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Tim Robbins honks the good fight

I wish I could tell you that Tim Robbins fought the good fight, and the critics let him be. I wish I could tell you that – but the folk fest is no fairy-tale world. Folk fest life consists of routine,...

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TRUE TALES: Sex with Janis and the Edmonton Rock Music Festival

The question must be asked: What was it like making love to Janis Joplin? Her one-time creative partner Sam Andrew replies, “Feathery, light and very feminine – way more feminine than I would’ve...

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FISHEYE: Benched

Edmonton has spoken. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city. More Fisheye photos here (if we’ve managed to fix...

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PREVIEW: Shake your marimbas at Edmonton’s Second Annual Latin Fest

So you’re Fringed out — or even, perish the thought, think live theatre is like watching paint dry. Or darn it, you just need a change of pace for a few hours. You have a few choices: self-flagellation...

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TONIGHT: Taylor Swift to pluck our heartstrings a second time

A dad I know is afraid of Taylor Swift. He doesn’t put it that way of course. He goes at if from a backdoor approach. “Have you listened to that tune “Picture to Burn?” he says. “Her boyfriend breaks...

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VENUE CHANGE: Cee Lo, Metric, Cake and more….are heading indoors

SONIC BOOM 2011 is moving inside! The annual modern rock festival happening Sunday, Sept. 4 celebrating the local modern rock radio station Sonic 102.9 FM has changed its venue to Northlands Expo from...

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Edmonton Sci-Fi fans boldly go where everybody knows their names

In the era of online, you don’t just join a group that likes science fiction. You find the group that obsesses about the particular “Star Trek” series or Ray Bradbury books that you yourself obsess...

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Purple City: an Edmonton tradition no one tells you about

If you went to high school in Edmonton, you almost certainly know about “Purple City.” It’s the name for the nighttime game that involves staring at the floodlights at the Legislature for about a...

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End of the Earth, by Chad Huculak

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End of the Earth, by Chad Huculak

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End of the Earth, by Chad Huculak

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City hackathon touts open data, shuns footbags

Who says government can’t be responsive to its citizens? Cynics be damned and code monkeys take note: the Open-Data Day Hackathon is officially on. The venue for this clash of intelligent people,...

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Edmonton indie game developers find success par for the corpse

  Pity poor Sir Reginald the Obtuse. He is brave, adroit, fleet of foot. But if you want to get across that spike pit, you’re going to have to bounce off poor Sir Reginald’s spike-riddled carcass to do...

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Eight Edmonton frets of 2014

There’s just something about this time of year that makes you want to look back … and rant and rave about all the things that made you mad! Somewhere in Mudville are year-end listicles about good...

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CONCERT: Looking forward to The Weeknd

Grammy nominated alt-R&B hero The Weeknd is coming to Edmonton on Monday, Nov. 30 as a part of The Madness Fall Tour. The Scarborough native’s latest album, Behind The Madness, is currently rising...

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