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JUL 02 - JUL 15 2009
VOLUME 7 · ISSUE 23
DECONSTRUCTING SWINE FLU
In the shift from public health story to apocalypse narrative, the media is providing a framework on which people can hang their anxieties.
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| Cover image By Myron Campbell |
NEWSFRONT
FERAL FRIENDS
On the surface, the average domesticated cat would seem to have little in common with the king of its genus, the lion. After all, as an apex predator, the only natural enemy the lion has to worry about is other members of its own kind.
read more »WILL MARTYRS PREVAIL?
The grisly video of 26-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan dying in a Tehran street, shot down by a government thug, has already been seen by millions of Iranians. If the protesters against the alleged rigging of the recent election needed a dramatic image of martyrdom — and such images have a special resonance in Iran — they now have one.
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CITYLIVING
KEEP YOUR WIT(BIER)S ABOUT YOU
The world of mainstream brewing has long been known for jumping on various bandwagons — and these days, the new beer bandwagon is all about colour.
read more »LIFE/STYLE: KRISTA
Krista Savino, commercial contractor and receptionist at Rites of Passage Tattoo.
read more » LIFE/STYLE: HEIDI
Heidi Bergerman, Pharmacist.
read more » LIFE/STYLE: DIXON
Dixon Chan, Student.
read more » LIFE/STYLE: SARAH
Sarah Vermette, Writer/Producer at CTV.
read more » LIFE/STYLE: ALEXIS
Alexis Nyandwi, Student/Server.
read more » BITE-SIZE BROADWAY
This was the third year for Taste of Broadway, a fundraiser for The Broadway Theatre that features many of the eclectic avenue’s top restaurants alongside local purveyors of wine — how can you go wrong with an evening of food and drink, all for a good cause? It’s a stellar idea, as many of the same people that enjoy the unique programming of The Broadway are also aficionados of excellent cuisine.
read more » WORTH THE TOIL AND TROUBLE
25 — and still alive.
read more » ABSTRACT THOUGHTS
Generally, painted art is useless — and I mean that in a positive sense. It’s not utilitarian, like a plough or a urinal or a table — things which might have both aesthetic value and a “blunt” use. Abstraction is beyond that blunt use — part of the historical treasure-seeking of “what painting is”. Or, to put it another way, you need to know the rules you’re breaking.
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URBAN SCENE
THE PARTY HOUSE
Like many people across the country, Darryl Kesslar of Plan 9 Films believes the “house concert” is experiencing a renaissance — and now, he’s got the film footage to prove it. The result is SCN show The Neighbor’s Dog, a new show which will premiere on SCN July 8.
read more »WIZARD OF OZ
Xavier Rudd definitely appeals to of hippie types — the Australian neo-folkie is a vegetarian, a didgeridoo player and a man who refuses to own or wear shoes, after all — but over the past few years, plenty of non-granola folks have hopped on board Rudd’s bandwagon as well.
read more » ALL ROADS LEAD TO HOME
Mark Ceaser grew up on a farm outside of Yorkton, near Burma Road — the very stretch of grid he learned to drive on. As such, it’s no surprise that prairie imagery and sentiment has become a part of his music — or that he choose to name his debut solo album Burma Road.
read more » ELEMENTS OF STYLE
Most writers have read The Elements of Style — a little book by William Strunk and E.B. White about how to write well. One of its principles is Omit Needless Words.
read more » NOW THAT’S JUST CRAP
Let’s get this out of the way right at the start: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an awful, awful movie.
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