PREVIEW: Hugh Cornwell likes it when you’re moody
When Hugh Cornwell left The Stranglers in 1990 he’d gone as far as he felt he could with the veteran English rock band. Behind him he left a series of classic punk and new wave albums (The Raven, Feline, Gospel According To the Meninblack among them) charges of misogyny and a style that took as […]
FISHEYE: Photo of the Day
One of the most delicious things you can put into your body in this city is Chicken Alcron from the newly reopened Bistro Praha. You might also vote for the herrings in the next stomach election. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his […]
REVIEW: A realist’s guide to the fruits of vegging out
There’s something telling about the media release that got sent out with How to Grow Food, a new book by Richard Gianfrancesco about harvesting your own vegetables and herbs in everything from kitchen flower pots to a mansion estate backyard. It states that 31 per cent of households participate, or desire to participate, in food […]
FISHEYE: Pho-D’OH! of the Day
Is it just us, or does this hydrant have a bit of a Homer Simpson thing going for it? 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.
POETRY: the deep meaning of rap-rock lyrics
Who knows where the cookie came from in Limp Bizkit’s 1999 hit Nookie, nor why the song’s subject was told to stick it up her ‘Yeah.’ I also never quite deciphered what Kid Rock meant by “bawitdaba da bang a dang diggy.” Angry rap-rock bands provided a smorgasbord of horribly juvenile lyrics, and perhaps that’s […]
GIGGLE CITY: Jake Johannsen sad he can’t do any more Cheney jokes
He’s one of David Letterman’s favourite comedians, having been on the show an astounding 35 times. Also Bill Maher, Conan, Greg Kilborn – you name the late-night talk show, Jake Johannsen has been on it. His endearing brand of observational comedy has been pleasing audiences for four decades – and now we’re lucky to […]
LITERATURE: A bodice-ripping good time from Cheryl Tardif’s alter-ego
Cheryl Kaye Tardif is an Edmonton writer of thriller/suspense novels. She’s had several of them published, has one due out this month, and has a loyal following. So why in the world did she want to write a romance called “Lancelot’s Lady” under a somewhat cheesy-sounding pen name of Cherish D’Angelo? “I’ve always said since […]
LADIES’ MEN: Josh, Keith and Burton scheduled to woo your wives
When Josh Groban says he’s going to “do one for the ladies,” he’s not just kidding around – they’re ALL for the ladies. That goes double for Keith Urban. Attention females of Edmonton: Both of these amazingly hot hunka hunka burnin’ love superstars are coming to Edmonton this September. Groban takes the stage […]
Freedom to Read: Putting the “ink” in kinky
It was a bitterly cold night on the east side of Jasper Avenue, but things were heating up inside the ARTery as the Edmonton Public Library hosted an evening of erotic literature readings as part of Freedom to Read Week. It was the library’s first time hosting an event like this, and while it may […]
REVIEW: If they’re not Famoso yet, they should be
FAMOSO NEAPOLITAN PIZZERIA 11750 Jasper Avenue , Edmonton (and two other city locations) 780.732.0700 Over the last 40 years or so, I have been fortunate enough to eat pizza in all manner of places, and in all manner of styles. Served by an aquaphobic Flemish engineer in west Africa, with his lovely wife coating a […]
ART: Auction helps promote pedal power
A number of years ago, a fire broke out at a storage garage where many Edmontonians who owned high-end sports cars or other vintage automobiles kept them for the winter. The blaze destroyed some very expensive vehicles, and as you can imagine, their owners were terribly upset. But the car that Edmontonians cared most about […]
