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Here in BC, the Liberals have wielded their own version of the Shock Doctrine and used the current economic downturn as an excuse to slash funding to the arts by over 90% over two years. Yes, you read that right: over 90%. Which means that prett...
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Zeff Davies

Liberal axe-murderers attack BC arts



Here in BC, the Liberals have wielded their own version of the Shock Doctrine and used the current economic downturn as an excuse to slash funding to the arts by over 90% over two years. Yes, you read that right: over 90%. Which means that pretty soon the major cultural activities in BC will be A) staring at the ocean and B) staring at the mountains.

Of course, the real reason the provincial government is in panic mode is that it has cut taxes so drastically since 2001, to se… Continue

Posted by Zeff Davies on November 8, 2009 at 3:00pm

David Stanley

Central Asian Journey

Kyrgyzstan goes to the polls today to elect or reelect a president in a process which is somewhat less than democratic. I just returned from a month in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan. I spent most of my time touring the cities with their theatres, monuments, parks, and museums rather than hiking in the mountains and feel I got a good sense of the social atmosphere in those countries. All three are former union republics which have retained many of the old Soviet ways… Continue

Posted by David Stanley on July 23, 2009 at 8:17am

Frank Moher

Todd Butler: funnier all the time

Seeing Todd Butler in Nanaimo this past weekend, at the 50 seat Blues Underground, reminded me of just how good and freaking funny he is. The video below contains the bit from his act where he plays his guitar on his back -- no, not lying on his back -- on his back (as you'll see).




Okay, so maybe it's on his shoulders. Still pretty impressive. As for the rest of his act, see him live sometime -- the other videos on the web just don't do him justice. Continue

Posted by Frank Moher on July 20, 2009 at 5:53am

Jane Dawson

Paintitpinkcanada.com

Hey All!
As a supporter of breast cancer research, which I'm sure many of you are, I need to tell you to check out paintitpinkcanada.com to see what Avon is doing. It's such a different approach to raising funds. Please check it out and let me know what you think!!
Jane

Posted by Jane Dawson on June 24, 2009 at 4:56pm

A photo essay

Currently touring BC's Gulf Islands and Washington State's San Juans, The New Old Time Chautauqua is the only known chautauqua currently in operation, and certainly the only floating one. (Much of the cast travels by boat.) Chautauquas, named for the upstate New York lakeside community where they originated in the late 19th century, reached their peak of popularity in the 1920s, bringing entertainment, culture, and moral edification to out-of-the-way places throughout North America.

This one is strictly secular, but, with its mix of music, clowning, and acts of derring-do, not to mention pre-show workshops in mask-making, solar water heating and the like, retains the mix of fun and betterment that made these events more than just a travelling circus. They were "edutainment" before there was such a thing. When I heard that the "aqua chautauqua" was coming to my own out-of-the-way place, Gabriola Island, I knew I had to be there. Below is my pictorial record of their two day visit. May they float back our way, and towards yours, soon.

- Frank Moher

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Fun and games in Afghanistan

By Alison@CreeksideArmorGroup mercenaries in charge of security at the US embassy in Kabul:". . . dancing naked around a fire, licking each others nipples and grabbing each others testicles, sex acts, peeing on each other, vodka shots from butt cracks, eating potato chips from clenched buttocks . . ."Well, boyz will be boyz, stress of the mission and all that, leading directly to:"hazing, weekly

Media

Citizen Kos

You might suppose that as the editor of an online magazine, I'm glad to see the collapse of the old-school, dead-tree print guys. You might suppose wrong. I say that partly because I still write for what we used to quaintly refer to as "the papers" (ask an anthropologist near you), but also because, when I look around at their would-be online successors, I don't see a worthy among them. It's not

Culture

In Kate's corner

"Yes, hello, Kettle + 8? This is the Octo-Pot calling. Stop sucking away at my 15 minutes of fame."I've never been a fan of TLC's "Jon and Kate Exploit Their Eight" (or whatever). Being party to their marital spats and exhausted parenting makes me feel uncomfortably like an 11th wheel. Most parents have, in front of friends, called their kid a brat or their spouse a hag, but everything

Technology

Stradivari's secret

What makes the violins of Antonio Stradivari stand out in quality beyond those of any maker since? What is his secret? Perhaps there is none, and this idea that no maker can equal or surpass the Cremonese master is nonsense, hype, a myth. Perhaps Stradivari was simply a master craftsman who produced violins at the level of any master craftsman of any century. Could the average person, or

Living

Selling God

By Jodi A. ShawThere's a knock at the door. You answer it and find a stranger standing on your doorstep. You say hello. They ask you if you think world peace is a good thing. Of course, you reply. From there, it's a smooth transition to "Your belief system is misguided and incorrect. My religion is the true religion, and I am here, answering a call from God, to save you by selling, I mean,

Arts & Books

Mad Cows and Hamilton

Canada's small publishers are not known for producing summer beach-reading material, but ECW Press has done a decent job of it with Tainted (ECW Press, 312 pp., $24.95). It's also not every day you come across a thriller featuring, as its central character, the associate medical officer of the Hamilton-Lakeshore Public Health Clinic. Talk about a Canadian action hero: "I have a certificate, and I
 
 

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