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RuPaul's Drag Race: You gotta stay on top!

Lauren Cheal — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00:00 +0100

RuPaul's Drag Race: The Fabulous Bitch Ball

Last week, the ladies (including a briefly re-appearing Kenya Michaels) got to frock some dads, with mixed results. The incoherent Kenya Michaels was sent home again, and no one cares again. The girls talk briefly about how Latrice has been in the bottom twice, b...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You gotta be on your game!

Lauren Cheal — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:42:55 +0100

DILFs: Dad's I'd like to Frock

Last week, a very political challenge exposed the weakness in Dida Ritz (that weakness being her lack of style and boringsauce personality). Sharon Needles won the challenge for her frighteningly accurate portrayal of some recent female political candidates. Also last week, Ru announced tha...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You Gotta Have Style!

Lauren Cheal — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:31:56 +0100

RuPaul's Drag Race: Frock the Vote

Last week, Willam won the challenge, but was kicked off the show for "breaking a rule" of the show. We don't know what said rule was, but she is outta here. We won't find out what rule was broken until the reunion show, which is a damn shame.

This wee...

Michael Fassbender is my kind of robot

April Yorke — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:36:30 +0100

There's a new promotional video out for Prometheus. It's a commercial for David, Michael Fassbender's character, who is apparently a robot that you can buy to do the shit you can't get your employees to do. Now, if I were a robot designer, I might make a robot that looks like Michael Fassbender.

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On the other hand, I find myself intensely distracted by the crease forming in his forehead...

The Walrus National Gallery Debate - May 2

Administrator — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:16:10 +0100

The event is called 'Art in Daily Life: Essential or Irrelevant? Who Decides? Who Pays? Who Cares?' The National Gallery’s Director and CEO Marc Mayer and art critic Sarah Milroy will face-off against the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Executive Director Stephen Borys and writer of the Globe and Mail Kate Taylor. From street art to national galleries, and everywhere in between, our debaters will challenge one another to prove, or disprove, th...

Call for directors: Catching Fire

April Yorke — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:24 +0100

Really? Do we need to go through this again? Seems Lionsgate is going all Twilight on The Hunger Games, bringing in a new director for the second installment.

Okay, this was probably always going to piss me off, given my stated preference for Gary Ross (btw, I rewatched Seabiscuit the other day, and it was as great...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You gotta play by the rules!

Lauren Cheal — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:28:19 +0100

Frenemies

Last week, Phi Phi O'Hara finally did well and won a challenge. Jiggly Caliente was sent sashaying away, probably a few episodes late. SheMail arrives and it is a strange one where Ms. Ru fights with her frenemy…who is Ms. Ru. Mr. Ru introduces the mini-challenge, which is a fun one where the girls have to...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You Gotta Be Creative!

Lauren Cheal — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:59:20 +0100

Dragazines

Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race, Milan was a bit of a mess again, and was sent home. Jiggly was also in the bottom, and we learned that he is a balding dude. Willam won the Pride float challenge, and was generally annoying.

SheMail arrives, and it is all about libraries today. That's right, these gals are getting read. As we lea...

Call for Artists - Foyer Gallery

Administrator — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:17:06 +0100

Are you exhibition ready?

The Foyer Gallery Artists Association (FGAA) is looking for innovative emerging and established artists to join the Foyer Gallery. We need dynamic, self directed artists who are committed to hands on operation of an artist run centre. The Foyer Gallery is a 600 square foot, glassed in, City of Ottawa sponsored exhibition space devoted to showcasing the art of local juried artists in a variety of media and styles. Located in the front foyer of th...

Artist and Collector Call Out - Cube Gallery

Administrator — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:06:22 +0100

A Call Out for three upcoming shows at Cube Gallery. Please submit a small .jpg image of 1- 3 pieces per artist. Also a short BIO. Send info to: don@cubegallery.ca

Deadline to submit: May 1st,2012
Group Show: May: RUN!
SEE HOW WE RUN at Cube Gallery
We run for cover, for office and sometimes for our lives. We could be in it for the long run, have a run of luck or run ourselves ragged. And by the way, is that a run in your stocking? Run, don't walk to the Cube ...

