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Thursday, February 20th. 1997: Vol. 2 #9


Table of Contents

NEWS
Writers celebrate the right to read (and other stories)
by FFWD Staff


SPLICE
Life for Real Dummies (and other stupid stuff)
by FFWD Staff

GOVERNMENT
Ralph rips you off
Klein may be a good politician, but is he a good premier?
by Hamish MacAulay

NEWS & VIEWS
Searching for justice
Nicole and Ron are still dead, O.J. is still golfing
By Nick Devlin

FOOD
East meets West where 10th meets Memorial
Kensington restaurant combines taste and style
By Patrick Rengger

BOOKS
PROFILE
Sherman Alexie's cultural balancing act
by Harry Vandervlist
CITY
COVER STORY
Election is last hope for downtown hospital
by Maureen McNamee
MUSIC
As nasty as they wanna be
Don't Runaway(s) - despite subscribing to the Girlschool of rock 'n' roll,
Fluffy have a mew that's worse than their bite

by Mike Bell

Are you a Maud or are you a rocker?
Three musicians, one cat bite and a bag of laxative tea
prove that Maud aren't your typical band

by Derek McEwen

No girls allowed
Break out the Rolaids, even Nick Nolte can't save you
from the gutteral roar of Queazy

by Aubrey McInnis

Play that reggae music, bad boy
Inner Circle are comfortable being that band that sings that song, you know the one
by Frank Litorco


RECORD REVIEWS
Three reviews:
Pavement's Brighten the Corners reviewed by Mike Bell;
Live's Secret Samadhi reviewed by Zenon West
Moby's Animal Rights reviewed by Aubrey McInnis

VISUAL ARTS
Have animals will travel
Kit exhibit takes a humorous look at wildlife preservation
by Cate Rimmer
THEATRE:
Marrying youth and experience (preview: The Deck)
Students walk the boards for seasoned professionals
in a celebration of faculty's 30th anniversary

by Lori Montgomery
DANCE
The beauty of ballet's classic kiss (preview: Sleeping Beauty)
Fairy tale still relevant in a community dominated by modern dance
by Nikki Sheppy
FILM & VIDEO
Making no apologies for the iron fist of feminism
Shawna Dempsey isn't shy about announcing her agenda
by Lori Montgomery

Fallin' for Niagara's kitschy call (preview Hotel du Love)
Australian director's debut, Hotel de Love, gives a cynic's take on the art of amour
by Cynthia Amsden

Hamlet a fine reflection
Branagh's epic and brilliant staging is time well spent
by Maurice Yacowar

Be Kind - Please Rewind
Video reviews for February 20 - February 26
by Jane McCullough


HOROSCOPES
What's your sign, Cruising the cosmos with the Kid
Horoscopes for Feb. 20 - Feb. 26
by The Kid

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