By Laura Glick
"Nobody will judge you." With those comforting words, Ricky Martin cast away the insecurity running rampant in the crowd. The 40-year-olds squeezed into leather pants two sizes too small could undo the top button and let their tummies ooze out. The 20-somethings could pull their chest back in and give the push-up underwire a break.… Continue reading Hey Ricky you’re so fine, you blow my mind
By Ricky Hon
Gary Mar is one step closer towards making history by becoming the first person of Chinese descent and therefore, a non-caucasian, to occupy the office of premier in Alberta. Mar captured 40.8 per cent of the vote this past Saturday at the Alberta pc leadership election with Alison Redford (18.7 per cent) and Doug Horner… Continue reading Mar? Principles before history
By Ricky Hon
I think back to those eternal words, “I have a dream,” spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, and reflect on whether that dream has been realized. It doesn’t take much reflection to come to know it has not. As February is Black History… Continue reading Election results don’t mean an end to racism
By Chris Tait
The reception for Michael Jackson’s second posthumous album Xscape has been mixed. Some feel MJ would approve, while others, like Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, call it “bullshit.” Releasing posthumous work is tricky. It’s great to hear new music from a deceased musician, but it’s never entirely their music. Xscape features unfinished songs recorded between… Continue reading Michael Jackson
By Chris Adams
After going through two rounds of voting at Student Legislative Council (SLC), the Students’ Union submitted an application to Quality Money requesting $240,000 to move the Conference and Events office to the old Women’s Resource Centre space. This project highlights how the lack of oversight with SU spending can lead to the approval of questionable… Continue reading The joys of approving your own spending requests
By Curtis Wolff
The speediest guy on the ice wasn’t even supposed to be there in the first place. But after an injury to Kingston Frontenacs forward Sam Bennett — who was recently named by National Hockey League Central Scouting as the top draft eligible North American skater in their midterm rankings — Brayden Point got the call… Continue reading Top hockey prospects invade the Saddledome
It’s summer — that time of year when university students swear that they won’t learn anything, and if they’ve made the mistake of signing up for spring and summer classes, they will only attend begrudgingly. If you are looking for a way to kill time this summer — or avoid homework — podcasting may be… Continue reading Podcasts, a great way to while away your summer
Local Calgary stand-up bass siren Eve Hell, frontwoman for Eve Hell and the Razor, knows a thing or two about the Cowtown rockabilly subculture. With her band rocking Calgary car shows and the more wild-eyed pubs around town and their new long-player Fire It Up! on record store shelves, they’re hooking into one of the… Continue reading Calgary rockabillies play through the city
Imagine walking into McMahon stadium expecting to see a football game only to view players standing around in their underwear, unable to throw around footballs. Without someone to take care of player’s uniforms and equipment, a football game ceases to exist. This person will rarely be in the newspaper, is not on the score sheets… Continue reading Equipped to win
Adapting a story from one medium into another is a tremendously tricky task. In translation from one of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s major works, the film adaptation of Love in the Time of Cholera will undoubtedly lose certain things in the process. The film, though, has the potential to expose Marquez’s masterful prose… Continue reading Cholera isn’t infectious