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Let the light in In the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks in Norway, one thing has become clear: the Western world has a Muslim problem.

The problem is not, of course, Muslim people. Instead, it is the reaction of certain segments of society to the Muslims in their midst, a reaction that has been vitriolic, hyperbolic, never truthful and finally, deadly.

There is an entire segment of the news industry devoted to willfully misreading the Koran and reporting it as news. A group that sees fit to tar every Muslim with an extremist brush, to condemn the beliefs of many based on the actions of a few.

A group that likens Muslim immigration to a military threat. Not only is there a tidy profit to be made preaching such ignorance, commentators like Ezra Levant, Mark Steyn and Pamela Geller get the benefit of an audience, because the lust for commentary confirming our basest fears is seemingly limitless.

This is not simply a case of the blind leading the blind. It is a case of the willfully blindfolded leading those they've convinced to gouge out their own eyes. The wages of such willful ignorance is the mindset that led to the massacre in Norway.

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This anti-Muslim sector of the media first jumped to the conclusion that the massacre in Norway was the work of shadowy "jihadists" before claiming that this was simply a lone gunman, a crazy person, or that—most disgustingly—it was indeed Muslims, or at the very least the multicultural policies of Norway, that drove Anders Behring Breivik to do what he did.

It was not Muslims or multiculturalism that drove Anders Behring Breivik to do what he did: it was fear.

Fear that may have erupted spontaneously within him at first, but which fed on the outlandish claims of antiMuslim columnists, was multiplied by their words and, finally, manifested itself in spectacular violence, killing 76 innocent people. How can we be sure that Breivik found refuge in the opinions of anti-Muslim commentators? Because he says so himself in his manifesto.

Now that the shoe is on the other foot, that these commentators are seeing their beliefs tarred by the brush of a terrorist, we can see the rats scurry from the light of day. This sunlight is the best disinfectant and, hopefully, continuing to shine light on this growing xenophobia can rid the world of it. V Your Vue is the weekly roundup of your views on our coverage. Every week we'll be running your comments from the website, feedback on our weekly web polls and letters sent to our editors.

LAST WEEK'S WEBPOLL RESULTS

COMMENTS FROM POLL

Provincial energy ministers from across Canada met a couple of weeks ago in Kananaskis to discuss a national energy strategy. There was concern the discussions did not include enough talk of renewable energy.

Last week we asked you:

Should a national energy strategy encourage the integration of renewable energy such as wind and solar?

The answer seems pretty clear to our readers. Here is a pie chart to show how the votes added up:

70% People who think we need to diversify our energy sources (100%)

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People who don't (0%)

There is too much of an addiction to the gas/car way of life. One group will not let the other die, therefore there will be no real advancement of other energies. Europe and China are doing a lot more and making jobs out of a developing industry.

THIS WEEK'S WEBPOLL Statistics Canada released a report stating national crime rates are the lowest since the 1970s. Despite this, the Conservative government has increased spending on mega-prisons and the cost of the prison program has increased 86 percent since 2006.

Should Canadians be spending more on large prison programs?

1. Yes, despite the numbers there continues to be a lot of unreported crime.

2. No, we don't need expensive prisons to house criminals. The numbers don't support the need and the money should be put into rehabilitation programs and crime prevention.

How this question even needs to be asked makes me shake my head. YES we need to diversify our energy sources ... and how anyone, particularly our provincial energy ministers or any other level of gov't, doesn't put the majority of the focus in such a meeting simply should not be a gov't representative ... period.

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Worlds at our fingertips "The rimspin of the satellite around the planet has ended nature by putting the planet inside as the content of a medium of satellites. Now when you put the Earth inside a man-made environment, the Earth becomes an artform, and nature is over. Ecology is born. The idea of a totally programmed planet takes the place of just a haphazard nature."

-Marshall McLuhan That's how one of the most famous blurbs in McLuhan's career—one filled with them—goes. And while the idea of the end of nature is unlikely to sit well with many, it also seems an eerily accurate assessment of the modern world that McLuhan didn't live to see: the vast distances of the planet seem increasingly moot when we can plug in and connect with an almost complete universality. But with that interconnectedness and level of control comes sacrifices and cultural shifts that are less apparent.

Last week, Marshall McLuhan Day was declared here in Edmonton, as part of the centenary celebrations of his birth. We're still living in a world that he predicted. His global village theory presupposed the Internet— McLuhan died in 1980, far before its emergence—and now, his legacy of analysis is continued by one of his sons, Eric, who followed his father down the path of media and communications studies.

"It's nice to have shade sometimes," chuckles Eric McLuhan when asked about his father's legacy, on the phone

from his home office a few hours outside Toronto. He lectures at The Harris Institute for the Arts in Toronto, where he's also the director of media studies. His own work in the field offers like-minded insight into the direction culture is moving in.

Bolstered by accelerating technology that piggybacks upon what's come before is a convergence of media—the fact that anyone can watch movies, television, or send messages using a phone—that (Eric) McLuhan notes has had a globalizing effect on the culture. But it's not necessarily a good change.

"Globalized culture means the end of regional and national culture, in the first place. We have a condition right now where every culture is present inside every nation, electronically," McLuhan says. "Wherever you go, you bring your culture and wherever I go, I bring my culture. But if we have an electronic condition in which hundreds of thousands or millions of people from all of the cultures in the world, are simultaneously present within the borders of the country, my nation, then I can legitimately claim that my culture is multinational, or rather, that my nation is multicultural. And every nation, now, is in that same way multicultural: we are all participating in each other's cultures and nations.

"Every culture becomes multinational," he continues, "and this new situation is brought in by the fact of having these devices. It has nothing to do with what we use them for, or

Media scholar Eric McLuhan, whose father had a passing interest in media as well

what we talk about on the phone, or on the Internet. It's just the fact of simultaneous presence everywhere.

But that destabilizes national identity, and it changes private identity, gets rid of it."

Media ecology, a more cautious, indepth study of technology's effects on culture, is something he sees as more necessary than ever. As hepoints out, the only factors we test before introducing any new technology into the world is whether or not they'll function properly. Never do we try to explore the effects it will have on our culture in the long-term, until we're living those changes first-hand.

"The manufacturers are terrified of it," he says. "The idea behind media

ecology, at least in part, is that we require manufacturers and promoters of new devices exactly as we do manufacturers and promoters of new drugs ... we require these people to go through extensive testing of the new device and the new substance, and make sure we account for all of its side effects, and that none of them are toxic, none of them will have negative effects on the user, people or population. But we'll never, ever do that with media, or we haven't until now. But I think it's about time that we started, and that's implicit in the whole idea of media ecology, that is to look at a society and say, in this society what happens if we release radio on these people ... because we know the effects of these things very well:

NewsRoundup SAVING FOR THE FUTURE

A new report from the United Nations calls attention to the need for re-focused AIDS prevention in youth.

People aged 15 – 24 are at the forefront of the AIDS epidemic with 41 percent of new cases falling into that demographic and young women representing 64 percent of new HIV infections. The report, "Securing the Future Today," points out that, despite a global target of ensuring 95 percent of the population knows about AIDS and infection prevention, only 24 – 36 percent of young people could answer

Federation of Labour presidents from across the country lobbied the federal government last week for necessary pension reforms to be made.

"Last year at this time, eight of 10 provincial governments, representing about three-quarters of the Canadian population, had come to an agreement that the most logical and cost-effective way to help Canadians save for their retirement was to expand CPP," said Jim Sinclair, president of the BC Federation of Labour.

Minister of State for Finance Ted Menzies has announced he would explore the

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options for a renewed Canada Pension Plan. With a majority government, labour leaders fear that expansion will mean private resources, downloading the cost of retirement savings further onto the individual and into the market.

The pooled-pension program was one discussed by the federal government's conference on pension reform earlier this year. Labour leaders believe expanding the CPP is far more beneficial as it guarantees employee contributions will be matched by the employer and has lower management costs, whereas the pooled pension

plan operates similar to an RRSP and is heavily dependent on the banking system.

"It's clear the Prime Minister has allowed the narrow interests of the financial services industry to trump the broader interests of the Canadian public." says Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan. "He has also broken a promise he made to the premiers and Canadians in December when he said that plans for the PRPP and CPP expansion would both remain on the table for development. It's a betrayal, and the premiers shouldn't stand for it."

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GOD IS AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE The Interfaith Centre for Sustainable Development in Jerusalem hosted an international gathering in New York this past Monday to bring together religious leaders from across faiths to discuss a campaign against climate change.

The group is looking to renew efforts across North America to champion binding, science-based targets to reduce

they're far reaching, and in every case they mean a completely new culture.

It may take two or three or four generations to work itself out, but that's what happens. And the consequence in the culture itself is upheaval, and a great amount of I'd say unpleasantness.

"I think it's a good idea if we have a little preliminary testing to ascertain just what kind of changes any new form is going to bring with it, and then we decide, 'Well, do we really want to go through with this?' and in many cases, I imagine the answer will be no.

And that is a very good reason why manufacturers and so on don't want to hear about this." V

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RENEWED EFFORTS NEEDED AGAINST AIDS AIDS-related questions correctly.

The report draws the conclusion that age- and gender-specific programs must be targeted to ensure prevention of the spread of disease.

Programs need to reflect the needs of youth, and should remove requirements such as parental permission to seek HIV services. The report highlights the need to increase action on achieving the Milliennium Development Goals, specifically reducing poverty and increasing maternal health supports.

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greenhouse gas emissions. The group will also be training future clerics on the importance of environmental issues and how they relate to religious teaching.

The group hopes to tour across North America to speak on the crossovers between religion and environmental sustainability. They also hope to include Buddhist and Hindu religious leaders in the future.

"We can look after each other better than we do today. We can have a fiscally responsible government. We can have a strong economy; greater equality; a clean environment. We can be a force for peace in the world. I am as hopeful and optimistic about all of this as I was the day I began my political work, many years ago. I am hopeful and optimistic about the personal battle that lies before me in the weeks to come."

—NDP Leader Jack Layton July 25, 2011

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A growing movement

Opposition to the tar sands is becoming an international effort

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rum circles pound a steady beat and the PA howls as hundreds of dancers bob and duck in rhythm, as beads and neon swirl in colourful Aboriginal costume. Swept into the middle of the churning mass are a handful of pale British youth.

It's July 2 at the Beaver Lake Cree Nation Pow Wow, about a two-hour drive north of Edmonton, and those visitors are environmental activists from a UK group called People & Planet. They've travelled from London to Lac La Biche, Alberta as part of an international antitar sands campaign. "We were surprised when we came into Alberta, how based around oil it was," said 21-year-old Becca Hemmant from Bangor University. "In Edmonton, the first thing we saw were big signs saying: 'Welcome to Oil Country' and 'We Support Big Oil.'" The dozen-strong group of students, campaigners and filmmakers were invited to visit Beaver Lake Cree Nation by former chief Al Lameman. The Beaver Lake Cree currently have a massive civil lawsuit against the governments of Alberta and Canada arguing that unchecked oil and gas developments are destroying their ability to hunt, trap and fish on their traditional land—which they say is a violation of century-old treaty rights.

"In our treaty, we were supposed to be consulted with Alberta and Canada before they take up the land from time to time," said Beaver Lake Cree Nation Chief Henry Gladue. "Our lands are dwindling away, especially in Alberta, and our rights will pretty much be meaningless because we can't hunt anywhere."

The implications are massive: campaign literature says that if the BLCN wins, it could mean pumping the brakes on a handful of ambitious oil projects— which translates to the potential curtailing of a projected 1.2-million-barrel-a-day increase in Alberta oil production.

"We're here because we're part of an environmental group that's campaigning for things like the environment as well as social justice," said 22-year-old Rik Ganly from London. "This is really an issue that is relevant to both things because the tar sands is the main issue, the reason that we're here—the oil companies have been causing the Beaver Lake Cree a huge amount of trouble and the extraction of the tar sands have been causing so much environmental damage."

The People & Planet group was sponsored by an unlikely source: a bank.

UK-based Co-operative Bank launched its Toxic Fuels Campaign after customers expressed concerns about climate change. Campaign manager Colin Baines said that the bank hopes to encourage student campaigning against tar sands expansion on UK and Alberta campuses.

"We want to raise the profile of the Beaver Lake Cree's legal battle," Baines said, adding that The Cooperative has donated or fundraised $450 000 toward the lawsuit. "And to show the Beaver Lake Cree that they have a great deal of international support and admiration for what they are doing."

against tar sands expansion.

On June 18, the second International "Stop the Tar Sands" day saw demonstrations in 12 cities in across Canada, 25 cities in the United States, 10 cities in the UK and over 25 other actions across Europe, New Zealand, Australia and even Nigeria. The day's creator and European organizer Derek Leahy said the intent of ISTSD is to raise the global awareness of the destructive potential of the tar sands.

Leahy said that in Berlin they performed street theatre, played "Tar Sands Twister," and performed a tar sands rap that had been written by Fort Chipewyan youth. He said that Canada's reputation has taken a hit—it's common at rallies to see oilstreaked Canadian flags and outrage directed toward "Canada's PR machine."

"Canada and Canadians still at the moment have the reputation of being nice, friendly and environmentally conscious," Leahy said. "A lot of Europeans have trouble believing Canada would devastate and industrialize a wilderness area the size of the UK all in the name of profit."

Many international efforts—like the Toxic Fuel Campaign, ISTSD, Greenpeace, Dirty Oil Sands network and the UK Tar Sands Network (which describes Fort McMurray in their literature as "Canada's Mordor")—are campaigning for tar sands fuel to be given a higher carbon rating as part of the European Union's Fuel Quality Directive. Essentially, it would recognize tar sands crude and other unconventional oils as being

more environmentally damaging.

"We want this to be recognized in the directive which would effectively prohibit the import of tar sands fuels into Europe," said Baines. "Progress is being made and an effective ban could be achieved by autumn this year, although the Canadian government has a small army of lobbyists in Europe trying to prevent this from happening. Europe leads the way on environmental standards and generally what Europe does today the rest of the world does tomorrow."

You could almost hear the enormous They would have had to be very ignosigh of relief as journalists around the rant terrorists, since Jyllands-Posten world welcomed the news that there is a Danish newspaper and Oslo is in had been a big explosion in Oslo and Norway, but the distinction may not many shooting deaths on a nearby be clear if you live far away and island. There's been practically you didn't pay attention in geno foreign news for them to ography class. write about—it's summer in 2. It was Libyan dictator m Muammar Gadhafi carrythe northern hemisphere, ekly.co e w e u e@v gwynn and all the major villains of ing out his threat earlier e Gwynn international politics are on this month to attack Euror e y D holiday—but this is terrorism, pean targets in retaliation for and terrorism always sells.

European help to Libyan rebels: "Hun"Even if one is well prepared, it is aldreds of Libyans will martyr in Europe. ways rather dramatic when something I told you it is eye for an eye and tooth like this happens," said Prime Minister for a tooth." There are six Norwegian Jens Stolteneberg with admirably Norfighter planes operating over Libya, wegian restraint. But restraint is not after all. the dominant mode in journalism, and 3. It was an extreme right-wing conplenty of people were willing to hyspiracy with its roots in Norwegian pothesise on who caused the explopolitics, taking aim at the ruling Lasion and why. The leading theories bour Party. were: It's starting to look as if the last the1. It was Islamist terrorists taking ory was correct, with Anders Behring belated revenge for the cartoons pubBreivik, the sole suspect who has been lished by Jyllands-Posten six years ago arrested, cast as a Norwegian Timothat mocked the Prophet Muhammad. thy McVeigh. The point is that if you

are not Norwegian, it doesn't matter much. Indeed, even if you are Norwegian, it shouldn't matter much. This is a big media event and a tragedy for those directly involved, but it is not actually a big event.

A hundred people killed in a train wreck or an airline disaster is a twoday story in the country where it happened, and a one-day story that does not lead the television news (unless there are particularly dramatic pictures) in the rest of the world.

Whereas a hundred Norwegians killed in a bomb attack and a shooting spree once in a half-century makes headlines around the world.

This is quite understandable in some ways: we know that we all have to die eventually, but we feel entitled not to be murdered by strangers. Besides, news is really news precisely because of its scarcity value. If there were bomb attacks and shooting incidents in Oslo every day, most foreign media would soon stop reporting it on a daily basis. There would be a piece of

reportage or analysis every month or so, and that would be it.

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Indeed, domestic and international activists are rallying and demonstrating

Currently, very little tar sands oil actually goes to Europe. But one place where it certainly does flow is the United States, although environmental groups there would love that changed.

