British Columbia outfit Said the Whale’s moniker invokes nautical notions and for good reason. The guys and gal have been working hard to distinguish themselves in Canada’s ever-growing music scene and record a partially new album, all the while sustaining their careers by slugging it on tugboats. After the release of Howe Sounds in June,… Continue reading Porpoises canít talk
Month: October 2008
Rockers Shai Hulud weather the career storm
By Darren Young
Having gone through more roster changes than a McDonald’s franchise, Shai Hulud is pressing forward with or without permanent members. The metal-core band has never recorded more than one album with a single vocalist nor do they currently have a consistent body behind the drum kit. This is a probable explanation for the mere three… Continue reading Rockers Shai Hulud weather the career storm
Artist breaks down preconceptions
Students and lovers of all art at the university are going to get a special treat this weekend. Multi-media visual artist Adrian Stimson will be on hand at the Nickel Arts Museum on Friday, as part of the University of Calgary Fine Arts Department’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series. As he goes about his lecture, he’ll… Continue reading Artist breaks down preconceptions
From audience to author
With WordFest on the horizon, author Samantha Warwick eagerly awaits her opportunity to enlighten and inspire young writers. She will soon join some of her peers at the Art Gallery of Calgary in an event dubbed “Alberta Bound,” featuring Warwick, along with other popular Albertan authors, reading excerpts from their books and participating in some… Continue reading From audience to author
Festival highlights the importance of words
By Amanda Hu
Words are a connecting fibre among a plethora of art forms. In celebration of the artistic staple, WordFest: the Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival, is preparing for its 13th instalment. Organizers hope to present a variable buffet of word-centred art and continue to dispel some long-held myths about literature. “A lot of people still have an… Continue reading Festival highlights the importance of words
The 40th Federal Election Drinking Game
By Ryan Pike
Canadian federal politics are boring. You know it. We know it. But you have to find out who won, right? Well, the people that brought you the Sarah Palin-to-English Translator, Russian Federal “Election” Bingo and Where in the World is Walter Mondale? are back with a way to make enduring TV coverage of the federal… Continue reading The 40th Federal Election Drinking Game
Calgary’s ridings in brief
By Ryan Pike
Calgary-Nose-Hill Four candidates will compete for a Parliamentary seat in Calgary-Nose-Hill, the riding tied for the fewest contenders in the city. Long-time Conservative Member of Parliament and current Small Business and Tourism Secretary of State Diane Ablonsky returns to vie for a sixth term. Ablonsky garnered 68 per cent of the vote back in 2006.… Continue reading Calgary’s ridings in brief
Politics and Quebec
The 2008 federal election English leaders debate was recently televised, giving Canadian voters glimpses of how the heads of the various factions hold up in verbal sparring matches. This year’s inclusion of Green Party leader Elizabeth May was a unique twist. The Green Party is the largest party in Canada that does not hold a… Continue reading Politics and Quebec
Sport shorts: football returns, athletes of the week
By Brad Halasz
Basketball this weekend The University of Calgary Dinos women’s basketball invitational tournament gets underway this Friday. You can catch the University of Toronto Varsity Blues take on the University of Windsor Lancers at 5 p.m. and stay to watch the Dinos take on Memorial University of Newfoundland Sea-Hawks at 7 p.m. in the Jack Simpson… Continue reading Sport shorts: football returns, athletes of the week
Dinos pressure not enough to thwart strong T-Birds
By Daniel Pagan
Just like the ancient 300 Spartans versus Persia in the Battle of Thermopylae, the University of Calgary Dinos field hockey team constantly forced the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds into defensive mode and made its offence fight for each inch of the field. It ended in a close defeat, however, as the Thunderbirds held off… Continue reading Dinos pressure not enough to thwart strong T-Birds