FISHEYE: Broken dreams
Abandoned like a dropped turnip in the window of a wedding dress store on 97th Street, this display takes the idea of giving away your hand in marriage a little too severely. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out […]
FISHEYE: Taking away the moments that make up a dull day
This handless clock on the downtown post office is a great example of unintended, beautiful public art. Because it reminds us of time, but doesn’t limit us by it, and we can just appreciate the metal sculpture for its beauty. What does a clock with no hands tell us? To take it easy, for starters. […]
COMICS: Show-and-tell on the Edmonton indie scene
It takes bravery to draw something and then bring it to a group of more experienced artists and hold it up for their criticism. Not quite superhero bravery, but bravery nonetheless. So who shows up when a group of comic artists get together twice a month at Happy Harbour Comics on Jasper Ave. and invite […]
FISHEYE: Holy frosty spring, Robin!
This is not the first robin of spring, but it’s a fairly classic symbol of our freedom from the tyranny of winter. 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.
FISHEYE: Egg-cellent question
Why are these pink eggs on sale at Lucky 97 in Chinatown? Was it some sort of Easter thing? Cultural? Sometimes a mystery is more fun than finding out, so we’ll let you decide. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in […]
REVIEW: Wildflower Grill pretentious, overrated
When one blows $300 on a dinner for four (including wine), it’s the little things that matter. It was a once-a-year dinner with friends from out of town, so we decided to go to the Wildflower Grill – where the first portent of impending culinary doom was something called a “amuse bouche.” The complimentary amusement […]
FISHEYE: Birds and the birds and the bees
Another bird you might be familiar with is the white-breasted nuthatch. Nature’s one-way signs, this little goober and its mate were looking for a nice spot to do things bees also do. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out […]
FISHEYE: Spring fling
Where do your emotions come from? Is the answer cedar waxwings? If so, then you might be having emotions again, for they are again busy stealing our leftover mountain ash berries before zipping off elsewhere. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life […]
ART: Emily Carr’s passion for nature at the AGA
There’s a languid grace and deep passion infusing Emily Carr’s thick brushstrokes and vivid re-creations of the Canadian west, her post-impressionism and post-cubist curves respecting the fluid lines of traditional aboriginal art. Perhaps we still find the Canadian painter so compelling for the same reason that we respect John Steinbeck’s literary work from the same […]
FISHEYE: Whyte on fire
Water pools on the corner of Whyte and 99th during a fire which consumed business early this morning. The Empress Ale House and the laundromat on the corner escaped the blaze, though the scent of smoke is unavoidable. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir […]
Perverts hang out together – nudge nudge, wink wink
OK, before we continue on to the hard truth about the topic of Pornography in the new play Pervert, we have to acknowledge the following obvious question: in the Internet age, who still goes to porn stores? Nevertheless, the interplay between several such denizens — after a store clerk accuses a customer of theft — […]
Edmonton Arts Council a great stress-reliever for local artists
It sure is sweet when you’re an artist who doesn’t have to scrape for every buck to pay the rent. Thanks to the Edmonton Arts Council, 16 talented Edmonton artists will enjoy that chance – for a couple of months, at least – with an extra $7,500 each. Musician Ben Sures (right) and filmmaker Trevor […]