At the end of August, thousands in the US are planning a "civil disobedience" in front of the White House to try and stop TransCanada's 2673 km, $13-billion Keystone XL Pipeline from the tar sands to Texas—an expansion that would increase Alberta's oil production capacity by one million barrels a day.

The open letter—signed by Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben and David Suzuki, among others—calls the pipeline "a 1500 mile fuse to the biggest carbon bomb on the continent," and asks Americans to go to "Washington in the hottest and stickiest weeks of the summer and [engage] in civil disobedience that will quite possibly get you arrested."

Couple that with last year's Rethink Alberta anti-tar sands PR campaign and James Cameron's "Avatar Sands" visit,

and that's a lot of energy and attention focused on slowing or stopping tar sands expansion.

Even the most prominent lawyer in the UK is trying to help. Also at the July 2 Beaver Lake Pow Wow was Michael Mansfield—famous for overturning convictions and for representing Mohamed Al-Fayed in the Princess Diana inquiry—who volunteered his expensive services to the Beaver Lake Cree Nation, pro bono. The BLCN were hoping Mansfield could actually get their case to court, as the governments of Alberta and Canada have both filed motions to have the claim struck out.

However, last month Mansfield was barred from representing the BLCN in court because he is not a member of the Alberta Law Society.

"We need all the help we can get," said former Chief Al Lameman. "With him in our corner it's a big plus—I think it's not very good of Alberta to deny him access."

But the Beaver Lake Cree aren't alone— dozens of activist groups around the world see them as heroes leading the fight against the tar sands. For People & Planet's tar sands campaign manager Liam Barrington-Bush, it's about collaboration.

"A big piece of us coming here was to start building some links with the community here, that these are not just struggles of one small First Nations community in Northern Alberta, these are struggles that people all over the world are concerned about."

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COMMENT >> TERRORISM

Perceived threat Terrorism is not worth the trouble

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The problem is that terrorism gets people's attention, just as it is intended to. It then becomes the basis for making policy. And often that policy is very expensive, very intrusive and very foolish. There will now be thousands of new metal detectors, and thousands of new "security" personnel to run those machines and carry out body searches, at the entrances to public buildings across Europe and probably beyond.

There may even be armed guards at youth camps run by political parties.

It will create some employment at a time when it is needed, but that will presumably not be the aim of the exercise. The goal, or so we will be told, is to reduce the likelihood of such a terrible event happening again. But you can't do that. All you can do is to move the terrible events around.

If you make all government buildings everywhere totally impenetrable, with

overlapping layers of tight and timeconsuming security, then the next bomber with a grievance will just blow himself up in a bus. Or in a supermarket, or at a major sports event, or just in a crowded city street. Unless you are willing to legislate against more than a dozen people being together anywhere, terrorists will continue to enjoy a "target-rich environment."

Fortunately, these terrible events are very rare. They are rare partly because governments keep track of individuals and groups that show some interest in terrorism, but mainly they are rare because there really are not that many such individuals and groups.

The ordinary citizen's safety lies in statistics, not in ever more elaborate "security" measures. You are still more likely to die from falling off a ladder or drowning in the bath than you are to die in a terrorist attack. V Gwynne Dyer is a London-based journalist. His columns appear every week in Vue Weekly.

Conceptual bombardment

Traffic is a traffic jam worth wading into

Until Sep 25 Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965 – 1980 Art Gallery of Alberta

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he Art Gallery of Alberta's Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965 – 1980 is less a feast for the eyes than a bombardment. This comprehensive exhibition examines the oft-ignored contributions of Canadian artists and exhibition spaces to the conceptual art movement. As described by the exhibit curatorial statement, conceptual art was the "most transformative art movement of the late twentieth century," and the sprawling exhibit certainly does its job in showing the width and breadth of the Canadian contributions to the paradigm-shifting artistic genre. This exhibit is not worth one visit—it is worth at least a couple in order to successfully sift through this art that has the singular focus on ideas.

The exhibit conveys how conceptual art strips away esthetic concerns, individual expression and the mastery of skill so gesture and statement can take centre stage. Calgary-based artist Paul Woodraw's "Bureau of Imaginary Exchange" adopts the idea of a bureaucratic, institutional operation. The red questionnaire poster on the wall requests name and personal information, as any standard form would.

Less conventionally, the middle of the form reads, "What are the five things

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on which you place the most value?" and then provides the requisite five spaces to respond, as well as room for date and signature. In the accompanying display case, you can see examples of completed forms, showing the significance of public participation—the sharing of ideas—to many conceptual works. Woodraw's work and many others in the show, such as those

body. With each story the artist presents the scar to the camera, slowly rubbing each with her index finger. This work is shown in a loop with videos by Suzy Lake and Martha Rosler, and it is definitely worth sitting through the 20-plus-minute cycle. These are very important works to include in the exhibit because they speak to the potent messages about women's bodies and

This exhibit is not worth one visit—it is worth at least a couple in order to successfully sift through this art that has the singular focus on ideas.

by Iain and Ingrid Baxter's group, NE Thing Co, illustrate how conceptual art is often politicized ideas, critiquing institutions and bureaucracy through mimicry.

Some of the selected video art in the exhibition shows this critical element of political engagement to the art movement, particularly notable in the video explorations of the body. For example, the exhibition provides excellent examples of feminist art engagements in the '60s and '70s, through what was a new medium for artists. In Lisa Steele's video, "Birthday Suit with Scars and Defects," the artist removes all her clothes and recounts the year and the circumstances around which each indelible mark was made on her

their social interrogation, acknowledging the significant contribution of social movements such as feminism to conceptual art practices.

It may seem quite overwhelming to begin an exploration of this exhibition because of the sheer quantity of work. This coupled with the amount of documentation and document-driven work can make the show feel challenging to navigate on first glance. Do not let this deter you: the art will give you a positive return on your investment of time.

These conceptual works will not hook you because of their esthetic merit, but the ideas presented have a beauty worthy of admiration.

Carolyn Jervis

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PREVUE // STAND-UP

PREVUE // BY OUR PENCILS COMBINED

Mon, Aug 1 (8 pm) Who Knew? live recording Wunderbar, PWYC

Sat, Jul 30 (noon) Hosted at Harcourt House, Latitude 53, SNAP Free

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omedy is built on analogies: take the daily occurrences in the life of everyone and dissect them into palpably hilarious truths. But no one ever talks about the comedian's actual role; there has be an analogy for what a standup comedian is doing to an audience, something deeper than simply telling jokes.

After some suggestion, Fort McMurray-born Jon Mick equates standup comedy to sexually attracting someone. Replace the woman with an audience and you're basically there—same scenario, different outcome (likely), but if you say the right things at the right times, you might just win their approval. And because of this, for that brief standup moment, Mick gets to be the prettiest girl in the room—the one for whom doors are opened and the one who all of the attention centers on.

"You're trying to convince the audience that you're different than every other comic they've seen," says Mick. "You feel the same way. Working yourself up to it—'I'm going to go do it!' 'You can talk to that mic, you can be that mic's boyfriend.'"

Having started his standup career only a year ago, Mick's gotten pret-

Jon Mick: the microphone's boyfriend

ty good at getting the audience to swoon. So much so that after the upcoming recording of his first comedy album—to-be-titled Who Knew?— Mick is moving to Toronto to further pursue his aspirations. And although he doesn't set "goals" in the traditional way, Mick is knocking off certain covert objectives quickly: he is a laugh-factory of confidence and walks the comedic strut of a comedian many years in.

"I've always been a bit of a raconteur—always tried to wrangle a room into my favour, or have people captivated," says Mick. "Ever since I was a kid I've been an attention seeker— hog, coincidentally. It always seems natural to be in front of people and have people paying attention to me.

I love it. There's got to be something

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wrong with me mentally."

Now in the position where more than a livingroom full of people appreciate his humour—and, he notes, "it's cheaper than therapy"—Mick's pursuit of ego validation and fending off his deepened insecurities has allowed him to access bigger stages. He looks back at the last year with equal parts disbelief and gratitude, before analyzing himself one more time.

"If the last year of my life were a movie, then this show coming up would be the last play of the final quarter of the big game," says Mick.

"Even if I don't make the play, I'll probably get laid anyway. I mean, I'm just happy to be here." curtis wright

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ow in its sixth iteration of bringing Edmonton's artist-run centres into a visual jamboree, Draw plays out like a dream day for the artistically inclined: a full bevy of supplies laid out for you, free for use, and chances to try your artistic hand at different styles and in mediums you may have always considered, but never had an opportunity to. And, in Latitude 53's case, there's a chance to indulge in the sort of dream that might have been with you since childhood.

"I think we're going to switch it around a little bit this year, so we're gonna be [putting up] some of your grandmother's basement wallpaper on the walls to draw on," laughs Chelsea Boida. "Hopefully that's going to inspire people to do what they've always wanted to do in those downstairs living rooms."

Boida is one of two coordinators at the Latitude 53 portion of Draw, which caps off the day of artistic indulgence with, yes, walls to draw all over, but also a scratch animation workshop courtesy of FAVA and a collage-a-thon that you can cut and paste together to your heart's desire (as well a live DJ). Earlier in the day, the other artist-run centres in town

have their own agendas: SNAP's got a kite-making/stencilling workshop in the afternoon, while Harcourt House is, also in the afternoon, offering up life drawing sessions with models both clothed and "au naturel," as well as a round or two of exquisite corps, a chance to make collective creation.

And it's that sense of collaborative spirit that excited Boida, who's helping coordinate Draw for the first time.

"Things that strike me most about it are how it helps to build a community and how it helps to introduce people to each other," says Boida. "This doesn't always mean face-to-face contact, but even just working in the same room as people who you know are involved with the arts, or maybe you don't even know what their work looks like, but they're making something interesting, and it's a fun thing to do."

"It really changes how you think about drawing: often it's a private activity, you don't feel that same sort of risk when you're doing it in front of people. But here, I think it helps, because a lot of people are taking risks together, and hopefully it ends up working out collaboratively, and whether that's a low level of collaboration—having a haphazard drawing next to somebody else's—or if the drawings actually end up interacting."

Paul Blinov

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REVUE // BROOMSTICK MUSICAL THEATRE

WICKED Until Sun, Aug 7 Jubilee Auditorium, $103.60 – $149.60

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icked, the touring spectacle now inhabiting the Jubilee, rides in on a broomstick of spectacle and Oz-inspiring levels of Broadway razzle-dazzle. And for what it's worth, for any warts that may slightly blemish the ride within, you can see every dollar of that ticket stub going to use up there.

A dazzling limelight Emerald City, the giant mechanical dragon that crowns the stage and stares out at us, occasionally, with glowing crimson eyes, the exquisite costuming and lighting/set design all amp up the splendour of this story of our wicked-witch-to-be, presently now just called Elphaba (Anne Brummel).

Born with a green-tinge to her skin, and ostracized for it from just about then on, she's despised by her father but sent to school to take care of her wheelchairbound sister. There she finds herself known as a magical prodigy, sharing a dorm room with the popular, vapid Galinda (Natalie Daradich) who uses words like "thrillified," and, eventually, entangled in a web of sometimes politicial, sometimes romantic intrigue.

The central pair of witches-to-be anchor all of this spectacle in something tangible: Elphaba has a whip-crack wryness that plays well through Brummel

(and whose power-belting vocal chops are unrivaled in the cast), and Daradich plays Galinda's hair-flicking vacuousness with perfect comic chops: her song about popularity is delivered with an over-giddy gusto that's a riot to watch, only paralleled here by "Defying Gravity," a staunchly magical call to arms that sends some chills down the ol' vertebrae.

It's hard to imagine a better take on the source material—although, while Wicked certainly wraps you up in spectacle as it takes to the skies, it essentially abandons the MacGuffin it flew in on: a strange, fascist anti-talking-animal sentiment that starts Elphaba down her quest. We find out the source, of course, but the real why and its implications are left unanswered without much in the way of acknowledgment. For a play that first grabs you with a fairly political scenario, it seems to get cast off pretty quickly for a love story and a couple of songs.

Honestly, most probably won't miss it; escape is, after all, part of the reason we go to theatre, and Wicked will give you that in a dazzling flight of colour and song. But pathos is another reason, and Wicked largely leaves "why" behind in an eagerness to please, which, to its credit, it mostly succeeds in doing.

Paul Blinov

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FILM Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • Ledcor Theatre, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • Film: Picture Start: Film by Harry Killas, Canada, 2010; Thu, Jul 28, 7 pm; free with gallery admission • Jean-Michel Basquiat, film by Jean Michel Vecchiet, 2010; Thu, Aug 11, 7pm; Free with Gallery Admission • 14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s, A film

by Michael Blackwood and Nancy Rosen, 1981; Thu, Aug 25, 7pm; Free with Gallery Admission

Edmonton Film Society(EFS) • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845-102 Ave • Thoroughly Modern Millie (PG); Mon, Aug 8, 8pm • Damn Yankees (1958, 110 min., colour, PG); Mon, Aug 15, 8pm

Film Forum • Stanley A. Milner Library, Edmonton Room • Series of film screenings and public talks every month, facilitated by a guest speaker • Superman (1978) (14A); Marty Chan will discuss what makes an archetypal hero; Sat, Jul 30, 1:30pm • Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010) (14A); discussion about artistic inspiration and art as commodity led by Darrell Podlubny; Sat, Aug 13, 1:30pm • Crash (1996) (R); Sat, Aug 27, 1:30pm

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • generation whY: Exploring the voices of craft makers 35 & younger; until Sep 24 • Discovery Gallery: Off the Floor: Contemporary rug hookings by Rachelle LeBlanc; until Aug 27 • Specimen: An exploration of insects by Calgary jewellery artist Erin Boukall; until Aug 27

Alberta Legislature • 10820-98 Ave • 10820-98 Ave • The Legislature Presents: Cheongju Selection Exhibit: Artworks by Alberta artists presented as part of the 2009 Cheongj • Aug 6-26 Art Beat Gallery • 26 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.3679 • The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: A cartoonist retrospective of personalities, royalty and politicians by Yardley Jones • Until Jul 30

ARTERY • 9535 Jasper Ave • Deviation: Artworks by Brent Irving • Through Jul Art from the Streets–Red Deer • 4935-51 St • Group show • Until Aug 30 • Opening reception: Fri, Aug 5, 6-8pm

Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • Sculpture Terraces: Works

by Peter Hide and Ken Macklin • ANDY WARHOL: Manufactured; until Aug 21 • Sarah Fuller: My Banff: in the RBC New Works Gallery; until Aug 7 • BMO World of Creativity: Drawn Outside: especially for kids; Until Jan 29, 2012 • Lawren Harris Abstractions; until Sep 11 • TRAFFIC: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965-1980: Tracking the influence and diversity of Conceptual Art as it was produced in Canada during the 1960s and 1970s; until Sep 25 • $5 Warhol Wednesdays for Creative Age Festival Seniors: Seniors who bring in an AGA issued coupon, receive $5 admission for up to two seniors on any Wed, until Aug 17 • Soup Can Drive: collecting cans of soup throughout the duration of Andy Warhol: Manufactured, to be donated to Edmonton’s Food Bank • Taste of Desserts and Liqueurs: until Jul 30, 11am-11pm, not Sat (Jul 30); part of Taste of Edmonton, eventsedmonton.ca/taste.php • Adult drop-in: Factory: Screen-Printing; Thu,

Jul 28, 7-9pm; $15/$12 (AGA member) • Adult Drop-in: Directions: Conceptual Sculpture; Thu, Aug 4, 7-9 pm; $15/$12 (member)

Art Gallery Of St Albert (AGSA) • Profiles, 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • The Monster in your closet: Mark Goodchild, Chung Cheuk Hung, Laura O’Connor, Psychotic robotic art collective: Tristan McClelland and Christopher Zaytsoff (C. Robot & T. McClelland) until Jul 30 • ARTernative for teens: Thu, Jul 28 6pm • reconFIGURE: artworks by Claire Uhlick and Samantha Williams Aug 4-27; opening reception, and ArtWalk: Thu, Aug 4, 6-9pm • Artist at Heart: Drop-­in art session for adults: Lovely Light and Shadows; Sat, Aug 13, 10am; $15/($13.50 (member) • Artventures: Drop-­in art session for children 6-­12; People Patterns; Sat, Aug 20, 1-4pm • ARTernative for teens: Thu, Aug 11, 6pm

