AltWeeklies Wire
Horrifying Waste: Halloween's Scary Environmental Impactnew
Halloween has become the second biggest consumer event of the year after Christmas. Costumes, candies and decorations top the list of goodies -- Halloween accoutrements made in China are shipped here and disposed of shortly after.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Adrienne Beattie |
10-16-2008 |
Culture
Alberta Metalheads Part with Pub After Fightnew
A local metal promoter is looking for a new venue after a fight broke out during a Sept. 13 show at the Thirsty Dog Pub, where she'd been booking shows for about five months. "It was like a scene from Road House."
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
09-25-2008 |
Music
Arthur Kent Settles Score with Hollywoodnew
Calgary-based journalist and documentary filmmaker Arthur Kent has settled a lawsuit with the makers of the Tom Hanks film Charlie Wilson's War, but the terms of the settlement are confidential.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
09-25-2008 |
Movies
Conservative Canadian Politician Links Crime with Immigrationnew
The NDP candidate in Calgary Centre is calling for Conservative incumbent Lee Richardson's resignation after he suggested in an interview with Fast Forward that crimes in Canada aren't committed by people that "grew up next door," but newcomers to the country -- comments Richardson later said he regretted.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
09-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Chad VanGaalen Releases His Most Consistent Vision to Datenew
Chad VanGaalen hasn't left his bedroom on his latest album, Soft Airplane, but it sounds like he might have moved out of the basement.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Garth Paulson |
09-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane
Ex-Tory PM Condemns Canadian Arts Cutsnew
Former prime minister Joe Clark is calling the federal government's decision to cut a prominent arts program "a big mistake."
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus and Adrian Morrow |
09-04-2008 |
Economy
From Fort Mac to Downtown Calgary -- by Bicyclenew
Activists cycle nearly 1000 kilometers to deliver water collected downstream from the Athabasca oilsand to oil companies' head offices in Calgary.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Adrian Morrow |
09-04-2008 |
Environment
Citizen EnCana: The Double Life of the World's Second-Largest Natural Gas Co.new
Canada's largest energy company has created jobs, brought investment and poured money into rural communities across the Canadian Prairies and the western United States. It has also left a trail of farmers and ranchers who say the company has ruined their land, made them sick and killed their livestock.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Adrian Morrow |
07-10-2008 |
Environment
