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FFWD Weekly

Vol. 7 #49
Thursday, November 14, 2002

MOMMY DEAREST
Theatre Junction's Britannicus examines
a Roman tyrant's family bonds

Cover photo by
Marta Wilkosz and Jeff Way

Cover Image

NEWS

Homeless may erect tent village
by Tom Babin

Suzuki tour urges people to adopt greener lifestyles
by Tom Babin

Pine beetles still attacking trees in Bow Valley region
by Tom Babin

Heritage Fund survey
by SEE Staff

VIEWPOINT

Anti-Kyoto strategy exposes loyalties
Asking U.S. companies to lobby Ottawa reveals Klein’s skewed priorities
by Hamish MacAulay

Trailer park tales
White trash is our dirty little secret
by Wayne Malcolm

BOOKS

Austin Clarke tells stories of the oppressed
by Wes Lafortune

Bookends
Winners from the West
by Harry Vandervlist

WEB WATCH

What is it with freaks on the Internet?
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

JoJo Bistro puts diners at ease
by Miles Pittman

BOOZE

A down home beer for down home folks
Latest offering from Brew Brothers combines great beer with prairie flavour
by Don Tse

FASHION

Belle du jour
Real Glamour Boutique garnishes fashion with French sex appeal
by Lincoln Phillip

MUSIC

Cursed by a festival, blessed by a day job
Ian MacDonald thinks being a full-time musician is highly overrated
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Imaginative, forward-thinking duo
Queen Mab combines jazz, contemporary and improvisational music
by Paula Fayerman

Cleaning up
The Weekend awash in success
by Aubrey McInnis

BEAT BOUTIQUE

War of the Worlds promotes community
Event bridges gaps between punk, hip-hop and electronic musicians
by Rob Faust

STREET SOUNDS

More than one way to make it to the top
Fivewayradio an edgy pop band with hook-filled songs about hopelessness
by Aubrey McInnis

RECORD REVIEWS

Dave Grohl’s easy-rider spirit takes flight
CD reviews:
Foo Fighters’ One By One, Eyes Adrift’s s/t and Nirvana’s s/t
all reviewed by Christine Leonard
Snowboy’s Para Puente
reviewed by Kenna Burima
Spring Heel Jack’s AMaSSED
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Hot Hot Heat’s Make Up the Break Down
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Michael J. Sheehy’s No longer My Concern
reviewed by Timothy Heck

VISUAL ARTS

Simple pleasures
Artist creates vivid picture of Cebu
by Anne Marie Nakagawa

THEATRE - COVER STORY

All in the royal family
Theatre Junction’s Britannicus examines the making of a tyrant
by Jeff Goffin

Spicing things up
Sage Theatre starts season with a kick
by David King

Goths, monks and everything in between
Two period pieces dispel myths about outsider clans that inspired cult followings
by David King

Canadian classic onstage
Who Has Seen the Wind gets Calgary debut
by Jeff Goffin

FILM

Dance, take one
Moving Pictures dance film festival struts its stuff at EM Media
by David King

Twist of fate not twisted enough
Brian De Palma’s Femme Fatale hits director’s favourite notes but not much more
by Julie Pithers

Magical shmagical
Chris Columbus solidifies his mediocrity with The Chamber of Secrets
by Brad E. Simkulet

The entertainer as commodity
The greater its merits, the more 8 Mile legitimizes celebrity culture
by Timothy Heck

VIDEO VULTURE

A viewer to an ill
Ghosts by the (baker’s) dozen
by John Tebbutt



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