ArtWalk–St Albert • Perron District, downtown St Albert • artwalkstalbert.com • The 1st Thu each month (Apr-Sep), exhibits run all month Café Pichilingue–Red Deer • 4928-50

ing reception: Thu, Aug 11, 7-9pm

Harcourt House • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • Main Space: Effections: We need to talk, video installation work by Immony Men; • Front Room: Making War: Artworks by Todd Tremeer; until Aug 27 • Artist Talk, opening night with Immony Men: Thu, Jul 28, 7pm; opening reception: Thu, Jul 28, 8-10pm • DRAW–DRAWing the Community Together at Harcourt, SNAP, and Latitude 53; Edmonton’s Artist Run Centres host Annual Draw Event kicking off at Harcourt House and SNAP and will then conclude with an evening party at Latitude 53; Jul 30, 12-5pm (Harcourt and SNAP); 12pm-12am (Latitude)

Harris-Warke Gallery–Red Deer • Sunworks Home and Garden Store, Ross St, Red Deer • 403.346.8937 • harriswarkegallery.com • The Jumpers: Paintings by Erin Boake; until Jul 29 • Soul Sisters and Satellite Siblings: Installation

by Sabine Schneider and Glynis Wilson Boultbee; Aug 8-Sep 9; opening reception: Sep 2, 6-8pm

St • 403.346.0812 • Artworks by Jodi Benson • Until Jul 29

Hub on Ross Art Gallery– Red Deer • 4936 Ross St, Red Deer

Centre d'arts visuels de l'alberta • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427

• 403.340.4869 • hubpdd.com • Take Flight: Group show • Until Jul 29

• Harmony in Colours: Artworks by Jane Ash Poitras, Sebastien Guiller, Carmon Mulligan, Rachelle Comtois, and Jody Swanson • Aug 12-23 • Opening reception: Aug 12, 7-8:30pm

Jeff Allen Art Gallery • Strathcona Seniors Centre, 10831 University Ave • 780.433.5807 • seniorcentre.org • Artworks

by Strathcona Place’s instructors and students • Aug 3-Sep 21

Common Sense Gallery • 10546-115

Jurassic Forest/Learning Centre

St • 780.482.2685 • commonsensegallery. com • Spill: artists are invited to Avenue Theatre with a few pieces of work. Paint and easels are provided so that people can make art while listening to the live music. There will be a vote on the pieces at the theatre, the most popular pieces will be shown at one of the Common Sense Galleries; 2nd Sun each month

• 15 mins N of Edmonton off Hwy 28A, Township Rd 564 • Education-rich entertainment facility for all ages

Crooked Pot Gallery–Stony Plain • 4912-51 Ave, Stony Plain • 780.963.9573 • Juiced! A Tribute to Drinking and Pouring Vessels: Pottery by Tammy Parks-Legge • Until Jul 30

Daffodil Gallery • 10412-124 St • 780.760.1278 • daffodilgallery.ca • Off Whyte: Holdovers from the Whyte Avenue Art Walk; featuring special guest picks from Rachel Notley • Until Aug 3

EXPO Centre • Hall E • Capital EX Northwest Originals Exhibit: Container Art: LOST: art installationby Patti Matty • Until Jul 31, 12-11pm

Expressionz Café • 9938-70 Ave• 780.437.3667 • expressionzcafe.com • Night of Artists–Fab Four: Magazine launch, art exhibit and live entertainment: Featured performers: Tiff Hall and Pulse; featured visual artists at nightofartists.com • Until Jul 30

Gallery at Milner • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • Flowing Lines: Paintings

by Trevor Sale • Until Jul 29

Gallery IS–Red Deer • 5123 48 St, Alexander Way, Red Deer • 403.341.4641 • Weekend Art Market: Group show; until Jul 29 • ART MARKET: Aug 5-7; First Friday reception: Fri, Aug 5, 11am-9pm

Gallerie Pava • Centre d’arts visuels de l’Alberta, 9524-87 St, 780.461.3427 • cava@ shaw.ca • CIrcle of Live: Paintings by Jerry Berthelette • Until Sep 13

G. Michael's Hair–Red Deer • 4702 Ross St, Downtown Co-op Plaza • We're Still Here: Artworks by Jessie Pettit, and Paul Boultbee • Until Jul 29

Haggerty Centre–Stollery Gallery • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • ninahaggertyart.ca • Artworks by Jacob Amon, and works from the NHCA Collective; Aug 4-Sep 1 • Open-

Kiwanis Gallery–Red Deer • Red Deer Library • Twisted: Pottery and digital art by Issy Covey • Until Aug 30 • First Friday: special presentation: with Red Deer Bruce Jacobson singer/songwriter, Fri, Aug 5, 6:30-8:30pm

Latitude 53 • 10248-106 St • 780.423.5353 • latitude53.org • Main Gallery: Future Future Age(s): Featuring a cube containing Dawson City northern lights, quartz crystal balls, a tree trunk adorned in gold and a set of supposedly haunted mirrors–series of five sculptural installations by Jason de Haan; Aug 4-Sep 9; opening reception, Rooftop Patio Series: Thu, Aug 4, 7pm • Rooftop Patio: Coup Boutique and Duchess Bake Shop on Jul 28; Hermen and Alberta Magazine Publishers' Association: Aug 4; ArtsScene Edmonton: Aug 11; Gravitypope and Blackbyrd Myoozik: Aug 18 • Summer Incubator Series: • Openings every Thu, 5-9pm/artist talks every Thu, 7pm Paul Smith; until Jul 30 • Sergio Serrano and Alexander Stewart: Aug 1-6 • Clint Wilson: Aug 8-13 • Dawn Saunders-Dahl: Aug 15-20 • DRAW–DRAWing the Community Together at Harcourt, SNAP, and Latitude 53; Jul 30, 12-5pm (Harcourt and SNAP); 12pm-12am (Latitude) Loft Gallery • A. J. Ottewell Art Centre, 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • 780.922.6324 • artstrathcona.com • Summer Art Show: Landscapes and florals by Gail Farewell, Penny Lamnek, Anne McCartney, Linda Nelson, Dessirrie Plewis; until Jul 31 • Artworks by Joyce Boyer; Aug 7-28; opening reception: Sat, Aug 7, 1-4 pm

McMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • Size Doesn't Matter: Artworks by Spyder Yardley-Jones 'until Jul 31 • In the Moment: Featuring Alberta landscapes by Kristen Federchuk, Judith Hall, Judy Martin, Donna Miller; Aug 6-Oct 2; opening reception: Aug 11 • Basic Elements: Paintings by Pam Wilman Adeline Rockett, Yuriko Kitamura and Joanne Moore; Jul 29-Aug 23; opening reception: Sun, Jul 31

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source Institute • 9 Mission Ave, St Albert • 780.651.8176 • Aboriginal Veterans Display • Gift Shop • Finger weaving and sash display by Celina Loyer • Ongoing Mildwood Gallery • 426, 6655-178 St • Mel Heath, Joan Healey, Fran Heath, Larraine Oberg, Terry Kehoe, Darlene Adams, Sandy Cross and Victoria, Pottery

by Naboro Kubo and Victor Harrison • Ongoing

Musée Héritage Museum– St Albert • 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1528 • St Albert History Gallery: Featuring artifacts dating back 5,000 years • The Mission Makers: Celebrating the ambitions, accomplishments and friendships of Archbishop Taché, OMI, and Father Lacombe, OMI; until Nov

Muttart conservatory • 9626-96A St • 780.496.8755 • edmonton.ca/muttart • The Argentum Project: Earthly Archetypes: Sculptors’ Association of Alberta's 25th Anniversary Show and Celebration; until Sep 6 • When Butterflies Dance: Watercolours by Elaine Funnell; Jul 29-Sep 9

Naess Gallery–Paint Spot • 1003281 Ave • The Silence of Birds: Sculptures by Maggie Morris • Until Jul 30 • Mono Printing: Easy steps for touching drawing; Sat, Jul 30, 1:30pm

Picture This Gallery • 959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park • 780.467.3038 • PictureThisGallery.com • PRAIRIE POP ART: Pop art by Dean McLeod, and Steven Csorba • Until Aug 30

VASA Gallery • (Studio Gallery) 11 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.5993 • Rendevous with Art: VASA Artist Run Centre featuring studio artists Bruce Allen, Miles Constable, Douglas Fraser, Monk, Bruce Thompson, Frank van Veen, Pat Wagensveld, and Diane Way • Until Jul 30 Velvet Olive Lounge–Red Deer • 4924-50 St • 403.340.8288 • Grilled: Paintings by Paul Boultbee and Glynis Wilson Boultbee • Until Jul 29

LITERARY Blue Chair Café • 9624-76 Ave • 780.469.8755 • Story Slam: 2nd Wed each month; closed in August

Bohemia Café • 10575-114 St • Words with Friends 2 • Aug 10

Coles–Northgate Centre • 137 Ave, 97 St • Book signing by Edmonton author/ screenwriter Don Banting, author of Two Shadows Have I • Tue, Aug 16, 11am-3pm From Books to Film series • Stanley A. Milner Library, Main Fl, Audio Visual Rm • Screenings of films adapted from books every Friday afternoon, presented by the Centre for Reading and the Arts • Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (PG); Fri, Jul 29, 2pm • Runaway Jury (2003) (PG); Fri, Aug 5, 2pm • The Firm (1993) (R, some violence and graphic language); Fri, Aug 12, 2pm

Haven Social Club • 15120 Stony Plain Road • Edmonton Story Slam; no minors • Sign up after 7pm. Show starts at 7:30pm, 3rd Wed of every month

Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery • 4525-47A Ave • reddeermuseum.

Riverdale • 9917-87 St • Creative Word

com • Farm Show: A series of exhibitions newly created to explore contemporary farming issues; until Nov 13 • Farming Out Our Future: Changes that have had an impact on rural life in Alberta, 1950 to present; until Nov 13 • From Our Collection: Objects and artifacts from Central Alberta’s history; until Jul 30 • Alberta Wide 2011–Spirit of Alberta: Art show; until Aug 7 • For Home and Country: 100 years of Community Service, exhibit of the Alberta Women’s Institute as the oldest continuing rural and small town women’s voluntary organization in Alberta; until Sep 4 • First Friday Special Presentation: Fri, Aug 5, 7pm: Heirlooms, Lynda Adams (performance artist) followed by wine and cheese reception

Rouge Lounge • 10111-117 St •

Royal Alberta Museum • 12845-102 Ave • 780.453.9100 • Wild Alberta Gallery: Wild by Nature: Every Sat and Sun, 11am and 2pm Sideshow Gallery • 9609-82 Ave • 780.433.1430 • sideshowgallery.ca • Take Me Home: Artworks by Judi Chan • Jul 29-Sep 3, 2011 • Opening reception: Fri, Jul 29, 7-9 pm

SNAP Gallery • 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • coexist: Artworks by Japanese artist Ryuta Endo; until Aug 9 • DRAW–DRAWing the Community Together at Harcourt, SNAP, and Latitude 53; Jul 30, 12-5pm (Harcourt and SNAP); 12pm-12am (Latitude)

Spruce Grove Art Gallery • Melcor Cultural Centre, 35-5 Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • Gone to the Dogs: Pantings by Father Douglas • Until Jul 30 Telus World of Science • 11211142 St • 780.451.3344 • SESAME STREET PRESENTS: THE BODY • Until Sep 5

VAAA Gallery • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.421.1731 • Land of Varied Perspectives: Textile work by Alberta's Hand Weavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta organization • Until Aug 20 (closed for August long weekend) • Opening reception: Thu, Jul 28, 7-9:30pm

Jam • Every 3rd Sun of the month, 6-10pm 780.902.5900 • Poetry every Tue with Edmonton's local poets

Stanley A. Milner Library • 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7000 • Writers’ Corner: EPL’s Writer in Residence; featuring a different author each month; last Sun each month at 1:30pm

Upper Crust Café • 10909-86 Ave • 780.422.8174 • strollofpoets.com • The Poets’ Haven Weekly Reading Series: every Mon, 7pm presented by the Stroll of Poets Society; $5

Wunder Bar on Whyte • 8120-101 St • 780.436.2286 • Bi-weekly poetry reading presented by Nothing, For Now; all poets are welcome • Every 2nd Tue, 7pm (sign-up), 8pm (readings)

THEATRE Die-Nasty at the Fringe • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Special Edmonton Fringe Fest edition–nine straight nights of late night soap • Aug 11-21 Fringeopolis–Fringe Theatre Festival • Old Strathcona area • fringetheatre.ca • Aug 11-21

Hard Day's Knights • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, WEM • 780.484.2424 • jubilations.ca • Featuring songs of the Beatles • Until Aug 21

Theatresports • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Rapid Fire Theatre's 30th Anniversary Edition • Every Fri at 11pm • $10 at TIX on the Square, door • $10 at TIX on the Square, door. The final four Theatresports shows of the season until Jul 29 Wicked • Jubilee Auditorium • By Stephen Schwartz And Winnie Holzman; based on the novel by Gregory Maguire; directed by Joe Mantello • The untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular.

WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good • Until Aug 7

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DVD REVUE // HARD CORE SOLO

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TRIGGER

Rock 'n' roll meets reality

Now available on DVD Directed by Bruce McDonald

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rigger opens with a series of brief clips from a rock 'n' roll show: two women on stage, chugging through tunes, the guitar player all shaggy hair and finger-fumbling grace, the singer preening. They exchange licks, both figuratively and literally. These excerpts unfold in a staccato rhythm that suggests something of the visceral, choppy energy of the music we imagine they're playing, though we can't hear it. The images are bathed in a soft string-laden drone peppered with stray notes from a piano; they're over-exposed, the women's skin bleached out, masking age, bringing things closer to a feeling of timelessness.

The dissonance between the sound and images evokes the distance between an event and its oft-replayed memory. This wordless montage is one of the strongest sequences in the

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film, cutting to the heart of this story that's rather less about the music life than it is about friendship, recovery and time. Trigger is a love story of sorts, between two old collaboratorantagonists who reunite uneasily in middle-age, years after they called it quits. It's now available on DVD from Entertainment One. Trigger is also the last screen performance from Tracy Wright, who died shortly after the production wrapped from pancreatic cancer. Her ghost looms heavily over the film, not only because she was such a wonderful, sadly under-used talent, but because she really is the heart and soul of this project. Molly Parker as Kat, the aforementioned preener, gives a performance that's typically precise and even heartfelt, but Wright's Vic is the more convincing as a veteran rock 'n' roller struggling to stay clean.

She comes across as someone who's burned out more than once, or, as she

puts it, someone who's had mornings where she's woken up disappointed to still be alive.

Director Bruce McDonald seems to be in his element here, a maker of feature films (among them Highway 61 and the mighty Hard Core Logo) who sometimes seems to long for movies that can skip that story stuff and just cut to the rock show parts.

But Trigger has its awkward moments (the evil twin bits, the longer monologues), partly because the script from the great playwright, filmmaker and actor Daniel MacIvor is at times too eloquent, too theatrical-sounding, in the words it gives its actors to speak. It's a cliché to think of rock 'n' roll as inarticulate and crude, but I still think Trigger could have used a few rougher edges—though let it be said that I'll take flowery MacIvor over the prose of most screenwriters any day.

Josef Braun

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REVUE // CAPTAIN HAS ORDER

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Now playing Directed by Joe Johnston  n a seemingly endless string of superhero flicks, Captain America: The First Avenger sticks out. It has the substance and consideration most caped films miss, making it a watchable, even enjoyable movie.

Although, what we’re talking about here is a superhero substance—a lesser, quite undemanding one—and Captain America does the thing that most in the Marvel/DC canon fail to do: try to own some sort of CGI/3D humility, while having an actual, self-standing plotline, somewhat developed characters and a relatively timely pace.

In the spirit of an American underdog like Rudy, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) goes from All-American geek (with an oddly bulbous head) to AllAmerican hero with almost comically large muscles in the flip of a switch.

Hand-picked to save America from the Nazis, Steve Rogers cannot fail as a super soldier, even if he couldn't hack it is a regular one.

With believable 1940s sets and imagery, the cloth-wearing Captain America spearheads the American crusade to win over the hearts and minds of the public, and eventually—with a super shield and suit of near-armor—

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becomes the integral part of American victory overseas, even saving US shores from calamity. Although the first half of the movie is used rather oddly in a comic-to-movie sense—the buildup is missing points and sped through—it's this first portion that sets Captain America apart from its peers.

It's the pace of Captain America that is the blockbuster’s only substantial downfall, a true stripe that most superhero movies fall victim to. Many unanswered questions and quickly moved portions—attempting to rapidly move to the next action sequence— unfortunately puts the movie in the realm of the Iron Man territory, not

of Chris Nolan's Batman. Yet for what it is—a high-budget mega-movie promotion machine—Captain America does well enough.

