Journalism. Photography. Ridiculousness.
"Playwright and kids author, Marty Chan has been active in Edmonton’s arts scene since the early ‘90s. Grandparents may remember his CBC Radio commentaries. Parents might remember his thriller, The Bone House. Kids will most likely know about his stress-farting cat, Buddy. His twitter handle is @Marty_Chan because @YellowPeril was taken." Marty is a pretty …
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Location: St. Jacobs Farmer's Market (hours before our flight back to Edmonton) Date: September 13, 2012 This is a direct transcript of the series of events that led to my meeting Stephen Hawking. Text in italics is my internal dialogue. My mother, my girlfriend Elizabeth and I are heading to the farmers market for some old world …
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Smearbio: "Nick denBoer is an audio / video / remix artist & animator from Toronto Canada. He has produced a wide variety of video work from commercial work in television to online video marketing campaigns for companies like DC shoes & Sennheiser. Most noted for his skills as a remix artist online with his pseudo …
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Having known Amy Neufeld for a long time, I have a bevy of anecdotes to chose from. She was the first to call me as my home burned (all the way from Winnipeg), there was the time I directed her in Root of All Squares along with Sam Varteniuk at the Athabasca Fringe Festival (I basically watched …
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I started this project on a lark. I had an idea about what I wanted but this has grown to be so much more and the excellent interviewees are getting a plethora of response from a cacophony of people. If you know of anyone who should be a part of this, or you yourself would like to …
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Craig Martell (Martellica) has entrenched himself into the arts scene in Edmonton. He 'does many things' at the Wunderbar and has made it a place to do many things at. From live music, to comedy showcases, to being a Fringe BYOV, to a pretty boss tumblr, the Wunderbar and Craig bring an indie level of entertainment that is …
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I have crossed a lot of paths with Amy Shostak; probably the most of anyone I've know in Edmonton. From my very first improv attempt at Nexfest about a hundred years ago, to writing groups with CBC's The Irrelevant Show, to art installations where she recreates her Dido's living room (with him included), to late night …
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In 1975 I was adopted by Rose and Larry Wilkie. They are the most wonderful people a child in need could ever ask for. They are my parents through and through. They loved me through my asshole stages and kept me healthy and alive to live through the next asshole stage. And now, in this …
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"Adam is the co-host and co-producer of a popular hyperlocal, talk-show podcast called The Unknown Studio. The show was born in 2009 out of a chance meeting in a bar. A lot of awesome stuff happens that way, including pregnancies. Adam is not currently with child." That in a nutshell is Mr. Rozenhart. A multitalented …
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I'll introduce Sam but first, relish in the opulence of his bio: "Sam Varteniuk was born in a log cabin he helped his father build. One day he will fertilize the earth with his dead body, and so fully participate in the circle of life, the greatest miracle of the mall." Sam is currently the …
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The Trent Wilkie 