849: Blind Date Jan. 25, 2012
Cover credit: Greg Tjepkema
Film Reviews
Cover
Take a chance on Mimi
Blind Date pulls an audience member onstage—yes, maybe you—to be its hero
Theatre
Lig & Bittle
Mel Priestley
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The Highest Step in the World
Paul Blinov
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Front
A right to offend
New federal legislation will change restrictions on free speech
Jenn Prosser
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Dyer Straight
The risk of Islamist coups
Nuclear threats exist in Bangladesh and Pakistan if unstable governments emerge
Gwynne Dyer
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Lust For Life
On a mission
Sisters on a Mission adopts religious imagery to open conversation
Brenda Kerber
In the Box
Emotional rescue
Oilers fans could definitely use one right now
Bryan Birtles
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Dave Young
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Dyer Straight
The risk of Islamist coups
Nuclear threats exist in Bangladesh and Pakistan if unstable governments emerge
Gwynne Dyer
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Stuck in a rut
Democracies need a new way of doing things
Samantha Power
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A right to offend
New federal legislation will change restrictions on free speech
Jenn Prosser
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Vuepoint
Business as usual
Samantha Power
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Arts
Take a chance on Mimi
Blind Date pulls an audience member onstage—yes, maybe you—to be its hero
Lig & Bittle
Mel Priestley
/ mel@vueweekly.com
The Highest Step in the World
Paul Blinov
/ paul@vueweekly.com
Dish
Pioneer spirit
Driving Prairie Bistro's culinary triumphs
L.S. Vors
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Grapely creative
What to do with leftover wine
Taylor Eason
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Film
Fall films, and beyond
A final preview of 2012's cinematic schedule
Brian Gibson
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Music
Coming In Waves
Trivium's latest came after a rediscovery process
Bryan Birtles
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Greener pastures
Edmonton expat Daniel Moir finds inspiration on the coast
Paul Blinov
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Chic Gamine
Montreal/Winnipeg vocal group comes to Edmonton
Bryan Birtles
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Shane Philip
One man band arrives in Edmonton
Bryan Birtles
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Snow Zone
Sled Revolution, part 3
Risk taking and a reality check
Jeremy Derksen
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Fall Lines
FALL LINES: after tragedy and local hills
Hart Golbeck
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