The original avenger’s simplicity works because of a less explosive focus. Like Green Lantern and Thor (et al), Captain America utilizes the CGI, the over-delivered one-liners and an

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3D, No passes Daily 1:00, 4:00, 7:15, 10:20

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG

Bargain Matinee, Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Tue, Thu 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; Wed 12:10, 2:40, 10:10

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violence, coarse language) Digital 3D Daily 12:20, 3:40, 7:00, 10:15

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JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER (G) Daily 2:00, 4:30, 7:20

COWBOYS AND ALIENS (14A violence) Ultraavx,

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Jihne Mera Dil Luteya (STC) Punjabi

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(PG violence, coarse language) Daily 12:45, 4:15, 8:10

HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Daily 9:10

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (PG) Hindi

WINNIE THE POOH (G) Daily 11:40

HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language,

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (PG frightening scenes, violence, not

Singham (PG violence) Hindi W/E.S.T. Daily 1:55, 4:50, 7:50

Fri, JUL 29, 2011 – Thu, AUG 4, 2011

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recommended for young children) Daily 1:30, 6:45

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HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G)

Daily 1:45, 3:50, 6:30

THOR 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes) Daily

1:05, 3:40

THOR 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes) Digital 3D Daily 7:15, 10:00 Kung Fu Panda 2 (G) Daily 7:10, 9:15

9:10

W/E.S.T. Daily 1:00, 3:45, 6:50, 9:45

W/E.S.T. Daily 1:30, 4:45, 8:00

Daily 12:30, 3:20, 6:30, 9:10

No passes Daily 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30

HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Daily 12:40, 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50

CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG coarse language) No passes Daily 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10

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ZOOKEEPER (PG) Daily 1:10 CARS 2 (G) Daily 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Daily 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:40

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 3D (PG violence, not recommended for young

BAD TEACHER (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Daily 7:30, 9:50

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A sexual content,

coarse language) Fri-Tue, Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:10, 8:00, 10:40; Wed 5:10, 8:00, 10:40; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00

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children) Digital 3D Daily 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:45

ZOOKEEPER (PG) Daily 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40

1:10, 3:30

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CARS 2 (G) Daily 11:50, 2:40, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35

RIO 3D (G) Digital 3D Daily 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG

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FAST FIVE (14A violence) Daily 1:15, 4:00, 7:05, 9:55

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9:25

X-Men: First Class (PG violence, not rec-

12:50, 3:30, 6:40, 9:00

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violence, not recommended for young children) Daily 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 3D

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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes,

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not recommended for young children) Digital 3D, No passes Daily 1:15, 4:15, 7:45, 10:45

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG violence, coarse language) Digital 3D Daily 12:00, 3:35, 6:50, 10:25

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Friends With Benefits (14A sexual con-

tent, coarse language) Daily 7:00, 9:20; Sat-Tue, Thu 2:00

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Presented in 3D Daily 6:45 9:30; Sat-Tue, Thu 1:45

Captain America: The First Avenger (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Daily 6:50, 9:25; Sat-Tue, Thu 1:50

WINNIE THE POOH (G) Daily 12:10 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language, crude

sexual content) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:10, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45; Thu 3:25, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45; Star & Strollers Screening: Thu 1:00

CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG coarse language) No passes Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:15, 6:30, 9:30; Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:30, 10:00

BAD TEACHER (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Daily 3:00, 5:45, 8:20, 11:00

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A sexual content,

coarse language) Fri, Sun-Tue, Thu 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30; Sat 12:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30; Wed 11:45, 2:30, 6:30, 10:30

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COWBOYS AND ALIENS (14A violence) Dolby

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CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG coarse language)

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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children)Digital 3D, Stadium Seating, Child Admission Price, DTS Stereo Daily 12:00, 3:00, 7:00, 10:00

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FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A sexual content,

coarse language) Child Admission Price, DTS Digital, No passes, Stadium Seating, Bargain Matinee Daily 12:20, 3:05, 7:05, 10:05

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) DTS Digital, Child Admission Price, Bargain Matinee, Stadium Seating Daily 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30

SMURFS 3D (G) Digital 3D, Child Admission Price, Bargain Matinee, DTS Digital, Stadium Seating, No passes Daily 12:05, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Child Admission Price,

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Captain America: The First Avenger (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Daily 12:50, 3:35, 6:50, 9:35

Smurfs (G) Daily 1:00, 3:30, 7:00, 9:30 Cowboys & Aliens (14A violence) Daily

1:05, 3:45, 7:05, 9:45

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Daily 12:55, 3:40, 6:55, 9:40

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Cowboys & Aliens (14A violence) Daily 6:40, 9:00; Sat-Tue, Thu 12:40, 3:00 CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG coarse language) Daily 7:05, 9:30; Sat-Tue, Thu 1:05, 3:30 Smurfs (G) Daily 6:50, 8:55; Sat-Tue, Thu 12:50, 2:55

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON 3D (PG violence, coarse language) Presented in 2D Daily 9:25; Sat-Tue, Thu 3:35 Captain America: The First Avenger

(PG violence, not recommended for young children) Presented in 3D Daily 7:10, 9:35; SatTue, Thu 1:10, 3:35

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A sexual content, coarse language) Daily 7:00, 9:10; Sat-Tue, Thu 1:00, 3:10; Movies for Mommies: Tue, Aug 2: 1:00 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 –3D (PG violence, frightening

scenes, not recommended for young children) Presented in 3D; Daily 6:30, 9:15; Sat-Tue, Thu 12:30, 3:15

Horrible Bosses (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Daily 7:15; Sat-Tue, Thu 1:15

PRINCESS 10337-82 Ave, 780.433.0728

The Tree Of Life (PG) Daily 6:45, 9:30; Sat-

Sun, Mon 2:00

Midnight In Paris (PG) Daily 7:00, 9:10; Sat-Sun, mon 2:30

SCOTIABANK THEATRE WEM WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.444.2400

ZOOKEEPER (PG) Daily 12:10, 2:40, 5:15 CARS 2 (G) Fri-Tue, Thu 12:20, 3:20, 6:45, 9:20; Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:20; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Digital Cinema Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50; Thu 12:50, 3:50, 9:50

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 3D (PG violence, not recommended for young

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 3D (PG violence, not recommended for young

children) Ultraavx Daily 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40

SMURFS 3D (G) Digital 3D, No passes Daily 1:20, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG violence, frightening scenes,

children) Digital 3D Daily 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) No passes Daily 2:30, 6:30, 9:40

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital 3D, No passes Daily 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:10

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG violence, coarse language) Daily 9:30

COWBOYS AND ALIENS (14A violence) No passes Daily 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, 10:30

WINNIE THE POOH (G) Daily 12:40 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Daily 2:40, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15

SMURFS 3D (G) Digital 3D, No passes Daily 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30

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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital 3D, No passes Daily 12:30, 4:00, 7:30, 10:45

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

(PG violence, coarse language) Digital 3D Daily 12:15, 3:45, 7:15, 10:30

COWBOYS AND ALIENS (14A violence) No passes Daily 12:45, 3:45, 7:00, 10:00

WINNIE THE POOH (G) Daily 1:00 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language,

crude sexual content) Daily 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:50, 10:20

CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG coarse language)

CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG coarse language) No passes Daily 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A sexual

BAD TEACHER (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Daily 8:00, 10:45

No passes Daily 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 10:00

content, coarse language) Daily 1:10, 4:00, 6:35, 9:20

GRANDIN THEATRE–St Albert Grandin Mall, Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert, 780.458.9822

Cowboys & Aliens (14A violence) No

passes Daily 12:40, 2:55, 5:05, 7:20, 9:30

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A sexual content, coarse language) No passes Daily 12:45, 4:55, 7:15, 9:25 Captain America: The First Avenger (PG violence, not recommended for young children) No passes Daily 1:45, 4:15, 6:55, 9:20

Smurfs (G) No passes Daily 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) No passes Daily 1:20, 4:05, 6:45, 9:15

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A sexual content, coarse language) Daily 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG violence, frightening

scenes, not recommended for young children) An Imax 3D Experience No passes Daily 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:15

WETASKIWIN CINEMAS Wetaskiwin, 780.352.3922

Captain America: The First Avenger (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Daily 12:50, 3:35, 6:50, 9:35

Smurfs (G) Daily 1:00, 3:30, 7:00, 9:30 Cowboys & Aliens (14A violence) Daily

1:05, 3:45, 7:05, 9:45

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 – 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Daily 12:55, 3:40, 6:55, 9:40

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PROFILE // ALBERTA AVENUE EATS

Tight-knit avenue

// Melissa Stevenson

Absolutely Edibles offers real food in a renewed place

So everything here is absolutely edible?

Brenda Dutton and Bjorn Cochran Absolutely Edibles Real Food Fusion & Wine Bar 9567A - 118 Ave, 780.477.2408

W

hen Brenda Dutton and Bjorn Cochran opened Absolutely Edibles Catering 12 years ago on 118 Avenue and 104 Street, they had big plans for a comfortable life catering small dinner parties.

"We were young and naive," Cochran laughs. "We started on a shoestring— we didn't have any money, just an idea. If you want a nine-to-five job, you'll want to stay out of the restaurant industry."

With the original location temporar-

ily closed for renovations and more than a decade of hard work behind them, the pair recently opened a restaurant at a second location just down the street, under the name Absolutely Edibles Real Food Fusion & Wine Bar. With only a 40-seat capacity on this bustling street corner, the warm, modern decor lets you forget you're in the heart of one of the city's most dynamic neighbourhoods.

"When we came here six years ago, there were hookers out front everyday and needles on our back doorstep," Dutton explains. "Guys would walk up to cars selling drugs right [in front of the restaurant].

"Now, that's all gone. It shows people

have taken control and do things like Arts on The Avenue and the Winter Festival, and the avenue's become busy."

Dutton and Cochran have been overwhelmed by the support of the tight-knit neighbourhood. When the pair was originally denied a restaurant permit due to lack of parking, Cochran went door-to-door with a petition.

"I thought I'd be able to bang this out in a couple of nights, but I ended up meeting so many people and standing in their doorway, talking for half an hour," he marvels. "The art you see [in the restaurant] is from a guy who lives four blocks away. And that's one of the things we wanted, to help each other. It's amazing to see, it's been

good for us and we know that the avenue is coming around. This place is so vibrant and we want to be a part of that."

"We learned what a stronger community there is here," adds Dutton.

"We knew they were there, but we had no idea how much people want to enjoy the avenue."

The menu reflects their versatility as caterers, which works well in a part of town that offers such diverse dining experiences within a five-block radius.

With an emphasis on fresh, local and non-processed ingredients, as well as a strong vegetarian- and vegan-friendly background, they've organized their

menu into small plates, ideal for sharing and sampling.

"We're definitely known for our vegetarian and vegan food, but we're where a vegan and carnivore can eat together," Dutton points out. "So much of what we do is about fresh food and buying organic when we can, and having different foods for people to try, like kangaroo and elk. We have every fresh herb, and all our sauces are made from scratch—that's why we call it 'real food fusion'—because it's about being comfortable eating real food and enjoying the experience of going out again."

MIKE ANGUS

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WINE

Hot new region

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Although approximately 80 percent of cheeses have rennet, vegetarian enzymes can replace it.

2) Cheese is best known for consistency, life and high content of fat, protein and calcium. However, a 2009 study

showed that those with an increased level of consumption— those consuming five servings a day as opposed to three— actually had decreased abdominal fat.

3) A British Cheese Board study refuted a claim that cheese before bed causes nightmares. In fact, dreams were often more vivid and colourful— keep in mind this is a study of British cheeses. Canadian cheeses right before bed might still cause terrifying sleeps.

4) There are seven main categories of cheese: Fresh, Natural Rind, Soft White Cheese, Semi-Soft Edam, Hard Cheeses, Blue Cheeses and

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5) The term "Big Cheese" originally referred to those who could afford an entire wheel of cheese.

6) A big cheese could arguably participate in cheese rolling, an annual event at Cooper's Hill near Gloucester, England. Contestants chase a rolling wheel of cheese to the bottom of the hill. The winner takes the cheese. The event is over two centuries old, though no one really knows its origins.

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f we had a choice, our sexual histories would remain our own, the mistakes and that adventurous, experimental phase. Sexual partners would keep to themselves those private moments of exposed vulnerability. Unfortunately we sometimes don't have a choice, especially if you happen to become a public figure. Your history is a matter of debate, another forum to learn of your moral choices and perhaps predict how you'll lead society, based on your wardrobe choice in college.

Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia, Krystal Ball (who admits her father made an ill-advised choice in naming her) had to confront that past when Republican opponents pulled from her Internet-documented history a few photos of Ball in a scantily clad situation. Dressed as a sexy Santa with her husband, a dildo-adorned reindeer, Ball knew what she was dealing with. "They wanted to make me feel like a whore," Ball would write later, as a response to her accusers. In Ball's case there was no instance of infidelity, as her husband was a full participant, no indiscretions involving young pages or interns, simply a photo at a party in her youth.

At the age of 28 Ball was one of the younger candidates, but also one of the more promising. She was listed in Forbes magazine as one of the top 25 most powerful women in the midterm elec-

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tions and was endorsed by the Women Under Forty Political Action Committee. But qualifications could not save her from overt photos of her sexual history. After losing the election to Republican Rob Wittman, Ball wrote a response published in the Huffington Post,, stating, "Society has to accept that women of my generation have sexual lives that are going to leak into the public sphere."

But there is a reluctance to accept women as both sexual and political actors. A paper undertaken by Dr Melissa Miller, a political science professor at Bowling Green State University, examines the treatment of Hillary Clinton in the Democratic nomination against her male counterparts. While Clinton managed to overcome the traditional problems women face in entering public office—not enough media coverage and having most coverage focus on appearance—Clinton's problem was rooted in the view that women should not take on too many masculine traits, that they should be viewed as feminine, despite applying for a job traditionally rooted in masculine traits.

Miller's study examined the traits upon

which Americans choose presidential candidates, two of which revolve around their masculinity, both their dominance masculinity (attitude and leadership abilities) and their expertise masculinity (technical experience). Clinton outperformed her nearest competitor, Obama, by nearly double. But for Clinton it was a drawback. Many viewed her as cold, calculating and "scary." Her performance as a former first lady—creating strong policy choices—was viewed as "lacking characteristics of femininity," a perception that dogged her throughout the presidential campaign.

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transgression.

"People still have a perception of female politicans being caregivers," says Carmen Gustafson, a former town councillor in Golden, BC. "We still talk about what they wear, [and] that gets more press time than what they think, so it shocks people and they get uncomfortable with images of women not as caregivers and not as soft creatures."

Of course Ball is not the first political candidate to have their sexual life broadcast in a very public manner, or for it to become part of our consideration of their leadership capabilities. For Ball, however, the impact was negative, while

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for someone like Scott Brown, it turned out to be a positive. Brown is now a US senator from Massachusetts, but at 22 he was a male model. And not just for LL Bean sweaters—he did some rather explicit work as well. But Brown was elected and his transgression was chalked up to "youthful inexperience."

Ball—who was 23 when the original photo was taken—had no such luck.

Neither did Ray Lam. Lam, who attempted to run for the NDP in the last BC provincial election, was found in some questionable photos on Facebook.

He quickly resigned from the campaign, a decision Gustafson finds disappointing.

"There should have been some leadership to say, 'Look this isn't appropriate,'" says Gustafson, who would like to consider a run provincially. She believes NDP leader Carole James should have stood up for Lam and defended his abilities as a capable candidate, despite the photos.

"It's a different time," says Gustafson.

"We aren't going to bar candidates based on some pictures that have no context or explanation. That's not appropriate and we're going to focus on the issues."

First elected at age 24, Gustafson believes the increased ability to access private lives will weigh on youth candidates as they decide to run.

"Whose values do you use?" says Gustafson. "It does play into the minds of younger people who want to be involved, not even in politics but in a public role, it takes away from their abilities and intelligence, compassion for constituents and their passion for the job. And those are the important things."

As Ball wrote in her response to her accusers, "We are young women. And we are dedicated to serving this country. And we will run for office. And we will win."

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xactly how many strip clubs dot the span of Edmonton, I'm not sure. But they're all weighted heavily toward providing entertainment for those of the male persuasion: exotic female dancers have far, far more stages than their male counterparts. There isn't a club, in fact, for the boys of Maximum Exposure, one of the few bands of male dancers in Edmonton, or, really, Western Canada.

The group's previous home, Shade 105, was shuttered last year. Now, Exposure's 12-strong roster splits its time between ladies' nights across Edmonton and private gigs: bachelorette parties, birthdays and the like.

Meeting up with Tatum Wright and Jacob Stylez, a pair of Maxiumum Exposure's dancers, in an east side coffee shop, the first thing that you notice is how built they are, though not in an imposing way: they look like guys who maintain regular spots at the gym.

