475: The Verge Nov. 24, 2004
Cover
Straight to video
Five local bands unveil their glossy new videos at the Verge
Heather Adler
Front
Three Dollar Bill
Alexander the Fabulous
Richard Burnett
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Vuepoint
All creatures great and Mall
Christopher Thrall
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Burnt-out poets society
Why is Mark Kozub, the Alberta Beatnik, hanging up his beret and retiring from
the local poetry scene?
Minister Faust
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Life After Gretzky
Das vote
Chris Boutet
The Ave and the have-nots
Jeff Gusdal helps organize a community approach to Whyte's homeless problem
Chris Boutet
This Darling man
Bush victory prompts author Russell Banks to ponder Canadian citizenship
Wayne Arthurson
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Bezmozgis and Natasha
Short story collection is well-observed, but doesn't justify industry
hype
Brian Gibson
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Infinite Lives
Brat Santa
Darren Zenko
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Arts
An Open invitation
Matjash Mrozewski courts a new generation of dance fans with Break Open Play
Josef Braun
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Extension must be praised!
Val Smyth celebrates Department of Extension's 70-year history in Small
Is Big
Agnieszka Matejko
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Cirque du Cité
Primordial Blues explores love— and the creation of the universe
Iain Ilich
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Expert Bridge partners
Cairns, Stewart and Livingstone get small moments right in Marion Bridge
Paul Matwychuk
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Theatre notes
Plum exhausted
Paul Matwychuk
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Dish
Attack of the filling tomatoes
Tasty Tomato's catchy name turns out to be accurate and alliterative!
Christopher Thrall
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Dish Review
To the Lighthouse
Billingsgate Seafood Market is a beacon for fish fanciers
Chris Boutet
Film
An unsuitable job for a woman
Billy Crudup plays a cross-dressed theatre icon in frilly Stage Beauty
Paul Matwychuk
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Natural born conqueror
Oliver Stone's Alexander makes a muddle of the life of Macedonian warrior
Colleen Addison
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Barried, with children
Finding Neverland explains where Peter Pan playwright found his inspiration
Stephen Notley
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I got the hiccup
There's no dialogue but lots of hiccups in free-associative Hukkle
Josef Braun
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Kook and Courtney
Dig! tells the riveting tale of the Dandy Warhols and their self-destructive
rivals
Whitey Houston
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Heresy!
This week: Brian Gibson defends Fierce Creatures.
Vue Staff
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Music
BPM
No more Mixers?
David Stone
Distant Replay
THIS WEEK: Mike Thordarson of the Phi Effect discusses the Corb Lund Band's
Five Dollar Bill
I want to live like C’mon people
Ian Blurton exhorts rock fans to new heights with his latest hard-touring band
Phil Duperron
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Roll out the Carole
Tom Jackson's Food Bank fundraiser restores music lovers' Christmas
spirit
Heather Adler
Cornering the Marxists
The Million Dollar Marxists hope to cash in on their deal with Gearhead
Mike Larocque
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Immodest Mouth
Out of Your Mouth's Jason Darr is unembarrassed by his band's success
Heather Adler
They’re a real Nowhere band
Road to Nowhere followed a steep learning curve before recording Last Train
Home
New Sounds
Vue Staff
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Music Notes
Music Notes
Phil Duperron
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Snow Zone
Rabbit Hill
Snowmaking equipment means things are already hopping at local hill
James Radke
Ski Tips
Let's all train for all-terrain
Colin Cathrea
/ colin@vueweekly.com
Sudden Impact
As usual, ski season kicks off with a new documentary from Warren Miller
Hart Golbeck
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Board Zone
The Almanac... and how to get it
James Radke
