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| September 2007 issue 14 issn 1913-2964 |
FEATURED ESSAY
The No Lone Zone:
Nuclear Terror then and Now
by Guy Immega
"The Royal Canadian Air Force base at Zweibrücken
was built in 1950 on a section of the former Siegfried
Line, with the crumpled remains of Nazi Germany's
bunkers still in evidence. The tarmac of the RCAF
3-Wing airfield had a yellow line that marked the "No
Lone Zone".
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The No Lone Zone:
Nuclear Terror then and Now
by Guy Immega
"The Royal Canadian Air Force base at Zweibrücken
was built in 1950 on a section of the former Siegfried
Line, with the crumpled remains of Nazi Germany's
bunkers still in evidence. The tarmac of the RCAF
3-Wing airfield had a yellow line that marked the "No
Lone Zone".
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FEATURED MUSIC
Green Eyes
Four beautiful compositions
by Suchoon Mo
Green Eyes
Four beautiful compositions
by Suchoon Mo
PHOTOS
Pink Virus
Photography by
George Georgoulas
Click to see more.
Pink Virus
Photography by
George Georgoulas
Click to see more.
FEATURED POEM
The Lioness and Solomon
A poem by Lethbridge's
jake de peuter
The Lioness and Solomon
A poem by Lethbridge's
jake de peuter
i’m afraid she’ll look for the old man
in the child ‘til she finds him
then speak her contempt
seeping into each syllable of the child’s name
and yet we must call him solomon
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in the child ‘til she finds him
then speak her contempt
seeping into each syllable of the child’s name
and yet we must call him solomon
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PERSONAL ESSAY
Natural Me
The benefits of natural and
organic food and products,
by Terri Millstone
Natural Me
The benefits of natural and
organic food and products,
by Terri Millstone
"These icebergs can be moments in time that really have
long lasting implications. For example, I was sad when John
Lennon got shot, but I never realized how much the music
really did die with him. "
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long lasting implications. For example, I was sad when John
Lennon got shot, but I never realized how much the music
really did die with him. "
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A Place Called Christmas Hill (7:45, 5.3 MB)
The Winter Beach (3:46, 2.59 MB)
Green Eyes (5:03, 3.47 MB)
Sarah's Dance (1:37, 1.11 MB)
The Winter Beach (3:46, 2.59 MB)
Green Eyes (5:03, 3.47 MB)
Sarah's Dance (1:37, 1.11 MB)
FALSE POSITIVE
Dean Hetherington's exclusive
comic for Eleventh
Transmission. Click the image
to view the whole thing.
Dean Hetherington's exclusive
comic for Eleventh
Transmission. Click the image
to view the whole thing.
INTERVIEW
Multi-Arts Variety Show #3
Multi-Arts organizer Laurie
Fuhr talks in detail about the
upcoming show and arts in
Calgary and beyond.
Multi-Arts Variety Show #3
Multi-Arts organizer Laurie
Fuhr talks in detail about the
upcoming show and arts in
Calgary and beyond.
Multi-Arts Variety
Show #3
Saturday,
September 22
7:30pm
Soda Lounge, 211
12 Ave SW
Tix @ Megatunes,
Pages
Show #3
Saturday,
September 22
7:30pm
Soda Lounge, 211
12 Ave SW
Tix @ Megatunes,
Pages
"So here I had this great big show
set up for them and they couldn’t
make it, but by then it had gotten
bigger than that and there was no
way I would cancel. It had
become a veritable Celebration
of Calgary’s Imagination."
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set up for them and they couldn’t
make it, but by then it had gotten
bigger than that and there was no
way I would cancel. It had
become a veritable Celebration
of Calgary’s Imagination."
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POEMS
E-mail to Damniso Lopez
Poems by Duane Locke
E-mail to Damniso Lopez
Poems by Duane Locke
Again, November.
The cypress cadenzas
Are red
Like the flags
That overthrew the Czar.
The cypress cadenzas
Are red
Like the flags
That overthrew the Czar.
But cypress
Have no politics, no
bread lines,
No millionaire’s yachts.
Or religion.
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Have no politics, no
bread lines,
No millionaire’s yachts.
Or religion.
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POEMS
Dreams and Schemes
Poems by Branch Isole
Dreams and Schemes
Poems by Branch Isole
“Oh to be a fly on the wall”
the related common
thread
of comic oral text
the related common
thread
of comic oral text
Discussing carnival
outcomes
Who in the process
will be hurt next
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outcomes
Who in the process
will be hurt next
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FICTION
The Secret
by Anne Sorbie
This story is one of a series of stories
related to last month's "Poor, Sad
Pears."
The Secret
by Anne Sorbie
This story is one of a series of stories
related to last month's "Poor, Sad
Pears."
"I can’t just magic myself or IT away, and I have
twin brothers who are ten. One is so beaten and
fucked up that I think he’s going to shatter like
the china cup I threw at the window last week, so
I’m just supposed to accept that my mother is
an alcoholic?"
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twin brothers who are ten. One is so beaten and
fucked up that I think he’s going to shatter like
the china cup I threw at the window last week, so
I’m just supposed to accept that my mother is
an alcoholic?"
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FEATURED VIDEO
GlobalFest 2007
Main Stage
Performance
Starring the Youth
Working Group for
HIV/AIDS
A MadBang Film by
Jeff Cruz, in
association with
Eleventh
Transmission.
GlobalFest 2007
Main Stage
Performance
Starring the Youth
Working Group for
HIV/AIDS
A MadBang Film by
Jeff Cruz, in
association with
Eleventh
Transmission.
FICTION - Humour
Bad News
by Jack Swenjack
Bad News
by Jack Swenjack
"I could do good works or pursue my darkest
fantasy. I chose the latter. Let others help little
old ladies across the street or butter bread for
the noontime meal at a homeless shelter.
Boring."
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fantasy. I chose the latter. Let others help little
old ladies across the street or butter bread for
the noontime meal at a homeless shelter.
Boring."
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PHOTOS
Four Days in the Forest
Photos of Shambhala 2007
by Jeff Cruz.
Four Days in the Forest
Photos of Shambhala 2007
by Jeff Cruz.
REVIEW
Release the Stars
Marta Nelson reviews Rufus
Wainwright.
Release the Stars
Marta Nelson reviews Rufus
Wainwright.
"To dislike Rufus Wainwright
based on quality of his voice
is akin to hating a writer
because of the font he uses."
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based on quality of his voice
is akin to hating a writer
because of the font he uses."
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SONGS WE LIKE
Suspicious Minds
Marta Nelson is won over by
the King.
Suspicious Minds
Marta Nelson is won over by
the King.
"I have a dirty secret that I’ll only admit to a few people:
I don’t really care for Elvis or his music."
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I don’t really care for Elvis or his music."
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