Stop The Presses!
We’re a day away from going to press with our Sept. 3 issue. One feature will be the second installment of Rider Fan Forum in advance of the Labour Day Classic against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sept. 6. I sent the...
Read MoreMonth: August 2015
Snake River Album Release
Friday’s the start of a long weekend, of course. If you’re looking for something to do, the local psych-rock group Snake River is having an album release at the German Club that night. If you’re up to speed on...
Read MoreSunday Matinee: The Stranger
Orson Welles had a notorious time trying to make movies. The studio system hated him and after Citizen Kane and the massive fight Welles had during The Magnificent Ambersons he found it tough to make a movie. In fact by the time...
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays
Later today, the Toronto Blue Jays will take to the field at Rogers Centre for the final game in a three-game set against the Detroit Tigers. After that, the Cleveland Indians will be in town for a three-game series of their...
Read More(Re)facing The Camera
Ages ago (okay, it was actually 1994) I reviewed an exhibition by Rosalie Favell at the Dunlop Gallery’s Sherwood Village location. The show was called Living Evidence, and it consisted of a series of candid polaroid...
Read MoreNot Who, But Watt
On Sunday, Regina storyteller Vincent Murphy will be presenting a performance of this mini-play based on the journals of George Watt (pictured), the Scottish-born groundskeeper at Government House who in 1910 created the...
Read MoreInfinitely Polar Bear
Based on a true story, this movie stars Mark Ruffalo as a father struggling to cope with a bipolar disorder that causes him to be manic depressive. When he suffers a breakdown, it forces some dramatic changes in his...
Read MoreSaskTel Summer Invasion
This two-day festival features free Xtreme sports competitions and demonstrations (skateboarding, MotoCross, wakeboarding, etc) during the day in Wascana Centre, and ticketed concerts at night. Last year, a deluge forced the...
Read MoreWeekly Reckoning: It’s Built On Bluff It’s Built On Trust Edition
The Internet runs on faith. Millions of pages sent from servers to computers every day, each full of clickable links that may or may not be what they promise to be. With every click you run the risk of seeing GIFs of wagging...
Read MoreRegina Downtown Concert Series
There’s a double shot of live music on City Square Plaza on Thursday, Aug. 27 as part of the Regina Downtown Concert Series. This is the final installment for summer of 2015, and if you were at the Regina Folk Festival...
Read MoreExciting Goings-On Everywhere
After lunch, I went for a bike ride in Wascana Park. When I got back, I grabbed some tea and took a wander past the Drop Zone goings-on on the Scarth St. Mall (postponed from yesterday) and into Victoria Park. I stumbled across...
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