Browsing Tag Carolyn Duckham
letter of the week:Fat is not a problem
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Carolyn DuckhamRegarding your June 21 Last Word, Mr. Leggat, I am guessing you have never been close to anyone who is or has been obese. You obviously have no understanding of the situation, and your misunderstanding has resulted in insults and put-downs to people who are suffering from obesity. I am not obese, but obesity does run in my family. My father passed away more...
theatre: Antony and Cleopatra beckons Shakespeare fans
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Carolyn DuckhamtheatreAntony and CleopatraDirector: Miles PotterStarring: Denyse Wilson, Dion Johnstone, Peter James HaworthVanier ParkJune 16 - Sept. 23 William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra began with Antony (Peter James Haworth) dying in Cleopatra's arms. The actors wore no costumes, read from books, and acted cheesy. As Cleopatra (Denyse Wilson) cried out over more...
Where Gum’s Stuck
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Carolyn Duckham, With Help From John Zuccolo, and Neil DuckhamWelcome to the beta version of what will be something nifty. This feature is too nice for me to butcher, so here it is in all its glory in Adobe PDF format. Click on the graphic above to download it. WARNING! This PDF is about 600kb, so those with slow connections should beware! You can get Adobe Acrobat more...
editor’s voice: You can’t, like, own an editorial, man
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Carolyn DuckhamAs I walk down suburban streets at dusk, sometimes with my dog, sometimes to go to my granddad's for tea, I am reminded of the awe of all around me. I forget how peaceful and amazingly still it all is. I forget that the only viewpoint I have of this world is from an idealistic, unrealistic, human view. So many lives that have been, and will be, so many more...
music: Badly Drawn Boy draws big crowd for show
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Carolyn DuckhamMusic ReviewBadly Drawn BoyThe Commodore BallroomMay 13 One would think he would have entered during the Rocky Theme song pounding across the Commodore Ballroom. Even then, he waited until the song finished, then another dragged on before he made his Christ-like appearance, cigarette in one hand, and spilling beer in the other. I knew instantly this more...