The two of them note the disproportion between male and female clubs seems to be due, at least in part, to a shift in mentality about gentlemen's clubs that hasn't seemed to translate to their side of the occupation.

"Entertainment-wise, gentlemen's clubs have turned more into nightclubs

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as of the last couple years, where you're getting pubcrawls going through them, you're getting both female and male customers going in," Wright explains. "If you were to run a strictly-male entertainment show out of a club, and it was all male, you could only get the female population. With women dancing, it just seems they're hitting both sides of the market in a bigger way."

"On the female side of the industry, it seems almost as though they've kind of smashed the stigma associated with female dancers," adds Stylez. "Pole dancers are getting a lot of respect now, as athletes and as trainers. The entire profession itself is getting a whole new wind of respect. But we haven't really been seeing a lot of that side."

A simpler answer goes unsaid, too: that women are rarely given the chance to simply cast their gaze on an object of desire, whereas men can do this any night of the week at a full spread of gentlemen's clubs.

"Our biggest thing is that we're just trying to give women the opportunity to get the same type of entertainment the guys have at their fingertips everyday," Wright stresses. "The guys can drive to any club on any side of the city and there's female entertainment at the drop of a hat. But for women, they have to pick and choose what nights of the week

they have free and go from there."

In addition to dancing, Wright also works as an agent, and seems the de facto manager for the group, while Stylez, doing this part time, is headed to university in the fall for English and Psychology. They took somewhat divergent paths to get here: Wright's limelight came from "an overall desire to entertain," and what "seemed like a great-part time gig to make a little bit of extra money on the side." Stylez thought he was responding to a call for male models, but when he found out it was dancing, stuck around. Obviously, they both enjoy the work that they do, performing regularly at Whiskey Jack's ladies' nights. They're looking to take on a new, bi-weekly ladies' night at The Gas Pump that's starting up in August, and they've also toured to places like Fort McMurray and Grand Prairie.

The bar circuit shows are carefully choreographed—to "almost militant perfection," Stylez specifies—though private gigs are a different beast altogether, more about reading a situation and knowing how to entertain a diverse array of people.

"We always ask and try to get as much information before going in to a private show like a stagette or a birthday," Wright says. "Ultimately you're dealt a certain

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hand of cards when you get there. If it's a room full of 75-year-old women—which I've done—then you have to know how to entertain them: basically feeding off the crowd. Whatever they respond to, giving them more of that."

Their training, while not discussed in detail, seems arduous: Maximum Exposure's dancers have to be under a certain level of bodyfat and maintain a certain level of tan—they are, after all, in the business of providing fantasy, Wright notes, though both him and Stylez seem adamant that Maximum Exposure isn't a band of six-foot-four, intimidating, muscular giants.

Ultimately, they just seem happy to

provide the entertainment at the end of the day, whether that's at a bar of their own, somewhere on the circuit or a private party.

"One night a year someone celebrates a birthday, or they have that one bachelorette party; that's the only one ideally they're ever going to have, providing things go well with the wedding," Wright says. "So we've got one night to make it or break it and give them the most entertainment value that they can possibly have. That's the challenge you face at every call when you go out, because you never know what you're getting."

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Runnin' back to Steel City Luke Doucet traces the map of his latest album Fri, Jul 29 (8 pm) Luke Doucet and the White Falcon With Michael Rault Starlite Room, $18 hough it was released nearly a year ago—a lifetime in the Internet age—the accolades continue to pile up for Luke Doucet's latest album, Steel City Trawler, which was recently longlisted for the Polaris Prize.

Doucet, who will hit Edmonton with his band this Friday, took the time to answer a few questions over email about Steel City Trawler.

How long did it take to make Steel City Trawler, from the initial songwriting through to the end of the recording?

Luke Doucet: We made the record over the course of three sessions spread over a year but some of the songs were in various stages of development for years before that. It really depends on the song. I write constantly (in my head) and when it comes time to make a record, I start committing ideas to instruments and making decisions about lyrics. I think we spent a total of about six weeks in the studio, including mixing.

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VW: When you were writing the songs,

did you come at them in a particular way? Lyrics first? Music first?

LD: It really depends. Some songs fall out fully formed and some evolve slowly over time. Ideally—and more commonly these days—I have a melody for a verse or a chorus that also has some kind of lyrical handle that may or may not end up sticking ... and once I can't get something out of my head, I know I should finish it. I always write way more than

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is needed and edit down from there. I think this is crucial. Everything is subject to change along the way. Nothing is so precious that it can't be improved upon (or thrown out).

What were the sessions like? Did you record live off the floor or put it together piece by piece?

LD: Andrew and I generally played the songs together (just guitar and drums) and then he added a bunch of bass and keys while I sorted out vocals and guitars. But he played some guitar, I played some keys and bass ... and we had Rich Levesque (bass) and Gord Stephenson (drums), who were the original White Falcon band on a few songs. Derek Downham and Paul Pfisterer from the Beauties also contributed bass and drums to a track. Gregory McDonald (Sloan) also played keys on a few songs ... as did Paul Beardy (James Blunt band).

Melissa McClelland (my wife) also sang on a bunch and played some guitar on "Sundown." Everybody sang occasionally.

VW:

How did you decide which songs to include on the album? Did you

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have an idea of what you wanted Steel City Trawler to be when you started, or did the finished shape emerge as the writing and recording went along?

LD: I played songs for Andrew and he chose the ones he liked, which I was very happy to have him do. He has huge ears and is a great fan of music so I was very comfortable having him make those choices. The record pretty much came together organically. All I knew is that I wanted to make a record that would make people want to drive fast. He understood that and we worked accordingly but he also encouraged me to explore acousticbased ideas, which I have always done in the past as well.

I fought for "Sundown" (Gordon Lightfoot), which Andrew didn't really endorse. He doesn't see the point of putting covers on a record. I do it for fun. But ultimately Andrew was pretty happy to let me do what I wanted, which was a bit odd at times because I really wanted him to be the boss. All a bit Canadian, really.

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PREVUE // GENRE HOPPING

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ike Thompson is just about as confused about metal as you are.

Although the guitarist/vocalist founded the critically acclaimed extreme metal band, Withered, in 2003 with his friend Chris Freeman, he has difficulty understanding the lineage of metal. More precisely, how did the mother genre acquire so many offspring?

"I think it's gotten to the point that there are sub-genres in metal that are based on what the colour of the guitar they are playing is," laughs Thompson, before indicating that Withered is a dense combination of

doom metal, black metal and traditional Scandinavian death metal.

"Having been a metal fan for over 20 years and an extreme metal musician for near 20 years, there are just some things that just crack me up. Just ridiculous."

It is notably different on stage than in the crowd, Thompson notes. Withered has been called the "future of metal," for its expansive sound and use of roaring guitars yet, even with the band's influences out in the open, the sound doesn't play into conformity.

"We try to blend everything that we really love about extreme metal and try to bridge a lot of gaps that exist within sub-genres," says Thompson.

"The styles these days become too

pocketed and too specific—it seems like bands need to subscribe to one specific style or another. Personally I enjoy a lot of dynamics in my music."

As Thompson jokes about more embarrassing sub-genres in metal ("clown metal"—Slipknot), he seems to think of sub-genres as more of an invention than a reality.

"Sub-genres only really become created for people who are unhappy with whatever the particular genre encapsulates as a whole," says Thompson. ""It's really weird how generation after generation, musicians and music fans become a mutated caricature of what the original intent was." curtis wright

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PREVUE // SINCERE FOLK

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harlotte Cornfield's life has become one of near-perpetual motion. Since leaving her home in Toronto to attend Concordia University in Montréal, the jazz-drummer-turnedfolk singer hasn't stopped going.

Playing in a variety of ensembles on a variety of instruments—Cornfield drums for a variety of singer-songwriters as well as in an all-female jazz group, in addition to solo and full band iterations of her own material—the 23-year-old musician isn't picky about the way delivers her music, whether she's choosing a genre or a vehicle.

"The first big tour that I did across Canada I bought a Greyhound pass for two months and I booked as many

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dates as I could in big towns, small towns, all sorts of different venues from cafés to clubs to bars to festivals," she says. "This time I'm doing a lot of different transportation. I'm playing Hillside [Festival] this weekend with my band so we're taking a van. Via Rail hires certain artists to play on the train and then they get a free ride so I'm doing that to Winnipeg and then for a bunch of different stretches, Greyhounding some of it, driving some of it."

The flexibility Cornfield shows in her transportation choices extends to her music as well: she feels as comfortable playing her solo material by herself as she does with a band or in a duo.

"For me it's really important to have strong songs that speak for them-

selves, that can stand up solo or with a band or in any situation," she says.

"Whoever I play with I just make sure they know the songs really well and they're people I really relate to and who can relate to the music."

At the heart of that music is simply her: Cornfield is the opposite of the detached cool of contemporary music, choosing instead to put every part of herself into her music and lyrics.

"Staying true to who I am is the only way I can write a song," she says.

"Most of my stuff is autobiographical and I feel like I can get so deeply into the fusion of music and lyrics when I'm getting right into what's in my heart. It's heart-on-the-sleeve music; it's really sincere."

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hen Muta, Namso and Moto first arrived in Edmonton—having embarked from Sudan six years ago— they didn't speak a word of English.

"It took me like a year, to learn how to actually communicate with people," Muta, now 17 and a more-than-able wordsmith in his own right, admits.

Alongside his brothers Namso (15) and Moto (13), he deals quite extensively in language these days: the three form local hip-hop trio TOA— that's The OverAchievers—and have spent the last few years doing, as that name implies, more than would actually be required of them to establish a toehold in the scene. TOA has performed some 70 shows in the past two years, after getting its start at the Tegler Youth Centre. Local Old Ugly

rappers Mikey Maybe and the Joe led a hip-hop program that the boys engaged in.

The trio were interested in rap from what they saw on television, but the program proved a chance to finally try their hands at it, and even do some recording (it helped the three of them improve their English literacy, too).

"We were trying to rap, but we didn't have a place to record, and stuff," Muta says.

Sampler about a year ago. In the more immediate future, however, is a teaser of what's to come: a music video release for the song, "Freak My Style."

"It's just braggadacious rap song," Muta notes. "It doesn't talk about killing, but it's just a fun track of us."

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Muta's music is positive, he notes, it doesn't trade in the more violent clichés of hip hop that give the rest of the genre a bad name.

"I was just inspired by what I see on TV, a way to sometimes express feelings sometimes, you know? It's a hobby, something I find myself doing."

TOA is working on its debut album, after releasing the four-song Summer

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here's hardly anything tht keeps Versus the Nothing from the road.

Understanding that success is more-or-less determined by spotlight, the Vancouver quintet dedicated itself to a life of touring. At this point, even calling Vancouver "home" might be a misleading categorization.

"A lot of band's get stuck in Vancouver—it's a pretty remote place as far as North America goes—you just got to tour," says VTN drummer Jacob Wyman. "You have to get on the road and tour, tour, tour. We've been on the road for 14 of the last 18 months.

Making the rounds."

Those rounds are admirable. Admitting it's almost the life of a traveling salesman, Wyman and his hard rock friends feel the curse of rock pulsating through their touring bus's veins. After placing in the top three of Vancouver radio station CFOX's Seeds contest in 2008, VTN's rock life has been all about exposure.

"Just being able to get on the road with a good product that we're able to get out. People like the product, they'll buy it and that money literally goes to the gas tank and to our stomachs," says Wyman. "Usually it's just enough to keep us going. Right now we're at that stepping stone, we hope we're on the cusp of that next level."

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Aiming to reach that level by relentless touring and releasing fresh music, the band's latest, Black Gloves EP, sees Versus the Nothing playing venues throughout North America: from the world famous Whiskey a Go Go in Hollywood to ... an opening slot in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, no venue, or crowd size, is too big or too small.

"It's not really about the people who aren't there, it's about the people who are there," says Wyman, borrowing words from VTN's frontman, Ande Otte and countless other musicians. "No matter how big or small the crowd is, you're getting the same great show."

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hough he surrounds himself with satanic imagery, donning devilish pageantry like some rough beast slouching towards Bethlehem, and though he lets that darkly stylized imagery colour the full spectrum of his creative output, the real, terrifying nightmare surrounding Rob Zombie might be the horror of scheduling.

Time, after all, is of the essence for a man now splitting his time between the worlds of music and film: on the phone from Redding, Pennsylvania—just back from his first European tour in 12 years— Zombie notes his current string of dates in North America is going to be his last for a couple of years, as he's headed right into his next film, Kings of Salem, when

it's over. In his downtime from touring, he's watching casting tapes for Salem in preparation.

Surprisingly soft-spoken on the phone, he notes that while on tour he has plenty of downtime, conversely, when he's working on a film, that's about all he can do. It's too all-encompassing to work on music as well. Even his most recent album, 2010's Hellbilly Deluxe 2, was delayed a couple of years due to Zombie's film commitments. He was shooting Halloween II at the time, though that did eventually inform the album's title.

"At the time that we were making the record, it was exactly 10 years to when I'd made the first [Hellbilly Deluxe]. That kind of gave me the idea," he says, of revisiting the title. "I was beginning production on Halloween II, and I thought, 'Sequels are so com-

mon for movies, but they're not that common for records.' And it was also ... I had gone through different stages with the band. And I was in the frame of mind of heading back to where it began, the look and the feel and the vibe of Hellbilly Deluxe one.

"I really enjoyed the way it was back then," he continues, of the mindset that led him back there. "I feel sometimes that, y'know when you have a band, and you have a big image, and you have a big everything, and it goes on for too long without any changes, or evolutions, it becomes stale," he says. "A good example is Kiss. Everybody loved Kiss, but people forget that towards the end of Kiss with the make up, people were bored with it.

So they took it away, and when it came back, it was exciting again. So it's essentially that, not just for the fans, but even for yourself, you don't want to feel

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like you're in a Las Vegas act, like, 'Oh, here's the thing that we do.' You want to feel that it's organic. And at that time frame, around 2006, I was like, 'Let's just play it like a normal rock band' 'cause I'd just got new guys in the band, and just needed to be re-inspired. I wanted to be a band before it became a show, essentially. And by that point that we made the record, it was starting to go back to, I felt strong enough as a band, that I could become a show again."

Now, that he's back embracing bigshow spectacle, he's picked a fine tourmate to round out the bill: Slayer, a band that will bring a barebones, shredder style to balance out Zombie's more technical spectacle. A raging metal yin to Zombie's raging metal yang.

Still, for all the imagery that makes up

Zombie's part of the show, when the idea of shock value comes up, he's quick to refute it as the end goal of what he does.

"I never really thought of anything as shocking. It was never my goal to be shocking," he says. "I would just always do the things that I liked.

What good is shocking people? Alice Cooper in the '70s was shocking to people because it was so different but it had to have cool music to go with it, or you'd be bored with it after five minutes. And really, that's the thing.

I always want to shock people in the sense that they'll come away from the show going, 'Oh my God that was so awesome, so entertaining, I'm blown away.' That's more the way I think about it."

Paul Blinov

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Lil B I'm Gay (I'm Happy) (Amalgam Digital)  Lil B isn't, actually. But the maelstrom of polarized response he's received for calling this album I'm Gay (I'm Happy) does make a few pretty honest statements of its own.

First, that some of the rather large pool of rap fandom still aren't interested in moving beyond the casual homophobia that stereotypes the genre. B, born Brandon McCartney, got a couple of death threats for titling the album as he has—and, presumably, is why he tacked on that parenthesis: for diffusion. But secondly, more than just kicking up controversy, B has set controls for the heart of the matter. I'm Gay is an album that looks to examine exactly where we're at right now, tethering the flux of the world spheres (political, social, rap) to a sense of hope, of musical motivation and exploration as B casts a gaze forward to what may come.

"This is a letter to my fans / it's 2011 / things have changed, I do accept it," B goes on "Gone Be Okay," which sounds like a moment of celebratory reflection in the midst of a a ticker tape parade. It starts with an excerpt of President Obama's speech, and ends with B telling you "Yeah, there is change, but you know, it's not bad / let's live this one life we got." Later, on "The Wilderness," it's "2011 / we all in the same pot / make a choice, you have a voice." He is, with few exceptions, working with a theme here.

And maybe that isn't the most rallying call to arms. But like these two songs, the other best parts on I'm Gay are the ones where Lil B seems conscious of pushing foward a message, and, musically, packaging it in an updraft of warm sentiment and instrumental swell. It's a gift to be able to preach without it feeling like a sermon, and B seems more than able to do that while dressing up his rhymes in instrumentals that carry the sentiment as much as his lyrics do.

