Bugged!
Bug time:The sun is flirtingwith the edge of the mountainand the heat is leechingout of the day.Insects, paralyzedby the August brilliance,begin to rise from their shelters,bobbing in the evening airlike dust motescaught in the...
Read MoreIssue: 2010-10-14
The brutal, relentless comedy of The Boys
The Quickie: The Boys is not a feel-good drama, an easy date night play, or a relaxing evening. However, it is outstanding acting and thought-provoking theatre. There are some movies I refuse to see. I will not see Saving...
Read MoreHow to Attend a Wine Tasting … and Look Like a Connoisseur
Over the last several weeks, I have been giving a significant amount of thought to wine tastings, and wanted to speak about them in more detail.Before I proceed further, I should provide the disclaimer that I am the president of...
Read MoreBooks for Babes
Imagine a new book mailed to every child, every month, until they are five years old. That’s what Dolly Parton did.Now imagine literacy in every Yukon family. That’s what the Rendezvous Rotary Club did. The result is...
Read MoreWho could possibly say no?
Some offers a person simply can’t refuse.When the email inviting me to be part of the What’s Up Yukon team landed, the cadence of Marlon Brando coming down the wire was unmistakable.The pressure was intense. How...
Read MoreA Play in 24 Hours
If you ask Whitehorse resident Justine Davidson if the $50 fee to participate in Nakai Theatre’s 24 Hour Playwriting Competition is worth it, you’ll most likely get a resounding yes.Not only was she provided a hotel...
Read MoreFrom the Arts: Beautiful New Additions to Your Gallery
In the lobby of the Yukon Government Administration Building, just behind the library, you can see this year’s eight new additions to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.The collection “belongs to the people of the...
Read MoreYouth Bullying Must Stop
There has been a YouTube video going around lately with Ellen DeGeneres pleading to end intolerance after a spate of young gay people committed suicide.Even in this day and age of greater tolerance towards all minorities, and...
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