Haunting and dark, with the conspicuous abscence of a fluffy single, the Cure’s Bloodflowers, beginning to end, throws itself into lead vocalist/songwriter Robert Smith’s melancholy side. Soft, brooding and gripping melodies lead to inevitable, but restrained emotional bursts then drift back into gentler pop sounds. These lengthy songs prolong the experience at the bottom of… Continue reading Bloodflowers — The Cure
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Unofficial acclaimed candidates
Unofficial acclaimed candidates, SU General Election, as of Friday, March 3rd. VP External: Duncan Wojtaszek VP Operations and Finance: Matthew Lauzon Events Commission: Kent Hawkins, Oliver Ho, Zachary Barton, Christopher Kerr Op-Fi Commission: Peter Yoon, Natasha Dhillon, Travis Fast, Heather Clitheroe SAA Representatives: Social Work: Sunny Shuang Management: Ryan Blize Medicine: Tasha Bienert Fine Arts:… Continue reading Unofficial acclaimed candidates
The American dream dissected
Mark Borchardt is the ultimate dream chaser. As the subject of Chris Smith’s award-winning documentary American Movie, Borchardt does anything and everything to realize his own cinematic vision. Borchardt, a thirty-something man from Wisconsin, ekes out a living delivering newspapers and working in a cemetery. He still lives with his mother and can’t pay his… Continue reading The American dream dissected
Mista Mo and a Sunshine Boy get buzzed
Have you ever watched celebrity interview shows like E-Now, and wished for the interviewers to probe their subjects deeper? Were the questions too superficial? Well, leave it to two guys from Canada to keep American celebs on the edge. Torontonians Daryn Jones and Mista MO (Morgan Smith: "I don’t use the last name because it… Continue reading Mista Mo and a Sunshine Boy get buzzed
Kris’ Korner: the crazy NFL season
• If the NFL season were to end today Kurt Warner of the St. Louis Rams would probably end up MVP. Your first question may be "Who the hell is Kurt Warner?" and your next "The Rams are in St. Louis?" This is just the start of the craziness in the NFL this season. Not… Continue reading Kris’ Korner: the crazy NFL season
Dance Montage
By Kara Martens
After 30 years, Dance Montage remains a quiet, unassuming addition to Calgary’s cultural life. Filled with energy, inventiveness, and diversity, it is the longest running show in Calgary. This year’s show, which has always resided at the U of C, consists of 11 different dances, each piece choreographed and danced by volunteers. The choreographers submit… Continue reading Dance Montage
Many, many people more important than Princess Di
Dear A and E: In light of your recent "Biography of the Millennium" special, let us say we agreed with most of your picks for the top 100 influential people of the last 1,000 years, save one: Princess Diana. Please accept the following suggestions to replace her on the list: Igor Stravinsky, Muhammad Ali, Friedrich… Continue reading Many, many people more important than Princess Di
Sheri-D Wilson
“Sorry I’m late,” says Sheri-D Wilson, as she pushes her dark glasses up behind her ears. “I’ll just grab a coffee, and we’ll get to it.” A very down to earth intro for a someone usually classified as “a wild woman.” Actually, Sheri-D Wilson has been described as everything from a weird DNA-rendering of the… Continue reading Sheri-D Wilson
Waist Deep in Hookers and Coke
“Want a beer?” asks Dad. “Man to man. We’ll have a beer.”He promptly pulls a Pilsner from the fridge–supercan, no less–and pours two glasses. And then it strikes me: I’m going to see Ben Folds Five in five hours. Was it poignant that my dad offered me a Pil before I left to see a… Continue reading Waist Deep in Hookers and Coke
Dinner and a comedy
By Bebe Vocong
"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," best describes the underlying theme in Run For Your Wife. This comedy tells the story of John Smith (J. Sean Elliot), a seemingly ordinary British taxi driver whose double life slowly unravels after a simple heroic deed. John has been living in… Continue reading Dinner and a comedy