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Thursday, June 5th. 1997: Vol. 2 #24


Table of Contents

NEWS
YWCA centre moving (and other stories)
by FFWD Staff


SPLICE
Limbo (and other hold patterns)
by FFWD Staff

GOVERNMENT
Reform one, Bloc one, Canada one
Voting for a three way tie, Canadians said a big maybe
by Hamish MacAulay

Regional revolution
Federation must decentralize further if Canada's going to stay together
by Nick Devlin


BOOZE
Cooling down with summer whites
The pleasures of Sauvignon Blanc on a summer day
by Dana Ostapiuk
BOOKS
Three reviews:
Robindranath Maharaj's Homer in Flight reviewed by Catherine Radimer
Linda McNutt's Summer Point reviewed by Janet Kawchuk
Jeanette Winterson's Gut Symmetries reviewed by Harry Vandervlist
MUSIC
Sticking it out in the wild, wild West - COVER
On his way, Tariq proves he's (not) just a singer who's prepared to play it safe
by Aubrey McInnis

Picture of consistency
Things get a little easier as the Headstones
add a Smile & Wave to their spit and snarl

by Mike Bell

Layin' down his pipe
David Wilcox shows a softer, more spiritual side
by Zoltan Varadi

We all have a friend in Elvis
Saved from obscurity, Ron Sexsmith gets a chance to
serve up another slice of his life

by Mike Bell

Leslie Stanwyck is a wild party
A Universal Honey leads her man astray in the pursuit of happiness
by Mike Bell

Post-tentious music Made easy
Toronto act discovers that now is a weird time to be in
by Zoltan Varadi


RECORD REVIEWS
Two reviews:
Various Artists' Silencio = Muerte: Red Hot + Latin reviewed by Ian Chiclo
Jim White's The Mysterious Tale of How I shouted Wrong-Eyed Jesus
reviewed by Zoltan Varadi
THEATRE
Kiss and tell from the casting couch
Lindsay Burns dishes out the dirt on a few of her famous friends
by Lori Montgomery

Aiming for the big league
Little opera company acts as farm team for the majors
by Lori Montgomery


VISUAL ARTS:
In the art of the city
Hastily assembled exhibit offers interesting take on local art scene
by Mark Walton
FILM
Birds do it, bees do it, witty college kids do it (Love and Other Catastophes)
Australia churns out another charming, no-budget film
by Robert Tarry

Sleazy film a limp affair (review: Hustler White)
Don't get hustled by unstylish infomercial
by Maurice Yacowar

Too little with too much (review of Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud)
Award-winning French film dragged down by extraneous appearances
by Leslie Strudwick


VIDEO
Be Kind - Please Rewind
Video reviews for June 5 - June 11
by Jane McCullough

Video Vulture
Weird transformations
by John Tebbutt


MR. SMUTTY
The soggy, bloated carcass you save may be your own
Summertime is, like, totally water safety time!
by James Martin

HOROSCOPES
What's your sign, Cruising the cosmos with the Kid
Horoscopes for June 5 - June 11
by The Kid

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