Category: Arts & Culture

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A cozy night with Tricky

January 22, 1997

By Lee Fay The setting is a lovely, multi-leveled British pub on Wellesley Street. The event is a press conference for British musician Tricky, set to play the Phoenix Concert Theatre later that night. Apparently winter is different in Bristol. “Tricky’s not used to the cold,” said the PR person for Island Records after a […]

Life in Mussolini’s Italy

January 22, 1997

By Theresa Ebden The Best Foreign Film from the 1971 Academy Awards, detailing Mussolini’s Fascist regime in World War II, has been revamped with new technology. Now playing at the Carleton cinema, The Gardens of the Fizni-Continis examines intimate details of the vitctim’s lives. Class division among the Italian-Jewish community determines the different families’ responses […]

Sled slips away

January 22, 1997

By Kelvin Chan Even with the incest, simulated oral sex (at least that’s what I think it was), uncoordinated stip-club dancing, phony fight scenes, lounge singing and the rambling monologues, Sled is still a pretty horrible play. Sled is Judith Thompson’s latest play, her first full-length effort in seven years. It’s being billed as “epic […]

Brit-pop’s OK … no, really

January 22, 1997

By Michelle Osborne I know this will hurt a bit, but I’m going to bring up a subject that is as sensitive as castration — Brit-pop. Keep reading, metal freaks. Brit-pop has emerged onto the North American scene over the past few years, spawning bans such as Oasis, Blur and Pulp. But since its inception, […]

Anti-social distortion

January 22, 1997

Promising musician makes music from Rye rez room

Nude, rude dudes

January 15, 1997

The Jesus Lizard slithers into town

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You’ll sing, we’ll drink: Spirit of The West ready to jig

September 4, 1996

By Rachel Ross Spirit Of The West will be playing Ryerson’s 38th Annual Parade and Picnic this Friday but they won’t be bringing the backup band from their last album. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) was busy. The band’s relationship with the VSO began with a two-night performance at the Orpheum Theatre in 1995. “The […]

Your guide to Ryerson’s cultural groups

September 4, 1996

By Pete Bowak Ryerson is at the centre of the most multicultural city in Canada, so it only makes sense for there to be a large number of cultural groups—over 30—on campus. Anyone can join any group—wether you belong to a certain ethnic group or you just want to find our what another culture is […]

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The Emperor’s old clothes

October 18, 1995

New documentary shocking, insightful look back

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Revelations in animation

October 18, 1995

Local newcomers Optical Assembly making waves in Canadian animation scene

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So bad it’s good

October 18, 1995

Electra directed by: Julian Grant

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Cheese Boutique: October 18, 1995

October 18, 1995

Run to the hills, the new Iron Maiden album, The X Factor, bears the number of the beast.

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