I'm Gay's title has been derided as an insincere publicity stunt—after a career based on Internet releases, I'm Gay is Lil B's first album to actually chart well, so take the title's impact on that however you will—yet regardless of title, it's a solid record that seems to practice what it preaches, calling out and commenting on the paradigms of modern rap and the world at large. That he simultaneously seems to embrace a few of those paradigms—he seems pretty damn proud of himself here, and points it out often—is ultimately a moot point. Lil' B's a complicated persona, and despite the few contradictions that he seems to suggest on occasion, I'm Gay seems sincere in its motivational aspects, and moreso, in how it handles hope in a very modern context.

Paul Blinov

William Elliott Whitmore Field Songs (Anti)  As the morning birds chirp and the crickets sing, a softly picked banjo enters on "Bury Your Burdens," and a fresh sense of optimism enters the fray. As the eight Field Songs progress, a rustic, rural plainness saunters by as William Elliott Whitmore picks a preferred banjo or softly strums the guitar, accompanied only by an occasional foot stomp. Field Songs is WEW's answer to the washing despair that heavily dusted his previous albums. It retains the sound of roots and plain-folk that WEW always intended to sing, but his voice is absent the agonizing gruff, traded in for a more confident and deep croon. Field Songs is a set of rustic roots and bare folk songs sang by a man in his best element.

Curtis Wright

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The Calm Blue Sea The Calm Blue Sea (Independent)  Calmness takes a double take with The Calm Blue Sea: to call it peaceful is both peculiarly true but completely false at once because it's so ominous.

Building up-up-up, enjoying a twinkle of well-placed piano, “We Happy Few” walks a fine line of being sleepy and then exploding. A Sigur Ros sound-alike haunts “Literal” in a crunchy orchestra. Feeling much longer than 59:58, The Calm Blue Sea teeters and totters dramatically, leaving you wondering where your head went while you were there and thus, noticeably lost from the experience.

Curtis Wright

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Rhapsody of Fire From Chaos to Eternity (Nuclear Blast)  Italian metal band Rhapsody of Fire has created the final piece of the Dark Secret Saga in its eigth album From Chaos to Eternity. Specializing in the subgenre of film score metal, the band combines symphonic and baroque styles with epic narrative storytelling.

Appropriately integrating narration from Christopher Lee, (Saruman himself!), operatic vocals and symphonic heavy metal From Chaos to Eternity does justice to a the finale of a fantasy epic Tolkien would be proud of. The album’s 20 minute epic fantasy track "Heroes of the Waterfall Kingdom" moves from an acoustic, folk opening to melodic heavy metal exemplifying the ability to create a narrative world within a metal album.

Samantha Power

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OLDSOUNDS

curtis wright

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Amy Winehouse Back To Black (Island) 2006

Although the autopsy results have proven inconclusive, we all know what happened to Amy Winehouse and we regrettably comprehend what her real rendering was as an artist. It should have been—it should always be—her tragically beautiful voice, a mix of Billie Holiday and the Vandellas, made most famous by "Rehab," a song about drug and alcohol treatment crashing over a Motown backbone. Instead, it was drugs and alcohol that took her to great heights, then took her too soon; a lethal cocktail of supreme talent and hopeless addiction gets them almost every time.

Winehouse was a woman who could afford rehab one thousand times over, the thing she couldn't afford was another hit song or another hit album—the delays caused by drug and alcohol abuse. As people were rediscovering the sounds from a different generation strongly contrasted with grimy, very-modern themes from Winehouse, the superstar was furthering her spiral. That painfully withered body and soul only got worse as she gained more fame.

Talk about the "27 Club" which surrounds Winehouse's death

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fails to treat those who require action very seriously. Posturing more like an only-the-good-die-young death is a right of passage more than an absolute heartbreak, these glowing stars are slid in and out of the hospital, the police station, and the rehabilitation clinic rapidly and without sufficient recourse.

As we read and comment about Winehouse's death over Twitter, or remember reports of past celeb deaths, there's a feeling that we don't understand the gravity that these things entail because these people first don't feel genuine, and second, are removed from the toils of actual addiction because of their status.

"All addicts, regardless of the substance or their social status share a consistent and obvious symptom; they're not quite present when you talk to them," said Winehouse's friend and former addict, Russell Brand.

While the British funny man delivers self-deprecating jokes about his own demons for a successful living, he's made the point well. Stop treating addiction like it's the way it is and will always be, and start treating it as as the deadly haunt it really is: a crippling, destructive spiral that inevita-

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Remember Amy Winehouse as an unparalleled genius who fell victim to a very complex disease. Remember her for Back to Black—try now to not be chilled by the gorgeous tones after the fact. Don't remember her for a seemingly predestined Belgrade performance in June of this year—a devastating performance by an individual unable to exist in the moment, never mind survive in a cruel spotlight. The Winehouse legacy should be that of a tremendously gifted talent who had truly underappreciated troubles she couldn't handle, not as one whose time unavoidably ran its course.v

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Chainsaw electro Destructive yet quite polished It is Husqvarnished

Look in the mirror Where Joy Division worship Is still fresh concept

Young punk rock wizards They've crammed more on this plate than Khazana buffet

Amy Heffernan Friggin' Little Know-it-all (Independent)

Austra Feel it Break (Paper Bag)

Colin Stetson New History Warfare Vol 2 (Constellation)

This cheeky ex-pat Picks up where she last left off Rocking her balls off

Woozy and intense Like night driving on mix of Acid and Nyquil

Saxophone madness Not jazzy, it's skronk noisy And sort of snazzy

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Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 Sideliners Pub 11018-127 St, 780.453.6006 Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge 12923-97 St, 780.758.5924 Sportsworld 13710104 St Sportsman's Lounge 8170-50 St STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 STEEPS TEA LOUNGE– Whyte Ave 11116-82 Ave Suede Lounge 11806 Jasper Ave, 780.482.0707 Suite 69 2 Fl, 8232 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.6969 Taphouse 9020 McKenney Ave, St Albert, 780.458.0860 Treasury 10004 Jasper Ave, 7870.990.1255, thetreasurey.ca Uncle Glenns 7666156 St, 780.481.3192 Vinyl Dance Lounge 10740 Jasper Ave, 780.428.8655, vinylretrolounge.com Westside Pub 15135 Stony Plain Rd, 780.758.2058 Whistlestop Lounge 12416-132 Ave, 780. 451.5506 Wild Bill’s–Red Deer Quality Inn North Hill, 7150-50 Ave, Red Deer, 403.343.8800 WILD WEST SALOON 12912-50 St, 780.476.3388 WOK BOX 10119 Jasper Ave WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 Y AFTERHOURS 10028102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com Yesterdays Pub 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295

Newcastle Pub Top 40 requests every Sat with DJ Sheri New City Legion Polished Chrome: every Sat with DJs Blue Jay, The Gothfather, Dervish, Anonymouse; no minors; free (58pm)/$5 (ladies)/$8 (gents after 8pm) Overtime– Downtown Saturdays at Eleven: RNB, hip hop, reggae, Old School Palace Casino Show Lounge DJ every Sat PAWN SHOP Transmission Saturdays: Alt, DJ, punk-rock RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge Your Famous Saturday with Crewshtopher, Tyler M

Blue Pear Restaurant Jazz on the Side Sun; Don Berner; 5:30-8:30pm; $25 if not dining Blues on Whyte Carson Cole Capital Ex–Centre Stage: Recycled Percussion: 2:30, 5:30, 8:30pm; Telus Stage: Ace of Base, Eric Solomon: 8:30pm Crown Pub Band War 2011/Battle of the bands, 6-10pm; Open Stage with host Better Us Than Strangers, 10pm-1am DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB Celtic open stage every Sun with Keri-Lynne Zwicker; 5:30pm; no cover Double D's Open jam every Sun; 3-8pm Eddie Shorts Acoustic jam every Sun; 9pm

SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco every Sat; 1pm-4:30pm and 7-10:30pm

Expressionz café YEG live Sun Night Songwriters Stage; 7-10pm

Suede Lounge DJ Nic-E spins every Sat

Expressionz café YEG live Sunday Night Songwriters Stage; 7-10pm every Sunday

Suite 69 Every Fri Sat with DJ Randall-A TEMPLE Oh Snap!

Oh Snap with Degree, Cobra Commander, Battery, Jake Roberts, Ten-O, Cool Beans, Hotspur Pop and P-Rex; every Sat Union Hall Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by Ryan Maier Vinyl Dance Lounge Signature Saturdays Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays

SUN JUL 31 Beer Hunter–St Albert Open stage/jam every Sun; 2-6pm Big Valley Jamboree –Camrose Main Stage: Greg Hanna, The Gift–A Tribute to Ian Tyson, Jimmy Rankin, The Charlie Daniels Band, Ronnie Dunn, Toby Keith; 1pm (start); $90 (single day adult ticket); bigvalleyjamboree.com Blackjack's Roadhouse–Nisku Open mic every Sun hosted by Tim Lovett blueberry bluegrass Festival Instrumental, Vocal and Harmony Workshops at 9:30am; Gospel Hour, Canadian Country Music Legends, Woodbend, Blue Horizon, Back Porch Swing, Marc Ladouceur and Anna Sommerville, The Grascals, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives'; Jamming at 11pm; $130 (3-day pass); $55 for each day Blue Chair Café Sun Brunch: Farley Scott's Jazz Passages Trio; 10:30am-2:30pm; donations

Haven Social Club Sun Industry Night: Mourning Wood, DJ Dudeman, Burlesque Dancers; 9pm J and R Bar Open jam/stage every Sun hosted by Me Next and the Have-Nots; 3-7pm Newcastle Pub Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm NEW CITY LEGION Queers Never Die: The Great Big Gay PreFringe Show featuring Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Bare The Musical; no minors; 9pm (door); $5 O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am On the Rocks Sunday Jam ORLANDO'S 2 PUB Open stage jam every Sun; 4pm Pawn Shop Matt Machete, Cloud Seekers, Strange Planes; 8pm REXALL PLACE Hell on Earth: Slayer and Rob Zombie; 7pm; $39.50-$74.50 (adv incl admission to Capital Ex) at TicketMaster Second Cup– Mountain Equipment Co-op Live music every Sun; 2-4pm Westside Pub Sun Blues Jam: hosted by Blues Curry and Javed; every Sunday, 3-7 pm

DJs BACKSTAGE TAP AND GRILL Industry Night: every Sun with Atomic Improv, Jameoki and DJ Tim BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sunday Funday: with Phil, 2-7pm; Sunday Night: Soul Sundays: '60s and '70s funk, soul, R&B with DJ Zyppy

The Common Lets Party: Service and $hortee; 9pm

SEcond Cup–Stanley Milner Library Open mic every Tue; 7-9pm

FLOW Lounge Stylus Sun

Second Cup– Summerwood Open stage/open mic every Tue; 7:30pm; no cover

SAVOY MARTINI LOUNGE Reggae on Whyte: RnR Sun with DJ IceMan; no minors; 9pm; no cover Sportsworld Roller Skating Disco Sun; 1-4:30pm; sportsworld.ca Union Hall Long Weekend Glow Party: Lady Gaga’s Tour DJ Lady Starlight

MON AUG 1 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover Blues on Whyte Toby Devaney's Irish Pub Singer/songwriter open stage every Mon; 8pm kelly's pub Open stage every Mon; hosted by Clemcat Hughes; 9pm PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm Rose Bowl/Rouge Lounge Acoustic open stage every Mon; 9pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: every Mon with DJ Blue Crown Pub Minefield Mondays/House/ Breaks/Trance and more with host DJ Pheonix, 9pm FILTHY McNASTY'S Metal Mon: with DJ S.W.A.G. Lucky 13 Industry Night every Mon with DJ Chad Cook NEW CITY LEGION Madhouse Mon: Punk/ metal/etc with DJ Smart Alex

TUE AUG 2 Blues on Whyte Toby Druid Irish Pub Open stage every Tue; with Chris Wynters; 9pm L.B.’s Tue Blues Jam with Ammar; 9pm1am O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm Padmanadi Open stage every Tue; with Mark Davis; all ages; 7:30-10:30pm R Pub Open stage jam every Tue; hosted

by Gary and the Facemakers; 8pm Rusty Reed's House of Blues Grant Stovel, and Moses Gregg Second Cup–124 Street Open mic every Tue; 8-10pm

Sherlock Holmes– WEM Xander Quinn SIDELINERS PUB All Star Jam every Tue; with Alicia Tait and Rickey Sidecar; 8pm Sportsman's Lounge Open stage every Tue; hosted by Paul McGowan; 9pm

HAVEN SOCIAL Club Open stage every Wed with Jonny Mac, 8:30pm, free HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Cody Nouta; 9pm Nisku Inn Troubadours and Tales: 1st Wed every month; with Tim Harwill, guests; 8-10pm Playback Pub Open Stage every Wed hosted by JTB; 9pm1am

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro every Tue; with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: From dub to disco: One Too Many Tuesdays with Rootbeard

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; Slow pitch for beginners on the 1st and 3rd Wed prior to regular jam every Wed, 6.30pm; $2 (member)/$4 (nonmember)

Brixx Bar Troubadour Tue: hosted by Mark Feduk; 9pm; $8

Red Piano Bar Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5

Buddys DJ Arrow Chaser every

Rusty Reed's House of Blues Gord Matthews

DJs

CRown Pub Live hip hop and open mic with DJs Xaolin, Dirty Needlz, Frank Brown, and guests; no cover DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe'en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue FUNKY BUDDHA– Whyte Ave Latin and Salsa music every Tue; dance lessons 8-10pm NEW CITY LEGION High Anxiety Variety Society Bingo vs. karaoke with Ben Disaster, Anonymouse every Tue; no minors; 4pm-3am; no cover RED STAR Experimental Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue

WED AUG 3 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month Blues on Whyte Toby eddie shorts Acoustic jam every Wed, 9pm; no cover Elephant and Castle–Whyte Ave Open mic every Wed (unless there's an Oilers game); no cover Expressionz Café Open stage with Randall Walsh; every Wed; 7-11pm; admission by donation Festival Place Patio Series: Wyatt Easterling, The Steve Fisher Group; $8 at the Festival Place box office Fiddler's Roost Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12 Good Earth Coffee House Breezy Brian Gregg every Wed; 12-1pm

Second Cup– Mountain Equipment Open mic every Wed; 8-10pm Second Cup–89 Ave Rick Mogg (country) Sherlock Holmes– WEM Xander Quinn

DJs BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Rev'd Up Wed: with DJ Mike Tomas upstairs; 8pm BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: RetroActive Radio Wed: alt '80s and '90s, Post Punk, New Wave, Garage, Brit, Mod, Rock and Roll with LL Cool Joe; Wooftop: Soul/breaks with Dr Erick Brixx Bar Really Good... Eats and Beats: every Wed with DJ Degree and Friends BUDDY'S DJ Dust 'n' Time every Wed; 9pm (door); no cover The Common Treehouse Wednesday's Diesel Ultra Lounge Wind-up Wed: R&B, hiphop, reggae, old skool, reggaeton with InVinceable, Touch It, weekly guest DJs LEGENDS PUB Hip hop/R&B with DJ Spincycle NEW CITY LEGION Wed Pints 4 Punks: with DJ Nick; no minors; 4pm-3am; no cover NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed Starlite Room Wild Style Wed: Hip-Hop; 9pm TEMPLE Wild Style Wed: Hip hop open mic hosted by Kaz and Orv; $5

VUEWEEKLY JUL 28 – AUG 3, 2011

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EVENTS WEEKLY FAX YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO 780.426.2889 OR EMAIL LISTINGS@VUEWEEKLY.COM DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 3 PM

EXPRESSIONZ Open Market •

Y TOASTMASTERS CLUB • Edmonton

9938-70 Ave • 780.437.3667 • expressionzcafe.com • Open market focusing on arts and crafts, health products, well-being, and more. Speakers, open stage, poetry, theatre and other events scheduled during the market throughout the month • Every Sat, 10am-3pm

Federation of Community Leagues, 7103-105 St • ytoastmasterclub.ca • 1st and 3rd Tue, 7-9pm; every month

Fair Vote Alberta • Strathcona

COMEDY Brixx Bar • 10030-102 St • 780.428.1099 • Troubadour Tuesday's with comedy and music

Ceili's • 10338-109 St • 780.426.5555 • Comedy Night: every Tue, 9:30pm • No cover

Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780.481.9857 • Shows start at 8pm ThuSat and late show at 10:30pm on Fri-Sat; $12 (Thu)/$19 (Fri/Sat) • Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club presents: Tony Binns; Jul 29-30 COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Thu, 8:30pm; Sat, 8pm and 10pm • Tom Liske; Jul 29-30 • Bob Angeli; Aug 5-6

