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FFWD Weekly

Vol. 7 #47
Thursday, October 31, 2002

DIGGING UP THE PAST
The Sadies unearth their rock
and country outfit's Halloween roots

Cover illustration by
Tom Bagley

Cover Image

NEWS

Canada’s toxic e-waste turns up in foreign landfills
by Tom Babin

Kirby report meaningless due to conflicts, say critics
by Tom Babin

Scientists for Kyoto (among other community notes)
by SEE Staff

LETTERS

Examples of U.S. terror are plenty
by FFWD Reader

VIEWPOINT

Buzz saves democracy in Canada
Unaccountable prime ministers, not monarchs, are seeds of federal destruction
by Hamish MacAulay

WEB WATCH

If Count Floyd ruled the Web…
by Courtney Thompson

SCIENCE MATTERS

Dirty air a global challenge
Developed and developing countries not playing on a level field
by David Suzuki

BOOKS

Small presses alive and kicking
Governor General’s literary nominations reflect vitality of independent publishers
by Lee Shedden

What a way to go
Book reveals deathstyles of the rich and famous
book review: What A Way To Go by Adele O. Brown
reviewed by Tom Bagley

Bookends
Fall book season peaks at Banff Mountain Festival
by Harry Vandervlist

FOOD

Sushi three ways
by Miles Pittman

BOOZE

A question of style and taste
Red wines are changing, but not necessarily for the better
by Kevin McLean

FESTIVAL

Making a movie out of a mountain
by Julie Williams

Mountain views cover vast geography
Extreme Landscape brings strong vision but uneven writing from big names in mountaineering
book review: Extreme Landscape: The Lure of Mountain Spaces by Bernadette McDonald
reviewed by Ghristy Barnes

Wild Adventure
Hiking from Y2Y on the path to enlightenment
by Maureen McNamee

TELEVISION

Tales of the O-cult
Queen of talk gets messiah-like reverence
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

Digging deep
The Sadies look back on Stories Often Told
by Jaime Frederick

Neko icon
Country singer Neko Case shows her many sides
by Mark Hamilton

D.D. Jackson’s classic jazz
Improvisational pianist among the world’s best
by Kenna Burima

Strip it down and clear it out
Kitchens and Bathrooms get out of the house
by Jason Lewis

BEAT BOUTIQUE

Raiding dance music’s tickle trunk
DJ Fever’s Fright Night comes but once a year
by Rob Faust

STREET SOUNDS

Hotrod radio hotshots
Teenage Depression a reason for punks to smile
by Aubrey McInnis

RECORD REVIEWS

His Name Is Alive refreshes your memory
CD reviews:
His Name Is Alive’s Last Night and Bill Wells & Isobel Campbell’s Ghosts of Yesterday
both reviewed by Timothy Heck
The Flaming Lips’ Finally the Punk Rockers are Taking Acid & The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg
both reviewed by Jaime Frederick
The Donnas’ Spend the Night
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis
Cyndi Lauper’s Shine
reviewed by Christine Leonard

THEATRE

A swig of classic Martini
Local playwright spins everyday situations into tragic and comic results
by Jeff Goffin

Musical chairs
Noises Off unique theatrical experience
by Brad E. Simkulett

Franks, beans and buns
Cocktales 2 dispels misconceptions about sexes
by Jeff Goffin

Dracula bites
Museum theatre has too little to chew on
by Jeff Goffin

FILM

Christmas on All Saints’ Day?
The Santa Clause 2 rushes the holiday season with laugh-out-loud humour
by Rachel Deahl

Jackass, the film review
Several asinine views on low-brow comedy
by Julia Williams

Just another Charade
Jonathan Demme’s The Truth About Charlie sends red herrings Hollywood’s way
by GordonYerkovich

VIDEO VULTURE

Death and the Vulture
by John Tebbutt



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