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Front

Laying down to bleed

Alberta's NDP ready to rise and fight 20 years after Klein election

Samantha Power / 12 Jun 2013

The landslide election of 1993 took the ground out from under the Alberta New Democrats. Read more »

Vuepoint

The race is on

Samantha Power / 12 Jun 2013

When Don Iveson knocked out incumbent city councillor Mike Nickel in 2007, it was something of a surprise. Read more »

Paying for it

A look at who johns are and why they buy sex

Rebecca Medel / 12 Jun 2013

Lines like "prostitution is the oldest profession in the world," and "women choose to sell their bodies for sex," are used quite often by those who support the…. Read more »

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Dish

Provenance

Six things about deep-fried Mars bars

 / 12 Jun 2013

The perfect temperature Mars Bars are usually chilled before being smothered in batter, which helps the bar avoid melting once placed in the frying oil. Read more »

Veni, Vidi, Vino

Sweet and succulent

Gewurztraminer is a white wine worth your dime

Mel Priestley / 12 Jun 2013

Gewurztraminer is instantly recognizable. Read more »

Are plants the future of eggs?

Beyond Eggs strives to repair a broken industry

Meaghan Baxter / 12 Jun 2013

How would you respond if you were asked to compare a traditional egg-based cookie with one where eggs have been swapped out in  favour of a plant-based substitute?…. Read more »

To the Pint

A Summer fruit salad of beer

What makes an interesting fruit beer? Two things.

Jason Foster / 06 Jun 2013

Generally I am not a big fan of fruit beer. Read more »

A Mobile Dining Exploration

Single-hop beers offer an opportunity to taste the difference

Scott Lingley / 06 Jun 2013

To say there has been an upsurge in food-truck activity in Edmonton over the past couple of years is to both overstate the obvious and to put things mildly. Read more »

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Arts

The Full Monty

Meaghan Baxter / 12 Jun 2013

  When a group of steelworkers in Buffalo, NY are suddenly left jobless, they are faced with not only the woes of unemployment, but also a considerable blow…. Read more »

Dialogues des Carmélites

Meaghan Baxter / 12 Jun 2013

  In the midst of the upheaval of the French Revolution, a member of the nobility retreats to the ostensible safety of the Carmelite monastery. Read more »

Century celebrations and personal reclamations

A roundup of the season's graphic-novel offerings

Brian Gibson / 12 Jun 2013

Some comix redraw history, but papers' funny pages can sometimes reflect it. Read more »

The art of the patio party

Latitude 53 brings its art party series to ground level

Paul Blinov / 12 Jun 2013

Near the end of last week, the centrepiece of Latitude 53's kitchen area was a pile of evacuated beer boxes stacked higher than head level. Read more »

Four for the fest

A look at Nextfest's theatrical offerings

 / 12 Jun 2013

The quartet of shows comprising   Nextfest's 2013 theatre program span ladder-based malarkey to experimental looks at gendered desire. Read more »

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Film

Aspect Ratio

Fade to ... colour?

Lonesome captures the Roaring Twenties while playing with colour and sound

Brian Gibson / 12 Jun 2013
Fun in the monochromatic sun

The richness of black-and-white, in a medium that projected light through smoky shadow, still attracts American filmmakers. Read more »

The Manor

Brian Gibson / 12 Jun 2013

A Jewish-Canadian family running a strip club—sounds like The Sopranos meets Trailer Park Boys, rewritten by Mordecai Richler. Read more »

Dance me to the end of love

To the Wonder a flawed but still wondrous Malick flick

Josef Braun / 12 Jun 2013

A poetic chronicle of love lost and found and spinning off into some beguiling crepuscular spiritual limbo, To the Wonder is the first film from Terrence Malick set…. Read more »

Aspect Ratio

Liar, liar

I Love You, Phillip Morris uses comedy to question a larger-than-life figure

Paul Blinov / 07 Jun 2013

If you remember rom-com/biopic I Love You, Phillip Morris (2009), it's more likely from its minor controversy rather than actually having seen it. Read more »

#nxtfstFILM

Meaghan Baxter / 05 Jun 2013

Little to no budget and no support (yet) from professional associations hasn't stopped Edmonton's budding filmmakers from tapping into their own resources to hone their skills. Read more »

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Music

MarketForces

Meaghan Baxter / 14 Jun 2013

  In the midst of pulsing beats and melodies, music can act as an effective platform for raising social consciousness, and local rockers MarketForces has ensured there's a…. Read more »

On the Record

Psychedelic realism

Meaghan Baxter / 12 Jun 2013

A penchant for country music combined with a love of classic rock has emerged as the psychedelic rock stylings of The Highest Order. Read more »

Firsts, Lasts & Favourites

Cantoo

 / 12 Jun 2013

Sat, Jun 15 (8 pm) With Doug Hoyer Haven Social Club, $7 (advance), $10 (door) Answered by: Aaron Parker Hometown: Edmonton, AB Formed: It's a long story. Read more »

Doug Hoyer

Meaghan Baxter / 12 Jun 2013

  "You shouldn't expect life to go in a certain way because it's constantly changing," says local pop singer-songwriter Doug Hoyer. Read more »

Peace

Meaghan Baxter / 12 Jun 2013

Absurd is a common and apt descriptor of Peace's music—but it's not to be taken with offense. Read more »

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