The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence. When living in the north, it is easy to look at how things are in the south and feel a bit jealous. Especially with farming or gardening, the longer seasons, better soils, more rain, the list can go on and on. It can …
With fall come many fruits, particularly juicy plums – lovely large dark ones and smaller golden plums. Either variety will work well in this easy-to-make dessert. Perfect for Sunday dinner or to pack along for your next potluck supper, this cake is moist, yet not too sweet. And hey, with all that fruit eating it …
The first time you read this might be on Remembrance Day, November 11, a day which has a lot more significance now than it did before our troops began operations in Afghanistan in late 2001. The day is a little confusing in its national application because, while it is a holiday here in the Yukon …
It’s early. I’m walking across the Riverdale Bridge in Whitehorse, just about three hours shy of the ten-minute morning rush hour. 5:30 in the am. There isn’t a car in sight, and the lack of wind only pronounces the gurgling sound of the river. Considering how rare it is to be comfortable outside so early …
Last spring, we took both Kali and Sienna to visit Boris, the boar. So this fall we were waiting with bated breath for them to give birth. Sienna was first, and we learnt a lot from that situation – mostly what not to do. We had thought that in September it would be warm enough …
How much time do you have, I mean to think, right now? If you are like me, the answer is probably, “Not much.” Keeping track of and organizing all the things that I have to DO seems to take up all my mental energy when it comes to everyday life. That’s not what it’s like …
Moody red skies with tumultuous waves crash against a rocky cliff. Bright, luscious cherry blossoms bloom in Central Park. Anna Schmidt, former Yukoner, takes us on a journey, one she has taken many times both physically and through her paintbrush. “I tried to approach this show with an eye towards showing viewers places that really …
As I write this column, my partner has been a recent victim of homophobic slurs in her work place. As well, there is a furor in the media over recent tragic suicides by young gay teens. Homophobia has reared its ugly head into our lives once again. In the midst of all of this, I …
It was a bit like being in a B movie. We were on our way north from Baja, California and had just broken free from our bypass of Los Angeles via the LA freeways. LA has serious freeways. In Mexico, Dainius and I had adopted the habit of him leading and me following. This was …
Let’s see What’s Up in the gay community. The GALA Pub nights have moved to Foxy’s Cabaret. The first Saturday of every month, between 4 and 8pm, we are gathering with the irrepressible Peggy Hanifan for drinks and music and mingling. Peggy has been hosting Whitewater Wednesdays for 13 years and is a fixture in …
It was a plaintive little e-mail, familiar in both theme and tone. No, it wasn’t the weekly missive from the executor of some unfortunate Nigerian’s estate, seeking an accomplice to help liberate the dearly-departed’s billions from who-knows-what dire consequence. It was the kind of e-mail that inevitably begins, “Does anyone know where I can get …
Storytelling heavyweights Ivan Coyote, Pat Braden and Yukon songwriter Kim Beggs will step onstage at the Yukon Arts Centre on October 28 in a collaborative, yet individual, showcase of their unique talents. Up There is a northern extravaganza, with the artists exploring tales they have written, anecdotes of living in the North and their solid, …
One of the swell new editors of WUY dropped us an email on the weekend inquiring about the status of our column, and casually mentioned that they were sipping on a Phillips Longboat Chocolate Porter at the time of writing. You know when someone mentions bacon, and all you can think about is … well, …
It’s a good week for film, as the Qwanlin Cinema presents the last in its fall season of the Arts Film series, and the Yukon Film Society presents a musical double bill in its Firehall Films series. Wednesday night features two documentaries. Ferron: Girl On A Road and Sounds Like A Revolution play at the …
For Russell Braun, the accompanist’s role is not to play second fiddle. Figuratively or literally. The Frankfurt-born lyric baritone will share the Yukon Arts Centre stage this Sunday with his favourite accompanist -– and his wife – pianist Carolyn Maule. “We’re both soloists,” Braun stresses. “It’s like a marriage, you know. You don’t become one, …
Has my gast ever been flabbered! Trolling through Randy Quaid’s IMDB (Internet Movie Database) listing, I was shocked to discover that someone already had the incredible foresight to green light “Christmas Vacation 2.” And I had had high hopes we were going to make that sequel here in Canada. For those of you who have …
The air crackles with energy as members of the Ynklude Art Troupe rehearse for their next stage outing. Laughter and chatter abound as producer Julie Robinson explains changes in the lineup, adding a few more saxophone solos by Hayley Hulushka as bookends at the show’s beginning and end. There’s just a week left before the …
More than six decades later, Ellen Davignon vividly recalls her first trip to Whitehorse. In was 1943 when six-year-old Ellen and her three siblings embarked on a steamboat in Dawson for the long up-river trek to the family’s new home. “It took us a whole week to make it from Dawson to Whitehorse, but it …
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Twice a year in Dawson City, lives are disrupted, homes are abandoned and the big question is, “What side will you be on?” Is Dawson City in the middle of political unrest? No, it’s Mother Nature we’re talking about. Those of us who live in West Dawson, located across the Yukon River from Dawson City, …
The wonderful ArtsNet list serve is many things: a notice board, a trading post, a soapbox. I’ve never posted anything on it, but the ArtsNet folder in my email program contains 4659 items at the time of writing. And that’s just the ones I either haven’t opened, or have marked as unread to remind me …
Brandon Isaak almost trashed his musical career before it started. “I didn’t see it. I stepped on it, broke it in half”
There is service at the battlefront, a Calling to be sure, though not for God and Glory, that old lie from days of yore. Those who served and did their best, they have no fear of shame; it is those who failed to stem the tide of war who own the blame. We others, though …
