By Marina Foo
Sushi is to Vancouver what beef is to Calgary. Likewise, a hip young indie band from Vancouver that couldn’t name their favourite sushi bar would be trusted there as much as a honky-tonk southern Albertan country act who couldn’t name a nearby steakhouse: not much. “King Sushi,” says Zachary Gray, co-founder and guitarist of Vancouver’s… Continue reading A Vancouver Blossom
By Marina Foo
Tomi Swick isn’t a name that turns heads, and yet, he’s opening for heavy-hitters like the Goo Goo Dolls. So he’s got to have something to show for it. He’s a Canadian born singer/songwriter that sings honest tales of love and reality. When he departed from the Hamilton band where he began a solo career,… Continue reading Swick has quick upward mobility
By Marina Foo
For the first ten minutes of Shortbus, the audience doesn’t get a moment to recover from the non-stop dirty parts and sex scenes all over the place. After the first few minutes are over, people can start to relax as more characters start to keep their clothes on and the crux of the film begins… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Sex and Nudity!
By Liv Ingram
Boxwood Cafe is a quaint restaurant nestled in the heart of Central Memorial Park on 12 Ave and 4 St. It may be small on space, but it’s big on personality. The simplicity of the rustic wood decor is accentuated by the large windows, which provide an excellent vantage point to watch the world go… Continue reading Boxwood Cafe: Community Sunday Supper
If you’re a fan of the Calgary Flames, you’ve probably heard of Sven Baertschi — the wunderkind prospect hailing from Switzerland who tore up the Western Hockey League during the 2011–12 season. But John Gaudreau, Jon Gillies, Mark Jankowski and Bill Arnold are lesser-known names that should be on every hockey fan’s radar. It… Continue reading Flames mining NCAA for prospects
By Jaya Dixit
It’s the story of so many dates: a meal and a conversation at a restaurant located somewhere on the spectrum between dive and high-end, or somewhere between fast food and healthy. Increasingly, the choice of venue has led to a boiling, bubbling debate about what food choices reveal about those who make them. Whether your… Continue reading Apples and oranges, but not on the first date
Thanksgiving dinner is one example of how food brings all sorts of things together in our lives. This is the time of year where we give thanks for all we have, but really, of the many other things we may want, there are only a few we cannot live without. What we need to stay… Continue reading Sex and wings
By Alan Cho
The sky was like damp concrete, sprinkled with the cobalt shards of a gin bottle tossed away by someone who had long moved on to more temperate climates. Men and women, disheveled and rumpled, shuffled to late meetings or classes. They will apologetically mouth the words “traffic” and offer a helpless shrug to the person… Continue reading Shisha and donair