading Men’s hockey downed in pair of season openers
By Mike Smith
To all you bandwagon hoppers out there, it’s time to get back on the Calgary Flames buggy. With a big off-season and new, highly-touted prospects in camp, the Flames will be a force to be reckoned with in the always tense race to top the Western Conference. Coming into the pre-season, it looked as if… Continue reading Sportspinion: Flames prospects up to the task
By Brad Halasz
With very few exceptions, the anonymous imageboards known collectively as The Chans are quite possibly the worst part of the Internet. The idea is fairly simple: users can anonymously post to a variety of boards focused on different topics and are given the option to add an image. Each board has a different number of… Continue reading Oh, the huge manatee!
By Andrew Swan
Eight years ago Canadians were invited to follow the lives and antics of three endearing Nova Scotians trying to make it big through unconventional means. In many ways, the fascinating trio of Ricky (Robb Wells), Julian (John Paul Tremblay) and Bubbles (Mike Smith) succeeded in their schemes, but more often than not their plans fell… Continue reading Grab a beer with the Trailer Park Boys
MPSE are a lot different than the stereotypical singer-songwriter. The group, who won the 2009 Calgary Folk Music Festival Best New Song competition, find themselves with an aggravating problem: they keep being asked who the brains behind the song is. Their music is full of atypical pop arrangements, including musical acc-ents like handclaps, trombone and… Continue reading MPSE an exhibition in delicious pop-folk
Hark! Good movies be on the horizon! Almost! It’s getting closer to American Thanksgiving, that time of year when studios begin to roll out their finest fillies for award season. But sadly, it is always darkest before the dawn, and before we can see such gems The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr., and The Road,… Continue reading Spooky flicks send us into winter
Originally formed in 1990, the five members of Blind Melon are not altogether unfamiliar with the success affiliated with the release of their first effort in 12 years. Set to begin a Canadian tour this week to promote their new album For My Friends, guitarist Christopher Thorn takes some time to reflect on the bands… Continue reading Blind Melon is more than just the bee girl
Audiences experiencing the 2008 Calgary Jazz Festival during June 24-27 gained great insight into the ways in which musicianship evolves. This year’s lineup featured artists of a variety of ages and experiences, from relative youngster Meaghan Smith–whose first full-length album is slotted to drop this year–to veteran Dave Brubeck–who has been in the business the… Continue reading Calgary Jazz Festival spans the ages with musical variety