International Jazz Fest welcomes Marsalis, Peyroux
When good Jewish boy Neil Diamond – or Al Jolson, or Larry Parks, depending on the film version – confronted his papa and declared he had the music in him, he could’ve picked any kind of tune to rebel to. He could’ve rocked the establishment. He coulda declared “gotta dance!” and gone with disco. But […]
Great lineup for Starlite fire fundraiser
It’s a night of spectacle, a night of drama, a night of powerful music and equally powerful drinking. Quick: if I told you this night of entertainment could be yours, how much would you expect to pay? One Hundred Dollars? Two Hundred Dollars? Well what if I told you that this spec-tacu-schmizzle-medizzle of a night […]
AGA lecture questions Canadian art’s moral issues
Is there irony in aboriginal culture being relegated to background art on Canadian money? Whether it’s brutally direct questions that make us uncomfortable or a more nuanced approach, the Art Gallery of Alberta is continuing its approach of tying together ongoing exhibits via scholarly discussion. The latest, National Spirit: The Haunting of Art in Canada, […]
Fringe Festival unveils 2011 theme – Fringeopolis!
“All great works of art come from the Metropolis,” Edmonton Fringe Festival Executive Director Julian Mayne quoted American poet Ezra Pound before introducing this year’s Fringe Festival title at a press conference today – Fringeopolis. The motif on the poster that was unveiled is a definite homage to the 1926 Fritz Lang futuristic dystopian movie […]
The DAILY FUNNY: Terrorist snuff fantasies and the zombie apocalypse
Hey, who better than The Onion to bring a little clarity to the question of what’s really important in the story of Osama bin Laden’s death. I mean, really? You wanna discuss geopolitical tensions and the brinksmanship of modern politics? Wha-eva. Meanwhile, if irony were a case of irony from ironyville, it couldn’t be any […]
The DAILY FUNNY: Royals, Dinosaurs and Tokyo’s worst
The “all-nighter” or “all-day watch” is a classic old journalism chesnut, favoured by bored columnists the world over, in the era when people were still paid to just be columnists. The premise is simple: you go experience a whole night or day of something at best semi-bearable for a few minutes — Brady Bunch Marathon, […]
Sloan bringing 20th anniversary tour to Edmonton to back new album
We’ve waited 20 years for an answer to the question: who exactly are the People of the Sky, and why are their bodies covered in coke fizz? Sloan will answer those questions and more as the legendary Halifax rockers kick off their latest album on the tour, which just happens to be on their 20th […]
The DAILY FUNNY: Terrible, terrible truth
It’s not the size of the ship, it’s the motion of the….oh who are we kidding. Alex Balk at AWL.com ruminates on the terrible truth. If you don’t have the gift of the ….uh…girth, hit ’em with a bit of mirth! Just hope they speak English, because, contextually speaking, some things just don’t translate that […]
THEATRE: Ayn Rand meets Anthony Robbins in Public Speaking
True story: After seeing a performance of Faithless – which Chris Craddock wrote in 2005 with his co-star, Steve Pirot – I approached the actor in the lobby afterwards. I said to him, “Man, if only I had a quarter of your talent.” Craddock raised an eyebrow and gave me a playful smirk. “But, Adrian, […]
The DAILY FUNNY: Green onions and reusable energy
Worried about the oil sands, our economic future, and the environment? The Onion offers this reasoned debate between two seasoned veterans who’ve assessed the future of carbon. Timing might have been a little off, though….. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead fame reshoot Star Wars. Well, one particular […]
