Posted 1 year 40 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | Culture Snacks
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What are Lindsay Burns' private thoughts? Or more aptly, what are Lindsay Burns' private parts thinking?
Calgary's funny lady of theatre, performance and satire is personifying her lady bits in her new resurrection of an old favourite.
Burns is revisiting her 2007 hit, The Vajayjay Monologues, with new subject matter and gusto for the Urban...
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Posted 1 year 41 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | Culture Snacks
It's time to bring the cowboy boots out of storage.
Spring can only mean one thing: a few more months until the clock strikes Western debauchery and Stampede cheer.
The Calgary Stampede has announced the lineup for this year's edition of Nashville North, the western style bar and music venue on the Stampede grounds during Stampede July 9-18.
"Get ready to celebrate the Stampede with music from Collin Raye, The Kentucky...
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Posted 1 year 41 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | Culture Snacks
The credits have rolled on seven days of thrillers, documentaries, black comedies and every other type of film one can imagine.
Calgary's Underground Film Festival came to an end April 18. The week long fest featured local and international films that took audiences on a tour from Calgary to Serbia. Brenda Lieberman, Festival Producer and Programmer, said she's happy with what the grassroots event accomplished this year.
"It achieved...
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Posted 1 year 42 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | Culture Snacks
Mladen Djordjevic, a 30-something, Serbian director and screenwriter, seems to be obsessed with porn.
To clarify, not obsessed in a "sits at home, with a jar of hand cream and box of tissues," disgusting kind of obsessed with porn way. On the contrary, Djordjevic is consumed with the sociological idea of porn, the effect the medium has on culture, in particular its place in Serb culture.
The Life and Death of A Porno Gang...
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Posted 1 year 42 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | The Food Files
Much like art and music, pizza is subjective.
Let's face it, to some the allure of a deep-dish is delicious, others crave the carb-reduced appeal of a thin crust, or the meaty-munch of a calzone. Whichever your fancy, there's one thing all pizza lovers cannot deny: Tomato plus dough and cheese equals genius.
According to the educated opinion of Canada Pizza Magazine, The best pizza in Canada is coming to Calgary. Edmonton-born Famoso...
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Posted 1 year 42 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | Culture Snacks
Valerie Donzelli is the one woman show behind the story of a beguiling, yet tragic and lucid chanteuse in La Reine des Pommes (English title: The Queen of Hearts).
The film marks the French actress's first role as not only star, but director and screen play writer.
The lense is focused on the character of Adele, a 30-something woman, who is...
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Posted 1 year 43 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | The Food Files
It's not that CHARCUT, Calgary's new small plate/big taste restaurant, doesn't have a flare for greenery. It's just that on this menu the word salad is usually preceded by side.
However, now that spring is begrudgingly making its way to the city, Calgary-bred chefs Connie DeSousa and John Jackson can show off their skill by using some unique greens on the upcoming spring menu. Here's a preview...
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Posted 1 year 43 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | Culture Snacks
I just can't stop thinking about stuffing my face. But, don't worry, it's organic so I can eat as much as I want... right?
If you're as crazy about good eats as I am then join me for some Food For Thought on April 11 at the...
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Posted 1 year 43 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | Culture Snacks
Take a weekend mini-break to Notting Hill for $5 round trip.
Okay, so maybe Calgary's Big Four Building isn't quite as cockney-chic as the famous London borough where Hugh Grant wooed Julia Roberts in the 1999 film Notting Hill. But, Stampede Park has it's own unique brand of western, if not West End, charm.
Modeled in the spirit of the historic Portobello Road Market in the heart of London, Portobello West Calgary aims to entice shoppers with jewellery, clothes, art, accessories, makeup and...
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Posted 1 year 44 weeks ago | By Theresa Tayler | Culture Snacks
Stina Persson, world renowned pop-illustrator, is bringing her vibrant works to Calgary.
The Swedish artist is known for her ad design work for Coca Cola, Absolut Vodka, Sony Music and DKNY as well as her editorial contributions to publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Elle UK, Marie Claire and many more.
The city's chic gallery walls are not where this celebrated artist is choosing to display her Calgary debut. In fact, Persson's exhibit is...
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