- Paperback: 124 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall Cda (APB) (Sep 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0130432903
- ISBN-13: 978-0130432902
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,330,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hal Niedzviecki, editor of the zine culture mag Broken Pencil, puts his trendy, super-slacker persona to good use with this hipster almanac. He and poet Darren Wershler-Henry have produced an urban manual that's part Canadian history, part cool primer, and part useful city guide. Included are lists of Canadian Seinfeld references, cool writers and bands, and "Great Moments of Urban Canadian Sexual Liberation." There's also a primer on ethnic food; diatribes on landlords, condos, and Starbucks; and a chapter called "Denizens" that helpfully identifies the various types of downtown lifeforms. The Almanac is at its best when it acts as a survival manual. The section on how to escape a poetry reading, complete with coach's diagrams, is hilarious. Other survival tips include instructions on how to choose a bar ("Look for Seediness, Regulars. Avoid Chains"), and a reprint from Moving Picture Views showing how to eat for free on movie sets. A calendar insert contains a wealth of Canadian history and celebrity birthdays, including obscure ones like Robbie Bachman, Randy's underrated brother, and Quebec sex bomb Mitsou.
Niedzviecki and Wershler-Henry allow plenty of space for their zine buddies to contribute sidebars and expert opinions and info. Candace from Maggott Zine lists her "Top Fredericton Hangout Spots of All Time," and Dottie and Rosie from the Winnipeg arts and culture periodical, Tart, offer a lesson on how to shop in dumpsters. Rural or suburban wannabes with hopes to blend seamlessly into their new urban environment are in luck. A reading of Niedzviecki and Wershler-Henry's Almanac will have even the most clueless neophyte eating Chinese food, buying records, and reading comics with Canada's ultra-hip scenesters. --Moe Berg --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In the collective perception of the global village, Canada has long been considered a nation of tiny towns, pristine forests, jagged mountains, clear lakes, vast farms and arctic wilderness. Times have changed: Within the next decade, nearly eighty percent of Canadians will be living in cities. We've become a country of urbanites, believe it or not.
In this groundbreaking miscellany of facts and unsupported assertions, the authors use the format of a traditional almanac as a vehicle for their irreverent take on Canuck folk wisdom. From the habits of the Group of Sever (read "graffiti artists") to the plight of city slicker subsistence farmers (a.k.a. panhandlers and squeegee kids) to the latest fancy steps down at the square dance (er, rave), The Original Canadian City Dweller's Almanac provides readers with an insider's guide to Canadian urban life at the beginning of the 21st century.
In the Almanac, you'll find survival tips gleaned from frostbitten, transit-weary city dwellers across the nation; an urban zodiac with plenty of superfluous information; ruminations on such urban delicacies as bubble tea, bone-in goat roti and Italian ices; and handy tips on how to exit a poetry reading gracefully, where to get the best Chinese delivery on Christmas Eve, and what to do when a McDonald's, Starbucks or Home Depot threatens your neighbourhood.
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