Wanda Waterman
Wanda Waterman is a poet, spoken word artist, blogger, cultural journalist, and digital nomad. She’s been writing regularly for The Voice Magazine since 2004, not long after she began studying psychology at Athabasca. Her poetry has been published in Descant, The Talking Leaves, Chizine, Our Times, The Best of Tigertail, and Pottersfield Portfolio and her articles in Design is Political, Rawckus Magazine, Coastal Life, The New Internationalist, This Magazine, and in her blog, The Mindful Bard. She grew up in Nova Scotia, but after having lived in New Hampshire and North Africa she’s now settled in Montreal.
Jack Berry is a Nashville-based blues guitarist and singer noted for producing music that’s deeply rootsy yet informed by new and original musical sensibilities, sometimes described as “alternative blues” and “wild bunch blues.” Berry has just released the single “The Bull” from his soon-to-be-released album, Mean Machine. Recently he took the time to answer Wanda… Read more »
Film: The Ruling Class Director: Peter Medak Adapted from the play by Peter Barnes LADY CLAIRE GURNEY: How did it happen? How did you come to be in this state? JACK GURNEY: Like every prophet I saw visions, I heard voices, I ran. The voices of Saint Frances, Socrates, General Gordon, and Timothy Leary, they… Read more »
Worth Taking is a San Francisco-based power pop-punk collective renowned for pure, simple, energising, and, yes, hopeful paeans to the unique dangers and opportunities accompanying the period of adolescence. The band, comprised of Jerod McBrayer, Chris Self, and Chase Kossack, is now touring its second LP, Hangman (listen to the track “Different Now” here), which… Read more »
Jackie Venson is an Austin-based singer-songwriter, a virtuosic guitar talent, and a lively and engaging stage presence. She started out as a classical pianist but switched to blues guitar and went on to do a Bachelor of Arts in Composition and Studio Production at the Berklee College of Music. Her live album, Jackie Venson Live,… Read more »
Film: La Strada Director: Federico Fellini ” … a complete catalogue of my entire mythological world, a dangerous representation of my identity that was undertaken with no precedent whatsoever.” – Federico Fellini Gelsomina is the simple, naive daughter of a poor widow in rural Italy. One day She’s gathering firewood on the beach when her… Read more »
Film: Wings of Desire Director: Wim Wenders Writers: Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, and Richard Reitinger “At last mad, no longer alone! At last mad, at last redeemed! At last at peace!” – Wings of Desire “Loneliness means: I am whole at last!” – Wings of Desire Wings of Desire is one of those films that… Read more »