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  New Years Bubbles – 3 Sparkling Wines Blind

  by Adrian Bryksa

  Although most people wait to enjoy sparkling wines for celebrations or parties, I would suggest drinking them at any time.

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  Staying Active in the Deep-Freeze!

  by Michelle McGrath

  We have been plunged into the wintery deep-freeze for 2 weeks now. Being stuck indoors, it can become all too easy to trade our regular fitness routine in for excuses to over-indulge in the sweet treats and libations of the Holiday season.

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  Yes Man

  by David Gluzman

  Even though this movie is very tongue and cheek, I believe it will resonate with many at a deeper level. How many times in a day do you say “No,” and why do you?

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  Dining in Paros, Greece: Sho-Sho

  by Jaymi Newington

  Wine, bread, appetizer entrée all arrived in such perfect succession that it was obvious that these owners are just as excited for you to taste their delectable creations as you are to taste them. Another nice treat was the large selection of exclusively local wines that this restaurant stocks with a description of where in the country they come from.

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  CSN Wine and Spirits: Bordeaux Bonanza

  by Adrian Bryksa

  There are certain feelings of anticipation that come over a person when they are given the opportunity to try wines deemed perfect by world experts.

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  David Walker Wines launches Mission Hill’s Perpetua and Quatrain

  by Adrian Bryksa

  When you are a wine freak like me, getting sent invites to wine launch parties brings a combination of nerves, excitement and anticipation.

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  R4NT Radio November 2008

  by David Gluzman

  R4NT Radio Emotional Rollercoast Edition featuring: Yoshida Brothers, Cat Power, Rodrigo Y Gabriella, Sia, J Dilla, Ave.To, The Long Lost, Sufjan Stevens, and Natalie Walker!

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  Sloppy fun: An interview with Jason Collett

  by Gen Handley

  The soon-to-be father of four is once again making his way across Canada, serenading a solid legion of fans and creating new ones along the way. He was one of the founding fathers of Broken Social Scene but has since taken his own route, one that isn’t as flashy, but is still heading in the right direction.

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  2008 Rocky Mountain Food and Wine Festival

  by Adrian Bryksa

  For the third straight year, editors from Reading for New Times attended the Calgary stop of the Rocky Mountain Food and Wine Festival. The festival brings Calgarians a taste of some of the finest wines, beers and spirits being offered in the city……

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  Still feisty and still charming

  by Gen Handley

  Feist was as playful and entertaining as ever, swooning through a long list of songs from her two albums including a jazzy version of Inside and Out, which was introduced as a cover of Guns and Roses’ November Rain to invoke a sea of waving lighters and cell phones.

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  Body of Lies

  by Gordon McDowell

  Rebecca tears his shirt off and pours hot wax down his chest. She rapes him while grinding a broken light bulb into his back. And she also scratches his back with her fingernails. Ah, 1993 was a simpler time, one of indian burns and 20 chocolate bars jammed into various body cavities.

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  Spore

  by Ian Harding

  I very quickly found that designing my own elements was more tedious than enjoyable. It got to the point where I would put a block, a window, and a door, and click save just so that I could move on with the game.

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  Against Me! interview with Tom Gabel

  by Adrian Bryksa

  Preceding their latest tour stop in Calgary, I had a chance to sit down with Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel to talk about the tour, the past, the present and the future and also had a chance to spin a few miscellaneous questions in as well.

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  Chris Gheran & The Graveyard Gang

  by Crom

  A rainbow sprang forth from the speakers, and made it possible for me to again believe that solid tunes can be produced not only in our day and age, but in our area code as well.

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  Gems at a Christie’s Auction

  by MaxPower

  Obviously not everyone can or would choose to spend into six or seven digits (or four or five for that matter) for a piece of art, however by viewing the pieces that come up for auction one can get a better understanding of how and why art is priced.

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  R4NT Radio September 2008

  by David Gluzman

  R4NT 10th Anniversary Edition featuring: Pop Levi, Replife, Foreign Beggars, Grouch, Eyereel Allstars, Blakkat, Mr.Scruff, Marcel and Kirsty Hawkshaw!

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  2008 Olympic Medals Per Capita

  by MaxPower

  As a Canadian, whenever I watch the Olympics I always compare our performance to that of the US. Of course, Canada will never compete on a medal for medal basis with the Americans and indeed the recent Beijing Summer Olympics has made it appear that the globe is currently in a dual-pole medal universe revolving around China and the US.

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  MSTRKRFT with the Small Town DJ’s

  by Adrian Bryksa

  These two chaps are technicians as evidenced by their ripping through their superbly crafted eclectic set. My toes were tapping and feet moving the whole time. They had some sound troubles but worked through them with ease.

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  GTA IV: Rockstar’s series grows up a bit

  by Carolyn Petit

  This is not the immoral or amoral story some people loudly accuse it of being. On the contrary. Like all good crime fiction, it is a deeply moral story, a story of choices and consequences. The plot moves at a slower, more deliberate pace than those of the other GTA games..