Comic Strip • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 8pm; FriSat 10:30pm • Tom Simmons; until Jul 31 • Hit or Miss Monday; Aug 1, 8pm; $7 • Brown on Bourbon: Aug 2, 8pm; $12 • J Chris Newberg; Aug 3-7 • Hit or Miss Monday; Aug 8; 8pm; $7) • Brown on Bourbon; Aug 9, 8pm; $12 • Paul Myrehaug; Aug 10-14

DRUID • 11606 Jasper Ave • 780.710.2119 • Comedy night open stage hosted by Lars Callieou • Every Sun, 9pm

hydeaway • 10209-100 Ave • 780.426.5381 • jekyllandhydepub.com • Super Awesome Comedy: Talk Show with Scott Belford on alternative weeks: Wed, Aug 10 laugh shop–Sherwood Park • 4 Blackfoot Road, Sherwood Park • 780.417.9777 • laughinthepark.ca • Open Wed-Sat • Daryl Makk; Jul 28-30 • Tim Koslo; Aug 4-6

Winspear Centre • Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • The Comedy Network Presents: Daniel Tosh, guests • Mon, Aug 8, 6pm (door), 7pm (show); late show: 9pm (door), 10pm (show) • Tickets at livenation.com

Library, Community Rm (upstairs), 104 St, 84 Ave • fairvotealberta.org • Monthly meeting • 2nd Thu each month; 7pm

FOOD ADDICTS • St Luke's Anglican Church, 8424-95 Ave • 780.465.2019/780.634.5526 • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm

Home–Energizing Spiritual Community for Passionate Living • Garneau/Ashbourne Assisted Living Place, 11148-84 Ave • Home: Blends music, drama, creativity and reflection on sacred texts to energize you for passionate living • Every Sun 3-5pm

Lotus Qigong • 780.477.0683 •

Brain Tumour Peer Support Group • Woodcroft Branch Library, 13420-114 Ave • braintumour.ca • 1.800.265.5106 ext 234 • Support group for brain tumour survivors and their families and caregivers. Must be 18 or over • 3rd Tue every month; 7-8:45pm • Free

CHESS FOR STUDENTS • Roving ChessNuts Training Facility, 203, 12013-76 St • 780.474.2318 • Learning and playing opportunities for students Kindergarten through Grade 12; tournaments, including team matches for elementary schools. All levels; E: societyofchessknights@shaw.ca

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Centre, junction of Hwy 63 and MacKenzie Blvd, Fort McMurray • See the inner workings of the oil sands industry • Fri, Sat, Sun: Jul 29-31 • Jul, Aug: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays • Sep: Fri, Sat, Sun

Winspear Centre–Summer Tours • Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • Learn about the Winspear Centre's lobby, chamber, and backstage areas • Jul-Aug • Mon, Aug 8, 10am

QUEER • Sunnybrook United Church, Red Deer • 403.347.6073 • Affirm welcome LGBTQ people and their friends, family, and allies meet the 2nd Tue, 7pm, each month

Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association • Dug-

• A social group for bi-curious and bisexual women every 2nd Tue each month, 8pm • groups.yahoo.com/group/bwedmonton

gan Community Hall, 3728-106 St • 780.458.6352, 780.467.6093 • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm; through the summer

Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorder (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, 780.451.1755; Group meets every Thu 7-9pm • FREE outdoor movement!

Sherwood Park Walking Group + 50 • Meet inside Millennium Place, Sherwood Place • Weekly outdoor walking group; starts with a 10 min discussion, followed by a 30-40 minute walk through Centennial Park, a cool down and stretch • Every Tue, 8:30am • $2/session (goes to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta)

Society of Edmonton Atheists • Stanley Milner Library, Rm 6-7 • Sugarswing Dance Club •

bohemia • 10575-114 St • Makin' Noise: Electric Avenue, featuring live painting by Just Joe Clarke, massage by Jessica, Tarot reading by Clayton; no minors; 9pm; $10 ($5 before 10pm)

Experience the Energy Tours– Fort Mcmurray • Oil sands Discovery

MEDITATION • Strathcona Library, 8331-104 St; meditationedmonton.org; Drop-in every Thu 7-8:30pm; Sherwood Park Library: Drop-in every Mon, 7-8:30pm

Meet the 1st Tue every month, 7:15pm

• Braeside Presbyterian Church bsmt, N. door, 6 Bernard Dr, Bishop St, Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • For adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families • Every Mon 7:30pm

of City Hall, 9920-103A Ave • takeETS.com • Board one of the historical fleet buses and be entertained with stories of Edmonton’s birth and development, listen to the the stories behind the areas we pass every day • Until Aug 6

AFFIRM SUNNYBROOK–Red Deer

Aikikai Aikido Club • 10139-87

AWA 12-STEP SUPPORT GROUP

Edmonton Transit Historical Tours • Tours depart from North Entrance

Downtown • Practice group meets every Wed

Groups/CLUBS/meetings Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue 7:30-9:30pm; Thu 6-8pm

LECTURES/Presentations

Orange Hall, 10335-84 Ave or Pleasantview Hall, 10860-57 Ave • 780.604.7572 • Swing Dance at Sugar Foot Stomp: beginner lesson followed by dance every Sat, 8pm (door) at Orange Hall or Pleasantview Hall

Vegetarians of Alberta • Kinsmen Field house picnic site, nr kids playground at the bottom of Walterdale Hill, W of the field house • VVOA Monthly Potluck (Picnic), joined by Raw Vegan Edmonton: bring a vegan, vegetarian or raw vegan dish to serve 6 people, your own plate, cup, cutlery, serving spoon • Sun, Aug 14, 5:30 pm • Picnics are free

Winspear Centre–Summer Tours • Learn about the Winspear Centre's lobby, chamber, and backstage areas • Jul-Aug

WOMEN IN BLACK • In Front of the Old Strathcona Farmers' Market • Silent vigil the 1st and 3rd Sat, 10-11am, each month, stand in silence for a world without violence

Yoga in the Park • St Albert’s Kingswood Park • Sat, Aug 13, Sep 10, 1-2:30pm • $20; register at 780.454.0701 ext 221; e: info@gatewayassociation.ca (drop-ins are welcome)

Bisexual Women's Coffee Group

BUDDYS NITE CLUB • 11725B Jasper Ave • 780.488.6636 • Tue with DJ Arrow Chaser, free pool all night; 9pm (door); no cover • Wed with DJ Dust’n Time; 9pm (door); no cover • Thu: Men’s Wet Underwear Contest, win prizes, hosted by Drag Queen DJ Phon3 Hom3; 9pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Fri Dance Party with DJ Arrow Chaser; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Sat: Feel the rhythm with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm EDMONTON PRIME TIMERS (EPT) • Unitarian Church of Edmonton, 10804-119 St • A group of older gay men who have common interests meet the 2nd Sun, 2:30pm, for a social period, short meeting and guest speaker, discussion panel or potluck supper.

Special interest groups meet for other social activities throughout the month. E: edmontonpt@yahoo.ca

G.L.B.T.Q. (gay) African Group Drop-In) • Pride Centre, 9540-111 Ave • 780.488.3234 • Group for gay refugees from all around the World, friends, and families • 1st and Last Sun every month • Info: E: fred@ pridecentreofedmonton.org, jeff@pridecentreofedmonton.org GLBT sports and recreation • teamedmonton.ca • Badminton, Co-ed: St. Thomas Moore School, 9610-165 St, coedbadminton@teamedmonton.ca • Badminton, Women's Drop-In Recreational: Oliver School Gym, 10227-118 St; badminton@ teamedmonton.ca • Co-ed Bellydancing: bellydancing@teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Lynnwood Elementary School at 15451-84 Ave; Mon, 7-8pm; bootcamp@ teamedmonton.ca • Bowling: Ed's Rec Centre, West Edmonton Mall, Tue 6:45pm • Curling: Granite Curling Club; 780.463.5942 • Running: Every Sun morning; running@ teamedmonton.ca • Spinning: MacEwan Centre, 109 Street and 104 Ave; spin@ teamedmonton.ca • Swimming: NAIT pool, 11762-106 St; swimming@teamedmonton. ca • Volleyball: Mother Teresa Elementary School at 9008-105A; Amiskiwaciy Academy, 101 Airport Rd; recvolleyball@teamedmonton.ca; volleyball@teamedmonton.ca • YOGA (Hatha): Free Yoga every Sun, 2-3:30pm; Korezone Fitness, 203, 10575-115 St, yoga@ teamedmonton.ca

VUEWEEKLY JUL 28 – AUG 3, 2011

G.L.B.T.Q Seniors Group • S.A.G.E Bldg, Craftroom, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors that have gay family members and would like some guidance • Every Wed, 1-3pm • Info: T: Jeff Bovee 780.488.3234, E: tuff @shaw.ca Illusions Social Club • The Junction, 10242-106St • groups.yahoo.com/group/ edmonton_illusions • 780.387.3343 • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri every month, 8:30pm INSIDE/OUT • U of A Campus • Campus-based organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified and queer (LGBTQ) faculty, graduate student, academic, straight allies and support staff • 3rd Thu each month (fall/winter terms): Speakers Series. E: kwells@ualberta.ca

the junction bar • 10242-106 St • 780.756.5667 • Open daily at 4pm, food service available from the eatery until 10pm; rotating DJs Fri and Sat at 10pm; Movie Monday; Wingy Wed 5-9, and Karaoke at 9pm; free pool Tue-Thu LIVING POSITIVE • 404, 10408124 St • edmlivingpositive.ca • 1.877.975.9448/780.488.5768 • Confidential peer support to people living with HIV • Tue, 7-9pm: Support group • Daily drop-in, peer counselling

MAKING WAVES SWIMMING CLUB • geocities.com/makingwaves_ edm • Recreational/competitive swimming. Socializing after practices • Every Tue/Thu

Pride Centre of Edmonton • 9540-111 Ave, Norwood Blvd • 780.488.3234 • Daily: YouthSpace (Youth Drop-in): Tue-Fri: 3-7pm; Sat: 2-6:30pm; jess@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Men Talking with Pride: Support group for gay, bisexual and transgendered men to discuss current issues; Sun: 7-9pm; robwells780@hotmail.com • HIV Support Group: for people living with HIV/AIDS; 2nd Mon each month, 7-9pm; huges@ shaw.ca • Seniors Drop-In: Social/support group for seniors of all genders and sexualities to talk, and have tea; every Tue and Thu, 1-4pm; tuff@shaw. ca • TTIQ: Education and support group for transgender, transsexual, intersexed and questioning people, their friends, families and allies; 2nd Tue each month, 7:30-9:30pm; admin@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Community Potluck: For members of the LGBTQ community; last Tue each month, 6-9pm; tuff@shaw.ca • Counselling: Free, short-term, solutionfocused counselling, provided by professionally trained counsellorsevery Wed, 6-9pm; admin@pridecentreofedmonton.org • STD Testing: Last Thu every month, 3-6pm; free; admin@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Youth Movie: Every Thu, 6:30-8:30pm; jess@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Prime Timers Games Night: Games night for men age 55+; 2nd and last Fri every month; 7-10pm; tuff@shaw.ca • Art Group: Drawing and sketching group for all ages and abilities; every Sat, 11am-2pm; tuff@shaw. ca • Suit Up and Show Up: AA Big Book Study: Discussion/support group for those struggling with an alcohol addiction or seeking support in staying sober; admin@pridecentreofedmonton.org; every Sat, 12-1pm • Youth Understanding Youth: LGBTQ youth under 25; Every Sat, 7-9pm; yuyedm.ca, yuy@shaw.ca

St Paul's United Church • 11526-76 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship) WOMONSPACE • 780.482.1794 • womonspace.ca, womonspace@gmail. com • A Non-profit lesbian social organization for Edmonton and surrounding area. Monthly activities, newsletter, reduced rates included with membership.

Confidentiality assured

Woodys Video Bar • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Mon: Amateur Strip Contest; prizes with Shawana • Tue: Kitchen 3-11pm • Wed: Karaoke with Tizzy 7pm-1am; Kitchen 3-11pm • Thu: Free pool all night; kitchen 3-11pm • Fri: Mocho Nacho Fri: 3pm (door), kitchen open 3-11pm

Youth Intervention and Outreach Worker • iSMSS, U of A • 780.248.1971 • Provides support and advocacy to queer youth 12-25; you don't need to be alone

Youth Understanding Youth • yuyedm.ca • Meets every Sat, 7-9pm • E: info@yuyedm.ca, T: 780.248.1971

SPECIAL EVENTS Animethon18 • Grant MacEwan University, 10700-104 Ave • animethon.org • "Anime" aims to provide a place for the appreciation, exploration, and education • Aug 5-7 • $40 (3-day pass)/$175 (X-Pass)/$15 (Fri)/$30 (Sat)/$20 (Sun) • Passes available at the door (registration area)

Capital EX–Northlands Park • capitalex.ca • A carnival atmosphere electrifies the city's longest-running summertime exhibition • Until Jul 31 Cariwest: Costume Extravaganza • Variety of venues including Shaw Conference Centre and Churchill Square • Edmonton's Caribbean Arts Festival featuring Caribbean dance, food, and festivities • Aug 5-7 • Cariwest Costume Extravaganza: at the Shaw Conference Centre; Fri, Aug 5, 7:30pm • Saturday Street Parade: Downtown Jasper Ave to Churchill Sq; Sat, Aug 6, 123pm; followed by an all day Caribbean party; Saturday Night Fete dance: Aug 6, 9pm • Food and refreshments on sale from Caribbean and other vendors; Sun, Aug 7, 12-8pm

Devonian Botanical Gardens • Parkland County, 5kms north of Devon, Hwy 60 • Parkland County Art Show: Artworks by artists from the Parkland Country Art Club in the classroom; Jul 29-Aug 1 • Devon Potter's Guild Art Show: Works by Devon Pottery Guild members in the Crafter’s Workshop; Jul 30-31 • Japanese Tea Ceremony: Aug 7 • Wild Mushroom Exposition: Aug 14

The Edible Garden Tour • 780.819.5382 • wildgreen.ca • Discovery of Food Growing Projects in Edmonton: tour featuring gardeners who have a passion for edible landscaping, local food production and permaculture • Sat, Aug 13, 9:30am-4pm • $27; pre-register; car pooling available

Ghost Tours–Old Strathcona • Meet at Rescuer Statue, next to Walterdale, 10322-83 Ave • 780.289.2005 • edmontonghosttours.com • Stories of the paranormal, deceased, spirits, and phantoms • MonThu, until Sep 1, 9pm • $10 each (dress for weather and walking) Heritage Festival • William Hawrelak Park, 9330 Groat Rd • A celebration of our heritage • Jul 30-Aug 1 Heritage Weekend • Fort Edmonton Park, Fox Dr, Whitemud Dr • Keep your own family history alive and well by taking in some of these events • Jul 30-31

People For Palestine • Mirage Banquet Hall, 360, 8170-50 St • 780.905.8281 • peopleforpalestine.com • Fundraiser and dinner for Palestine featuring a panel of speakers Skype from London, England, a Q & A session, a short documentary, followed by a dinner • Mon, Aug 1, 6:30pm • $20

Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Sq • Edmonton's restaurants create menus that allow all to sample their culinary delights • Until Aug 2 Wetaskiwin Air Show • Reynolds Alberta Museum (6426-40 Ave), Wetaskiwin • Featuring performances by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and others • Aug 7-8

JONESIN'CROSSWORD

MATT JONES // JONESINCROSSWORDS@vueweekly.com

"Doctor, Doctor"—give me the clues ...

FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19) I love how the poet Rachel Loden describes her impressions of Daniel Borzutzky's The Book of Interfering Bodies. She says that reading it is like "chancing upon a secret lake full of trembling lilies that projectile vomit both poems and petroleum."

I call this imaginary scene to your attention, because I wonder if you might encounter a metaphorically similar landscape. The astrological omens suggest that you're attracted to that kind of strange beauty, surreal intensity and tenderness mixed with ferocity.

TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20) This would be an excellent time to ripen and fine-tune your independence.

Would you be willing to try some experiments in selfsufficiency that would inspire you to love yourself better? Is there anything you could do to upgrade your mastery of taking good care of yourself? By working on your relationship with yourself, you will set in motion a magic that will make you even more attractive to others than you already are.

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20) Even if you don't usually

Across 1 ___ Foxes 6 Give some stars to 10 West ___ Moines 13 He's tough to spot in a crowd 14 Robert who played AJ Soprano 15 Die, with "out" 16 Just made a bunch of black dots in a lame Pictionary attempt?

