Kelsey Does Calgary: Stampede wrap-up
By Kelsey Hipkin And the winner is… First up, because my friends have been badgering me about it, the final numbers for the Stampede Calorie Challenge. James Paton and I went head to head...
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Toboggan Peninsula rocks Hillhurst-Sunnyside
Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Centre up and coming music venue By Kelsey Hipkin After the festivities that were Sled Island and before the hay bales and cowboy hats that is the Stampede, there was a slight...
Kelsey Does Calgary: Shakespeare in the Park
Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul, But I do love thee; and when I love thee not, Chaos is come again. – Othello By Kelsey Hipkin Old Will sure knew how to...
Striking it big
by Blaine Meller Call it the ultimate opportunity. For Calgarian Nick Ring, the chance to display his talents on the current season of The Ultimate Fighter is just that — an opportunity to showcase his...
Swapping sex for money
by Selina Renfrow I’ve been called a whore, but I’m not. However, I’ve wondered from time to time what it would be like to be paid for sex. Recently a friend suggested watching the...
Telling stories on the fly
by Sean-Paul Boynton In the year 1599, William Shakespeare penned one of his most famous soliloquies, spoken by the character Jacques in As You Like It, which contains these immortal opening lines: “All the...
Ten years in the making
by Selina Renfrow With a decade firmly under its belt, the Alberta College of Art and Design’s annual ArtaWEARness showcase shows no sign of slowing down its momentum. For this year’s event, the ACAD...
Stepping into someone else’s shoes
Ever since the days of Shakespeare, when men were forced to put on frilly dresses and portray all the female roles, actors have had to deal with the challenges of stepping into characters that...
Beating Boredom: More cowbell — the glory of live gigs.
For those of you who know me, you know how much I love music and going to gigs is probably my favourite pastime. However, some of you might be in the same boat as...
Douche looks like a lady
by Ryan Rumsey You see them everywhere. The frosted tips, orange tans, and $500 Italian jeans (not to mention the ever present abundance of Ed Hardy). These men are commonly referred to as ‘douchebags.’...
