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Sometimes, bad things happen to good people. And sometimes, to cope, people need to lash out at something – anything – just to help make sense of it.

That’s more or less the premise behind Gargamel, a new tragicomedy by Trent Wilkie and the folks over at Mostly Water Theatre. Read the rest of this entry »

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Welcome to our second annual Oscar Extravaganza! Scott and I had so much fun chatting with our guests — Ashley Wiebe and Gregg Beever — that we were loathe to cut a whole lot out of this episode… So it’s pretty long (almost two hours)! But we have some great discussions in there, as well as some outstanding segments all around performance, pageantry, and of course, awards. Here’s the run-down:

0:00: Intro: “This is Christmas 2: Electric Bugaloo”
1:21: Part 1 of our interview with Ms Ashley Wiebe and Gregg H Beever (the H is for Howard!)
27:35: The Unknown Studio visits Edmonton’s Story Slam at the Haven Social Club
42:36: Part 2 of our Oscar chat
1:05:13: Sylvia Creamer chats about Canada’s best celebrity gossip blog, ThisNeedsToStop.com
1:18:12: “In It To Win It,” a story by the Charrette‘s Scott Lilwall
1:27:37: Listen up! Enter our contest (which we’ve extended)
1:29:28: Part 3 of our Oscar chat
1:44:22: The Fast 16 with Ashley Wiebe and Gregg Beever

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Justin Bieber, bigger than the Beatles since 2010

I won’t lie to you. I rarely know who anyone on the cover of the magazines at the grocery store are. It seems that I have to watch Saturday Night Live just to even attempt to keep up to date. It wasn’t until Tina Fey hosted her old show with musical guest Justin Bieber that I learned that Canada had a young pop-star that is winning over the rest of the world.

Imagine my surprise when I opened my Flixster ap on my Blackberry to see that there is a Justin Bieber movie! How long has this kid been around for I wondered. Michael Jackson didn’t get a concert movie until after he died. Now, this guy gets a movie when he seemingly just started. I just don’t get what makes a person famous anymore I guess.

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Well, it’s almost Valentine’s Day. Have you ordered flowers? Bought chocolates? Are you going to eat them alone on the couch? Sad.

This episode, our guest Felicia shares dating tips, and some key information about just how you should behave and dress for that important first date.

Here’s the show breakdown:

0:00: Intro: “Nice tits”
1:00: Part 1 of our interview with Felicia Dewar, founder of TheSingleGirl.ca
12:03: Adam Unleashed: On V-day
15:06: A contest you should enter
17:13: Part 2 of our interview with Felicia Dewar
38:44: Sex Talk with Lauren from the Traveling Tickle Trunk
40:22: A Dramatic Back to the Future Reading with Scott C. Bourgeois
43:24: Part 3 of our interview with Felicia Dewar
1:02:30: The Fast 15 with Felicia Dewar

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EDMONTON JOURNAL STILL SPONSORS THE UNKNOWN STUDIO
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We’ve all experienced those embarrassing moments. You know, something happens to you in front of a group of people and you experience a deep sense of mortification. This sense is immediately followed by instantaneous flashes in your brain of, “Why me?” and “If there was a sufficiently large rock I could crawl under right now, I would.”

This is often followed immediately by a sense of indignation, where you think, “This is ridiculous. I did nothing to deserve this,” and you curse the fate.

Of course, this all happens within seconds, before anyone even has the chance to laugh at your outrageous misfortune.

And, dear readers, these are precisely the stories we want to hear. Because they will enable you to win fabulous prizes.

In order to launch the Unknown Studio’s Gift of Gab Listener Line™, we’re presenting the “Most Embarrassing Contest.” Read the rest of this entry »

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There are two sides to every story

What if the Wicked Witch of the West wasn’t bad? What if  Dorothy wasn’t as innocent as she seemed? That’s exactly what Gregory Maguire tells us in his novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Maguire is the same author who wrote Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear that this is from the perspective of one of Cinderella’s step sisters. Wicked is a whole new telling of the Wizard of Oz that is witty and a very enjoyable read. This novel also reminds you that there are indeed usually two sides to every story. You might even start to feel bad for the Wicked Witch of the West. In this novel she didn’t have a very easy life and well, circumstances were outside of her control. I don’t want to spoil any plots as there are several sites out there  that can do that for you. Not only that, but I’m sure this will eventually become a movie. Hollywood must be running out of ideas when children’s movies staring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson are what it’s come to.

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