FILM

The Butterfly Effect

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Bruco, Cinémathèque québécoise

by Michael Mirolla
14.01.2010

“A poet friend told me an artist is independent when no one is able to make money off of him. There is no way someone will ever make money with Bruco.” Those are the words of Antonio D’Alfonso, writer, editor, publisher, filmmaker and general all-around gadfly whose first feature-length movie, shown last fall at the [...]

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TV

RIP Springfield, D’oh!

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The Simpsons, Episode 450

by Jay Mark Caplan
13.01.2010

In the early ‘90s, The Simpsons was the most important show on TV. Primetime’s first cartoon series furnished my generation’s lexicon with quotables, broadened our range of pop culture references and introduced us to the non sequitur, a style of humour that would become a mainstream standard, now used to sell Old Spice and Bud [...]

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FILM

Absurd Hybrid Cop Mania

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The Bad Lieutenant

by Christopher Zanti
12.01.2010

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is a very strange title for a very strange film. Director Werner Herzog wields a sword of absurdity to construct a movie that is part crime drama, part comedy, and part documentary on New Orleans’ natural wildlife. There’s really nothing quite like it.

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BOOKS

An Unconventional Buddhist Poetics

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In the Forest of Faded Wisdom, Gendun Chopel, trans. Donald S. Lopez, Jr., University of Chicago Press

by Brian Campbell
11.01.2010

First kiss the arms and under the arms Then slowly kiss the belly. Becoming more intoxicated, kiss the thighs and vulva; Draw the streams of the channels under the sea.

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BOOKS

Death of a (Sex-Addicted) Salesman

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The Death of Bunny Munro, Nick Cave, HarperCollins

by Sarah Fletcher
10.01.2010

The wide-eyed rabbit-man looking out from the cover of The Death of Bunny Munro conjures eerie resonances with Donnie Darko. This is classic Nick Cave—tragic, and hopelessly creepy.

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THEATRE

Wild and Wooly

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WILDSIDE FESTIVAL, Centaur Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
09.01.2010

The 13th annual Wildside Festival, at the Centaur Theatre through Sunday, January 17th, definitely lives up to its name. The festival brings together six cutting-edge plays – and it’s a wild and exhilarating ride all the way.

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MUSIC

Martha’s Musings: Muffins Get Personal

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MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS, Delicate

by Neil Smith
07.01.2010

Martha Johnson, lead singer of Martha and the Muffins of “Echo Beach” fame, reflects on her music career, her life with partner Mark Gane, and their new album, Delicate, which comes out in early February, 18 long years after the release of their previous album.

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MUSIC

Vital Organist

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VANESSA RODRIGUES CD

by Julia Vyse
05.01.2010

The newest project from Vanessa Rodrigues makes more room for other instruments in the songs and brings her Hammond B3 further back. The tracks on Soul Food For Thought are inspired by the food industry and how our food comes to us, but its non-preachy funk grooves appeal to activists and music lovers alike. It’s [...]

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BOOKS

Stenographers, Spinsters, and Snack-Wagon Girls

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The Factory Voice, Jeanette Lynes, Coteau Books

by Mélanie Grondin
04.01.2010

Northern Ontario, 1940s. Most of the men are off to war while women from across Canada migrate to Fort William to work in the plane factory. As The Factory Voice uses multiple narratives, many voices tell the story of Fort William Aviation, particularly those of the four main female characters, but only once voice truly [...]

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