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by FFWD staffSigns of the Apocalypse
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Style, Style, Style
Style, Style, Style and Shoes, Shoes, Shoes (Bullfinch) are two little books showcasing Andy Warhol's inimitable pictures and witty quotes on style and shoes.
Style, Style, Style includes 40 striking fashion prints and watercolors - from slinky dresses and whimsical period costumes to glamorous accessories - along with comments such as, "If there's nothing there, clothes are certainly not going to make the man," and "Everything in your closet should have an expiration date on it the way milk and bread and magazines and newspapers do." Shoes, Shoes, Shoes displays Warhol's outrageous and bedazzling images of shoes - from spikes to boots to mules - accompanied by quotes such as, "I decided that being a shoe salesman is a really sexy job" and "What would I do if I were president? Oh, I'd put carpets in the streets.
The images in both books, from the archives of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, include never-before published rarities as well as popular prints in color and black-and-white. .
Once Upon a Tomb
· The most popular epitaph in Alberta is "Ever Loved, Ever Remembered."
· There are at least 36 different languages in Alberta graveyards.
· The most unusual burial arrangement in Alberta was for Roman Catholic missionary Father Albert Lacombe, who died in Calgary in 1916. Lacombe requested that his body be returned to St. Albert, where he started his missionary work in the west, but that his heart remain in Blackfoot country. His heart never made it onto the prairie - it stayed for the next 75 years in a sealed container in a locked room under the care of the Sisters of Charity of Providence until it was buried in 1992 in a cemetery behind the Father Lacombe Nursing Home in Calgary. It now lies beneath a small stone that says: "Here Rests His Heart."
· Before the white man came to tell the Indians how to live and die, they did both in a variety of ways. If a member of the community died, he or she might be buried underground, left under a pile of rocks or tree branches, left in a tipi filled with artifacts to speed their entry into the next world, and so on. There's one tree grave left in Alberta. Years ago, a child died and was enclosed in a hollowed-out log that was then placed in the branches of a small poplar near the community of Indian Cabins. Over the years, the poplar grew, so the tiny bundle is now near the top of a very tall poplar.
· Humorous epitaphs are the exception rather than the rule in Alberta and few gravestones for women say anything special (including those of the Famous Five), but the Tired Woman's epitaph in Okotoks does both: "Weep not for me now, / weep not for me never, / for I'm going to do nothing / forever and ever."
The source of the above trivia is Albertan Nancy Millar, who has written "a lighthearted and poignant look at Canadian history from the ground up" in her new book, Once Upon a Tomb: Stories from Canadian Graveyards (Fifth House Publishers). Millar toured cemeteries across Canada to explore the history, mysteries and stories found there. Millar will present a talk, slide show and book signing at Chapters (5005 Dalhousie Drive N.W.) Sunday, April 27 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Web watch
Spring is in the air and, inevitably, people are dreaming about ditching work and taking a vacation. Whether you're among the privileged scouting out potential destinations or among the dreamers trying to live out your holiday fantasy while chained to your desk (and your budget), take a trip to Leonard's Cam World.
The site provides an organized collection of links to more than 1,000 cams and visitor information resources for several locations throughout the US, Canada (at the bottom of the home page), Europe and other countries. Check out up-to-date photos of Comet Hale-Bopp, enjoy a view of Niagara Falls from both sides of the border, watch the surfers or the sunrise from cams in Maui, have a bird's eye view of San Francisco, or leave the continent to see the sites of Paris, London and Italy.
The best of the bunch is a tele-robotic camera at the Rockefeller Centre in New York which allows the viewer to control the camera - scan the skyline or zoom in on people.
Free stuff
Fast Forward has double passes to the premiere of Austin Powers showing Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Eau Claire Cinema. The comedy stars Mike Myers as the International Man of Mystery.
We also have 10 double passes to the premiere of Breakdown showing Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at Westhills. The movie stars Kurt Russell, J.T.Walsh and Kathleen Quinlan.
The Globe Cinema's midnight film festival continues this weekend and Fast Forward has five double passes to Scream and Lost Highway, showing at midnight Friday and Saturday. To win, drop by FFWD with a donation for the food bank and name the director of the movie you want to see.
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