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Thursday, September 18th., 1997: Vol. 2 #39
Table of Contents
NEWS
Public teachers reject offer (and other
stories)
by FFWD Staff
SPLICE
Population Boom (and other explosive matters)
by FFWD Staff
GOVERNMENT
Moving beyond Cowtown
Calgary must work hard to create a unique image
by Hamish MacAulay
BOOZE
Whisky a go-go
Alberta has become a single malt paradise for scotch aficionados
by Geoff Last
BOOKS
Gaff Topsails is another literary hit abroad
Writer from The Rock draws readers form everywhere
reviwed by Harry Vandervlist
Book ends
by Harry Vandervlist
MUSIC
Looking back with Bland anger
The Previous take teen angst seriously with a sly sense of humor
by Mike Bell
Music for dancing queens (young and free)
On their third attempt, Gandharvas reveal their simplified
selves
by Aubrey McInnis
Rock and rumble
The Puritans push all teh right buttons
by Aubrey McInnis
Kid Koala on a sample rampage
Ninja Tune DJ fights the turntablist hype to pump his
band Bullfrog
by Red Eye
CD REVIEWS
Sounds with vision
Three reviews:
Various Artists' The End of Violence OSTreviewed by Jordan Kawchuk
The Geraldine Fibber's Butch reviewed by Hector Litorco
Love Spit Love's Trysome Eatone reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen
THEATRE
True grit and gumption (preview: The Cocktail Hour)
Actress carved out a career through sheer force of will
by Lori Montgomery
VISUAL ARTS - COVER STORY
A week in the life...
ArtWeek offers an excuse to sample Calgary's galleries and some special guests
by David Garneau
Artwalk survival guide
A manual for the artistically challenged among us
by Mark Walton
Beginnings of an art tradition
History of Artwalks' humble start
by Anne Severson
FILM
Full frontal funny (review: The Full Monty)
British working class comedy shows us everything
by Robert Tarry
Film school confidential (review: LA Confidential)
You can have any shade of Chinatown as long as it's
noir
by Robert Tarry
Drowning in a sea of intellectuality (review: The Pillow Book)
Greenaway's latest continues his descent into self-adulation
by D. Christensen
Boys will be boys (review: Boys Life 2)
Film anthology offers four wildly different takes
on gay culture
by Lori Montgomery
VIDEO
Be Kind - Please Rewind
Video reviews for September 18 - 24
by Jane McCullough
Video Vulture
Zombies, Muppets, schoolgirls, ghosts and extraterrestrial
low-lifers
by John Tebbutt
MR. SMUTTY
In the company of Mr. Men
After the summer of death, TV's getting golden again
by James Martin
HOROSCOPES
What's your sign, Cruising the cosmos with the Kid
Horoscopes for September 18 - 24
by The Kid
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