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Thursday, November 20th., 1997: Vol. 2 #48


Table of Contents

NEWS
Group raising money to aid Calgary musicians
by FFWD Staff


SPLICE
Come-Ons and Kiss-Offs (and other flirtations)

GOVERNMENT
Buzz saves China
Big business will destroy farming around the world
by Hamish MacAulay

Bush, broccoli and rewarding bad judgment
Former US president leaves unfinished business with Saddam Hussein
by Nick Devlin


FOOD
The cat's meow
Le Chat Noir offers tasty choices for all nine lives
by Patrick Rengger

BOOKS
Global warming a chilling reality
Environmentalist David Suzuki enraged by government's failure to strive for The Sacred Balance
reviewed by Richard Jagodzinski

Book ends
by Harry Vandervlist


MUSIC
Rockin' Joan Jett still a jukebox, baby
Collaborations and accolades prove love for rock icon is all around
by Zoltan Varadi

Making people's hearts sing
Chip Taylor gambles on the music industry once more
by Aubrey McInnis

Confronting a Party crasher
The Tea Party's Jeff Martin sets the record straight
by Mike Bell

What if God was part of rock?
Local band's songs rooted in spirituality - so what's your point?
by Zoltan Varadi

Sex matters with Allure
New York group gets on top without having to sell themselves short
by Mike Bell

Damn right, he's got the blues legends
Hot blues guitarist assembles all-star lineup for stellar new album
by Mike Bell


CD REVIEWS
Love, Loeb and Mambo
Lisa Loeb's Firecracker by Aubrey McInnis
G. Love & Special Sauce's Yeah, It's That Easy by Mary-Lynn McEwen
Various Artists' Big Noise 2: Another Mambo Inn Compilation by Ian Chiclo
VISUAL ARTS COVER
Goddess on the mountain top (preview: Venus Crossing)
Seven-woman collective explores self-revelation in multi-disciplinary show
by Nikki Sheppy
THEATRE
Watch closely and learn a lot (preview: Night Watch)
Mystery theatre may just be the toughest genre for an actor
by Lori Montgomery

Deserving careful inspection (review: An Inspector Calls)
TC makes a good call with metaphysical mystery
by Nikki Sheppy


FILM
All dressed up and somewhere to go (review: The Wings of the Dove)
The Wings of the Dove a period drama well worth staying awake for
by Robert Tarry

Why vs. why (review: The Man Who Knew Too Little)
Vintage Bill Murray stuck in a stale, one-joke premise
by Robert Tarry


VIDEO
Video Vulture
You're ugly and your egg-laying hive queen dresses you funny
by John Tebbutt

Be Kind - Please Rewind
MiBs and Jackie Chan Face/Off
by Jane McCullough


MR. SMUTTY
Now that's totally amore
When Reb. Moon licks yer ass like a big shard of glass...
by James Martin

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


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