For some people, the works of William Shakespeare are a source of boredom and a chore to be endured during that one high school English class. For others, like famed playwright Tom Stoppard, the Bard's words were jumping-off points, inspiring a sub-genre of film and theatre devoted to exploring fringe elements of Shakespearian prose. Stoppard's play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, itself has earned many admirers, including Morpheus Theatre's director of production, Michelle Brandenburg.

Sex, Shakespearean archetypes and big oil are meeting up in a new series on the CBC premiering Jan. 6. Filmed in Calgary, Wild Roses revamps a classic tale: two high-class families are feuding for ultimate power, making for a dramatic mix of emotions and domineering. After finishing the first season, one of the show's actors, Paul Christie, reflects on some of the hurdles the creative team faced in Roses' creation.

The One Yellow Rabbit theatre company may have turned 25-years-old recently but they've had some wild times creating and introducing some of the most important and eclectic theatre Calgary has seen. Michael Green, one of the Rabbit's founding ensemble members and artistic director for the High Performance Rodeo, discusses the history and the current status of the performance art festival that has become Canada's premiere destination for experimental theatre, dance and music performance.

If you're like me, when it comes time to fight, you kick your opponent in the shin, squeal, run about 10 yards and get the crap kicked out of you. If you're Jarome Iginla, you look your opponent square in the eye, rip off your helmet and proceed to re-arrange his face.

Dinos land new quarterback

Canadian Interuniversity Sport's 2007 most valuable football player is now a part of the University of Calgary Dinos organization.

Hec Crighton trophy winner Erik Glavic has transferred for the 2009 winter semester and will be on board for the 2009 season.

The 22-year-old Glavic comes from the 2007 Vanier Cup runner-up St. Mary Huskies.

Men's hockey can't find W's

Psst... Want to hear about the technology that's been giving web geeks rock-hard nerd-ons? It starts with a J and ends in an exclamation mark...

The University of Calgary Board of Governors is the highest governing body at the U of C with members appointed by the Advanced Education and Technology Minister of Alberta. There's a mix of 10 public members (often high profile members of the community) and 11 elected and appointed members (such as a Senate Rep, Alumni Rep and GSA Rep).

It appears the crunch is on for carrot production in the United Kingdom. Recently reported on the BBC, the European Union's decision to ban over 20 pesticide ingredients has had a mixed response. To the farmers and pesticide companies, this is a kick straight to the nuts; they claim that it would cut carrot production by 100 per cent. But to the general population who come in contact with products treated with these pesticide ingredients every day, it seems like a damn good idea.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is often known for its workplace protection and unionization efforts. Without its actions in the early 20th century, many workers would not have collective bargaining and would be unable to negotiate with businesses for better benefits. It has been a strong social justice fighter, too. CUPE protested for disability assistance and women's rights. However, CUPE now has a big image problem and has been called too distant from the people it is supposed to represent.

So my girlfriend of three years finally agreed to have a threesome with me. It's been a long-time fantasy of mine and we talked about it until she felt comfortable with trying it out. We went away for New Year's and hung out at this club checking the scene; we decided it would be better to hook up with someone we didn't really know. We found this girl and took her back to our room. The night was great and we had a lot of fun, but she doesn't want to do it again. I don't get it. How can I get her interested in round two?