Chandle’er Bograt lifted his scarred mahogany pipe to his lips and muttered the fireword under his breath. It was a cheap dragon shaped artifact traded from a wood-elf for half a litre of creamed cheese–self-lighters were fashionable at the time, but this one gave the expelled smoke a flavour similar to what one might expect… Continue reading The Case of the Innocuous Falcon: Part 1
Month: November 2007
Spun: Foo Fighters
By Jeff Clemens
A busy Dave Grohl means good news for all music lovers. Despite playing alongside bands like Nine Inch Nails and Tenacious D, Grohl has found time with the Foo Fighters to make a fantastic new album, Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace. The fifth album of all-new Foo Fighter fare goes back to all the different… Continue reading Spun: Foo Fighters
Spun: Dropkick Murphys
By Ryan Pike
Boston is known for several things: the Boston tea party, the Boston Red Sox and–more recently–as the home of the Dropkick Murphys. Since their formation in 1996, the group has perfected their particular brand of Celtic-infused punk rock. The Meanest of Times, the band’s sixth studio album, delivers the signature Dropkick sound once again. Right… Continue reading Spun: Dropkick Murphys
Spun: Six Feet Under
For all those who can’t get enough bland, unimaginative and ridiculously over-the-top death metal with Cannibal Corpse alone, Six Feet Under’s ninth disc in 12 years, Commandment, is now out for your added lobotomy displeasure. It stands to wonder why this band still makes records, considering their musical progression moves at a snail’s pace. This… Continue reading Spun: Six Feet Under
Dinos basketballers fail to cross winning threshold
The University of Calgary basketball ladysaurs were on the verge of a sweep in their first weekend set Nov. 2 and 3. Unfortunately, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds were not willing to lose. The ninth-ranked Ladysaurs opened up Fri. with a convincing 84-56 trouncing of the University of Victoria Vikes. While the final score… Continue reading Dinos basketballers fail to cross winning threshold
Gangster delivers the goods
The American Dream: to pull yourself up by your bootstraps, outwit and outplay your competition and find yourself upon the heap of your defeated competitors rich and fat with cash. Frank Lucas was one man who managed to find the American Dream. He successfully competed and thrived in a business that was monopolized by the… Continue reading Gangster delivers the goods
I’ll take half and half, please
Revenge will have to wait for another day. The University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team played a committed and determined pair of games versus local rivals, the Mount Royal College Cougars, last weekend. The team ousted them from the playoffs last season and the hockeysaurs were, once again, unable to work any upset miracles.… Continue reading I’ll take half and half, please
Documentary reveals cult secrets
By Ryan Pike
Often, the word “cult” is bandied about to describe any new religious movement. Cults reached the forefront of public consciousness in the ’70s with the death of 914 followers of Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple group. The subject once again became rife with debate recently with the death of members of the Heaven’s Gate and Order… Continue reading Documentary reveals cult secrets
Aquasaur adversaries make for a rivetting swimming season
The Dinos swim team rekindled their rivalry with the reigning Canadian Interuniversity Sport champions, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, in Vancouver last weekend. Since there were no overall team scores, the exhibition competition did little to clarify any predictions on who will bring home the 2008 CIS title. Although head coach Mike Blondal acknowledged… Continue reading Aquasaur adversaries make for a rivetting swimming season
Women volleysaurs make many wins
The University of Calgary Dinos women’s volleyball team served notice on the weekend that they will be a force to reckon with this season. Opening their season on the road in Burnaby, British Columbia against the Simon Fraser University Clan, the Dinos made quick work of their opponents taking all the sets on both Fri.,… Continue reading Women volleysaurs make many wins