Apollosenses
Absolutely, totally worth the money! Once I got over the blah, black and white photocopied images, and into the heart of the text, couldn’t pry myself away. I utterly enjoyed reading about the Vancouver art and literary scene, despite recognizing only a few names. Descriptions are clear and informative; it’s not at all about name dropping and providing hermetic references only people in a small part of Vancouver might understand. The magazine seems to have a fairly clear vision that includes covering artists working in diverse media (ie. not measured on marketable success). While the flipping back and forth to find where articles continued was over-the-top, it reminded me a lot more of TV channel surfing than other literary formats. Enjoyed the article on Beck. Loved “The Culture of Poetry” by Tim Lander, both crude and insightful, certainly with conviction: “…The loss of a facility such as the Glass Slipper, (accidentally torched), becomes a major irreplaceable loss to our culture. Regardless of the creation of any number of ‘General Foods Centers for the Performing Arts’.” It’s also FUNNY! (PVP)
magazine, vol 1, iss 5, 1999, 28 pgs, $2, c/o ADA, 1952 Comox Box #104 Vancouver B.C. V6G 1R5