18 Hagar the Horrible's daughter 19 Merry Prankster party 20 Thighbone 21 It's a bad thing 22 Moron 24 Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza channel 27 Four balls 29 Cubs all-time home run leader 30 Oak-to-be 32 Considering 36 Intent stare 37 Poland Spring competitor 38 Tennis great Arthur 39 Where cruisers play shuffleboard 41 What Medusa turned people to 42 Actress Skye of Four Rooms 43 Detained 45 Doze (off) 46 Lengthwise 49 Zeus's wife/sister 51 Arrears 52 Former CNN host 56 Olympic sword 57 Land visited by Dorothy, but way, way worse?

59 The Smiths guitarist Johnny 60 Irish humanitarian 61 Jazz and ragtime pianist Blake 62 Math class with variables: abbr 63 It may be a good sign 64 Teacher's ominous note in red pen

Down 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

DVD remote button Tomb Raider heroine Croft One type of util Buzz Aldrin's real first name Not grassroots Martini garnish Swiss peaks

8 Places for veneers 9 Slip up 10 Cause bad luck for Harry Potter actress Emma?

11 Bored feeling 12 Go around the perimeter 15 It's white, puffy, and looks good in a kitchen 17 Sicilian volcano 20 Thrash 23 Q ___ "Quebec" 24 Lady who sings "Bad Romance" 25 Road rash reminder 26 Sign banning an annoying Futurama character?

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consider yourself a matchmaker, you could be a pretty good one in the coming week. You will have more insight than usual about how to combine things in harmonious and evocative ways. I suspect you will possess a sixth sense about which fragments might fit together to create synergistic wholes. Take maximum advantage of this knack, Gemini. Use it to build connections between parts of your psyche and elements of your world that have not been in close enough touch lately.

CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 22) You already know what you need to know in order to make the spicy transition. Even more amazing, you already have what you need. But, you don't trust what you know and don't believe you have what you need. So you're still in a fretful mode, hunting far and wide for the magic key that you think still eludes you. I'm here to persuade you to stop gazing longingly into the distance and stop assuming that help is far away. Look underfoot. Check with what's right in front of you.

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or rhetorical device; she really does it. "Jack Daniels is an anti-bacterial," she told Vanity Fair. You might want to experiment with rituals like that yourself, Libra. At least for the next two weeks or so, it wouldn't be totally crazy to keep yourself more or less permanently in a party mood. Why not prep yourself for unfettered fun from the moment the day begins? From an astrological perspective, you need and deserve a phase of intense revelry.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21) English raconteur Quentin Crisp told the story of a veteran Hollywood film actor giving advice to a younger actor just getting started. "You're at a level where you can only afford one mistake," the wise older man said. "The higher up you go, the more mistakes you're allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style." I think this perspective is perfect for you to meditate on, Scorpio. The time is ripe to fuel your ambitions and gain more traction in your chosen field.

And one of the goals driving you as you do this should be the quest for a greater freedom to play around and experiment and risk making blunders.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) I have regular intimate communion with the Divine Wow (formerly known as "God"). Whether I "believe" in my Dear Companion is irrelevant—just as I don't need to "believe" in a juicy Fuji apple while I'm eating it. That's why atheists seem to me like goofy kooks, as fundamentalist in their own way as evangelical Christians. They have absolute, unshakable faith that there's no such thing as our Big Wild Friend. Agnostics I can understand better; they're like pre-orgasmic virgins who are at least open to the possibility of getting the full treatment.

I offer these comments as a prelude to my prediction for you, Sagittarius, which is that you will soon have a very good chance to get up-close and personal with the Divine Wow. (If that offends you because you're an atheist, no worry. Nothing bad will happen if you turn down the invitation.)

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) For more than 11 LEO (Jul 23 – Aug 22) During my years as a singer in rock bands, I've had a theatrical approach to performing. On some occasions, I arrive on stage from the back of the club. Dressed in leather and rags with a rainbow of fake eagle feathers splayed from my coiffure, I climb into a grocery cart, stand up like a politician giving the V for Victory sign with my outstretched arms, and have my bandmates wheel me through the crowd. I recommend that you arrange to make an equally splashy entrance in the near future. Picture yourself arriving at your workplace or classroom or favourite cafe in resplendent glory, maybe even carried on a litter or throne (or in a grocery cart) by your entourage.

It would be an excellent way to get yourself in rapt alignment with this week's flashy, self-celebratory vibes.

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I was wounded by a shotgun-wielding assailant on the campus of Duke University. A few years ago, I revisited the scene of the crime. For two hours I sat there meditating on the exact spot where I'd been shot. Among the questions I pondered was this: Had there been any benefits that came out of that difficult event? The answer was a definitive YES. I identified several wonderful developments that happened specifically because of how my destiny was altered by the shooting. For instance, I met three lifelong friends I would not have otherwise encountered. My challenge to you, Virgo, is to think back on a dark moment from your past and do what I did: Find the redemption.

LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22) In her multi-platinum song "Tik Tok," pop star Ke$ha claims that she brushes her teeth with whiskey—Jack Daniels, to be exact. In interviews, she has said this is not a glamorous fiction

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years, a New Jersey man named Jesus Leonardo earned an annual salary of about $45 000 by gathering up and cashing in horse-racing tickets that had been accidentally thrown away by the people who bought them. I suggest we make him your role model and patron saint for the coming weeks. You are in line to capitalize on discarded riches and unappreciated assets. Be on the lookout for the treasure hidden in the trash.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) You're now in a phase of your long-term cycle when life will be extra responsive to your vivacious curiosity. That's why I encourage you to ask riveting questions. Ask whom? God, if that's your style; your higher self, if that works better; or sources of wisdom and vitality you respect.

Here are four queries to get you started: 1) "What is the most magnificent gift I can give to life in the next three years?" 2) "How can I become more powerful in a way that's safe and wise?" 3) "How can I cultivate my relationships so that they thrive even as my life keeps changing?" 4) "What can I do that will help me get all the love I need?"

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20) I was considering the possibility of getting me and my family members those GPS devices that allow you to locate your car if you've forgotten where you parked it. But then I had second thoughts. Wouldn't that be one additional thing encouraging us to let our memories atrophy? The conveniences that technology provides are wonderful, but at a certain point don't they start threatening to weaken our brain functions? I invite you to meditate on this issue, Pisces. It's time to have a talk with yourself about anything—gadgets, comforts, habits—that might be dampening your willpower, compromising your mental acuity, or rendering you passive. V

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COMMENT >> ALT SEX

More to the story

Misrepresented study betrays an examination of buying sex Whenever the media comes out with a tive Fund's Demand Abolition Project, sensational headline about some new sex whose express purpose is to develop study, my left eye starts to twitch. Most effective strategies to abolish prostitumagazines, TV shows, even blogs want to tion. They have a pre-existing negative create a buzz. Unfortunately that buzz usuview of men who buy sex. This greatly ally creates a misleading impression increases the chance that the reof what the research actually search methods and questions says. That's the case with a new are biased toward a negative study on prostitution featured view of the behaviour being kly.com uewee v in Newsweek just last week. studied. Newsweek neglects @ a d bren a d n The article, titled "The John to mention who funded the e r B Next Door," describes a newly-reKerber study until almost the end of leased study about men who buy sex. the article.

The Newsweek piece is scary, for sure— Second, who was studied? Media reports noting that the researchers had a difficult on sex research almost never make this time even finding a group of 100 men who clear and lead people to think that a tiny did not buy sex and that those men are far study group is representative of an entire more likely to commit crimes, particularly population. The Newsweek article leaves violent crimes against women. It includes out a very important piece of information quotes from study participants that are regarding this study. One hundred men violent and shocking. It leads the reader to who have bought sex and 100 men who assume that since the study authors had have never bought sex were interviewed. "big, big trouble" finding men who don't pay Newsweek reports that the definition of for sex, the vast majority of men see not men who have never bought sex was "men only women in the sex trade but women who have not been to a strip club more in general as sexual objects to be used and than two times in the past year, have not abused as they see fit. News of the study purchased a lap dance, have not used porhas taken on a life of its own with alarming nography more than one time in the last bells sounding everywhere that there is a month, and have not purchased phone "growing demand for prostitution." As consex or the services of a sex worker, escort, sumers of media, we need to look at such erotic masseuse, or prostitute." One would statements with a critical eye. assume that the definition of sex buyers is First, who funded the research? This anyone who has done any of these things, study was funded by the Hunt Alternabut that's not the case. The buyer group

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included only men who had actually purchased physical sex. This is important because that makes the sample of men who do and say all of these terrible things much less representative. Lots of men use pornography. A much smaller number buy sex from sex workers.

Finally, is it reasonable to make a causal link? Newsweek strongly implies that the study shows that watching pornography makes men more interested in violent sex and more likely to purchase sex.

But the study doesn't include any methods or questions that would allow the researchers to draw that conclusion. If it is true that the men who commit violent crimes against women also use pornography, the reverse is not necessarily true. In fact, the study itself doesn't even draw that conclusion.

The Newsweek article addresses some important issues, but prostitution and human trafficking are extremely complex. They can't be adequately handled in one article, particularly when only one view of many is represented. We need to delve deeper than headlines and sensationalism to find real insight. V Brenda Kerber is a sexual health educator who has worked with local not-forprofits since 1995. She is the owner of the Edmonton-based, sex-positive adult toy boutique the Traveling Tickle Trunk.

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Sleeping with your (half) sister

Why we don't sleep with siblings, monogamish full disclosure and dildos When I was 14, my parents informed grew up in the same home experience me that I had a half brother. He was the same feelings of sexual revulsion. my father's son by another woman.

"TSA and her half brother were not My parents were already marraised throughout childhood E G ried when my brother was together and neither obA SAV born, but I hadn't come along served his or her mother yet. It was a huge scandal caring for the other as an m o ekly.c vuewe when it happened. My half savagelove@ infant," explains LieberDan brother came to live with us man. "These are the two avage cues that have been shown S after his mother died. He was 16.

My half brother got me pregnant. He to lead to the categorization of didn't rape me; I wanted to have sex another as a sibling. When these with him. Everyone in the family found cues are present, strong sexual averout—huge scandal number two—and sions tend to develop. Without these it took me years to get over it and stop cues, no natural sexual aversion will blaming myself. develop."

Now I'm 26 and engaged. What do (What this means, of course, is that I tell my fiancé? My parents wound everybody who read TSA's letter and up divorcing—my mother called the thought, "What a sicko! I would never police on my half brother and tried fuck any of my siblings!" needs to to physically prevent me from getting back the fuck off. If your parents had an abortion—and I don't speak to her surprised you with a long-lost sibling anymore. But my father and brother when you were 14, dear readers, you, are still in my life. too, could be facing an extremely awkI get panic attacks when I think about ward conversation with your fiancé. having to tell my fiancé about any of There but for the grace of God, etc) this, Dan, because I don't want him to So what, if anything, should you tell see me as sick. But if I don't tell him, the man you’re about to marry, TSA? he'll hear about it from someone else.

"If it were me," says Lieberman, "I What do I do? would probably say something. I The Sister Act would explain the situation and the science. Unfortunately, this might "This could happen to anyone," says gross out her fiancé, especially if Debra Lieberman, assistant professor he has sisters. But living with this of psychology at the University of Mistress"—the fear that he’ll find out ami. at some point—"does not seem like A quick clarification: Lieberman a happy life." means this could happen to anyone I agree with Lieberman: Tell your fiwho meets a sibling under similar cirancé what happened, TSA. Emphasize cumstances. that you were young, confused, and Co-residence throughout childWestermarck-Effect-deprived.

You hood—particularly early childhood— can also refer him to Lieberman's webcreates sexual aversion in adulthood, site—debralieberman.com—where he explains Lieberman, who has studied can peruse the research. "sibling incest avoidance" extensively.

Good luck, TSA. It's a phenomenon called the "Westermarck Effect," and it doesn't just I'm a 23-year-old female in a monogaffect biological siblings; adults who amish relationship—thank you for

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that word!—with my wonderful boyfriend of two years. I moved away last year to attend graduate school, and we agreed it was okay to sleep with other people while we're apart. The last person I slept with was an acquaintance who knew both of us and understood what the deal was with our relation-

People would write me and ask, "How do I get this large thing inside of me?" Now people with large things can turn to Google for information about how to get their large things inside themselves. ship. My question is, if I'm just looking for casual sex or a one-night stand, should I make it clear that we're just going to have sex and I'm not interested in dating? How much should I tell the person I’m trying to pick up about a significant other they won't ever meet?

Full Disclosure Necessary, Yathink?

If you meet a guy in a bar, exchange four words with him (and two of them are "Open up!" right before he spits a Jäger shot into your mouth), and you wind up back at your place, FDNY, the person you're about to fuck can reasonably make two assumptions: (1) you're a slut (in the sex-positive, reclaiming-that-word, sisterhood-is-powerful, drink-Jägerout-of-a-hot-guy's-mouth sense of the term), and (2) he's unlikely to see you again. Under circumstances like these, FDNY, you are not obligated to disclose your relationship status. The only things you're obligated to disclose are the precise kind of clitoral stimulation you require and the exact time you'll need him out of your apartment.

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that you're really, really special, and he refrains from spitting Jäger shots into your mouth, you are obligated to disclose your relationship status to him, lest he make the entirely reasonable assumption that you're single and interested in him, too.

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I am in love with an intelligent woman. She is exactly what I've always wanted: smart, articulate, independent, and friggin' beautiful. The thing is, we fight constantly. Everything is going well, and then I say the wrong thing or use the wrong tone, and she blows up. In these fights, I am required to remain calm, but she can yell, scream, mock or ridicule. These fights sometimes end in physical confrontations that she instigates.

The therapist we're seeing takes my side, but still nothing gets better. Her feelings are the only ones that matter. I'm afraid to read the advice you’re going to give me.

Confused, Pissed, and Sad You don't mention your own looks, CPAS, but I'm guessing there's a big looks gap in this relationship, ie, your girlfriend is objectively hot, while you fall somewhere between "Ron Jeremy" and "unconventionally attractive" on the male beauty spectrum. And that's not an accident: she knows that you think you're unlikely to do better than her, looks-wise, and that allows her to be just as psycho as she wants to be.

Because she knows you're not going anywhere.

Here's the advice you were afraid of, CPAS: Go somewhere, anywhere, that she isn't. You wouldn't be putting up with this shit if this woman's outsides were as ugly as her insides.

DTMFA. What happened to your column? I remember back when your columns involved wonderful details about things like proper dildo protocol, indulging odd fetishes, and funny sex adventures.

Now it's all about the philosophy of what loving relationships should truly entail. I miss the old Dan who would coach readers on how to put large things inside themselves and recount funny/titillating anecdotes.

Where's My Dirt?

Google happened to my column.

Back in the getting-large-things-insidemy-readers days, WMD, people would write me and ask, "How do I get this large thing inside of me?" Now people with large things can turn to Google for information about how to get their large things inside themselves. Another question I used to get all the time: "What's a cock ring?" Now cock rings have their own Wiki page.

There's just so much good, basic info about sex online—including basic how-to info—that people don't have to ask me for basic information about fetishes or kinks or dildo protocols anymore. So most of the questions I get nowadays, and most of the ones I answer, are about relationships. Don't blame me, WMD, blame Google's algorithms.

It has been a long time since I filled a column or two with titillating sex anecdotes. I'm on vacation right now, so ... wow me with your best/kinkiest/craziest vacation-sex stories, dear readers, and I'll fill next week's column with 'em. V

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Look up, Look Way up I am among a handful of people walking along Jasper Avenue on a rainy day when I look up and see a piece of art hanging from a lamp post. I recognize the style as that of a fellow that goes by Smokey. Below it are words authored by Edmonton's former poet laureate, Roland Pemberton. One after another, the banners unfold, and line by line the poem takes shape.

The piece is called "Monuments (The City in Three Parts)," and it is a collaboration between Pemberton and four local visual artists—Tim Rechner, Anya Tonkonogy, Nickelas Johnson and Pearl Rachinsky.

The poem discusses the concept of "a city vs the city" and the unique characteristics that give the people who dwell here a sense of place. As Pemberton explains, the idea was to have a poem about Edmonton

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stretching across the core of our downtown. "Basically this whole thing is a way of fooling people into hanging out on Jasper Avenue," he says with a grin.

In true unitary urbanist tradition, "Monuments" integrates so well with its metropolitan surroundings that it blends the functional and artistic elements of the city to create a new atmosphere of exploration and play. It is an ideal example of how the city can transcend top-down development and nurture curiousity in our local culture. V Chelsea Boos is a multidisciplinary visual artist and avid flâneur. Back words is a discussion of her explorations in Edmonton and a photographic diary of our local visual culture.

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