Category: Arts

Any thought ever conceived or object ever created started simply as a beautiful idea. It is this realization that formed the basis for Canadian new-wave band Metric’s fourth album Fantasies. “I think it’s about...

The summer blockbuster. It’s become a staple of the film calendar ever since Steven Spielberg unleashed Jaws on unsuspecting audiences way back in 1975. Since then, the four months between May and August have...

One of the many constants in life is the proliferation of haters in every city. It doesn’t seem to matter where you live, there’s going to be people who blame the city for everything...

Every city has a nitty-gritty underbelly, including our very own conservative Calgary. Infiltrating Inglewood, Calgary’s original downtown core, is the annual dose of the odd and unexpected on stage, known as the Fringe Festival....

Afrikadey! 2009 Aug. 2-8 You hope that it’s a safe bet to schedule a week long, primarily outdoors festival at the beginning of August in the city of Calgary, but it can be a...

Purchase tickets here A philanthropist, wanting to strongly believe that what he’s doing is right, gives a homeless man in Victoria the coat off his back. The homeless man is then mugged and killed....

Nothing beats a cheap laugh, but what about a cheap ticket?  The Calgary Improv Brier kicked off March 13 with an evening filled with crazy people and gut wrenching skits, but getting to enjoy...