By Chris Tait
It has been 14 years since that dreadful day in December 1989, when Marc Lepine walked into L’Ecole Polytechnique and killed 14 women in Montreal. “What shocked everyone at the time, was that women were sorted out of the population and killed,” said University of Calgary Professor Hermina Joldersma. “This happened in mainstream Canadian society,… Continue reading Keeping the memory alive
By Chris Tait
Vollen Sie ein bier? Ich bin Kanadier. Sie sein ein sexy Engeline. Wo ist die Badezimmer? This is the extent of my knowledge of the German language. Ah, girls: always motivating you to learn things for all the wrong reasons. To anyone who can actually speak German: you know how much trouble there’s going to… Continue reading Ich bin ein Berliner. Puppenspiel? Sehr güt!
By Chris Tait
It was a cold and friendless Friday night. My ride stood me up, so I was forced to tough it out on the train. My destination was amongst the shadowy remnants of warehouses down by the river, the “Pumphouse.” I got off the train, running west. The cold air bit my skin, but all I… Continue reading The road of life takes a detour
By Chris Tait
Robert Rodriguez’ soundtrack to the third installment in one of the most excessively violent trilogies in existence captures the spicy and sensual moments of an awesome film. The soundtrack is essential to the story, as Antonio Banderas’ character is El Mariachi, a man of music. It’s constantly energetic and exciting. And screw doing your own… Continue reading Once Upon A Time in Mexico Soundtrack
By Chris Tait
With games like these, who needs girls? The original adult video game protagonist, Larry Laffer made his debut appearance in Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards. He’s a middle-aged loner, he’s into disco and, surprise, surprise, he’s still a virgin. Can you help him? Doubtful, but you can try. Leisure Suit… Continue reading Leisure Suit Larry (1987)
By Chris Tait
A wrenching phenomenon in the history of Z-scrollers, frustration hit the gaming market like a spike through the crotch in Prince of Persia. The Aladdin-based story line was simplified to “save girl from bad guy in one hour.” What they neglected to mention was that the game was impossibly riddled with juicy spike traps, falling… Continue reading Prince of Persia (1989)
By Chris Tait
rom the same people who brought us Sony and animated porn, a new abomination has arisen, a daemon so foul its name alone brings shudders to many. Dance Dance Revolution proves once and for all that there really is an East-West cultural front. For the fortunate uninitiated few, DDR is one of those Japanese “life… Continue reading Dance puppets
By Chris Tait
Some games are just more fun playing with others. Every gamer on the planet can agree that all videogames can be separated into two categories: single player and multiplayer. Multiplayer is a trend covering every corner of the gaming universe, from two players alternating on Super Mario Bros. to blowing another player away from halfway… Continue reading Playing with yourself
By Chris Tait
For most, the prospect of getting a chair from the government brings about questions like “What the hell?” For some, however, this is a prestigious opportunity accepted with much pride. Five University of Calgary professors were awarded Canada Research Chairs from the Government of Canada Thu., Oct. 23. This increased the total number of Canada… Continue reading Five more Canada Research Chairs
By Chris Tait
Dusty town roads, deserted streets, tumbleweeds, spittoons and showdowns. The bad guy always gets what’s coming to him, and the good guy always gets the girl. Shane Meadows’ Once Upon A Time In The Midlands brings back the nostalgia of all those old flicks featuring Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, and… Hugh Grant? I know, you’re… Continue reading Once Upon a Time in the Midlands