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The Calgary Stampede Board should man up like the Catalonians and declare its centennial rodeo the venue for the last chuckwagon race in Calgary. It’s time.

draconian anti-protest and racist anti-immigrant laws in canada, new tactics and weapons for the US's NATO, Canada's hidden wars, anti-mining/bling is dead, + harper's fascist gov't

Join author Kevin Chong at the Babble Book Club Sunday June 24 for a discussion of his novel, and current book club selection, Beauty Plus Pity.

ART OF THE DANFORTH is a new art event in East Danforth that opened on Sunday and runs through June 10.

Students and faculty at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) are bracing for severe funding cuts as the provincial government continues to target the school.

Shrouded or not, original or copy, Picasso's Guernica painting continues to inspire peace activists and to haunt those who choose militarism as their legacy.

"If Canada wants to reconcile with First Nations people, it should be law to include First Nations programs from whichever territory radio stations are broadcasting in."

Asghar Farhadi directs this award-winning drama about a woman who wants a divorce from her husband so she can leave Iran with the couple's child.

Pete Seeger was the king of sing-alongs, a master at prompting audience participation. He didn't just expect it, he asked for it. Demanded it.

rabble.ca, in partnership with Arsenal Pulp Press, is giving away five free copies of the Babble Book Club's latest selection, Beauty Plus Pity, to the first five correct answers!

A conversation on comics and social change with Jeet Heer, Sean Carleton, and Franke James with Chris Cavanagh.

In less than three months, 'free' over-the-air CBC TV will soon be history for everyone outside of 27 major Canadian centres -- unless communities act and organize quickly.

The future looks bleak for the CBC as we know it. The public broadcaster is facing a 12 per cent ($115 million) cut in its government funding.

An innovative multimedia projects documents the life of a female grizzly bear in Banff National Park. The story of Bear 71's life is illustrated with web cam images of wildlife in the park.

Shadows of Liberty is a documentary indictment of America's media echo chamber, part of the ongoing Hot Docs film festival in Toronto.

For May Day -- audio art from Sarah Boothroyd that touches on ethics, justice, democracy, protest and global citizenship. It's wonderful.

Herman's House, a documentary by Toronto filmmaker Angad Singh Bhalla, will be premiering at the 2012 Hot Docs film festival.

Even though one of Montreal's most respected journalists decided to step out of the media spotlight and head a non-profit organization, it's not the last you'll hear from Anne Lagacé-Dowson.

The Babble Book Club discussion of Food Inc is coming up on Sunday, April 29 3 p.m. EST/12 p.m. PST. Join us to discuss the book, movie and anything food politics!

In the weeks before the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, the industry has been hit with announcements of colossal cuts at the NFB, CBC and Telefilm.

The for-profit Whistler U would accept 1,500 students and include a private high school on the premises. Is this really what's best for the village and its residents?

From caterpillar bouquets, to war reenactments, to "state produced agitprop" at the G20, to flash mobs, author Alan Filewod discusses the history and practice of political intervention theatre.

Cathi Bond reviews Lena Dunham's film Tiny Furniture in anticipation of the new HBO series, "Girls." Tiny Furniture is an art house comedy you can't afford to miss.

V6A is an anthology with a bold goal: to unmask the multifaceted personality of the Downtown Eastside, a neighbourhood so often reduced to the catchphrase "Canada's poorest postal code."

At a recent CreativeMornings event in Vancouver, Toporek challenged members of the audience to question their assumptions about the power of images in their environments.