Stampede: Up to your ankles in toxins
So you let yourself go a little bit over the past 10 days. Maybe your nostrils were stung by the intoxicating aroma of corn dog batter or possibly it was the greasy glint of...
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Stampede: Fashion advice for the not-so western
Many Calgarians loathe being defined by cowboys, the Stampede and the Wild West, but it’s hard to avoid that identity every July when the Stampede rolls into town once again. It’s become workplace tradition...
Sled Island: Daily Guide — Saturday
Finally, we come to the end of this amazing, grueling and sometimes even frightening marathon (especially for those who got a glimpse of Monotonix lead singer Levi “Ha Haziz” Elvis’s hairy ass last night...
Sled Island: Pop-rap co-op balances books & BS
Dan Busheikin and Mike Searle want to take over the world. At least, that is the professed goal of the guys in pop-rap duo Sounds Like BS, who grew up in Calgary but are...
Day of the dog
The wieners were roasting and the bands were rockin’. Few better ways to spend a Saturday if you ask Tubby Dog manager Megan Kirk. The only difference from the normal punk-rock shows that the...
Grads mark new era for Mount Royal
A sea of blue packed into Kenyon Court as Mount Royal reached an important milestone on the road towards becoming a full university. Twenty-nine students, in the criminal justice, communications, arts, and business administration...
X-Fighters take flight in Canadian debut
In about one month’s time, the top cowboys in the world will descend on the Calgary Stampede grounds for the world’s “greatest show on Earth.” And while there’s no denying that strapping yourself to...
