News
Everything You Don’t Want To Know About Tailings Ponds
Take a look behind the government’s spin on the oilsands & you’ll find much more than 500 dead ducks
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Angela Brunschot
Much Ado About Tailings
Greenpeace says recent bird deaths highlight “massive holes” in oil-sands monitoring program
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Trevor Howell
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Comment
Gravel Pit Woes
Does Edmonton care about conserving the river valley or are all our bylaws and policies just hot air
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Burn Evans
I Told You So, Dammit
I predicted the tailings pond disaster months ago—but that doesn’t make this ninja any happier
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Fish Griwkowsky
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Lifestyle
A World Away From Whyte
Rod West keeps (un)plugging away from his post behind the counter of The Acoustic Music shop
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Mike Garvie
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Style & Shopping
My Look
Meghan Unger | Fitted Textiles Consultant
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Chris Lewis
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Profile |
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Food & Drink
Even Better In The Morning
Long Live hole-in-the-wall Campus Pizza and their wholly unpredictable hours by Scott Lingley This Red Smells Like Feet If your wine tastes more like cheese or cardboard, blame the bottle and not your tastebuds. by Melissa Priestley |
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Music Feature |
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Music Preview
Focus, Mustaine, Focus
Megadeth soldiers on into metal history with United Abominations —and a little bit of ego to boot by Rick Overwater Hurtin’ And Heartbreak, Shakespeare-Style The Culls sing the standard down-home country themes—no frills, and no Bullshit by Matt Hubert One Maki Is Not An Island Folk Traditionalist Kate Maki brings an entourage of collaborative talent along to play by Justin Langille Stepping Out Of Their Shell “Sophomore Slump” be Damned: Tokyo Police club have a new album, a new label, and a new sound by Ashley Johnson |
Screen Feature
Beyond the Blurbs
This Week: Speed Racer... avant-garde, fascist, or both? by See Staff Teleprompter: Crumbs From The Cable A PVR snafu has left me questioning what I’m really getting for my cable-bill dollar by Nicola Simpson Khullar |
Screen Review
David Mamet Was Kung Fu Fighting
Redbelt is so full of Mametian testosterone that our reviewer even wound up talking like him by Paul Matwychuk Speedometer Rising Speed Racer’s eye-popping cartoon visuals got my heart beating faster than Racer X’s car by James Hamilton The Monsanto Menace The World According to Monsanto will change your worldview... if you can even track it down by G.H. Lewmer The Thrill Of The Hunt Well, thrill is overdoing it. But Then She Found Me marks a decent debut for the former sitcom star. by Nicola Simpson Khullar Unalloyed Pleasure Robert Downey Jr. proves his metal in Iron Man, the best superhero movie since Superman by James Hamilton |
Arts News
The Politics Of The “Oops Pregnancy” Comedy
Juno’s dialogue may be unrealistic, but its depiction of unconventional family models is spot-on by Lindsey Rock |
Theatre Feature
Closely Watched Kanes
Prepare to get bummed out, Edmonton! A double dose of Sarah Kane is headed your way by Paul Matwychuk |
Theatre Review
Comrades’ Heart Of Darkness
This account of Sacco and Vanzetti’s lengthy incarceration is as gloomy as the story demands by Fawnda Mithrush Who Loves Ya, Cherish? There are a couple of complications, but Northern light delivers a healthy baby drama by Kevin Wilson |
My Messy Bedroom
The Truth Is Out There
But what are the things you’re obligated to tell your lover, and what should you keep secret? by Josey Vogels |
First Person
Insignificant Exposure
A grand night out foiled by a bitter comedian and a negligible conversation-stopper by Gayleen Froese |
City
50 Buck: Deleted Scenester
This week’s 50bucker salves her hipster heart-break with the aid of Nana and Woody Allen by Ashley Johnson |
Music Review
Balashing Around The House
Dub Vulture dubs well, inspiring a wave of reggae pot-banging all over the north side by Fish Griwkowsky |