FISHEYE: Razors aren’t cheap, dammit
What was the song “Mirror in the Bathroom” about again? Taking inappropriate photos of your friends taking a whiz? Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city. More Fisheye fotos here.
Edmonton indie film asks age-old query: Dude, where’s my bike?
Filmmaker Curtis Cleveland has lived in both Vancouver and Edmonton, and Cleveland says it was easier shooting the feature-length upcoming movie The Bike Heist here than it would have been in Vancouver. “It’s almost impossible to do a low budget film there now because the city is almost spoiled,” Cleveland told an audience of bicycle […]
FISHEYE: Country Roads, take me home
When I close my eyes and think of country music, it’s not a sound, but something that looks a little like this. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city. More FISHEYE photos HERE
REVIEW: Five guys, two dishes, one hell of a burger
FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES 993 Fir Street, Strathcona County, AB 780. 416.7710 Many years ago, a hamburger was different than today. Today, no matter where you go, you get something else that is supposed to be “special.” You get chopped sirloin, or you get “grade a beef” but the patty is prefrozen; or […]
Should AGA kids camps tackle street art?
When Gig City recounted the tale of a local artist whose graffiti mocked Oilers owner Daryl Katz, it got some strong reactions from Edmontonians – mostly opposed to using public space for political street art, good intentions notwithstanding. It raises an interesting debate then, with respect to the Art Gallery of Alberta’s summer camp series […]
FISHEYE: The rust is history
Looking for a riveting conversation? Our High Level Bridge, which first opened in 1913, has apparently 1.4 million rivets in its construction buried under layers of paint. Try that one out on your first date. Go ahead, man. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir […]
FISHEYE: Bee fruitful and multi-fly
Hey guys! Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city. More FISHEYE photos HERE
Edmonton’s new poet laureate grounded in city’s blue-collar vibe
When Anna Marie Sewell moved to Edmonton in 1985, she probably had no idea her strong cultural identity and background – a central theme to her 2009 collection Fifth World Drum – would also make her the perfect canidate for city poet laureate one day. Sewell is considered status aboriginal, and we have one of […]
FISHEYE: Survival Instinct
Basically all of nature is about eating, sleeping or reproducing. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city. More FISHEYE photos HERE
FISHEYE: In like a Dandelion, out like a Dandelamb
And what else out there do we ubiquitously bitch about to the point of enforcing laws against them? Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city. More FISHEYE photos HERE.
FISHEYE: Peter the Skeeter Eater
We complain endlessly about the mosquitoes around here, but who actually does something about them? Our hungry little friend here, hanging out out the north side of the university campus. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the […]