Call to artists: "15 Chairs" -- Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant

Administrator — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:08:24 +0100

For 15 years of The Taste of Glenhyrst, the annual major fundraiser of The Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant

The Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant is calling for proposals from artists to create the most creative artists’ chairs

Fifteen chairs will be selected by jurors from the proposals to be commissioned to create their proposed chairs, and the artists will be paid $500.00 for the chair, the exhibition right and the right to reproduce images for marketing.

The winni...

This is why I hate Zooey Deschanel

Emily Goodacre — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:39:37 +0100

Zooey Deschanel, who seems to live her life as if the movie industry invention "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" were an actual thing, dropped out of university because "my specialness [was] not appreciated in this place". She further comments on how rough it is to not be appreciated as the unique snowflake she is in an interview with Allure (via Ga...

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter got a better trailer

April Yorke — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:44:46 +0100

Good news, guys! As suspected, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter's second trailer, a.k.a. not the teaser trailer, did a much better job at convincing me to see the movie. Even "Are you a patriot or a vampire?" makes sense now! See for yourselves:

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See! It's 'cause the vampires apparently want to take over America. Plus it sounds like it's about Lincoln's exploits from before he was...

OFFRE D'EMPLOI : Direction générale et artistique, Centre de production DAÏMÔN

Administrator — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:03:34 +0100

Le Centre de production DAÏMÔN à Gatineau est à la recherche d’un directeur général et artistique ou d’une directrice générale et artistique.

Nature de l’emploi

La personne recherchée assumera la responsabilité de la vision artistique et de la gestion du centre dans un contexte d’ancrage régional. Elle travaillera en étroite collaboration avec le conseil d’administ...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You gotta have mass appeal!

Lauren Cheal — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:33:58 +0100

RuPaul's Drag Race: Float Your Boat

Last week, Chad Michaels blew us away with his dead-on Cher impersonation. Kenya Michaels was sent sashaying away for not knowing who Beyoncé was and for being incoherent. I can't say we'll miss her. Phi Phi was told to step it the eff up, and we are really over her.

The min...

Best of the Week: March 12-16, 2012

April Yorke — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:30:43 +0100

At (Cult)ure we're in the business of producing written words, but that doesn't mean that we don't enjoy things like spoken words or words set to music or things that don't have words at all. So each week we'll bring you a small collection of non-written things that we enjoyed.

Best Podcast: Mike & Tom Eat Snacks, "Episode 52"

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Volunteer Curator needed

Administrator — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:07:50 +0100

Volunteer Curator is needed to hang art at a medical clinic.

A Medical clinic in the east end of Ottawa needs a Curator volunteer willing to hang art in their clinic and change it every three months. This is a great opportunity to get your art out of your basement and display it in front of many many eyes with the possibility of selling the work. The clinic does not rent the walls out, they offer them for free. The West Carleton Family Health Team has been doing this in the west ...

Information Session on OAC grants and services for media artists

Administrator — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:12:10 +0100

The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) invites film, video, audio and new media artists in Ottawa and surrounding regions to an Information Session on OAC grants and services for media artists.

Saturday, April 21, 2012
1p.m. – 3p.m.
“Courtroom” at Arts Court
67 Nicholas Street
Ottawa

If you have questions about:
* whether you are eligible for grants
* the grant application process, deadlines, support material
* how to draft cle...

Hintonburg Community Association - ARTSPARK 2012

Administrator — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:25:10 +0100

It's that time of year again! We're accepting vendors for the Hintonburg ArtsPark 2012, to be held at the Parkdale Market on May 26th, 2012.

If you would like to be a vendor, act fast! We have only about 40 spaces to fill, so, in order to be included, you're encouraged to get your cheques in as soon as possible. Remember handcrafted items only.

There is a $50 fee for each space - Please email craftfair11@gmail.com for further details.

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RuPaul's Drag Race: Snatch Game (You Gotta Know your Icons!)

Lauren Cheal — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:55:11 +0100

Last week, Madame LaQueer was sent home, just as we learned she was sort of annoying. This week brings us a great RuPaul's Drag Race tradition in the form of Snatch Game, and you should all check this episode out.

The mini-challenge is called ...