Thursday, October 8th., 1998: Vol. 3 #41

NEWS


Six novelists shortlisted for Giller prize (and other stories)
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS


Edmonton/Calgary rivalry harmless
by FFWD Reader

SPLICE


CookArtBook 98 (and other tasty relics)
by FFWD Staff

VIEWPOINT


Debt assistance for poor countries needed now
The world's poor cannot be ignored during current economic crisis
by Hamish MacAulay

FOOD


One delicious night in Athens
Restaurant a bright spot for Greet
by Ian Chiclo

WORDFEST


Celebrating written word
Writers festival brings acclaimed authors to Banff and Calgary
by Harry Vandervlist

Kiss of the Fur Queen conjures stirring visions of heaven and hell
Tomson Highway's magic migrates from stage to novel
by Harry Vandervlist

Getting to know Calgary's writers
by Maureen McNamee

BOOKS


Trio of Alberta writers release impressive new novels
Ahok Mathur's Once Upon An Elephant
reviewed by Harry Vandervlist

Aritha van Herk's Restlessness
reviewed by Richard Jagodzinski

Greg Hollingshead's The Healer
reviewed by Alan Egerton Ball

MUSIC


The family that plays together won't slay each other
Kate and Anna McGarrigle invite chaos
but find harmony in the Laurentian Mountains

by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Picture perfect kings of the new swing
The melting pot boils and bubbles with California's Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
by Brent Kawchuk

Tired of choking on the bones of Nirvana
After years in the industry, 54 40's day job is finally for real
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Local rockers bring the big picture into focus
Visions of Kody learn to grow with a Friendly Wandering Companion
by Kristina Bumphrey

A fairy-tale that will last far beyond midnight
A queen of originality, Anne Loree proves on her new album
that she is Beyond Cinderella

by Aubrey McInnis

VISUAL ARTS


Art so easy anyone can Do It
International interactive exhibit gets the viewer involved
by Dave Teeuwen

THEATRE


Facing the past in a fluid series of snapshots
(preview: The Stone Angle)
Adaptation of Canadian classic casts a sharp eye at family relationships
by Nikki Sheppy

A society still asking for more
(preview: Oliver Twist: A Street Boy's Progress)
Dickens classic, Oliver Twist, relevant now more than every
by Lori Montgomery

Trapped in our toques and unable to swim in New Orleans
(preview: Death In New Orleans)
One Yellow Rabbit and John Murrell continue to
ponder what it means to be Canadian

by Nikki Sheppy

Left to contemplate life's many complexities
(review: The Real Thing)
Company wonderfully comfortable with dialogue in
Tom Stoppard's most intimate work

by Lori Montgomery

FILM


Sweet dreams are made only partly of this
(review: What Dreams May Come)
Surrealist challenges only the FX department in his view of heaven and hell
by Richard Zywotkiewicz

Hollywood's permanent plotline
(review: Permanent Midnight)
If you only see twelve heroin films this year, make sure this is one of them
by Robert Tarry

Droppings from above
(review: Clay Pigeons)
Confused script leaves talented cast dead in the water
by Richard Zywotkiewicz

VIDEO


Video Vulture
Now I'll inflate my pressure suit and float away...
by John Tebbutt

MR. SMUTTY


Ticket to swear
Happiness is a warm, obscenity-laden poem
by James Martin

HOROSCOPE


What's your sign
Cruising the cosmos this week
by The Kid

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