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  First Time Festival Goers..

  by Jaymi Newington

  This festival is so amazing I am not entirely sure that if a written description of our experience can do this event justice. It is merely something that needs to be seen and experienced for oneself in order to gain its full appreciation!! But.. here goes nothing!

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  R4NT vs Ours To Destroy

  by Gordon McDowell

  Interview and live performance captured back in December. Ours To Destroy consists of Steve Dodd, Eric Ewin, Roland Griffith and David Morely. Camerawork was performed by D4V, Gord and multiple beer.

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  Indiana Jones Does It Again

  by Ian Harding

  He may not have been a super hero, but a hero he was. With nothing but a whip and a plethora of archaeological knowledge that he had learned over the years both by his own studies and from that of his father, Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones became a household name to everyone.

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  FAT Wreck Chords tour featuring NOFX

  by Adrian Bryksa

  Easily the highlight of the set was the tour de force rendition of "The Decline", which is one of the best punk songs ever recorded in this writers opinion. The rest of the set was sonically outstanding, until one jackass from the crowd fired a full water bottle at the lead singer..

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  R4NT Radio May 2008

  by David Gluzman

  R4NT Radio less talk more action edition, featuring: Clara Hill, Outlines, Alexkid, Alan Braxe, Marbert Rocel, Ghislain Poirier, Al Shid, Ugly Duckling, and Living Legends.

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  Six Stops in London

  by Adrian Bryksa

  We visited some of the best museums, saw some of the landmarks and spent a day in one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the world. We could have easily spent a week exploring and discovering, but felt pretty good with what we had seen and where we had been. It was without a doubt, one good day.

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  Do You Guys Drive a Truck?

  by MaxPower

  I was wearing a baseball hat, perhaps that is a secret code for “I drive a truck” or something. Regardless, we at R4NT have, for the fourth year in a row, visited the Calgary Autoshow and present here the best and worst in show.

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  Jon Freers Winter ’08 Selection

  by Jon Freer

  Kicking off the reviews in 2008 include: A selection from Sonar Kollektiv, Joey Negro, Sven Vath, Kelley Polar, The Glimmers, DJ Dolores, Sascha Funke, Benny Sings, Spoonface, Miss Kitten, The Rurals, Seiji and various others!

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  Mr.Rat

  by Pamela Hruska

  A neurosurgeon presented research on traumatic brain injuries. The subject: Mr. Rat. The type of brain injury being studied? A diffuse axonal one. This means somehow the mad scientist will need to invent a way to shear a large portion of the neural processes that allow one neuron to communicate with another.

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  R4NT Radio January 2008

  by David Gluzman

  R4NT Radio super mega action packed edition (over an hour of goodness), featuring: Joash, Dr.J, Arkestra One, Herb Alpert, Llorca, Can 7, Joey Negro, Wagon Cookin, Spank Rock, Sixtoo, Eddy Meets Yannah, Terranova, Alpha, Inina Gap and others.

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  Predictions 2008

  by Maxpower & D4V

  So as you can see we have an uncanny ability here to be either completely accurate or 100% wrong. So I invite you to take what we are saying here as either a Nostradamus-like truth or a hilariously incorrect rejoinder. There is no grey area.

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  Canadian DCMA: Protect Your Anus

  by Gordon McDowell

  If you’re a Canadian concerned about your fair-use rights, or Canada’s ability to compete in the world economy… then you’ve probably already asked yourself, “What can I do to ensure Canada’s future copyright legislation isn’t written strictly to appease multinational media corporations?”

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  Jon Freer’s Autumn Selection (Part 2)

  by Jon Freer

  Part 2 includes: Kenny Dope, Keb Darge, Gilles Peterson, Tiger Stripes, Mayra Andrade, Nancy Elizabeth, Ethipiques, Wildstyle, Shawn Lee, Federico Aubele, Karizma, Electric Conversation, Circle Research, Pig & Dan, The Glimmers, Bob Marley and various other artists…

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  Jon Freer’s Autumn Selection (Part 1)

  by Jon Freer

  So much music we’ve had to split the feature! Part 1 includes: José Padilla, Prince Fatty, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Jazzanova, Karizma, Miguel Migs, Ananda Project, Waajeed, Eddy Meets Yannah, Tweek, The Broken Family Band, The Spirals, and various other artists…

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  Interview: Fink

  by David Gluzman

  Fink has been touring around the world playing some of the most prestigious venues and regularly selling out where ever he goes. Having also toured with Zero 7 only after their fourth ever booked gig!! To add to Fink’s ever growing fame, he has recently had a track showcased as the soundtrack to a new MasterCard commercial.

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  Regional Heroes Wine Tasting

  by Adrian Bryksa

  As if the wine wasn’t enough, the event was professionally catered and the food offerings were excellent. From crab stuffed mushroom caps to a wide array of cheeses and other appetizers, guests were given an opportunity to snack on some gourmet nosh while sampling in this intimate environment.