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Thursday, March 13th. 1997: Vol. 2 #12


Table of Contents

LETTERS
Tarry Witty and insightful (and other letters)


NEWS
Alderman opposes art display in Plus 15 (and other stories)
by FFWD Staff

SPLICE
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (and other scary stories)
by FFWD Staff

GOVERNMENT
Welcome to Ralph Klein's hell
Premier will discover winning elections isn't everything
by Hamish MacAulay

Beware of the big head
Words of advice for the second term
by Nick Devlin

BOOZE
Drink me, I'm Irish
Indulging in the tradition of St. Patrick's Day
by Dana Ostapiuk

BOOKS
Order of Canada recipient tells of immigration disorder
Author Mary Jo Leddy - a nun fighting to shelter refugees from cruelty
by Alan Egerton Ball

Two reviews:
Arnon Grunberg's Blue Monday reviewed by Alan Egerton Ball
Alexander Theroux's Three Wogs reviewed by Janet Kawchuk

Poetry for kids
Teaches them about human rights
by FFWD staff

MUSIC
Don't dance if you don't want to
Matchbox 20 keep pushing the gospel of rock 'n' roll
by Zoltan Varadi

Rage with the machine, not against it
Electronic act hopes to continue their Canadian success story
by Cassandra Unger

Bouncing around fiddle boundaries
Natalie MacMaster goes only as far as her conscience will allow
by Martin Kemp

Wisdom of the airwaves - COVER STORY
In a stroke of pure genius, CBC Stereo's latenight institution comes a-callin'
by Mike Bell

Mant music - ALSO COVER STORY
No one is safe from side-effects of atomic radiation:
The Mants want to get into your pants

by Aubrey McInnis


RECORD REVIEWS
Two reviews:
Morphine's Like Swimming reviewed by Mike Bell
Gene's Drawn to the Deep End reviewed by Aubrey McInnis

Jump, jive an' wail
What's new in the world of jazz recordings
by Jordan Kawchuk

Compact Hits
Short reviews of Space, Spiderbait, L7 and Gram Parsons
by FFWD staff


VISUAL ARTS
Tatsuo Miyajima's radiant way
The road to enlightenment is lit by LED
by David Garneau

Lording over public art
Exhibits should be cause for discussion not denouncement
by Cate Rimmer


THEATRE:
Death of the white male
God in her wisdom gives three naked guys the chance to repent
by Lori Montgomery
FILM & VIDEO
Revenge a dish best served with a slap upside the head (review: City of Industry)
Keitel gets bad again in another good film
by Leslie Strudwick

Putting the boots to a lightweight Alligator (review: Albino Alligator)
Spacey's directorial debut aims a little too high
by D. Christensen

Billy Bob makes good, uh-huh (review: Sling Blade)
Sling Blade cuts through with fantastic script and performances
by Robert Tarry

Be Kind - Please Rewind
Video reviews for Mar.13 - Mar. 19
by Jane McCullough


MR. SMUTTY
Clone Alone
Exciting scientific breakthru may save cuddly child stars
by James Martin

HOROSCOPES
What's your sign, Cruising the cosmos with the Kid
Horoscopes for Mar.13 - Mar. 19
by The Kid

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