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Alberta's Struggling Grizzlies Lack the Protected Status of Tiny Mollusknew
The grizzly bear, a marquee Alberta animal, has plummeted in population from more than 1,000 in 2002 to less than 400. Similarly, the Banff springs snail, a tiny invertebrate found nowhere else on Earth, is precariously close to vanishing. So why's one protected and not the other?
Fast Forward Weekly |
Adrienne Beattie |
10-30-2008 |
Animal Issues
Prime Minister Harper Should Take a Tip from Pearson and Step Asidenew
At a time when the ongoing "war on terror" has been joined by a new "war on recession," our failure to trust any party with a majority says much about the sorry state of politics in Canada.
Fast Forward Weekly |
David Bright |
10-30-2008 |
Commentary
The Best of the Worst: Metal's Most Notorious Album Coversnew
Heavy metal and Halloween go hand in hand.In that spirit, let's take a closer look at some of metal’s most notorious album covers.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Keith Carman |
10-30-2008 |
Music
The Other Issues (The Ones That Aren't Being Talked About)new
There must be other ways the election is going to matter that don't get talked about on the Sunday morning talk shows. Here's a list of Things You Haven't Realized the Election is Going to Affect.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Staff |
10-30-2008 |
Politics
Why the Living Dead Will Never Die -- a Bit of Zombie Navel-Gazingnew
Zombie movies are everywhere. They surround us like a horde of reanimated corpses clawing at our boarded-up windows, and they just keep coming. Some of these films are brilliant (Shaun of the Dead) and some are awful (Zombie Cop), but fans of the genre are always willing to come back for more.
Fast Forward Weekly |
John Tebbutt |
10-30-2008 |
Movies
Election '08: The Can't Votersnew
Millions of people who will be greatly affected by the outcome of next week's election, but won't be able to cast a vote in it. And yet, some of these same people -- those who don't meet citizenship requirements, the incarcerated and the underaged -- are more invested in the political process than many eligible Americans.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
10-30-2008 |
Politics
Obama is Winning ... and That's Hard to Get Our Head Aroundnew
I've reached a point where I can't really imagine John McCain giving a concession speech (especially when you factor in his inherent stubbornness, and the groundwork his campaign has been laying to dispute results). I feel like I've seen this movie before, and it doesn't end happily.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
10-30-2008 |
Commentary
Navigating 'Frozen River'new
How far will a mother go to make a better life for her children? It's a question that the debut film by writer-director Courtney Hunt asks and attempts to answer in this remarkably textured and compelling story set close to the Canadian border in upstate New York.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Elizabeth Chorney-Booth |
10-30-2008 |
Reviews
Sexbama for Prez: Will Fetishization Hurt the Barack Star?new
As we move into the final days until the election, it's become more apparent that people are not making rational decisions based on voting records or even debating skills. They are voting with their emotions, their passions, even their fantasies about who they would rather kiss, fondle or fuck.
New York Press |
Nicole Caldwell |
10-30-2008 |
Commentary
Does Being an Artist Make You a Liberal?new
It's easy to see how the cost of education and a housing crisis affect the health of the citizenry.
But reading a novel or watching a play? That's not so easy to see. Hence, we don't hear about it much.
Even so, there is a long intellectual tradition of making the case for the arts in politics.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
10-30-2008 |
Commentary
The Battle for Black Bear Crossingnew
Tsuu T'ina elders fight for their homes in Black Bear Crossing, a former military housing complex on the border of Calgary's city limits
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
10-30-2008 |
Housing & Development
Joan Baez is More Diamonds Than Rustnew
The folk legend doesn't think much of presidents in general, but if pressed, she's impressed by Obama.
Boston Phoenix |
Daniel Brockman |
10-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
High-Tech and the New Administrationnew
With technology playing an ever bigger role in our lives, the next president could be a hero to the "geekerati" ... or a guy who doesn’t email.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-30-2008 |
Commentary
Maybe Voting at the Mall isn't Such a Great Ideanew
Confusion surrounding mall voting rules has allegedly prompted at least one election worker to enforce policies that contradict election law. Outcry over the policy prompted picketing and a boycott effort by critics who say it violates the First Amendment.
Fanboy Filmmaker Kevin Smith discusses 'Porno' & R2-TBagnew
Smith shakes the haters off with his return to form, Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
10-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
