AltWeeklies Wire
Canada Immigration to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage
Activists are thrilled that Canada's immigration policy now allows citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their same-sex spouses.
Monday Magazine |
Adrienne Mercer |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Film Turns Environmentalism Into Big Cheesy Fun
Sitting through the enviro-apocalyptic thriller The Day After Tomorrow is akin to watching The Weather Network while having a really bad acid trip.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Harry Potter Battles Adolescence and Other Creepies
In the third movie adaptation of the J.K. Rowling series, Harry Potter (or maybe it’s just actor Daniel Radcliffe) is showing hints of the pimply stigmata of adolescence, and also displays the sullenness indicative of pubescent hormone poisoning.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Carolyn Mark Enjoys Infamy
Despite much radio play and some prime spots at the upcoming South by Southwest fest, alt-country singer-songwriter Carolyn Mark keeps it goofy and low-key.
Monday Magazine |
Greg Pratt |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Victoria's Secrets: Noisy Sex Annoys Condo Owners
Strata councils might seem powerful, but they can't legislate what goes on in the bedrooms of their building.
Monday Magazine |
Ringo Wilde |
08-07-2004 |
Advice
Transgendered Community Struggles to Overcome Stereotypes
Gender reassignment surgery used to be covered under the provincial health plan. But the government cut funding just as Michelle Anderson was halfway through. Now, she and other transgendered activists are working to promote trans acceptance in the community at large
Monday Magazine |
Sarah Petrescu |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Feminist Folk Singer Tackles Tough Subjects
Has more than a decade in the spotlight faded Ani DiFranco’s brilliance? In a word, no.
Monday Magazine |
John Threlfall |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Photographer Puts Focus "Down There"
For San Diego photographer Nick Karras, the vulva is like an exotic flower.
Monday Magazine |
Ringo Wilde |
08-03-2004 |
Sex
Phish Say Pharewell to Phans
Phish may be fading away, but not without leaving their musical mark.
Monday Magazine |
Greg Fenske |
08-03-2004 |
Reviews
Pretending to Be Elvis and Other Musical Tributes
For tribute bands, it's about the love of the music -- and getting famous by pretending to be someone else.
Monday Magazine |
Greg Pratt |
08-03-2004 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Great Big Sea Finds Success the Old-Fashioned Way
In a business defined by fads and gimmicks, this Newfoundland band is a consistent favourite.
Monday Magazine |
John Threlfall |
07-22-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Great Big Sea, Something Beautiful
Romantic Sequel to Before Sunrise Is Lyrical and Literate
This sequel is as romantic and wonderful as the movie it's based on.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
07-22-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Linklater, Before Sunset
Community Group Pushes the Limits of Urban Agriculture
Growing food on unused urban spaces makes sense economically and environmentally, says a new generation of farmers.
Monday Magazine |
Mark Vardy |
07-22-2004 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening
Despite Kookiness, Mark's New CD Delivers Great Tunes
The bastard love child of John Prine and Patsy Cline, Carolyn Mark returns with an album that, while occassionally frustrating, is one of the finest I’ve heard this year.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Wiersema |
07-22-2004 |
Reviews
Teenager Finds Kindness in Her Quirky Mennonite Community
For Miriam Toew's narrator, Nomi, life in a small town is a matter of being an insider or an outsider -- and figuring out which she is presents the main challenge in this novel.
Monday Magazine |
Andrew Murray |
07-22-2004 |
Fiction
