Should We Ban Rodeo
A dialogue between Camille Labchuk and Aritha van Herk
Aritha van Herk
Retrospective: Who You Callin’ Cultured?
A couple of municipal elections ago, a would-be alderman knocked on my door suggesting I might wish to vote for him, and asked if I had any concerns about the city of Calgary. I asked him what he [...]
The Dark and Other Love Stories
The Dark and Other Love Stories composes a bouquet of generosity, a complex sensitivity to the ecosystem of love. These stories, Calgary writer Deborah Willis’s second collection, shine a light [...]
The Rise and Fall of Emilio Picariello
by Adriana A. Davies
Performing Stampede
How the vastly underrated Young Canadians reflect Alberta to ourselves.
The Organic Architect
The wondrous, curvilinear buildings of Alberta’s Douglas Cardinal.
Our Odysseus
Few places are lucky enough to harbour their own great scribe. In Robert Kroestsch, Alberta could not be luckier.
2012: Alberta’s U-Turn
Aritha van Herk depicts Alberta after five years of liberal rule.
Who You Callin’ Cultured?
Who You Callin’ Cultured? The arts are viewed as a “frill” by many in Alberta. Which isn’t to say we have no culture of our own. But how do we begin to encourage something that makes us so uneasy?