http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs Fearless. Thoughtful. Witty. Canadian. And Opinionated. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:53:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I glanced over as he sat down and a hot thrill of pleasure shot through my stomach, the same sensation I get on a rollercoaster when it careens downhill. He's just three tables down from me, shiny white hair, age spots dotting his tanned face, a navy blue polo, khakis, ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/06/21/molly-ringwald-eat-your-heart-out/ Kent Monkman's Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: a Portrait (profiled in the May issue), left me wondering what has changed in how Canadian society imagines the Indian* (huh?)Just to be clear: The Indian here refers to Daniel Francis's definition of "the Indian as the invention of the European . . . ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/26/indians-in-toronto/ If you are among the not-terribly-silent majority that sees opera as a three-and-a-half-hour ordeal consisting of people in funny costumes screaming at each other, well, I can sympathize. Despite listening to and playing classical music for most of my life, and try as I might, for the longest time I ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/19/strange-love-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-like-opera/ While in Montreal last weekend, I skipped out on watching the Habs game for an equally hot ticket: the twenty-year retrospective of Belgian dancer and choreographer Wim Vandekeybus’ While in Montreal last weekend, I skipped out on watching the Habs game for an equally hot ticket: the twenty-year retrospective of Belgian ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/06/a-call-to-arms-and-other-limbs/ Like most kids worth their fluorescent slap bracelet and Air Jordan kicks, I can break out The Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song on command. So the day Vivian Banks inexplicably morphed into another woman was a strange one indeed. (Unbeknownst to impressionable ten-year-old fans such as myself, the ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/04/29/2-become-1/ To celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary, Winnipeg's Video Pool media art centre made a poster detailing its history. But the twenty-five year history of an artist-run centre is as harried as they come. Rather than a straight timeline, Video Pool’s history looks more like a brainstorming session gone wrong. In the ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/04/16/video-pools-25th/ If, like me, you’d never guess this shimmery post title is also the name of a soon-to-be released album from Minneapolis hip hop artists Atmosphere, your indie music radar needs amplifying. Help is out there. The Indie Music Filter, put together by tireless music promoter Chris Budd, is a great start. ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/03/12/when-life-gives-you-lemons-you-paint-that-shit-gold/ When I get a hold of Toronto artist Mitch Robertson at Saint Mary's University Art Gallery in Halifax, he's just returned from dropping off his son. The father and son team had been getting the gallery ready for Robertson’s show 5,6,7: Economies of Good & Evil. But being three years ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/03/10/economies-of-good-evil/ TORONTO—As I write this, Prince Edward Island’s Cyclone roller coaster is deep into winter hibernation, and the hordes of Japanese tourists that flood the island in summer to see the birthplace of Anne have just finished lunch back on their own island. Cows Ice Cream in Charlottetown is one of ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/28/cute-as-a/ TORONTO—Trudging through the snow as wind whipped my face during last Tuesday's snowstorm, I had to ask whether any gallery opening was worth the trouble. But I’m going to assume that anyone reading this wasn’t as hearty as me, and missed the opening reception of Art Metropole’s current show ABC…With ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/22/abc-with-love/