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1. A PHOTO EXTRAVAGANZA.

Author

Counter, Rosemary

Subjects
*ARTISTIC photography, *PHOTOGRAPHS, *PHOTOGRAPHY festivals
Abstract

ARTCAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVALVancouver April 1 to 30now celebrating its 11th year, Vancouver’s Capture fest will display 36 exhibitions across dozens of galleries in Metro Vancouver. Among the highlights: digital collages by Slovak-Canadian artist Nicole Beno, images that visualize music by deaf artist Silas Ng and, at the festival’s launch at the Pendulum Gallery, On Time, a group exhibition that challenges the notion of photography capturing a single moment. (The image above, by Anthony Lepore, shows paper strips dripping like sand in an hourglass.)PHOTO (COLOR) [Extracted from the article]

Published
2024

7. Paper chase.

Author

Dwyer, V.

Subjects
*TELEVISION programs
Abstract

Reviews `The Paper Man,' a six-hour mini-series which will air on CTV from Jul. 4 to Aug. 8, 1991. Produced by Australian Broadcasting Corp. and private Australian and British filmmakers, the series tells the story of Australian newspaperman Phillip Cromwell, a character loosely based on media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Actor John Bach; Plot.

Published
1991

8. My clan, myself.

Author

Bethune, Brian

Subjects
*MEMOIRS
Abstract

Reviews two memoirs of immigrant upbringing. `Paper Shadows: A Chinatown Childhood,' by Wayson Choy; `The Closer We Are to Dying,' by Joe Fiorito.

Published
1999

9. Only $100,000, and roughly the size of Peru.

Author

Feschuk, Scott

Subjects
*INVENTIONS, *TOILETS, *UNDERWEAR, *DOCUMENT shredders, *COMMERCIAL product evaluation
Abstract

The article evaluates several products invented in Japan including the Toto Neorest 700H toilet, Deoest underpants, and the White Goat, a machine that shreds office paper and turns it into toilet tissue.

Published
2013

10. Balkan brutality.

Author

Phillips, Andrew

Subjects
BALKAN Express, The (Book)
Abstract

Reviews three books on the dissolution of Yugoslavia. `The Balkan Express: Fragments from the Other Side of the War,' by Slavenka Drakulic; Misha Glenny's `The Fall of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War'; `A Paper House: The Ending of Yugoslavia,' by Mark Thompson.

Published
1993

11. All-in-one goes digital.

Author

Davies, Tanya

Subjects
*COPYING machines, *OFFICE equipment & supplies, *HOME office equipment, *COMPUTER printers, *SCANNING systems
Abstract

Focuses on Xerox Canada's Workcentre XK35c, which combines print, copy and scanner capabilities into one unit. Features; Price.

Published
1999

12. Voices of the gods.

Author

Bemrose, John

Subjects
GOLDING, William, 1911-1993, DOUBLE Tongue, The (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the novel `The Double Tongue,' by William Golding. What was found among his papers at his death in 1993; Resulting short novel set in ancient Greece; Form of a reminiscence by an old woman who has been a prophetess at Delphi.

Published
1995

13. Next.

Subjects
*FILM reviewing, *VIDEO reviews, *SOUND recordings, REVIEWS
Abstract

Gives brief information on a variety of diversions. Movies including `The Wild River,' `October' and `The Professional'; Videos including `Backbeat' and `The Paper'; Books including `Robertson Davies: Man of Myth,' by Judith Skelton Grant and `Moodie's Tale,' by Eric Wright; Audio including `The Glory of Gershwin,' by varios artists.

Published
1994

14. Five characters who found their authors.

Author

Newman, P.C.

Subjects
*BOOKS, REVIEWS
Abstract

Reviews briefly a number of books which provide fascinating insights into the most compelling of Canada's moneymen. `The Pez,' by Jennifer Wells, a compelling profile of Murray Pezim; Peter Thomas' oddly titled autobiography, `Never Fight with a Pig,' which sets out his business philosophy; John Rothchild's `Going For Broke,' which describes Robert Campeau's inexhaustible greed and subsequent fall from grace; Peter Gzowski's latest edition of `The Morningside Papers.'

Published
1991