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All in the Same CANO For a brief period the band CANO gave shape to the dream of a bilingual Canadian culture. By Stephen Henighan |
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Strange Women To claim a space for women was a radical concept in the 1970s, when coming out as a feminist was a daring admission. By Connie Kuhns |
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Six String Nation Randy Fred lauds the success of Robbie Robertson, Candido "Lolly" Vegas and other influential Indigenous musicians who rose to the top of the rock 'n' roll world. By Randy Fred |
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UJ3RK5 A Vancouver rock band made up of musicians, photographers and at one time, Vancouver’s most prominent sci-fi writer. By David Wisdom |
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THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
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Dear Geist, Why does the word riff, which is so close to the word rift, have such a wildly rich etymological past, while rift quietly goes around in a small space with a couple of lives? —Minnie Word (my real name!), Sacramento CA | |