Capitalism has fully infested the music industry, rotting away its core. You’ve got record companies at the helm of assembly lines manufacturing plastic pop by faux lesbian duos or boy bands with the word “town” in their name. Then you have the musicians in the business for music’s sake, struggling with the delicate nature of… Continue reading Music Interview: We’re big in Iraq
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Theatre Preview: Apple a theatrical treat
The apple is one naughty fruit. Ever since John Milton deemed the apple as the forbidden fruit in Paradise Lost, the round, red fruit has found notoriety in popular culture. In Snow White the jealous queen attempts to destroy the titular heroine with a poisoned apple. In the opening credits to Desperate Housewives the four… Continue reading Theatre Preview: Apple a theatrical treat
Student pens first novel
With all the required texts, most university students don’t have time to read a novel, let alone write one. However, University of Calgary fifth-year accounting student David Sirtonski has taken up the challenge and penned a novel. His book, Is This the Real World…?, is based on his experience in a co-op accounting program working… Continue reading Student pens first novel
Festival Review: War Hospital
Picture a war. Helicopters drone, bombs fall and napalm sears. Gunfire permanently penetrates the air. Fires rage. Smoke suffocates. Corpses litter the ground, and blood pours from bodies riddled with bullets.What you’re probably not picturing is a hospital. Most of the images of war we see exclude those of treatment and recovery. Filmmakers David Christensen… Continue reading Festival Review: War Hospital
Book Interview: Wiebe’s gourmet prose
Award-winning Alberta author Rudy Wiebe would like to give you a gourmet feast instead of taking you to McDonald’s. No, this decent proposal isn’t the result of some “Win a Date with Rudy” contest but rather an analogy the award-winning Alberta author makes regarding his writing. “I want to give you a wide range of… Continue reading Book Interview: Wiebe’s gourmet prose
Literary talent comes to U of C
The University of Calgary is well known for its innovative research in science and technology, but the school also fosters a creative and artistic environment, thanks in part to the Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Programme. Established in 1993, the program aims to further the careers of writers and enrich the local literary community through two annual… Continue reading Literary talent comes to U of C
Theatre Review: Oleanna
As far as childhood activities go, the telephone game is one of the most popular. The starting player chooses a phrase, whispers it into the next player’s ear and the message passes down the line, yielding minor distortions in transit. Rarely does the message remain intact. More often a phrase like “all the world needs… Continue reading Theatre Review: Oleanna
Book Review: A Complicated coming-of-age
An integral element of any coming-of-age novel is the repressive situation against which the angst-ridden protagonist rebels. For Esther Greenwood in The Bell Jar it was societal pressures for her to be a proper woman. For J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield it was pretty much everything. Nomi Nickel, the heroine in Miriam Toews’ celebrated novel A… Continue reading Book Review: A Complicated coming-of-age
Spun: …as the Poets Affirm
Grab a dictionary and look up “poet.” You’ll come across a definition like “person who has great ability to feel and express beauty.” Look further down for “poetry” and you’ll get an entry along the lines of “the expression of beautiful or elevated thought, imagination or feeling.” …as the Poets Affirm, an art rock sextet… Continue reading Spun: …as the Poets Affirm
Spun: Thirteen Senses
Picture yourself walking down an empty street on a cool spring afternoon–the sky above you milky white, a soft breeze tousles your hair. You scrunch your hands into your pockets and stare at the street beneath your feet, looking up periodically to take in the space around you. This introspective moment has been brought to… Continue reading Spun: Thirteen Senses