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The Gaslight Dims and Deception Begins – Vertigo Theatre’s “Gaslight” is a...
Since the debut of playwright Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight in the late 1930s, ‘gaslighting’ has described a type of psychological abuse in which a victim is lied to and tricked to make them question...
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Century Gardens Park Redevelopment Sparks Urban Values Debate
On the corner of Eighth Avenue and Eighth Street S.W. is a strange and striking juxtaposition of concrete and nature. Angular structures coexist with the surrounding foliage, and when the weather is...
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‘Transparency’ Is No More: Meaning and democracy
Transparency. Accountability. Listening. These are absolutely crucial words for governments and institutions, as I have written about before. But like so many words that have been taken up by...
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A Wonderland You Can Wander Through: Calgary’s newest piece of public art...
Have you ever wanted to get inside someone else’s head? Juame Plensa’s Wonderland sculpture outside of the Bow building (corner of 6th avenue & Centre street) will let you do just that. A wireframe...
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The Death of Nuance
Ralph Klein and Margaret Thatcher were both controversial public figures. They both became icons, but both were equally loved and reviled. Most public figures, especially politicians, suffer from this,...
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The Calgary Park That’s United Historic Preservationists and Parkour Athletes
On warm days, when office-tower émigrés can enjoy their lunches next to its calming water features, Calgary’s Century Gardens Park serves as a popular daytime downtown retreat. But at 38 years-old, the...
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A Full Life in Colour
At age 62, Michael Schreiner stumbled upon his life’s purpose in Florence in the summer of 2006 while on holiday from his job as the assistant manager of an Indigo bookstore. As he walked the...
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The Magic Mathematics of M.C. Escher
Glenbow exhibit highlights the Dutch artist’s blending of reality and illusion If your day seems especially boring or ordinary, why not take in some visions of the impossible? Best known for his iconic...
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Back to the Future: Can the former Planetarium become a cultural hub to...
Jutting up out of the ground like the Rocky Mountains, the raw concrete of the Centennial Planetarium is a monolithic presence in the Downtown west end. Angular and layered, it is a giant sculpture...
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Resolution
We’re one week into 2014—how many of us have kept up our new year’s resolutions? You might dismiss the very idea of new year’s resolutions as futile at best — since we will inevitably break them; or...
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