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Founded in 1995, Fast Forward Weekly is a brash voice amidst Calgary's conservative media landscape. It's the source for local arts and entertainment and a respected source of alternative news and opinions...
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Lit-Snobs, Hot Librarians, and the Rise of the Literary Tattoonew
Lit-professionals and enthusiasts discuss their affinity for literature-inspired tattoos.
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Eugenia Williamson |
10-08-2010 |
Culture
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Paul Ross Spadafora Wanted to Demonstrate His Commitment to Boxingnew
In 1992, a 16-year-old boxing prodigy named Paul Ross Spadafora walked into the Island Avenue Tattoo shop in McKees Rocks. Weeks before, he'd dropped out of his sophomore year at Sto-Rox High School to focus on boxing. A natural righty who fought as a left-hander, he asked to have a paw-print tattooed on his upper stomach, with the word SOUTH inscribed above it.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
SEAN D. HAMILL |
12-22-2009 |
Sports
Jose Lopez Brings the Chicano Style to Another Levelnew
A stray bullet set Anaheim's Jose Lopez on a path toward becoming one of OC's most sought-after tattoo artists.
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Some People Are Born Freaks; Jim Hall Turned Himself Into Onenew
Retired city planner Jim Hall is no less shocking on the streets of Baltimore than what the Romans encountered during their first failed invasion of the British Isles in the 1st century A.D. The Picts merely painted themselves blue for battle. Hall has inked himself blue for life.
Baltimore City Paper |
Charles Cohen |
01-27-2009 |
Culture
Kip Fulbeck's New Book Tells Us All About the Writing on the Skinnew
His new book, Permanence, shows photographs of 115 people with tattoos, each photo paired with the person’s handwritten statement.
San Diego CityBeat |
Barbara Davenport |
08-13-2008 |
Nonfiction
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Out of the Shadowsnew
Ronald Smith, the Canadian on Montana's death row, has been getting a lot of media attention. The Siksika family of one of his victims, Thomas Running Rabbit Jr., talk about loss and living in a killers shadow.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Zoltan Varadi |
06-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
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Farmers from across the province picked for brewing program.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
05-10-2013 |
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Get Hoppynew
A look at beer's bitterest building block.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
03-01-2013 |
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Apocalyptic Hangovernew
Long nights and end times ideal for beer consumption.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
12-20-2012 |
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Tall Tales From a Condemned Spacenew
As Calgary's old Herald building awaits its date with a wrecking ball, one old scribe looks back on what it stood for.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Bob Blakey |
11-30-2012 |
History
Really Good Chitnew
An Oregon brewery grows their own really good chit. But this chit is different. It's one of beer's most important ingredients: malted barley.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
11-15-2012 |
Food+Drink
